Vocabulary ~ Week 12 Words: Discern – To perceive or recognize something, usually Pristine – Having its original purity; uncorrupted; clean by sight, but sometimes by intellect or another sense Promulgate – To proclaim; to publicly or formally Lament – To express sorrow or regret; to mourn declare something Purge – To rid, free or clear Mirth –Joy, happiness, amusement or laughter Morphemes: Heresy (hair-uh-see) – A belief or opinion that is Se- – Apart, away controversial or opposed to established or customary Leg- – Law beliefs (different from hearsay, which are rumors) Reg-/rect- – Rule Vocabulary ~ Week 12 Words: Discern – To perceive or recognize something, usually Pristine – Having its original purity; uncorrupted; clean by sight, but sometimes by intellect or another sense Promulgate – To proclaim; to publicly or formally Lament – To express sorrow or regret; to mourn declare something Purge – To rid, free or clear Mirth –Joy, happiness, amusement or laughter Morphemes: Heresy (hair-uh-see) – A belief or opinion that is Se- – Apart, away controversial or opposed to established or customary Leg- – Law beliefs (different from hearsay, which are rumors) Reg-/rect- – Rule Vocabulary ~ Week 12 Words: Discern – To perceive or recognize something, usually by sight, but sometimes by intellect or another sense Lament – To express sorrow or regret; to mourn Purge – To rid, free or clear Mirth –Joy, happiness, amusement or laughter Heresy (hair-uh-see) – A belief or opinion that is controversial or opposed to established or customary beliefs (different from hearsay, which are rumors) Pristine – Having its original purity; uncorrupted; clean Promulgate – To proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something Morphemes: Se- – Apart, away Leg- – Law Reg-/rect- – Rule Vocabulary ~ Week 12 Words: Discern – To perceive or recognize something, usually by sight, but sometimes by intellect or another sense Lament – To express sorrow or regret; to mourn Purge – To rid, free or clear Mirth –Joy, happiness, amusement or laughter Heresy (hair-uh-see) – A belief or opinion that is controversial or opposed to established or customary beliefs (different from hearsay, which are rumors) Pristine – Having its original purity; uncorrupted; clean Promulgate – To proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something Morphemes: Se- – Apart, away Leg- – Law Reg-/rect- – Rule Grammar Time! One of the Less Tricky Rules Some people aren’t sure when to use fewer and when to use less. Here’s the rule: Use fewer when talking about something that can be counted (dollars, cents, students, hours, etc). Use less when talking about something that can’t be counted (money, time, space, happiness, etc). There are fewer students in my 3rd period than in my 2nd period. If you slack off, you’ll have less success on the test. I have less money today than yesterday. Grammar Time! One of the Less Tricky Rules Some people aren’t sure when to use fewer and when to use less. Here’s the rule: Use fewer when talking about something that can be counted (dollars, cents, students, hours, etc). Use less when talking about something that can’t be counted (money, time, space, happiness, etc). There are fewer students in my 3rd period than in my 2nd period. If you slack off, you’ll have less success on the test. I have less money today than yesterday. Grammar Time! One of the Less Tricky Rules Some people aren’t sure when to use fewer and when to use less. Here’s the rule: Use fewer when talking about something that can be counted (dollars, cents, students, hours, etc). Use less when talking about something that can’t be counted (money, time, space, happiness, etc). There are fewer students in my 3rd period than in my 2nd period. If you slack off, you’ll have less success on the test. I have less money today than yesterday. Grammar Time! One of the Less Tricky Rules Some people aren’t sure when to use fewer and when to use less. Here’s the rule: Use fewer when talking about something that can be counted (dollars, cents, students, hours, etc). Use less when talking about something that can’t be counted (money, time, space, happiness, etc). There are fewer students in my 3rd period than in my 2nd period. If you slack off, you’ll have less success on the test. I have less money today than yesterday.