VL8
WALSH
Sophomore English
Name ______________________________ Pd____
Directions: Below each word and its definition, write out a sentence that follows one of the “strong sentence” formats. A STRONG SENTENCE
CONTAINS THE WORD AND ITS DEFINITION. Color your words and definitions with their signature highlighter
colors. DUE: next Wednesday. QUIZ: next Wednesday.
 In the interest of continuity, the men kept on working, rather than breaking for the holiday.
 With a daily routine that happens over and over, we feel a sense of continuity.
continuity
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(n) when something happens for a long period of time without being stopped
dynamic
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(adj) marked by continuous and productive activity or change, forceful, energetic
elaborate
(adj) marked by careful or intense planning, complex, convoluted (v) elaborate-to add details or to give specific
examples
elated
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(adj) overjoyed; thrilled; delighted; ecstatic; jubilant
supplant
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(v) to overtake by force or treachery, uproot, replace, unseat
treacherous
(adj) likely to betray a trust, unreliable, marked by hidden dangers or perils
(n) treachery- perfidy, duplicity, disloyalty
emporium
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(n) place of trade; commercial center; store with many different goods
hiatus
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(n) a gap, a break, an interruption in time or continuity, lull
loathing
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(n) intense hatred, a great disgust (v) loathe- to hate, to despise, to abhor
effigy
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(n) a representation or image of a person or thing, image, statue, dummy
The following Greek and Latin roots should be done with the strong sentences in this format:
(Use the third color for highlighting the word that contains the root.)
 Figure contains fig; therefore, so it HTDW (has to do with) shape or form.
fig/form
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shape or form
figure, formation, effigy
flect/flex
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bend
reflex, reflection, deflect
frag/fract
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break
fragment, fragile, fraction
fric
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rub
friction, dentifrice, fricative
frat
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brother
fraternity, fraternal, fraternize
Vocabulary List 08 Worksheet
1.
My favorite TV show isn’t on right now because the network placed it on
_______________ until the star is done having her baby.
2.
Even though the new kid in school seems nice, someone knew about him from another
school, and they said he was _______________. (ant)
3.
If a group of people wants to protest the actions of a certain leader, they may choose to
burn him in _______________.
4.
If I could choose a personality, I would choose to be _______________ instead of
being static.
5.
I’d like to see the huge gift shop they call the _______________ while we’re in Las
Vegas.
6.
When you really hate someone, the mere mention of their name brings about a strong
feeling of _______________.
7.
On the ship, the pirates planned to _______________ the captain by throwing him
overboard.
8.
The party had so many special details, I knew the planning must have been
_______________.
9.
To maintain _______________, the network has decided to run re-runs of the show
until the actors are ready to make more new shows.
10. I was simply ____________ when I heard the good news, and you should feel jubilant
as well.
11. The large inflatable _______________ure was creating interesting shapes on the
ground.
12. When I go to college, I want to join a _______________nity and have friends who are
like brothers.
13. If you have “_______________ment” marked on your paper, you have broken the
sentence into a piece that doesn’t make any sense.
14. I prefer to buy Colgate toothpaste as my denti_______________e.
15. Your re_______________es are tested wherever you have bending joints.