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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Pre AP Latin/Vocabulary small medium large MONDAY: Write down the words, their parts of speech, and definitions on your vocabulary study sheet as we go over them in class. TUESDAY: Bring your completed latin worksheet with you to class to turn in for a grade. THURSDAY: Study for Vocabulary test. FRIDAY: Be prepared to take a vocabulary test. On the test you will be asked to spell each word correctly as it is given to you, write their part of speech and match the word with the definition. Unit 1: Root Word: struct- build construct- to form by putting together parts. destruction- the act of destroying; a state of damage. infrastructure- underlying framework of a system obstruction- an obstacle or something put up against something else. reconstruction- the act of putting back together. Root Words: tract- drag, draw out, pull vinc- conquer contraction- the act of drawing together or shrinking. extraction- process of withdrawing, pulling out. retract- to draw or pull back. convince- to persuade by arguement or evidence. invincilbe- unbeatable; impossible to overcome. Unit 2: Root Words: mob/mot/mov- to move commotion-the scene of noisy confusion or activity. immobile- motionless, unable to move. mobility- relating to the quality of being able to move. promotion- an advancement in rank or position. removable- able to be taken or carried away. Root Words: brev/brevi-short cede/ceed/cess- go, yield abbreviate- quality of being brief. brevity- the quality of being brief; a shortness in time. accessible- easily entered, approached, or obtained. proceed- to go forward, especially after stopping. secede- to formally break away from. Unit 3: Root Words: celer- fast gress- step accelerate-to increase the speed of. decelerate- to reduce the speed of digression-a departure from the main issue or topic progress- a movement forward or onward; improvement regression- a movement back to an earlier state Root Words: avi/avia- bird memor/memori- remember aviary- a large enclosure in which birds are kept aviatrix- a woman airplane pilot commemorate- to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony memory- the ability to retain knowledge memorial- related to remembering a person or event. Unit 4: Root Words: aqua- water mar- sea pugn-fight aquamarine- blue-green in color, like sea water marine- of or pertaining to the sea. submarine- being, living or used under the water pugnacious- having a quarrelsome or aggressive nature repugnant- distasteful; offensive or revolting Root Words: act- do, drive aud/audi- hear counteract- to act directly against; to prevent from affecting interaction- communication between two or more things. reaction- a response audience- a group of listeners or spectators inaudible- unable to be heard Unit 5: Root Words- juven- young ven/vent- come juvenile- youthful or childish; immature rejuvenate- to bring back to youthful strength or appearance circumvent- to go around; to bypass restrictions convention- a gathering or assembly of people with a common interest intervene- to come between; to intercede cogn/cogni- know termin- end, limit cognition- the process of acquiring knowledge recognize- to identify someone or something seen before determination- an intent to reach a goal exterminate- to destroy or get rid of completely terminal- related to something leading to the end or to death. Unit 6: Root word- scrib/script- write, written circumscribe- to draw around; to encircle describe- to represent with words or pictures inscription- an engraving on a coin or other object postscript- an addition to an already completed letter, article or book. prescription- a written order for medicine Root word- capt/cept- take, hold tact- touch intercept- to stop or interrupt the course of recapture- the taking back of something contact- the state of touching or meeting intact- with nothing missing; left whole tactile- of or related to the sense of touch Unit 7: Root Words- dict- speak rupt- break, burst contradict- to express or imply the opposite of prediction- a statement foretelling the future disruptive- tending towards a break in the normal course or process interrupt- to stop or hinder by breaking in on rupture- a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart Root words: pos/posit- place, put expose- to place something where it canb e seen; to put in an unprotected situation composition- an arrangement or putting together of parts deposit- to put down or in a safe place imposition- an excessive or unjust burden placed on someone opposition- the act of resistance or action against Unit 8: Root Words - fract, frag - break fraction - a part or element of a larger whole fracture - a break, crack, or split infraction - the act of breaking the limits or rules fragile - easily broken; delicate fragment - a part or element of a larger whole Root Words: anim - spirit, life cred - believe equ - equal, fair animate - to give spirit, life, motion or activity to equanimity - calm temperament; evenness of temper credence - belief; acceptance as true or valid incredulous - disbelieving; not believing incredible - too extraordinary and impossible to believe Unit 9 Root Words: duct - lead abduction - taking away by force deduction - a subtraction of an amount induct - to formally install someone to an office or position Root Word: vol/voli - will,wish benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill volition - the act of making a choice or a decision Root Word: vers/vert - turn aversion - the act of turning away from; a dislike of something convert - to turn into or transform extrovert - an outgoing person introversion turning inward; focusing on oneself traverse - to move across or turn back and forth across Unit 10 Root Words: loqu- speak nom/nomin- name eloquent- speaking beautifully and forcefully loquacious- very talkative nominal- being something in name only but not in reality nominate- to name for election or appointment; to designate misnomer- an error in naming a person or thing carni- flesh, meat manu- hand script- write, written vor/vour- eat manual- having to do with the hands manuscript- a handwritten document carnivorous- flesh eating devour- to eat quickly voracious- desiring or eating food in great quantities Unit 11 Root Words: