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Vocabulary Unit 5 Latin Roots 1-5. LATIN ROOTS (1-5). AM, AMOR: “love,” “liking,” “friendliness Am (friendliness) + ity (state, quality of) = friendship, goodwill, friendly relations . AMIABLE. What qualities do some of the most amiable people possess? . AMOROUS.
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LATIN ROOTS (1-5) • AM, AMOR: “love,” “liking,” “friendliness • Am (friendliness) + ity (state, quality of) = friendship, goodwill, friendly relations
AMIABLE What qualities do some of the most amiable people possess?
AMOROUS Can you think of any famously amorous characters from literature or film?
ENAMORED Do you have any friends who are more enamored with the idea of love than the person they actually claim to be “enamored” with?
Latin Roots (1-5) • ANIM: “mind,” “will,” “spirit • Anim (spirit, mind, life) + ate (cause to be; state of) = Animate (to give life to; to make alive)
ANIMOSITY Which celebrities are most known for displaying animosity toward the paparazzi?
EQUANIMITY What are some healthy strategies for maintaining equanimity in our lives?
MAGNANIMOUS What is the difference between being magnanimous and being a “pushover”?
Latin Roots (1-5) • Fin: “end,” “boundary,” “limit” Fin (end) + al (of or pertaining to) = pertaining to an end (the end or final part of a musical composition)
AFFINITY Many people become friends due to their affinity for boy bands. What hobbies or likes do you and your friends share?
FINIS What is the best movie ending you have ever seen? What made it so great?
LATIN ROOTS (1-5) • FLU, FLUC, FLUX: “flow” • Flu (flow) + ent (an occurrence of action)= fluent (ready with a flow of words).
FLUCTUATE What might cause a students’ grades to fluctuate?
FLUID What are the secrets to fluid writing?
FLUX Why do you think the weather in New England is in a constant state of flux?
INFLUX Why is there such an influx of reality TV shows lately?
LATIN ROOTS (1-5) • GEN, GENER, GENIT: “birth,” “kind,” “class” • Gener (kind) + ic (in the style of; having some characteristic of) = generic (characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things)
DEGENERATE What causes certain styles of clothing to degenerate in public opinion?
ENGENDER Do you agree or disagree the claim that video games engender feelings of hostility in young people?
PROGENITOR There is a lot of controversy surrounding who the real progenitor of Facebook is.