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Date:
Unit 3 Vocabulary (Part B)
Base:
sol
Root Words
Meaning:
Alone
Examples:
Desolation, solo, isolate
Word 1. Desolate
Base:
vid
Root Words
Meaning:
See
Examples:
Video, evidence,
evidentiary
Word 2. Evident
Root:
not
Root Words
Meaning:
Mark
Examples:
Note, notable , annotation
Root Words
Meaning:
New
Examples:
Innovate, novice, novelty
Word 3. Notorious
Root:
nov
Word 4. Innovative
Root:
dem/o
Word 5. Demographics
Root Words
Meaning:
People
Examples:
Democracy, academic,
demonstrate
1. Desolate:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: Adjective \ˈde-sə-lət, ˈde-zə-\
Definition: having no people; lonely.
Sentence: Desolate and empty, Raccoon City housed no more living people after the
zombies attacked.
2. Evident:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: Adjective \ˈe-və-dənt, -və-ˌdent\
Definition: easily seen; clear.
Sentence: Cookie Monster ate all the cookies with satisfied and evident enjoyment.
3. Notorious:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: Adjective \nō-ˈtō̇ r-ē-əs, nə-\
Definition: famous or well known; typically for some bad deed or quality.
Sentence: London is notorious for its unpleasant rainy weather.
4. Innovative:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: Adjective \ˈi-nə-ˌvā-tiv\
Definition: new and inventive.
Sentence: Steve Jōbs’ innōvative computer technology helped create the revolutionized
iPad tablet.
5. Demographics:
Phonetic Spelling/Part of Speech: Noun \ˌde-mə-ˈgra-fik,ˌdē-mə-\
Definition: the characteristics of human populations, as shown by statistical analysis of their
size, distribution, ethnicity, and density.
Sentence: The demographics of Voorhees Township is varied between many ethnicities
and family sizes.