The 6 Step Vocabulary Process
----------------------------------------------Common Core Critical Vocabulary
Power Point Review
Mr. Bruce
1 Abbreviate
brev
brev = short
brevity
2 vindicate
dic
dic=to say
dictation
3 abstinence
abs
abs=away from
abstain
4 reverence
ver
ver=true
verify
5 empathy
path(y)
path(y)=feeling
sympathy
6 digression
gress
gress=to gather or bring together
progress
7 demagogue
dem
ag
dem=people
democracy
ag=to do or act
agility
8 convergence
ver
ver=true
verify
9 collaborate
col
labor
col=with or together
collect
labor=work
laboratory
10 circuitous
circ
circ=around
circular
11 adversity
vers
vers=change
diversity
12 adulation
lat
lat=to carry
translate
13 amicable
ami
ami=love
amiable
14 benevolent
bene
vol
bene=good
benefit
vol=will
volunteer
15 antagonist
ant
ant=against
defendant
16 anachronistic
chron
chron=time
chronological
17 fortuitous
fort
fort=strength
fortify
18 hackneyed
ack
ack=to admit
acknowledge
19 hedonist
don
don=give
donate
20 compassion
com
pass
com =with or together
completely
pass=feel or suffer
passion
21
discredit
Cred
21
cred=believe
incredible
22 clairvoyant
voy
voy= way or path
voyage
23 aesthetic
thet
thet= place or put
hypothetical
24 inconsequential
con
sequ
con =with or together
construction
sequ =order
sequence
25
incompatible
com
pat
com=with or together
companion
pat=feel or suffer
patient
26 hypothesis
thesis
thesis= place or put
prosthesis
27
jubilation
bi
lat
bi=life
biology
lat=to carry
flatter
28
procrastination
tin
tin=to hold or keep
continuous
29
reconciliation
con
con=with or together
construction
30 spontaneity
pon
pon=to place or put
ponder
31
sagacity
sag
sag=wise
sage
32 resilient
res
res=to bring back
restore
33 submissive
sub
miss
sub=under
submit
miss=send
dismiss
34
censure
sur
sur =under or beneath
surrender
35
camaraderie
mar
mar=sea
marine
36
anecdote
an
an=toward or near
another
37
venerable
ven
ven =to come
venture
38 surreptitious
sur
sur =secretly
surveillance
39
superficial
super
fic
Super =above or over
superior
fic =to do or make
fiction
40
pretentious
tent
tent=to hold, keep or have
detention
41
conformist
form
form=shape or resemble
formation
42
substantiate
sub
stant
sub = below
subway
stant = stand
distant
43
subtle
sub
sub=under
submissive
44 tenacious
ten
ten=to have or keep
tenant
45
transient
trans
trans=across
transaction
46
condescending
con
scen
con =with or together
consider
scen = old
scent
47
extenuating
ten
ten=to hold
extension
48
reclusive
clus
clus=to close or shut
exclusive
49
rancorous
cor
cor=heart
coronary