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STARTING
TOMORROW
LABS:
PER 2 - 119
(Truckley)
Per 7 – 96
(Yeager)
BE ON
TIME!
.49 or lower, round down
.50 or over, round up
* Write your score on the “Colleges” page and
get a parent signature showing that you have
reviewed your Critical Reading pre-test result.
(15 pts.)
* Copy the Certification Statement twice in
CURSIVE (15 pts.)
* Due date: Period 7 – Wed Feb 5
* Due date: Period 2 – Thurs Feb 6
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1.
abate
2.
amicable
benevolent
circuitous
3.
conundrum
discredit
euphemism 4.
fortuitous
impetuous
5.
lobbyist
orator
procrastinate
6.
reconciliation
spurious
tenacious
7.
8.
Why do some people feel that they must _________
discredit
the opinions of others?
Trying to figure the mathematic equation is a real
conundrum
______________.
The hardest part about planning for the future is
procrastinate
getting past the urge to ____________.
reconciliation between the friends was short
The _____________
lived.
Marrying someone you hardly know is an
impetuou decision
___________
s it quite ___________
fortuitous that the stolen money
Isn’t
reappeared before the police arrived?
I was late to work today since I had to take a
circuitous route to avoid the accident site.
__________
spurious
He was beaten up and imprisoned on ______
charges and is now in hiding in fear for his life.
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abate
amicable
benevolent
circuitous
conundrum
discredit
euphemism
fortuitous
impetuous
lobbyists
orator
procrastinate
reconciliation
spurious
tenacious
9.
orator and was often called to
He was a skilled _______
speak at local events.
10.Around the family table, the political talk is tough
amicable
but ____________.
11.Are "we the people" allowing tricky politicians
lobbyist to dismantle our future?
aided by ________s
abate when pollution
12.Acid rain began to _______
contributing to it was limited.
euphemism for the death of a loved
13.A common ___________
one is that they "passed away."
tenacious boy never stopped working in the
14.The _________
treacherous mines, for he knew his family would
starve if he quit.
benevolent man left all of his money to be
15.The __________
divided among the poor.
Stem/Root
bi
cent, centi
dec
octa
quad
tri
uni
mill
mono
penta
Meaning
two
one hundred
ten
eight
four
three
one
one thousand
one
five
2
100
10
8
4
3
1
1,000
1
5
Word Root: Bi
Origin: Greek
Definition: Two
1 - Biceps -A muscle with two points of origin; especially, the large muscle at the front
of the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint and the large muscle at the back of the
thigh that flexes the knee joint.
2 -Biennial - n. A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and
fruit the second.
3 - Bigamy - n. The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse
living.
4 -Bilateral - adj. Two-sided
5 - Bilingual - adj. Speaking two languages.
6 - Binocular -1. With both eyes, as in binocular vision.
7 - Binym - Having just two names
8 - Biped - n. An animal having two feet.
9 - Bipolar - having or marked by two mutually repellent forces or diametrically
opposed natures or views
10 - Bisexual – 1. possessing characters of or having sexual desire for both sexes
Word Root: centi
Origin: Latin
Definition: hundred; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for
measurements
1 -Bicentennial- a 200th anniversary or its celebration
2 -centenary adj. Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.
3 - Centigrade -having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point
of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° =freezing point,
100° the boiling point
4 - Centigrade- relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the
interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100
degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
5 - Centipedal- Of one hundred (metrical) feet.
6- Centipede- venomous predatory arthropod of the order Chilopoda, characterized by one
pair of legs per leg-bearing segment.
7 -centurion n. A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
8 - Percent = (per centum, %)
9 -Percentile- a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is
equal to or below it ,.
10 -Centilingued - Hundred-tongued; as in, centilingued rumor.
