Monday: tangential
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Tuesday: acquiesce
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Wednesday: indigent
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Thursday: laud
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Friday: officious
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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?
| tangential |
acquiesce |
indigent |
| laud |
officious |
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answers!)
1. (assent;
agree without protesting)
2. (meddlesome;
excessively trying to please)
3. (peripheral;
slightly connected)
4. (poor;
destitute)
5. (praise)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| tangential |
acquiesce |
indigent |
| laud |
officious |
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answers!)
1. The
NFL _________
Boomer
Esiason’s efforts to raise money to
combat
cystic
fibrosis.
2. After
the long flight, Jill just wanted to nap, but
the _________
bellboy
insisted
on showing her all the special features of her
suite.
3.
Despite
Clark’s attempts to distract her with
_________
remarks, Lois
kept
coming back to her main question: why couldn’t
he come do
dinner
with Superman and her?
4. Someone
who is truly _________
can’t even afford to buy a pack
of
cigarettes.
5. When
Dad set 1 a.m. as our curfew, my sister and I _________
because
we knew he meant business.
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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?
| tangential |
acquiesce |
indigent |
| laud |
officious |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. acquiesce (assent;
agree without protesting)
2. officious (meddlesome;
excessively trying to please)
3. tangential (peripheral;
slightly connected)
4. indigent (poor;
destitute)
5. laud (praise)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. The
NFL lauded Boomer
Esiason’s efforts to raise money to
combat
cystic
fibrosis.
2. After
the long flight, Jill just wanted to nap, but
the officious bellboy
insisted
on showing her all the special features of her
suite.
3.
Despite
Clark’s attempts to distract her with
tangential remarks, Lois
kept
coming back to her main question: why couldn’t
he come do
dinner
with Superman and her?
4. Someone
who is truly indigent can’t even afford to buy a pack
of
cigarettes.
5. When
Dad set 1 a.m. as our curfew, my sister and I acquiesced
because
we knew he meant business.
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Latin
Root Words
tangential (peripheral;
slightly connected) comes from the Latin word
tangere
meaning to touch.
acquiesce (assent;
agree without protesting) comes from the Latin
word
acquiescere meaning to
reamain at rest.
indigent (poor;
destitute) comes from the Latin word
indigere meaning
to
lack.
laud (praise)
comes from the Latin word
laudare meaning to praise.
officious (meddlesome;
excessively trying to please) comes from the
Latin word
officium meaning duty,
service.
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