+ vocabulary unit 4 latin prefixes 19-24. + latin prefixes (19) circum- : “around” or...
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Vocabulary Unit 4
Latin Prefixes 19-24
+Latin Prefixes
(19)
CIRCUM- : “around” or “round” circum(“around”) + navigate(“direct”) =
CIRCUMNAVIGATE (to sail around)
+CIRCUMLOCUTION
FIRST: Find a way to use circumlocution to tell Kermit the frog that he might be a puppet.
SECOND: When do politicians use circumlocution? When do you?
+CIRCUMSPECT
When is circumspection absolutely necessary? Why?
+Latin Prefixes
(20)
CON-, CO-, COL-, COR- : “together” or “with” Cor (“together”) + respond(“answer”) =
CORRESPOND (to answer together, to agree)
+COALESCE
When have you needed to be coalescent?
+COLLUSION
Collusion is usually associated with criminal activity. When have you ever acted in collusion for non-criminal reasons?
+Latin Prefixes
(21)
OB- : “against” or “in the way” or “over” Ob (“over”) + sess (“sit”) = OBSESS (literally to sit or
dwell over something)
+OBLITERATE
Is it ever necessary to obliterate someone or something? Why or why not?
+OBSTRUCT
How are the above items an obstruction?
+Latin Prefixes
(22)
PER-: “through,” “to the end,” “thoroughly” Per (“to the end”) + sist = PERSIST (literally to stand
to the end)
+PERENNIAL
Which of these is a perenial favorite?
+PERMEATE
How can these things permeate a room?
+PERTINENT
If you are making an argument about the success of the Red Sox, which information is most pertinent?
+PERTURB
What perturbs you most?
+Latin Prefixes
(23)
PRE-: “before”, “beforehand” Pre (“before”) + cede = PRECEDE (to come before)
+PRECLUDE
What could preclude you from getting a good grade on a project?
+PRECOCIOUS
Have you ever met a precocious child? What did he or she excel at?
+PRESUME
When have you made a presumption that turned out to be incorrect?
What are the other forms of the word “presume”?
+Latin Prefixes
(24)
PRO-: “forward” or “forth” pro (“forward”) + ject= PROJECT (to throw or cast forward)
+PROFUSE
When is it good for something to be profuse? When is it negative?
+PROTRUDE
Which land mass protrudes most from the United States?