Monday: indomitable
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Tuesday: placate
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Wednesday: eccentric
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Thursday: impartial
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Friday: abstract
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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?
| indomitable |
placate |
eccentric |
| impartial |
abstract |
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answers!)
1. (odd;
whimsical)
2. (theoretical;
not concrete)
3. (unconquerable; unyielding)
4. (pacify;
conciliate)
5. (not
biased; fair)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| indomitable |
placate |
eccentric |
| impartial |
abstract |
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answers!)
1. The
founders of our country had _________
will power.
2. The
store manager tried to _________
the customer by offering a
full
refund.
3.
To
him, her hunger was an_________
4.
At
election time, journalists need to be _________
in their coverage of
all
candidates.
5. The
comet passed close by the earth in its _________orbit.
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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?
| indomitable |
placate |
eccentric |
| impartial |
abstract |
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here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. eccentric (odd;
whimsical)
2. abstract (theoretical;
not concrete)
3. indomitable (unconquerable; unyielding)
4. placate (pacify;
conciliate)
5. impartial (not
biased; fair)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. The
founders of our country had indomitable will power.
2. The
store manager tried to placate the customer by offering a
full
refund.
3.
To
him, her hunger was an abstract concept;
he had never missed a
meal.
4.
At
election time, journalists need to be impartial in their coverage of
all
candidates.
5. The
comet passed close by the earth in its eccentric orbit.
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Latin
Root Words
indomitable (unconquerable; unyielding) comes from the Latin
word
indomitabilis meaning untameable [in meaning
not and domitare
meaning to tame, subdue].
placate (pacify;
conciliate) comes from the Latin word placere
meaning to please.
eccentric (odd;
whimsical) comes from the Med. Latin eccentricus
meaning off center [from the Greek ek-
meaning out and kentron
meaning center].
impartial (not
biased; fair) comes from the Latin word impertire
meaning to share with another, communicate.
abstract (theoretical;
not concrete) comes from the Latin word
abstrahere meaning to draw away [ab-
meaning away and trahere
meaning to draw].
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