Monday: impetuous
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Tuesday: disdain
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Wednesday: paragon
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Thursday: vindicate
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Friday: aspire
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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?
| impetuous |
disdain |
paragon |
| vindicate |
aspire |
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answers!)
1. (clear
from blame; exonerate)
2. (violent;
hasty; rash)
3. (view
with scorn or contempt)
4. (seek
to attain)
5. (model
of perfection)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| impetuous |
disdain |
paragon |
| vindicate |
aspire |
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answers!)
1. “Leap
before you look” was the motto suggested by
one particularly
_________
young
man.
2.
I hope to _________
my
client and return him to society as a free man.
3.
You
make enemies of all you _________.
4.
John
_________
to a
career in professional sports.
5. The
class disliked him because the teacher always
pointed him out as
a
_________
of virtue.
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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?
| impetuous |
disdain |
paragon |
| vindicate |
aspire |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. vindicate (clear
from blame; exonerate)
2. impetuous (violent;
hasty; rash)
3. disdain (view
with scorn or contempt)
4. aspire (seek
to attain)
5. paragon (model
of perfection)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. “Leap
before you look” was the motto suggested by
one particularly
impetuous young
man.
2.
I hope to vindicate my
client and return him to society as a free man.
3.
You
make enemies of all you disdain .
4.
John
aspired to a
career in professional sports.
5. The
class disliked him because the teacher always
pointed him out as
a paragon of
virtue.
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Latin
Root Words
impetuous (violent;
hasty; rash) comes from the Latin word
impetus
meaning attack.
disdain
(view
with scorn or contempt) comes from the Latin word
desdignari
meaning to scorn. [De indicating
a reversal + dignare meaning
to
be worthy].
paragon (model
of perfection) does not come from Latin.
vindicate (clear
from blame; exonerate) comes from the Latin word
vindicare
meaning to
avenge.
aspire (seek
to attain) comes from the Latin word
aspirare
meaning
to
breathe upon, favor, desire.
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