Monday: apathy
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| Tuesday: enigma |
| Wednesday: extricate |
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Thursday: minute
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Friday: bolster
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Please
select an activity.
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1. Match
Meanings
2.
Use Words in
Sentences
3. Latin
Root Words
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Match
Meanings
Can you match the words with their
meanings?
| apathy |
enigma |
extricate |
| minute |
bolster |
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answers!)
1. (puzzle;
mystery)
2. (lack
of caring; indifference)
3. (free;
disentangle)
4.
(support;
reinforce)
5.
(extremely small)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| apathy |
enigma |
extricate |
| minute |
bolster |
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answers!)
1. The
fox could not _________
itself from the trap.
2.
The twins resembled one another closely; only
_________ differences
set them apart.
3. Mary
could never understand the _________
of
people who never vote.
4.
Despite
all attempts to decipher the code, it remained
an _________.
5.
The
debaters amassed file boxes full of evidence to
__________ their
arguments.
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Latin
Root Words 67%
of all English words originate from Latin. Do
you know which
of this week's
words come from Latin?
| apathy |
enigma |
extricate |
| minute |
bolster |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. enigma (puzzle;
mystery)
2. apathy (lack
of caring; indifference)
3. extricate (free;
disentangle)
4.
bolster
(support;
reinforce)
5.
minute
(extremely
small)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. The
fox could not extricate itself from the trap.
2.
The twins resembled one another closely; only minute
differences
set them apart.
3. Mary
could never understand the apathy of
people who never vote.
4.
Despite
all attempts to decipher the code, it remained
an enigma.
5.
The
debaters amassed file boxes full of evidence to bolster
their
arguments. |
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Latin
Root Words
apathy (lack
of caring; indifference) does not come from
Latin. It comes
from
Greek a meaning without and pathos
meaning feeling.
enigma (puzzle;
mystery) comes from the Latin word aenigma
meaning riddle.
extricate (free;
disentangle) comes from the Latin word extricare
meaning disentangle, clear or free.
minute
(extremely
small) comes
from the Latin word minuere
meaning to
lesson.
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