Monday: intractable
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Tuesday: precipitous
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Wednesday: diversion
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Thursday: insurgent
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Friday: quiescent
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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?
| intractable |
precipitous |
diversion |
| insurgent |
quiescent |
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answers!)
1. (at
rest; temporarily inactive)
2. (steep;
overhasty)
3. (rebellious)
4. (unruly;
stubborn; unyielding)
5. (act
of turning aside, pastime)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| intractable |
precipitous |
diversion |
| insurgent |
quiescent |
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answers!)
1. People
did not return to the rich hillside of Mt. Etna
until the volcano
had
been _________
for a full two years.
2. This
hill is difficult to climb because it is so _________
;
one slip,
and
out descent will be _________
as
well.
3.
After
studying for several hours, he needed a _________.
4.
We
will not discuss reform until the _________
troops
have returned
to
their homes.
5. Charlie
Brown’s friend Pigpen was _________ refused
to take a bath.
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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?
| intractable |
precipitous |
diversion |
| insurgent |
quiescent |
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here to find out!)
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Meanings
1. quiescent (at
rest; temporarily inactive)
2. precipitous (steep;
overhasty)
3. insurgent (rebellious)
4. intractable (unruly;
stubborn; unyielding)
5. diversion (act
of turning aside, pastime)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. People
did not return to the rich hillside of Mt. Etna
until the volcano
had
been quiescent for a full two years.
2. This
hill is difficult to climb because it is so precipitous;
one slip,
and
out descent will be precipitous as
well.
3.
After
studying for several hours, he needed a diversion.
4.
We
will not discuss reform until the insurgent troops
have returned
to
their homes.
5. Charlie
Brown’s friend Pigpen was intractable:
he absolutely
refused
to take a bath.
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Latin
Root Words
intractable (unruly;
stubborn; unyielding) comes from the Latin words
in and trahere meaning in and
drag.
precipitous (steep;
overhasty) comes from the Latin word
praecipitare meaning to throw headlong.
diversion (act
of turning aside, pastime) comes from the Latin word
divertere meaning to turn aside.
insurgent (rebellious)
comes from the Latin word insurgere
meaning to rise up.
quiescent (at
rest; temporarily inactive) comes from the Latin word
quiescere
meaning to be quiet, be at rest.
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