SVL-Day+6

__Roots__

1. Peri: around

> Example: [|peripheral]: adj. related to the boundary: lying on the outside > Sentence: The students coversation about clothes was __peripheral__ to our conversation about //Huck Finn//.

2. Super: over; above

> Example: [|supercilious]: adj. looking down on other people as worthless > Sentence: she was extremely __supercilious__ and would often look down on people poorer than her.

3. Para: beside

> Example: [|parody]: n. a humorous imitation of a literary work > Sentence: The //Scream// movies are __parodies__ of previous "slasher" films.

4. Auto: self

> Example: [|autonomous]: adj. self-governing > Sentence: Hawaii has wanted to be an __autonomous__ country free from control by the United States for a long time.

5. Ile: related to

> Example: [|versatile]: adj. having various talents > Sentence: She was a very __versatile__ actress and could play many parts, young or old, rich or poor, crazy or sane, with equal talent.

6. Leg: law

> Example: [|legitimate]: adj. legal > Sentence: There are several __legitimate__ ways to celebrate your 18th birthday: bowling, fishing, lawn darts, easting at Chuck-E-Cheese.

7. Voc: voice; call

> Example: [|evoke]: v. to call out from the past (like a memory or spirit) > Sentence: The pictures from the old box __evoked__ many memories from my childhood, many beautiful, some sad, some embarrassing.

8. Sub: under

> Example: [|subversive]: adj. wishing to overthrow the government > Sentence: Because they threatened the "status quo" many social activists such as [|Martin Luther King Jr.], [|Malcolm X], and [|Cesar Chavez] were labeled as __subversive__ by the government.

9. Mal: bad; evil

> Example: [|maladroit]: adj. clumsy; awkward > Sentence: I'm sometimes a __maladroit__ dancer and am so awkward even my friends refuse to acknowledge me on the dance floor.

10. Post: after

> Example: [|posthumous]: adj. after one's death > Sentence: Even though he had been known to be stingy during his life, the miser's will gave a great __posthumous__ gift to charity.