Sophomore+Lists+and+Activities

For each of the following weekly sets of vocabulary "roots" and "terms" do the following activities in your seating groups:

Create a webpage with: a. Definitions for each root and its terms;

b. An activity for each member of your group chosen from the Activities page.

d. A review activity that tests a student's knowledge of the roots, the terms, and their definitions. Each week try to create a different review activity.

Week 1

NAT: to be born

1. naive: adj. innocent; gullible

2. naturalize: v. to give citizenship to one foreign born

3. innate: adj. inborn (You're born with it.)

FACT: make

4. factious: adj. argumentative; inclined to dissent

5. facile: adj. easy (as a "facile imagination")

6. facsimile: n. an exact copy

AB: away from

7. abdicate: v. to give up; renounce

8. aberration: n. a straying from the norm; abnormality

9. abjure: v. to renounce (upon oath); to swear away

10. abscond: v. to depart secretly and hide

Week 2

ENCE: state of

1. complacent: adj. self-satisfied

2. belligerence: n. quality of having a fighting spirit

3. opulence: n. wealth

TEN: hold

4. tenacious: adj. stubborn; holding fast

5. tenable: adj. able to be defended or upheld

6. retentive: adj. retaining knowledge easily (a retentive memory)

CLUD: shut

7. preclude: v. to hinder; to make impossible

8. occlusion: n. the shutting up of an opening

9. reclusive: adj. shut away; hermit-like

10. exclusion: n. the act of shutting out (noun form of "exclude")

Week 3

TUDE: state of

1. lassitude: n. weariness; state of being limp

2. aptitude: n. state of being capable; ability

3. fortitude: n. bravery and strength; endurance

4. pulchritude: n. state of beauty

MAN: hand

5. manacles: n. handcuffs

6. manifest: adj. obvious; apparent

7. emancipate: v. to set free

FIDE: faith

8. infidelity: n. disloyalty

9. bona fide: adj. genuine ("In good faith")

10. confidant: n. a person in whom secrets are confided (note: a female is called a "confidante")

Week 4

GNOSI: know

1. cognizance: n. awareness

2. incognito: adj., adv. in disguise

3. prognosticate: v. predict the future

PUL: push; drive

4. compulsory: adj. required; mandatory

5. impulsive: adj. driven to act quickly (without thinking things through)

6. repulse: v. to drive back (as an army)

7. expulsion: n. the act of throwing out (noun form of "expel")

POLY: many

8. polygamy: n. state of having many wives

9. polyglot: n. one who knows many languages

10. polychromatic: adj. having many colors

Week 5

APO: away from

1. apocalypse: n. a revelation of the future destruction of the world

2. apogee: n. point of orbit of a heavenly body farthest from the earth; the best or greatest point (The apogee of his career.)

HUM: earth; ground; man

3. exhume: v. to dig up a body

4. humiliate: v. to shame

5. humane: adj. compassionate to human beings and animals

MIS: wrong

6. miscreant: n. an evil-doer

7. misogyny: n. hatred of women

8. misnomer: n. an incorrect name (like calling a bald guy "Curly")

9. misgivings: n. feelings of uneasiness or guilt

10. misanthrope: n. a hater of mankind

Week 6

OMNI: all

1. omnipotent: adj. all-powerful

2. omniscient: adj. all-knowing

3. omnivorous: adj. eating both plants and animals

FORT: strong

4. forte: n. one's strong point

5. fortify: v. to strengthen

FORTUNA: chance

6. fortuitous: adj. happening by chance; accidental

FLECT: bend

7. deflect: v. to bend or turn to the side

8. inflection: n. the rise and fall of the voice

9. reflective: adj. meditative; full of thoughts

Week 7


 * HYPER: excessive**

1. [|hyperkinesia]: n. abnormal muscle movement

2. [|hypertension]: n. abnormally high blood pressure

3. [|hypochondriac]: n. a person who is abnormally concerned about his health


 * ULTIMA: last**

4. [|ultimatum]: n. final offer (or else!)

5. [|penultimate]: adj. next to the last


 * PERI: around**

6. [|peripheral]: adj. related to the boundary: lying on the outside

7. [|periodic]: adj. occurring at regular, fixed intervals


 * SUPER: over; above**

8. [|supercilious]: adj. looking down on other people as worthless

9. [|superlative]: adj. the best; in the highest degree

10. [|supremacy]: n. state of being the highest in power or authority

=Week 8=

1. [|parable]: n. a story with a moral told to emphasize a point 2. [|paradox]: n. a statement that seems contradictory, but is true when analyzed 3. [|parody]: n. a humorous imitation of a literary work AUTO: self** 4. [|autocratic]: adj. rule by one supreme ruler; dictatorial 5[|. automaton: n. a robot] 6. [|autonomous]: adj. self-governing ILE: related to** 7. [|docile]: adj. easy to teach and discipline 8. [|versatile]: adj. having various talents 9. [|futile]: adj. ineffectual; useless 10. [|tactile]: adj. perceived by touch
 * PARA: beside**