EDL #3 Vocabulary Pre-AP
1. universal - including everyone
2. veto - to deny something
3. trend - a fad
4. stanza - a division of a poem
5. sophomore - to be in the 2nd year of a 4 year program
6. ruthless - cruel
7. revise - to change in order to correct or improve
8. reprieve - a break or temporary relief from punishment or other
task
9. repel - to fight against; resist
10. recruit - a new member
ROOTS
1. fid – trust, faith (Latin)
2. fin – to end (Latin)
3. fort – chance, luck, strong (Latin)
4. grat – pleasure, thankful, goodwill, joy (Latin)
5. hosp – guest, host (Latin)
6. juven – young (Latin)
7. liber, liver – free (Latin)
8. locu, loqu – word, speak (Latin)
9. lingu, langu – tongue (Latin)
10. laud – praise (Latin)
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8th Pre-AP EDL #3 Vocabulary Practice
Put your roots in the correct box, according to origin.
GREEK
LATIN
Write 10 words, each containing one of your roots. Give the root, definition of the root, word
containing root, and the definition of the word you chose to represent it. The word you choose to
represent the root should have an obvious connection in terms of definition.
ROOT
ROOT DEFINITION
WORD WITH ROOT
WORD DEFINITION
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EDL #3 Pre-AP Vocabulary Practice
Look at the words below. Write a synonym for each word.
1. veto
2. universal
3. trend
4. stanza
5. sophomore
6. ruthless
7. revise
8. reprieve
9. repel
10. recruit
Give the correct vocabulary word for each definition below.
1. a new member
2. to fight against; resist
3. a break or temporary relief from punishment or other task
4. to change in order to correct or improve
5. to deny something
6. including everyone
7. a division of a poem
8.
a student in the 2nd year of a 4 year program
9.
cruel
10. a fad