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Week of 9/29: List #5
***ject= throw
1) dejected- adj; to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit
2) eject- v; to throw out
3) injection- n; a shot; the "throwing" of medicine into the body by a needle
4) interjection- n; a word thrown into a sentence or conversation
5) jettison- v; to throw goods overboard to lighten the load on a boat or an
airplane
6) projectile- n; an object thrown into the air with great force
7) projector- n; a machine that throws an image onto a wall
8) reject- v; to throw something out because it’s defective and can’t be
used again
9) subject- v; to throw oneself under someone else’s rule
10) trajectory- n; the curved path of an object thrown into space
Week of 9/22: List #1-4 Review
***Study all four lists for Friday!
Week of 9/15: List #4
*** dict= speak
1) contradict- v; to speak against; to say the opposite
2) dictation- n; what is written down as someone says it
3) dictator- n; a leader who speaks and rules with total power
4) diction- n; the manner in which something is expressed in words
5) dictionary- n; a reference book in which spoken or written words are
defined
6) dictum- n; a judge's ruling or statement
7) edict- n; public words issued by an official that explain a law or command
8) indictment- n; formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a
person with a crime
9) predict- v; to say what will happen before it occurs
10) verdict- n; the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by
the jury
Week of 9/8: List #3
*** spec= see, look
1) circumspect- adj; careful to look at all possibilities before acting;
cautious; aware of consequences
2) inspect- v; to look at carefully in search of flaws
3) introspection- n; the act of looking into one’s own thoughts and feelings
4) perspective- n; one way of looking at things
5) respect- v; to look up to someone; to show honor
6) retrospective- adj; looking back at past things
7) spectacle- n; something displayed for the public to see
8) spectacles- n; glasses that help someone see better
9) spectator- n; a person who watches something, such as a sporting event.
10) speculate- v; to look at tnd think about something form different points
of view
Week of 9/1: List #2
*** man,manu=hand
1) emancipate- v; to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release
from someone's hands
2) manacles- n; handcuffs
3) manager- n; a person who has the upper hand; a person who is in charge of
someone or something
4) mandate- n; an order or command placed on one's hands
5) maneuver- v; to handily or skillfully go around something
6) manicure- n; a treatment for the hands and nails
7) manipulate- v; to skillfully operate by hand
8) manual- n; a handbook; a book of directions
9) manufacture- v; to make by hand or by machine; to change raw material
into a new product
10) manuscript- n; a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book
Week of 8/25: List #1
*** ped=foot
1) biped- n; a creature with two feet
2) centipede- n; a creature with 100 feet
3) impediment- n; something that stands in one's way; an obstacle
4) millipede- n; a creature with 1,000 feet
5) pedal- n; a lever that is moved with one's foot
6) peddler- n; a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell
a product
7) pedestrian- n; a person who walks across the street on foot
8) pedicure- n; a foot treatment that could include soaking the feet
and polishing the toenails
9) quadruped- n; a four-footed creature
10) tripod- n; a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera
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