Building Vocabulary from Word Roots

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Building Vocabulary from Word Roots

• Lesson 9
• Latin Bases
• ver and fall, fals, fail, fault

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Prefixes

• The Latin bases ver, fall, fals, fail, and fault
  all associate with three Latin prefixes
• ad- (to, toward, add to)
• de- (not, down)
• in- (not)

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ver

• The Latin base ver means true.
• This base, in general, is associated with the
  positive qualities of truth.

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ver true

• ver y (inclined to) veryinclined to the
  truth
• When we are very hungry, we are inclined to be
  truly hungry.
• ver dict (speak) verdicta statement of
  truth
• When a jury returns a verdict, it is a
  statement of what they believe is true.
• ad- (to, towards, add to) ver averto add
  to the truth
• When a reporter tries to aver the validity of a
  source, they are adding to the truth by
  checking out the source.
• ver fy (to make) verifyto prove or make
  true
• If a person seeks to verify a statement, then
  they are trying to make or prove that statement
  is true.

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fall, fals, fail, fault

• The Latin bases fall, fals, fail, and fault mean
  false, mistake, or fail.
• In general, words built from this are associated
  with the negative ideas of dishonesty.

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fall, fals, fail, fault false, mistake, fail

• fail -ed failedended in falseness
• When a person feels that they have failed
  another, they feel that it has ended in
  falseness.
• fals -ify (to make) falsifyto make
  something false
• If you falsify a birth certificate, you make a
  false document.
• fault faulta mistake or false step
• When something is considered your fault, then it
  is your mistake of false step.
• in- (not) fal -ible (able to be)
  infalliblenot able to be false or
  mistaken
• If a person believes they are infallible, they
  think they are perfect and not able to make
  mistakes.

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Paired Opposites

• very (truly) ----- false, falsely (mistaken,
  mistakenly)
• verify (to test make true) ---- falsify (to
  make false)
• veracious (truthful) ----- fallacious (mistaken
  wrong)
• verity (a truth) ----- fallacy (a falsehood)
• veritable (genuine true) ----- fallible (prone
  to make mistakes)

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• When the jury delivered its very surprising
  verdict, not everyone averred that it had been
  verified by the evidence.
• How do each of the bolded words mean true?
• Because a witness gave false testimony and the
  attorney failed to present solid evidence, some
  people found fault with the verdict. Juries are
  not infallible!
• How do each of the bolded words mean false,
  mistake, fail?

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• How do the bolded words mean true and false?
• In spite of her reputation for honesty, her
  veracity now came into question.
• He sang in a screeching falsetto that made an
  unpleasant sound.
• His good memory made him a veritable fountain of
  knowledge.
• After losing her job, she defaulted on the loan.
• Verily, great grace may go with a little gift
  and precious are all things that come from a
  friend.
• Theocritus, third century B.C.

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Greek and Latin RootsUse the definitions of
the bases to determine the meaning of the bolded
word. Begin by filling in the correct base
definitions on the lines following the bases.

• ver this base means _______________
• When the jury delivered its very surprising
  verdict, not everyone averred that it had been
  verified by the evidence.
• Define the word aver using a definition of the
  base (the prefix ad means to, towards, add
  to).
• __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  
• very (suffix y means inclined to)
  _____________
• verdict (the base dict means say)______________
  _______
• __________
• verified (the suffix ify means to make)
  ___________________________________

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Greek and Latin RootsUse the definitions of
the bases to determine the meaning of the bolded
word. Begin by filling in the correct base
definitions on the lines following the bases.

• ver this base means true
• When the jury delivered its very surprising
  verdict, not everyone averred that it had been
  verified by the evidence.
• Define the word aver using a definition of the
  base (the prefix ad means to, towards, add
  to)
• to declare or assert its truth or to add
  to or support the truth
• very (suffix y means inclined to) inclined to
  be truly something
• verdict (the base dict means say)statement
  of the truth
• verified (the suffix ify means to make) to
  make true

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Greek and Latin RootsUse the definitions of the
bases to determine the meaning of the bolded
word. Begin by filling in the correct base
definitions on the lines following the bases.

• fall, fals, fail, fault--these bases mean
• __________, ____________, ______________
• Before my sisters and I were born, my parents
  lived in San Francisco very near a fault line.
  They moved shortly after our births because they
  felt that if anything ever happened to us as a
  result of an earthquake, they would feel like
  failures as parents. They realized no city is
  infallible when a hurricane destroyed our house
  instead.
• Define the word fault using a definition of the
  base _____________________________________________
  ___________________
• failures (suffix ure means an act or body doing
  the action) __________________
• infallible (prefix in means not suffix ible
  means can or able to be done)
  __________________________________________________
  ___________

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Greek and Latin RootsUse the definitions of the
bases to determine the meaning of the bolded
word. Begin by filling in the correct base
definitions on the lines following the bases.

• fall, fals, fail, fault--these bases mean
• false, mistake, fail
• Before my sisters and I were born, my parents
  lived in San Francisco very near a fault line.
  They moved shortly after our births because they
  felt that if anything ever happened to us as a
  result of an earthquake, they would feel like
  failures as parents. They realized no city is
  infallible when a hurricane destroyed our house
  instead.
• Define the word fault using a definition of the
  base a weak or failing section of the earths
  surface
• failures (suffix ure means an act or body doing
  the action) people who failed or made a
  mistake
• infallible (prefix in means not suffix ible
  means can or able to be done) something ,
  someone, or someplace that is not able or
  capable of making mistakes

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Greek and Latin RootsUse the definitions of the
bases to determine the meaning of the bolded
word. Begin by filling in the correct base
definitions on the lines following the bases.

• fall, fals, fail, fault--these bases mean
• __________, ____________, ______________
• Because a witness gave false testimony, and the
  attorney failed to present solid evidence, some
  people found fault with the verdict. Juries are
  not infallible!
• Define the word fault using a definition of the
  base _____________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _
• false__________________
• failed_________________________
• infallible (prefix in means not suffix ible
  means can or able to be done)
  _________________________________________

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Greek and Latin RootsUse the definitions of the
bases to determine the meaning of the bolded
word. Begin by filling in the correct base
definitions on the lines following the bases.

• fall, fals, fail, fault--these bases mean
• false, mistake, fail
• Because a witness gave false testimony, and the
  attorney failed to present solid evidence, some
  people found fault with the verdict. Juries are
  not infallible!
• Define the word fault using a definition of the
  base
• originates or began in a mistake
• false false mistaken (untrue)
• failed the end result of failing
• infallible (prefix in means not suffix ible
  means can or able to be done) something ,
  someone, or someplace not full of mistakes