Vocab Lesson 17

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Vocab Lesson 17
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lingu tongue bilingual, linguist, lingua franca, linguini, language Latin
mot move motor, motivation, demote, emotion, motion, promote, motile, commotion Latin
nav ship navy, naval, navigate, circumnavigate, unnavigable Latin
und wave inundate, undulate, undulatory, udulation Latin
flect bend reflect, inflection, genuflect, defelct, reflection Latin
coron crown coronoa, coronation, coronary, coroner Latin
aur gold aura, auriferous, Aurora, auric Latin
liter letter literature, illiterate, preliterate, literati Latin
rat think rational, ratio, irrational, ratiocinate, rationalize Latin
sis condition arteriosclerosis, osmosis, mitosis, meiosis, catharsis, symbiosis Greek
par equal parity, disparity, par, compare, incomparable, disparate Latin
mens measure commensurate, immense, incommensurable, mensurable, dimension Latin
mony condition acrimony, harmony, matrimony, ceremony, simony, parsimony Latin
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quin five quintet, quintillion, quintuplet, quintuple, quintessence, Latin
socio society sociology, sociable, socialism, sociopath, dissociate Latin
ovi egg oviducts, oviparous, ovipositors, ovisac, oviform, ovary, oval Latin
phasia speech aphasis, dysphasia, apophasis Greek
pter wing pterodactyl, helicopter, pterosaur, artchaeopteryx Greek
phen appearance phenomenon, phenotype, phosphenes, fancy, fantasy Greek
hist tissue histopathology, histolysis, histology, histogenesis Greek
glott tongue epiglottis, polyglot, glossolalia, glottal, monoglot, glossectomy Greek
phan appearance phantgom, epiphany, diaphanous, sycophant, cellophane, theophany Greek
peri near or around perimeter, perihelion, perigee, periphery, periodical Greek
pot drink potable, potion, potation, potatory, compote, symposium Latin
via road via, viaduct, trivia, via avion, obviate, obvious, via media Latin
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Using the context clues from the sentence and
your understanding of the root, define the
underlined words in the following sentences.

• The linguini-loving linguist knew the lingua
  franca.
• Motile microorganisms have powers of spontaneous
  motion.
• The navy circumnavigated the globe by precise
  navigation.
• The undulant waves soon inundated the low
  regions.
• As she genuflected, she saw her reflection in the
  glass.
• A hazy corona circled the moon the night before
  the coronation.
• The goddess of the golden dawn, Aurora, held the
  auriferous rocks.
• At the party the literati discussed the glories
  of literature.
• The rational person will not rationalize his
  wrongs away.
• Singing was an emotional catharsis for the
  vocalist.
• There was a disparity between his story and the
  facts.
• Are the rewards of the job commensurate with the
  duties?
• We must decide whether we wish to live in harmony
  or acrimony.

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Using the context clues from the sentence and
your understanding of the root, define the
underlined words in the following sentences.

• The quintet played Mozart to a group of
  quinquagenarians.
• The sociopath used his knowledge of sociology to
  evil purposes.
• Ovoviviparous fishes produce eggs that hatch
  inside the mothers body.
• The dysphasia resulted from injury to the speech
  center of his brain.
• The stunned shepherd watched the pterodactyl fly
  off with his ram.
• Are you studying these phenomena or this
  phenomenon?
• Histology is the study of the structure of plant
  and animal tissues.
• The famous polyglot spoke seventeen languages.
• Soft light came through the diaphanous curtains.
• The moons perigee and the earths perihelion are
  both tomorrow.
• The magic potion was too vile to be potable.
• His resignation obviated the need for impeachment
  proceedings.

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Answer YES or NO.

1. Does a calm ocean have large undulations?
2. Is a big paycheck incommensurate with a big job?
3. Will diaphanous draperies give your home privacy?
4. When a comet is at perihelion, does it have a
   bright tail?
5. Is there a disparity of income between executives
   and laborers?
6. Are auriferous rocks good material for road
   gravel?
7. Is an oviduct a tube for an egg to move through?
8. Is retirement a time of peace and acrimony?
9. Do ambitious people hope for professional
   demotion?
10. Is histology the study of plant and animal
    tissues?

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 undulatory placid potable
esculent flux stasis water food literate
literati boat land reflection
refraction glass cup tranquil
smooth simony parsimony commensurate
incommensurate perihelion perigee
disproportionate inadequate heliotropic
heliocentric proportionate sufficient aphelion
apogee disproportionate insufficient histology
tissue proportionate incommensurable obviate
prevent sociable hermit inundate
desiccate egregious blatant obviate
require gregarious eremite navy
circumnavigate tractable sociopath undulate
wave irate buffoon perihelion
perigee parsimony prodigality
perihelion perimeter spending
saving perigee moon literate
preliterate sun perigee stinginess
wastefulness aphelion diameter promotion
demotion apogee aphelion
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• EVALUATION
• Should high schools require all students to
  become bilingual as a graduation requirement?
• Should executives who challenge corporate
  policies be promoted or demoted?
• INTUITION
• You are in a helicopter, trying to land under
  dangerous circumstances. What are the dangerous
  circumstances?
• On a voyage to study a newly discovered
  preliterate tribe in Borneo, your ship runs into
  a storm in the Indian Ocean, and suddenly your
  navigation equipment fails. What has happened to
  the navigation equipment?
• EMOTION
• What do you think is the emotional structure in
  most highly self-motivated people?
• What emotions are common causes of irrationality?
• AESTHETICS
• What could an aesthetically-minded city do to
  turn its highway viaducts into works of modern
  art?
• Can you think of an aesthetic use for linguini?
• SYNTHESIS
• Explain the common concept among the words
  diaphanous, diameter, and dialogue.
• What do emotion and promotion have to do with
  motion?