Word Root:
Dec (deca)
Origin: Middle English, from Latin
, from Greek deka-, dek-, from deka
Definition:
Ten
1. Decade – ten years
2. Decameron, The - a collection of 100 novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio, a
medieval allegorical work best known for its bawdy tales of love
3. Decameter - A length of ten meters.
4. Decapod - Ten-footed or ten-armed.
5. Decathlon -10-event athletic contest
6. December – the 10th month of the early Roman calendar, the 12th month
of the Gregorian calendar
7. Decimal point.77
Word Root:
Octa
Origin: latin
Definition: eight
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Octad-a group or series of eight
octagon - a figure with 8 sides and 8 angles
Octant -the eighth part of a circle
Octave- Music. a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone; the interval
encompassed by such tones
Octavo-a book size of about 6 × 9 in. (16 × 23 cm), determined by printing on
sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°
Octet – a musical composition for eight instruments or voices 2: a group of eight
performers
Octogenarian -A person who is in her/his eighties; a person who is eighty to
eighty-nines years old.
October - 8th month of the early Roman calendar, the 10th month of the
Gregorian calendar
Word Root:
Quad
Origin: Latin
Definition: four
1.
2.
3.
4.
Quadrilateral
Quadruplet
Quadrate - v. To divide into quarters.
Quadriplegic - one affected with paralysis of both
arms and both legs
5. Quadrumanous -Four-handed; having all four feet
adapted for use as hands; such as, monkeys.
6. Quadruple - v. To multiply by four.
7. Quadragenarian -A person who is forty to fortynine years of age
Name Tim Trimble
Word Root: tri-
Definition: Three
1
Origin: Greek/Latin - three
Definitions:
Triangle – shape with three sides
Ternary – having to do with a set of three
Trialogue – conversation between three
Triangulate – to locate using three points of
reference (as in GPS)
Triad – a group consisting of three
Triple, triplet
Notable uses:
Tricycle – tool for transportation with three wheels.
Triathlon – athletic event involving three skills
TRITONS
Name Tim Trimble
Word Root: uni-
Definition: one, single
Origin: Latin – one, single
Definitions
Union – being “together”
United – state of being in union
Unicycle – one-wheeled bicycle
Unanimous – one view is shared
Unicorn – mythical animal with one horn
Uniboob
Unique – one of a kind
Unitard
unibrow
4
Word Root:
Milli
Origin: Latin: thousand
Definition:
1000
1. Mile - : a unit equal to 5280 feet – (from Old English mIl, from Latin milia
miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from milia, plural
of mille thousand)
2. Millenary - a group of 1000 units or things
3. Millennium-is a period of time, equal to one thousand years
4. Milliard-The cardinal number equal to 109.
5. Millienarianism-is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or
movement in a coming major transformation of society after which all
things will be changed in a positive (or sometimes negative or ambiguous)
direction.
6. Milligram-One-thousandth of a gram.
7. “Millenials”
8. Roman numeral
date - MMXIV
9. Millipedes-Class Diplopoda, previously also known as Chilognatha
Word Root:
Mono
Origin: Greek:
Definition: one, alone, single; a number used as a prefix
1. Monacid-Having the power of saturating one molecule of a
monobasic acid.
2. Mononucleosis (“Mono”)
3. Monarchial-Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a monarchy;
that is under the dominion of a monarch.
4. Monk -1. A man who withdraws entirely or in part from society
and goes to live in a religious community to devote himself to
prayer, solitude, and contemplation.
5. monogamy, monogamous -1. The condition, rule, or custom of
being married to only one person at a time (opposed to
polygamy or bigamy)
6. Monogram -Two or more letters, as initials, formed into a
design to be placed on clothing, notepaper, etc., or as a crest.
7. monolith n. Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a
single piece.
8. monopoly n. The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable
a person to raise its price.
9. Monotone- monotone n. The sameness or monotony of
utterance. (one tone)
10. monotonous - adj. Unchanging and tedious; A lack of variety
Penta 5
Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter
Pen·ta·teuch noun
the first five books of the Old Testament:
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and
Deuteronomy.
pen·tath·lon noun
1.an athletic contest comprising five different
track and field events and won by the contestant
gaining the highest total score.