Monday: renegade
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Tuesday: iconoclast
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Wednesday: elusive
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Thursday: divulge
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Friday: philanthropist
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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?
| renegade |
iconoclast |
elusive |
| divulge |
philanthropist |
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answers!)
1. (evasive;
baffling; hard to grasp)
2. (deserter;
traitor)
3. (lover
of mankind; doer of good)
4. (reveal)
5. (one
who attacks cherished traditions)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| renegade |
iconoclast |
elusive |
| divulge |
philanthropist |
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answers!)
1. Because
he refused to support his fellow members in
their drive, he
was
shunned as a _________.
2. As
he grew older, he became famous as a _________
and benefactor
of
the needy.
3. The audience was frustrated by the _________
replies
to their questions.
4.
Charlotte
would never _________
anything
that a friend told her in
confidence.
5. George
Bernard Shaw’s _________
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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?
| renegade |
iconoclast |
elusive |
| divulge |
philanthropist |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. elusive (evasive;
baffling; hard to grasp)
2. renegade (deserter;
traitor)
3. philanthropist (lover
of mankind; doer of good)
4. divulge (reveal)
5. iconoclast (one
who attacks cherished traditions)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. Because
he refused to support his fellow members in
their drive, he
was
shunned as a renegade.
2. As
he grew older, he became famous as a philanthropist and benefactor
of
the needy.
3. The audience was frustrated by the elusive replies
to their questions.
4.
Charlotte
would never divulge anything
that a friend told her in
confidence.
5. George
Bernard Shaw’s iconoclast plays
often startled people.
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Latin
Root Words
renegade (deserter;
traitor) comes
from the Latin word renegare
meaning to deny.
iconoclast (one
who attacks cherished traditions) does not come from
Latin.
elusive (evasive;
baffling; hard to grasp) comes
from the Latin word
eludere meaning to escape or avoid.
divulge (reveal)
comes
from the Latin word dilvugare meaning
to publish.
philanthropist (lover
of mankind; doer of good) does not come from Latin
[Greek:
philanthropos=lover of mankind].
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