Monday: repudiate
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Tuesday: clemency
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Wednesday: cryptic
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Thursday: resigned
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Friday: steadfast
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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?
| repudiate |
clemency |
cryptic |
| resigned |
steadfast |
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answers!)
1. (mysterious;
hidden)
2. (loyal;
unswerving)
3. (disown;
disavow)
4. (disposition
to be lenient)
5. (unresisting)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| repudiate |
clemency |
cryptic |
| resigned |
steadfast |
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answers!)
1. Martin
loved to act mysterious, making _________
comments no one
could understand.
2. The
judge was noted for his _________
toward first offenders.
3. He
announced that he would _________
all debts incurred by his wife.
4. Penelope
was _________
in her affections, faithfully waiting for Ulysses
to return
from his wanderings.
5. _________
to his downtrodden existence, Bob Cratchit was too
meek
to protest Scrooge’s bullying.
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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?
| repudiate |
clemency |
cryptic |
| resigned |
steadfast |
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here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. cryptic (mysterious;
hidden)
2. steadfast (loyal;
unswerving)
3. repudiate (disown;
disavow)
4. clemency (disposition
to be lenient)
5. resigned (unresisting)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. Martin
loved to act mysterious, making cryptic comments no one
could understand.
2. The
judge was noted for his clemency toward first offenders.
3. He
announced that he would repudiate all debts incurred by his wife.
4. Penelope
was steadfast in her affections, faithfully waiting for Ulysses
to return
from his wanderings.
5. Resigned to his downtrodden existence, Bob Cratchit was too
meek
to protest Scrooge’s bullying.
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Latin
Root Words
repudiate (disown;
disavow) comes from the Latin word
repudiare meaning
reject,
cast off.
clemency (disposition
to be lenient) comes from the Latin word
clemens
meaning mercy.
cryptic (mysterious;
hidden) comes from the
Late Latin word crypticus
[Greek:
kruptikos=hidden].
resigned (unresisting)
comes from the Latin word
resignare meaning
to
unseal, resign.
steadfast (loyal;
unswerving) does not come from Latin.
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