impediment - mrs. holliman's opus-9th grade lit/compmrshollimansela.webs.com/vocabulary/unit...
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Impediment
Root Word(s)
Synonym
Antonym Picture
Noun: Something that gets in the way of ; hindrance
Note: -ped- comes from the Latin word “pes” or “pedis”
Donald Duck’s speech impediment always made him difficult to understand.
-ped-
hindrance
assistance
foot
Expedient
Prefix
Synonym
Antonym Picture
Adj: Providing results quickly; practical and effective
Note: -ped- comes from the Latin word “pes” or “pedis”
In light of the recent events, Bart thought it would be most expedient for him to run away as
soon as possible.
Root Word(s)
-ped- foot
Pedestrian
Prefix
Synonym
Antonym Picture
Adjective: lacking excitement; ordinary and dull; boring
Note: -ped- comes from the Latin word “pes” or “pedis”
I thought my trip to city would be exciting but it was actually quite pedestrian.
original
Root Word(s)
-ped- foot
everyday
Pedant
Root Word(s)
Synonym
Antonym Picture
Noun: One possessing abundant knowledge of minor uninteresting things
Note: -ped- comes from the Greek word “pais” or “paidos”
Only a pedant would go into such detail on the most minor points of grammar.
-ped- child
Pedagogue
Prefix
Synonym
Antonym Picture
Noun: A teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded
Because the previous teacher had been such a bore, the students assumed their new teacher to
be a pedagogue also.
teacher
Root Word(s)
-ped- child
Travesty
Suffix Root Word(s)
Synonym
Antonym Picture
Noun: A bad imitation of
mockery
glorification
Most of the television shows produced today are a travesty of the great shows that came before.
Root Word(s)
-vest clothing
Vested
Prefix Root Word(s)
Synonym
Antonym Picture
Adjective: Significant to one’s own profit or well-being
Because Joy doesn’t have a vested interest in the company, she doesn’t worry if it goes
bankrupt..
-vest- clothing
Vestment
Prefix
Picture
Noun: Clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority
The entire choir wore their vestments when they sang on Sunday.
Root Word(s)
-vest- clothing
Synonym
Antonym
Divest
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Verb: To strip or remove a title or position of authority
Prefix Root Word(s)
-vest- clothing
Synonym
Antonym
endow
When his cheating was discovered John was divested of his office of captain of the football
team.
Corporeal
Prefix Root Word(s)
Picture
Adjective: Having to do with the body
Serious dancers are always working to perfect their corporeal form.
-corpor- body
Synonym
Antonym
Corpulent
Prefix
Picture
Adjective: Extremely fat; obese
America is the most corpulent country in the world.
Synonym
Antonym
obese
skinny
Root Word(s)
-corpu- body