Monday: petulant
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Tuesday: querulous
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Wednesday: raze
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Thursday: tantamount
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Friday: adulation
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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?
| petulant |
querulous |
raze |
| tantamount |
adulation |
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answers!)
1. (flattery;
admiration)
2. (fretful;
whining)
3. (touchy;
peevish)
4. (destroy
completely)
5. (equal)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| petulant |
querulous |
raze |
| tantamount |
adulation |
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answers!)
1. Even
the most agreeable toddlers can begin to act _________
if
they
miss
their nap.
2. The
feverish patient was _________and
restless.
3. The
rock star relished the _________
she received from her fans.
4. Your
ignoring their pathetic condition is _________
to murder.
5. The
owners intended to _________
the hotel and erect an office
building
on the site.
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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?
| petulant |
querulous |
raze |
| tantamount |
adulation |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. adulation (flattery;
admiration)
2. querulous (fretful;
whining)
3. petulant (touchy;
peevish)
4. raze (destroy
completely)
5. tantamount (equal)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. Even
the most agreeable toddlers can begin to act querulous if
they
miss
their nap.
2. The
feverish patient was petulant and
restless.
3. The
rock star relished the adulation she received from her fans.
4. Your
ignoring their pathetic condition is tantamount to murder.
5. The
owners intended to raze the hotel and erect an office
building
on the site.
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Latin
Root Words
petulant (touchy;
peevish) comes from the Latin word
petulare meaning
to
jab at [petere=to attack].
querulous (fretful;
whining) comes from the Latin word
queri meaning
to
complain.
raze (destroy
completely) comes from the Latin word
radere meaning
to
scrape.
tantamount (equal)
comes from the Latin word
tantus meaning
so
much.
adulation (flattery;
admiration) comes from the Latin word
adulari
meaning to
flatter
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