+ 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?