Monday: stagnant
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Tuesday: antithesis
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Wednesday: conciliatory
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Thursday: deprecate
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Friday: equivocal
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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?
| stagnant |
antithesis |
conciliatory |
| deprecate |
equivocal |
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answers!)
1. (ambiguous;
doubtful)
2. (contrast;
direct opposite of or to)
3. (motionless;
stale; dull)
4. (reconciling;
appeasing)
5. (express
disapproval of; belittle)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| stagnant |
antithesis |
conciliatory |
| deprecate |
equivocal |
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answers!)
1. I
must _________
your
attitude and hope that you will change
your
mind.
2. The _________
water
was a breeding ground for disease.
3.
Hoping
to end the coldness that had grown between
them,
he
wrote a _________
note.
4.
Good
is the _________
of evil, innocence the _________
of
guilt.
5. Macbeth
was misled by the _________
statements
of the witches.
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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?
| stagnant |
antithesis |
conciliatory |
| deprecate |
equivocal |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. equivocal (ambiguous;
doubtful)
2. antithesis (contrast;
direct opposite of or to)
3. stagnant (motionless;
stale; dull)
4. conciliatory (reconciling;
appeasing)
5. deprecate (express
disapproval of; belittle)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. I
must deprecate your
attitude and hope that you will change
your
mind.
2. The stagnant water
was a breeding ground for disease.
3.
Hoping
to end the coldness that had grown between
them,
he
wrote a
conciliatory note.
4.
Good
is the antithesis of evil, innocence the antithesis of
guilt.
5. Macbeth
was misled by the equivocal statements
of the witches.
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Latin
Root Words
stagnant (motionless;
stale; dull) comes from the Latin word
stagnare
meaning to
be stagnant [stagnum=pond, swamp]
antithesis (contrast;
direct opposite of or to) does not come from Latin.
conciliatory (reconciling;
appeasing) comes from the Latin word
conciliare
meaning to
bring together.
deprecate (express
disapproval of; belittle) comes from the Latin
word
deprecari meaning to ward of by prayer [de=away;precari=pray].
equivocal (ambiguous;
doubtful) comes from the Latin word
vox
meaning voice.
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