Monday: grandiose
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Tuesday: rejuvenate
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Wednesday: disparity
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Thursday: hamper
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Friday: jocular
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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?
| grandiose |
rejuvenate |
disparity |
| hamper |
jocular |
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answers!)
1. (difference)
2. (to
make youthful or like new again)
3. (jolly;
fond of joking)
4. (obstruct)
5. (pretentious;
ridiculously exaggerated; impressive)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| grandiose |
rejuvenate |
disparity |
| hamper |
jocular |
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answers!)
1. Their
_________
in rank made no difference at all to the prince
and
Cinderella.
2. The
new mother didn’t realize that taking care of
her new baby would
_________
her ability to keep an immaculate house.
3.
The aged matinee idol still had __________
notions of his supposed
importance in the theatrical world.
4.
My
folks are _________
people.
5.
The
restoration of my old car has
_________
it nicely.
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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?
| grandiose |
rejuvenate |
disparity |
| hamper |
jocular |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. disparity (difference)
2. rejuvenate (to
make youthful or like new again)
3. jocular (jolly;
fond of joking)
4. hamper (obstruct)
5. grandiose (pretentious;
ridiculously exaggerated; impressive)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. Their
disparity in rank made no difference at all to the prince
and
Cinderella.
2. The
new mother didn’t realize that taking care of
her new baby would
hamper her ability to keep an immaculate house.
3.
The aged matinee idol still had grandiose notions
of his supposed
importance in the theatrical world.
4.
My
folks are jocular people.
5.
The
restoration of my old car has
rejuvenate it nicely.
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Latin
Root Words
rejuvenate (to
make youthful or like new again)
re meaning again
and iuvenis
meaning young man.
disparity (difference)
comes from the Latin word dispar
meaning unequal.
hamper (obstruct)
does not come from Latin.
jocular (jolly;
fond of joking) comes from the Latin word iocus
meaning joke.
grandiose (pretentious;
ridiculously exaggerated; impressive) comes from the
Latin
word grandis meaning full grown, great.
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