Monday: premonition
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Tuesday: resilient
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Wednesday: unsavory
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Thursday: unscathed
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Friday:
accolade
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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?
| premonition |
resilient |
unsavory |
| unscathed |
accolade |
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answers!)
1. (unharmed)
2. (forewarning)
3. (elastic;
having the power to spring back)
4. (distasteful;
morally repugnant)
5.
(award
of merit)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| premonition |
resilient |
unsavory |
| unscathed |
accolade |
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answers!)
1. Steel
is highly _________
and
therefore is used in the manufacture
of
springs.
2. We
ignored these _________
of disaster because they appeared to
be
based on childish fears.
3.
In
the world of public relations, a “Clio” is
the highest __________
an advertising campaign
can receive.
4.
The
meeting was horrendous making everyone wonder
how she
survived
it _________.
5.
That
fellow certainly has an _________reputation.
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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?
| premonition |
resilient |
unsavory |
| unscathed |
accolade |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. unscathed (unharmed)
2. premonition (forewarning)
3. resilient (elastic;
having the power to spring back)
4. unsavory (distasteful;
morally repugnant)
5.
accolade
(award
of merit)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. Steel
is highly resilient and
therefore is used in the manufacture
of
springs.
2. We
ignored these premonition of disaster because they appeared to
be
based on childish fears.
3.
In
the world of public relations, a “Clio” is
the highest accolade
an advertising campaign
can receive.
4.
The
meeting was horrendous making everyone wonder
how she
survived
it unscathed.
5.
That
fellow certainly has an unsavory reputation.
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Latin
Root Words
premonition (forewarning)
comes from the Latin word
praemonere
meaning to
warn beforehand.
resilient (elastic;
having the power to spring back) comes from the Latin
word
resilire meaning to leap back, recoil.
unsavory (distasteful;
morally repugnant) comes from the Latin word
sapor
meaning taste.
unscathed (unharmed)
does not come from Latin.
accolade
(award
of merit) From the Latin (through the French acolar
meaning to embrace) a- meaning to and
collum meaning neck.
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