VOCABULARY UNIT #4 SLIDES
ROOT: “DICT”
 Definition: “say”
 Example word: contradict-To go against or
say the opposite.
 Example Sentence: The “do not enter” sign
was contradicted with an “enter Here” sign.
OTHER EXAMPLE WORDS FOR “DICT”
 Dictator: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording
machine
 Dictionary: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
and how to say them
 Diction: the articulation of speech
 Dictation: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
 Predict: when you say what is going to happen even though it has
not happened yet
“STRUCT”
 Definition: to build
 Example Word: Obstruction- a thing that impedes or
prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage.
 Example Sentence: With the obstruction removed,
water plunged down the creek bed, dragging debris with
it.
“STRUCT” EXAMPLE WORDS
 Construction : The act of bringing together all the elements of a building
 Destructive: Tending to hinder; to destroy
 Instructor: One who teaches; one who builds knowledge, a teacher
 Structure: A building; an arrangement
 Reconstruct: To build again
“GRESS”
 Definition: to step
 Example Word: Digress- to step away from the main topic; to step away
from the topic and lose clarity; to wander in thoughts or ideas
 Example Sentence: The student was digressing from her topic of dogs in
her paper when she started to talk about fish.
“GRESS” EXAMPLE WORDS
 Progression: a step-by-step sequence within a continuous series
 Aggressive: hostile; pushy; stepping into someone's space with forceful energy
 Regress: to go back; to move backward; to move a step back
 Transgression: the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
 Egress: becoming apparent
“BIO”
 Definition: Life
 Example Word: Biodiversity- the range of different plant and animal life
in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
 Example Sentence: One measure of the biodiversity of an area is the
number of species found there.
“BIO” EXAMPLE WORDS
 Biodegradable: capable of being disposed of via bacteria.
 Amphibious: relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
 Symbiotic: A symbiotic relationship is one in which two organisms, organizations, or people intimately depend on
each other, both acting to benefit the relationship.
 Biology: the study of living things.
 Biopsy: examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease