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Vocab Lesson 17

Vocab Lesson 17. Using the context clues from the sentence and your understanding of the root , define the underlined words in the following sentences. The linguini-loving linguist knew the lingua franca . Motile microorganisms have powers of spontaneous motion .

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Vocab Lesson 17

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  1. Vocab Lesson 17

  2. Using the context clues from the sentence and your understanding of the root, define the underlined words in the following sentences. The linguini-loving linguistknew the lingua franca. Motile microorganisms have powers of spontaneous motion. The navy circumnavigated the globe by precise navigation. The undulant waves soon inundated the low regions. As she genuflected, she saw her reflection in the glass. A hazy corona circled the moon the night before the coronation. The goddess of the golden dawn, Aurora, held the auriferous rocks. At the party the literati discussed the glories of literature. The rational person will not rationalize his wrongs away. Singing was an emotional catharsis for the vocalist. There was a disparity between his story and the facts. Are the rewards of the job commensurate with the duties? We must decide whether we wish to live in harmony or acrimony.

  3. Using the context clues from the sentence and your understanding of the root, define the underlined words in the following sentences. The quintet played Mozart to a group of quinquagenarians. The sociopath used his knowledge of sociology to evil purposes. Ovoviviparous fishes produce eggs that hatch inside the mother’s body. The dysphasia resulted from injury to the speech center of his brain. The stunned shepherd watched the pterodactyl fly off with his ram. Are you studying these phenomena or this phenomenon? Histology is the study of the structure of plant and animal tissues. The famous polyglot spoke seventeen languages. Soft light came through the diaphanous curtains. The moon’s perigee and the earth’s perihelion are both tomorrow. The magic potion was too vile to be potable. His resignation obviated the need for impeachment proceedings.

  4. Answer YES or NO. Does a calm ocean have large undulations? Is a big paycheck incommensurate with a big job? Will diaphanous draperies give your home privacy? When a comet is at perihelion, does it have a bright tail? Is there a disparity of income between executives and laborers? Are auriferous rocks good material for road gravel? Is an oviduct a tube for an egg to move through? Is retirement a time of peace and acrimony? Do ambitious people hope for professional demotion? Is histology the study of plant and animal tissues?

  5. undulatory : placid ::potable : esculent:: flux: stasis water: food literate: literati boat: land reflection: refraction glass: cup tranquil: smooth simony: parsimony commensurate : incommensurate ::perihelion : perigee :: disproportionate: inadequate heliotropic: heliocentric proportionate: sufficient aphelion: apogee disproportionate: insufficient histology: tissue proportionate: incommensurable obviate: prevent sociable : hermit ::inundate : desiccate :: egregious: blatant obviate: require gregarious: eremite navy: circumnavigate tractable: sociopath undulate: wave irate: buffoon perihelion: perigee parsimony : prodigality :: perihelion : perimeter :: spending: saving perigee: moon literate: preliterate sun: perigee stinginess: wastefulness aphelion: diameter promotion: demotion apogee: aphelion

  6. EVALUATION • Should high schools require all students to become bilingual as a graduation requirement? • Should executives who challenge corporate policies be promoted or demoted? • INTUITION: • You are in a helicopter, trying to land under dangerous circumstances. What are the dangerous circumstances? • On a voyage to study a newly discovered preliterate tribe in Borneo, your ship runs into a storm in the Indian Ocean, and suddenly your navigation equipment fails. What has happened to the navigation equipment? • EMOTION: • What do you think is the emotional structure in most highly self-motivated people? • What emotions are common causes of irrationality? • AESTHETICS: • What could an aesthetically-minded city do to turn its highway viaducts into works of modern art? • Can you think of an aesthetic use for linguini? • SYNTHESIS: • Explain the common concept among the words diaphanous, diameter, and dialogue. • What do emotion and promotion have to do with motion?

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