tempor - time ver/veri - truth contempoary - of the same time; modern time extemporaneous - done without any preperation; impromptu temporary - lasting for a limited time veracity - truth; honesty verify - to confirm; to prove to be true enni - year later - side bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years perennial - lasting through many years bilateral - of or involving two sides; reciprocal unilateral - affecting one side of something Unit 12 Root Words: claim/clam - call out,shout equ/equi - equal, fair voc - voice, call exclaim - to cry out or speak in a strong or sudden manner proclamation - something announced officially in public equation - a statement of equality equity - fairness; the state of being just or fair equivocate - to use misleading language that could be interpreted two different ways dur - harden,to last,lasting viv - live,life durable - having the quality of lasting duration - the length of time something lasts revival - the act of bringing back to life; renewed interest in vivacious - high-spirited and full of life vivid - lively in appearance; vigorous Unit 13 Root Words: cumul - mass heap lumin - li accumulate - to gather or pile up little by little cumulative - gradually building up illuminate - to give light to luminary - an object, like a star, that gives off light; a famous person ('star") luminous - giving off or reflecting light nov - new voc/voci - voice, call innovation - the act or process of inventing something new novice - a person who is new to an activity; a beginner renovate - to make something like new again revocable - able to be repealed or withdrawn vociferous - loud, noisy Unit 14 Root Words: clud/clus - close herbi - grass vor - eat conclusion - the end or last part exclusion - a shutting out; rejection seclude - to keep awau from;to isolate herbicide - any chemical used to kill unwanted plants, etc. herbivorous - plant-eating son - sound tort - twist dissonance- lack of harmony; discord ultrasonic - related to a frequency of sound vibrations beyond the normal hearing range; high in frequency unison - as one voice contortion - a twisted shape or position distort - to alter the shape or condition of Unit 15 Root Words: speci/spect - look, examine vis - see inspection - the act of examining or reviewing retrospect - the remembering of past events specify - to describe in detail envision - to picture in the mind invisible - impossible to see miss/mitt - send, let go sect - cut admittance - entry emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission remittanace - the act of sending back money to pay dissect - to cut apart piece by piece intersection - the place or point where two things cross each other Unit 16 amphibian - a cold-blooded vertebrate that spends some time on land but must breed and develop into an adult in water aquaduct - a channel for water, a pipe or channnel for moving water to a lower level aquatic - connected with, consisting of, or dependent on water arbitrate - to settle a dispute between others; to act as a judge in the dispute bacillus - a rod-shaped, spore producing bacterium permeated - to spread through, to enter something and spread throughout it, so that every part or aspect is affected plundering - to rob or steal goods ratify - to formally approve something sedimentary - forming in liquid; formed from eroded material solubility - the extent to which one substance is able to dissolve in another Unit 17 aristocrat- a member of the highest social class attrition- a loss of personnel; the gradual reduction of the size of a work force auger- a hand tool with a corkscrew-shaped bit for boring holes balderdash- nonsense; senseless or pointless talk or writing baleen- the substance that grows as fringed plates from the upper jaws of some whales, acting to strain food from the water reconcile- to put people back on friendly terms scribble- to write messily solvency- a substance that dissolves things ostracize- to exclude from society stilted- not fluent; lacking fluency so as to be halting or unnatural in flow Unit 18 artisan- skilled craftsperson; somebody who is skilled at a craft attribute- to assign qualities to somebody or something; to reguard somebody or something as having particular qualities augment- to increase; to add to something in order ro make it larger or more substancial, or to grow in this way bantam- miniature; small in size reciprocate- give mutually; to give or feel something mutually or in return salutation- sign of greeting; a gestrue or phrase that is used to greet, welcome or recognize somebody sepal- part of the flower enclosing the petals sonata- classical composition for a solo instrument stereotype- oversimplified conception; an oversimplified standardized image of a person or group shoddy- poorly made Unit 19- terr, terra, geo = land; earth extraterrestrial- out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth geode- a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals geographer- a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources geography- the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface geology- the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust mediterranean- almost or completely surrounded by land subterranean- under the surface of the earth; underground terra cotta- baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery terrace- a raised, flat mound of earth that looks like a platform with sloping sides. territory- an area, region or piece of land Unit 20- naut, naus, nav= relating tot he sea, ships, or travelers Argonaut- a person who took part in the California Gold Rush by traveling west in search of gold from 1848-1849. astronaut- a person who is trained to travel into outer space circumnavigate- to travel around the earth on water or in the air cosmonaut- a Soviet who is trained to travel into outer space nauseous- affected with a feeling of sickness in the stomach that feels like sea sickness nautical- related to sailing, sailors, or ships navigable- wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through navigate- to steer or direct a ship or airplane navigator- a person who is trained to plan the course of and drive a ship navy- a fleet of ships; all the warships of a nation Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? 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