English 11 Vocabulary
Latin Word Elements
Lesson 11
16. DE: down, down from, opposite of
LESSON WORD
decadent (adj)
MEANING
1. (literally, “falling down”)
deteriorating; growing worse
2. corrupt; immoral
deciduous (adj)
having leaves that fall down at the
end of the growing season;
shedding leaves
out of (down from) one’s mind;
insane; deranged
demented (adj)
demolish (v)
pull or tear down; destroy; wreck
demote (v)
move down in grade or rank;
degrade; downgrade
(literally, “hanging down from”)
unable to exist without the support
of another
1. go down in price or value
2. speak slightingly of; belittle;
disparage
dependent (adj)—may also be a n.
depreciate (v)
despise (v)
look down on; scorn; feel contempt
for; abhor; disdain
deviate (v)
turn aside, or down (from a route
or rule); stray; wander; digress
devour (v)
(literally, “gulp down”) eat
greedily; eat like an animal
TYPICAL USE
1. The decadent rooming house
was once a flourishing hotel.
2. After winning the lottery,
Marlana quickly became involved
in a decadent lifestyle, abandoning
the ethics she once knew.
Maple, elm, birch, and other
deciduous trees lose their leaves in
the fall.
Whoever did this must have been
demented; no sane person would
have acted this way.
A wrecking crew is demolishing
the old building.
For being absent without leave, the
corporal was demoted to private.
Children are dependent on their
parents until they are able to earn
their own living.
1. New automobiles depreciate
rapidly, but antiques tend to go up
in value.
2. The store manager would feel
you are depreciating him if you
refer to him as the “head clerk.”
Benedict Arnold was despised by
his fellow Americans for betraying
his country.
Dr. Parker does not see a patient
without an appointment, except in
an emergency, and she does not
deviate from this policy.
Wendy must have been starved;
she devoured her food.
Fill each blank with the most appropriate word from group 16.
1. The bus driver cannot take you to your door because he is not permitted to
from his route.
2. Streets lined with
trees are strewn with fallen
leaves each autumn.
3. The patient’s speech was not rational but like that of a
person.
4. Retired people like to have an income of their own so as not to be
on others.
5. By 400 A.D., the Romans were well past the peak of their glory and had become a
people.
6. At one time, Beanie Babies were quite valuable, but so many were made that their value
became so
that now they are worth very little.
English 11 Vocabulary
Latin Word Elements
Lesson 11
ANTONYMS:
Put the letter in the blank that is the antonym (opposite) of the vocabulary word.
1.
decadent
A. nibble
2.
deciduous
B. create
3.
demented
C. evergreen
4.
demolish
D. independent
5.
demote
E. promote
6.
dependent
F. appreciate
7.
depreciate
G. moral
8.
despise
H. sane
9.
deviate
I. stay on course
10.
devour
J. adore
SYNONYM SUMMARY:
Each line, when completed, should have three words similar in meaning. The
vocabulary words will be in column 3.
11. ___ ___ literate
d ___ stroy
___ ___ molish
12. disp ___ r ___ ge
___ ___ little
de ___ ___ ___ ciate
13. w ___ nder
stra ___
dev ___ ___ te
14. ___ ___ sane
derang ___ ___
___ ___ mented
15. h ___ te
___ ___ hor
desp ___ ___ e
16. gul ___
gorg ___
dev ___ ___ ___
17. help ___ ___ ss
rel ___ ant
de ___ ___ ___ dent
18. immor ___ ___
co ___ ___ upt
___ ___ cadent
19. downgr ___ de
___ ___ grade
de ___ ___ ___ e
English 11 Vocabulary
Latin Word Elements
Lesson 11