Monday: untenable
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Tuesday: acclaim
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Wednesday: gravity
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Thursday: judicious
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Friday: peripheral
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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?
| untenable |
acclaim |
gravity |
| judicious |
peripheral |
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answers!)
1. (announce
with great approval)
2. (indefensible;
unable to be occupied)
3. (seriousness)
4. (marginal;
outer)
5. (sound
in judgment; wise)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| untenable |
acclaim |
gravity |
| judicious |
peripheral |
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answers!)
1. The
NBC sportscasters _________
every American victory in
the
Olympics.
2. We
didn’t live in the center of London, but in
one of the
_________
suburbs.
3.
Tom
made a _________
investment that was the foundation of
his
later
wealth.
4.
Tomorrow
they will demolish that rundown, _________
building.
5. We
could tell we were in serious trouble from the _________
of
the
principal’s
expression.
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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?
| untenable |
acclaim |
gravity |
| judicious |
peripheral |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. acclaim (announce
with great approval)
2. untenable (indefensible;
unable to be occupied)
3. gravity (seriousness)
4. peripheral (marginal;
outer)
5. judicious (sound
in judgment; wise)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. The
NBC sportscasters acclaimed
every American victory in
the
Olympics.
2. We
didn’t live in the center of London, but in
one of the
peripheral suburbs.
3.
Tom
made a judicious investment that was the foundation of
his
later
wealth.
4.
Tomorrow
they will demolish that rundown, untenable building.
5. We
could tell we were in serious trouble from the gravity of
the
principal’s
expression.
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Latin
Root Words
untenable (indefensible;
unable to be occupied) comes from the Latin
word
tenere meaning to hold.
acclaim (announce
with great approval) comes from the Latin word
acclamare
meaning to shout at.
gravity (seriousness)
comes from the Latin word
gravis meaning
serious,
heavy
judicious (sound
in judgment; wise) comes from the Latin word
iudex
meaning judge.
peripheral (marginal;
outer) does not come from Latin.
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