English 10
Fourth Quarter
Greek and Latin Vocabulary
Lesson Sixteen
1. EXCRUCIATING- Extremely painful; agonizing
2. CRUX- The most important or decisive point
3. CRUCIAL- Extremely necessary; essential
4. INDOLENT- Lazy; averse to work
5. DOLEFUL- Sad; mournful
6. DOLOROUS- Mournful; gloomy
7. ACERBIC- Harsh and biting in tone
8. ACRID- Stinging or biting in odor or taste
9. ACRIMONIOUS- Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
10. EXACERBATE- To make worse or more severe
11. FERVENT- Passionately excited or enthusiastic
12. FERVOR- Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
13. EFFERVESCENT- Highly spirited; animated
Lesson Seventeen
1. IMPUTE- To assign blame or responsibility for
2. DISPUTE- To disagree with
3. DISREPUTABLE- Not respectable; having a bad reputation
4. CONNOTATION- An image or idea associated with a word
5. DENOTATION- The dictionary definition of a word
6. ANNOTATE- To explain or discuss through a note
7. IRRATIONAL- Not based on reason or logic
8. RATIONALE- A reason for doing something; explanation
9. RATIONALIZE- Justify; give reason for
10. CONSCIENTIOUS- Diligent and careful
11. UNCONSCIONABLE- Not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
12. PRESCIENT- Showing knowledge of events before they happen
Lesson Eighteen
1. AESTHETIC- Having to do with beauty or order
2. ANESTHETIC- A substance which causes loss of feeling
3. APATHETIC- Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
4. EMPATHY- Sharing of another’s emotions
5. PATHOS- Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
6. ANTIPATHY- Hostility or hatred
7. SENTIENT- Conscious; aware
8. SENTINEL- One who watches or guards
9. SENTIMENT- A feeling about something
10. PRESENTIMENT- A feeling about something before it happens
11. TANGIBLE- Able to be grasped or perceived
12. TACTILE- Pertaining to touch
13. INTACT- Unbroken; whole
Lesson Nineteen
1. INQUISITVE- Curious, asking many questions
2. ACQUISITIVE- Seeking to get things; greedy
3. REQUISITION- Act of ordering or demanding something
4. ESPOUSE- To support; pledge support to
5. CORRESPOND- To be similar to; compare to
6. DESPONDENT- Lacking all hope
7. INTERROGATE- To formally question
8. DEROGATORY- Insulting; degrading
9. ARROGANT- Excessively proud; haughty
10. ABROGATE- To cancel; to repeal
11. PRECARIOUS- Threatened or unsafe
12. IMPRECATION- A curse
13. DEPRECATE- To show disapproval of
Lesson Twenty
1. ADMONITION- Gentle scolding
2. PREMONITION- A vision; a warning of something before it happens
3. COUNSEL- To advise; make a suggestion to
4. CONCILIATORY- Intended to lessen another’s anger
5. RECONCILE- To bring back into agreement
6. PRECAUTION- An action taken against danger ahead of time
7. CAUTIOUS- Careful not to get into danger
8. CAUTIONARY- Intended to serve as a warning
9. DISSUADE- To convince one not to do something
10. PERSUASION- Habit or type
1. EXCRUCIATING- Extremely painful; agonizing
2. CRUX- The most important or decisive point
3. CRUCIAL- Extremely necessary; essential
4. INDOLENT- Lazy; averse to work
5. DOLEFUL- Sad; mournful
6. DOLOROUS- Mournful; gloomy
7. ACERBIC- Harsh and biting in tone
8. ACRID- Stinging or biting in odor or taste
9. ACRIMONIOUS- Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
10. EXACERBATE- To make worse or more severe
11. FERVENT- Passionately excited or enthusiastic
12. FERVOR- Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
13. EFFERVESCENT- Highly spirited; animated
Lesson Seventeen
1. IMPUTE- To assign blame or responsibility for
2. DISPUTE- To disagree with
3. DISREPUTABLE- Not respectable; having a bad reputation
4. CONNOTATION- An image or idea associated with a word
5. DENOTATION- The dictionary definition of a word
6. ANNOTATE- To explain or discuss through a note
7. IRRATIONAL- Not based on reason or logic
8. RATIONALE- A reason for doing something; explanation
9. RATIONALIZE- Justify; give reason for
10. CONSCIENTIOUS- Diligent and careful
11. UNCONSCIONABLE- Not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
12. PRESCIENT- Showing knowledge of events before they happen
Lesson Eighteen
1. AESTHETIC- Having to do with beauty or order
2. ANESTHETIC- A substance which causes loss of feeling
3. APATHETIC- Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
4. EMPATHY- Sharing of another’s emotions
5. PATHOS- Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
6. ANTIPATHY- Hostility or hatred
7. SENTIENT- Conscious; aware
8. SENTINEL- One who watches or guards
9. SENTIMENT- A feeling about something
10. PRESENTIMENT- A feeling about something before it happens
11. TANGIBLE- Able to be grasped or perceived
12. TACTILE- Pertaining to touch
13. INTACT- Unbroken; whole
Lesson Nineteen
1. INQUISITVE- Curious, asking many questions
2. ACQUISITIVE- Seeking to get things; greedy
3. REQUISITION- Act of ordering or demanding something
4. ESPOUSE- To support; pledge support to
5. CORRESPOND- To be similar to; compare to
6. DESPONDENT- Lacking all hope
7. INTERROGATE- To formally question
8. DEROGATORY- Insulting; degrading
9. ARROGANT- Excessively proud; haughty
10. ABROGATE- To cancel; to repeal
11. PRECARIOUS- Threatened or unsafe
12. IMPRECATION- A curse
13. DEPRECATE- To show disapproval of
Lesson Twenty
1. ADMONITION- Gentle scolding
2. PREMONITION- A vision; a warning of something before it happens
3. COUNSEL- To advise; make a suggestion to
4. CONCILIATORY- Intended to lessen another’s anger
5. RECONCILE- To bring back into agreement
6. PRECAUTION- An action taken against danger ahead of time
7. CAUTIOUS- Careful not to get into danger
8. CAUTIONARY- Intended to serve as a warning
9. DISSUADE- To convince one not to do something
10. PERSUASION- Habit or type
Fourth Quarter
Greek and Latin Roots
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Lesson Sixteen
CRUX- DOL- ACRI- FERV- |
Latin CRUX, “cross” Latin DOLERE, “to feel pain, to be grieved” Latin ACER, “sharp” Latin FERVERE, “to boil, be warm” |
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Lesson Seventeen
PUT- NOTA- RATIO- SCI- |
Latin PUTARE, PUTATUM, “to think” Latin NOTARE, NOTATUM, “to note” Latin RATIO, “reason” Latin SCIRE, “to know” |
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Lesson Eighteen
AES- PATH- SENS- TACT- |
Greek AESTHESIS, “feeling, perception” Greek PATHEIN, “to feel” Latin SENTIRE, SENSUM, “to feel, to be aware” Latin TANGERE, TACTUM, “to touch” |
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Lesson Nineteen
QUIS- SPOND- ROG- PREC- |
Latin QUAERERE, QUISITUM, “ask, seek, demand” Latin SPONDERE, SPONSUM, “pledge, show support for” Latin ROGARE, ROGATUM, “to ask, demand” Latin PREX, PRECIS, “prayer” |
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Lesson Twenty
MON- COUNSIL- CAUT- SUAD - |
Latin MONERE, MONITUM, “to warn” Latin CONCILIARE, “bring together,” Latin CONSILIUM, “advice” Latin CAVEO, CAUTUM, “to be careful” Latin SUADERE, SUASUM, “advise” |