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Unit 2 Vocabulary (Part A)
Base:
medi
Root Words
Meaning:
Middle
Examples:
Medium, meditate,
medieval
Word 1. Mediocre
Base:
jur, jus, judic
Root Words
Meaning:
Law, right, judgment
Examples:
Justice, jurist, judicial
Word 2. Justify
Prefix:
mal-
Prefixes
Meaning:
Wrong; bad
Examples:
Malfunction, malevolent,
malnutrition, malice
Word 3. Malicious
Prefix:
per-
Prefixes
Meaning:
Through
Examples:
Perception, pervade,
perennial
Word 4. Perceive
Suffixes
Suffix:
-ize
Word 5. Jeopardize
Meaning:
Make; cause to be; subject
to
Examples:
Standardize, computerize,
materialize
1. Mediocre:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: adjective \ˌmē-dē-ˈō-kər\
Definition: of average to poor quality; ordinary.
Sentence: The students’ test grades earned low and mediocre scores after the vocabulary
exam.
2. Justify:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: verb \ˈjəs-tə-ˌfī\
Definition: to show to be true or right; prove.
Sentence: Nico justified his sweaty hands by a case of Hyperhidrosis, which caused him to
produce overabundances of sweat.
3. Malicious:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: adjective \mə-ˈli-shəs\
Definition: the wish to harm others; ill will.
Sentence: Convinced the man’s malicious motive was to harm his neighbor, the police
arrested him and took him to jail.
4. Perceive:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: verb \pər-ˈsēv\
Definition: to become aware of through the senses.
Sentence: Blind people perceive their environments by using an acute sense of hearing.
5. Jeopardize:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: verb \ˈje-pər-ˌdīz\
Definition: to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil.
Sentence: Nico jeopardized his chances of receiving a scholarship to Yale by cheating on
his final exam.