SVL-Day+5

__Roots: __ 1. **Pul: push; drive > **Example**: [|compulsory]: adj. required; mandatory > **Sentence**: Saying the Pledge of Allegiance is __compulsory__ at many schools.

2. **Poly: many** > **Example**: [|polychromatic]: adj. having many colors > **Sentence:** The __polychromatic__ coat with all of its clashing colors confused my eyes.

3. **Hum: earth; ground; man** > **Example**: [|exhume]: v. to dig up a body > **Sentence**: The police __exhumed__ the body in order to investigate the cause of death.

4. **Mis: wrong** > **Example**: [|miscreant]: n. an evil-doer > **Sentence**: There are several well known __miscreants__ from history: Hitler, Stalin, Osama Bin Laden, my younger brother.

5. **Omni: all > **Example**: [|omnivorous]: adj. eating both plants and animals > **Sentence**: Human beings are __omnivorous__ and are capable of eating things like cheese, meat, fruit, and Doritos. I really like french fries.

6. **Fort: strong > **Example**: [|fortify]: v. to strengthen > **Sample**: To __fortify__ my snow fort I watered it lightly in the evening and then let it freeze overnight. It was so cool!

7. **Fortuna: chance** > **Example**: [|fortuitous]: adj. happening by chance; accidental > **Sentence**: It was __fortuitous__ that I found a five dollar bill in the street just as I passed McDonalds. I went in and ordered some tasty french fries.

8. **Flect: bend** > **Example**: [|deflect]: v. to bend or turn to the side > **Sentence**: When I was a little boy I used to pretend that I was a superhero and could __deflect__ bullets and lasers from myself with an invisible force field.

9. **Hyper: excessive** > **Example**: [|hypochondriac]: n. a person who is abnormally concerned about his health > **Sentence**: My Uncle, a __hypochondriac__ has had about forty heart attacks now, all of them imagined.

10. **Ultima: last > **Example**: [|ultimatum]: n. final offer (or else!) > **Sentence**: She walked into class and offered the noisy students an __ultimatum__: no more talking or they would have to clean the gum from underneath the desks with a toothpick.