UNIT 4 VOCABULARY

REG , REIG“King”

REGAL adj.Of or like a King or Queen.

Keith’s regal costume for Halloween included a cape and crown.

REIGN nounAuthority; rule

The new queen caught a deadly disease, so her reign lasted only a month.

REGICIDE nounThe murder of a

king.

Ronald McDonald tried to commit regicide against the Burger King.

VICT“to conquer”

CONVICT verbTo find guilty

The jury convicted the defendant of the crime.

VICTORIOUS adj.Winning or succeeding

Helen was proud that she was victorious in the spelling bee.

EVICT verbTo force to leave

The mother bird evicted the baby from the nest.

POSS, POT“powerful”

POSSESSIVE adj.Wanting to own or control;

jealous

Maria was very possessive of her toys.

POTENT adj. very strong or powerful

The tiny snake’s venom was quick and potent.

OMNIPOTENT adj.Ruling all; all-powerful

Zeus was omnipotent to the ancient Greeks.

DOM“to rule”

DOMESTIC adj.Having to do with the home.

Harold felt that domestic tasks like dishwashing was beneath him.

DOMINATE verbTo rule completely

The Huskies dominated the competition.

DOMINION nounAn area ruled or controlled

The sea was Poseidon’s dominion.

DOMICILE nounA home.

The wood nymph’s domicile was in the trees.