Activities
This is your Opening for Friday, Aug. 12. You may title it “Vocab. Lesson 1 Warm-Up.”
This should go in the Vocabulary section of your binder.
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ANNALS
EPIC
EXTREMITY
INTACT
DEMORALIZE
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DISPERSE
REPLENISH
INCONSPICUOUS
9. LANDLOCKED
10.NEGOTIATE
*Don’t forget to turn in last night’s homework
(“Thank You, Ma’am” and “Grandma’s Hands”)
to your shelf on the table!
AN•NALS
2. EP•IC
3. EX•TREM•IT•Y
4. IN•TACT
5. DE•MOR•A•LIZE
6. DIS•PERSE
7. RE•PLEN•ISH
8. IN•CON•SPIC•UOUS
9. LAND•LOCKED
10. NE•GO•TIATE
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annals
epic
extremity
intact
demoralize
disperse
replenish
inconspicuous
landlocked
negotiate
n. Chronological records; historical accounts
ann- = Latin Root meaning “year”
-al = suffix meaning “of; like;relating to; suitable for”
n. a long poem about the
adventures of a great hero
adj. impressive; grand in scope
-ic = suffix meaning “relating
to; characteristic of”
n. the farthest or outermost point or part;
the greatest degree; grave danger, necessity, or
distress; an extreme measure
ex- = prefix meaning “out; beyond; away from; former”
adj. whole, with no part missing;
undamaged
in- = prefix meaning “not; go into”
v. to undermine the confidence of a person or
group; discourage; dishearten
de- = prefix meaning “opposite of; away from; undo”
-ize = suffix meaning “to cause to be; make”
v. to break up and scatter; to causes to vanish or
disappear; to spread or distribute widely
dis- = prefix meaning “opposite”
v. to refill or resupply; restore; nourish
re- = prefix meaning “back; again”
-ish = suffix meaning “of or belonging to;
characterized by”
adj. attracting little attention; not readily noticeable;
ordinary
in- = prefix meaning “not; go into”
con- = prefix meaning “together”
spic = Latin root meaning “to see, look at, or behold”
-ous = suffix meaning “having; full of; characterized by”
adj. surrounded by land; cut off from the sea
dis- = prefix meaning “opposite”
v. to settle by discussing; to arrange an agreement
-ate = suffix meaning “characteristic of; to become”
Weekend Homework (Due Monday):
•Study vocabulary terms and their roots,
prefixes, and suffixes!
•Complete activities on pp. 5-6 in your
Vocabulary Workshop Book.
•You should bring your Vocabulary
Workshop Book at home or in your
locker. Almost all assignments we
complete in it will be done for
homework.
landlocked
extremity
demoralize
intact
epic
annals
inconspicuous
negotiate
disperse
replenish