UNIT 6 VOCAB

CURS,COURSEFROM LATIN MEANING “TO RUN”

An extra week’s vacation would give us time for an excursion into the

mountains near our home.

CURS,COURSETO RUN

EXCURSIONNOUN

A short journey or trip taken for

pleasure

CURS,COURSETO RUN

After Justin has calmed down, he will be able to have sensible discourse

with his brother.

CURS,COURSETO RUN

DISCOURSENOUN

Exchange of words; conversation

CURS,COURSETO RUN

CELERFROM LATIN MEANING “FAST”

Harvey accelerated through the intersection as the light turned yellow.

CELERFAST

ACCELERATEVERB

To go faster

CELERFAST

VOLAFROM LATIN MEANING “TO FLY”

Support for the President is extremely volatile at this time, with opinion poll

results changing weekly.

VOLATO FLY

VOLATILEADJECTIVE

Changing often; unpredictable

VOLATO FLY

MOVFROM LATIN MEANING “TO MOVE”

The housekeeper could not figure out how to clean the floor under the immovable

chest of drawers.

MOVETO MOVE

IMMOVABLEADJECTIVE

Impossible to move or change

MOVETO MOVE

The child has just learned to walk, so she's much more mobile than a month ago.

MOVETO MOVE

MOBILEADJECTIVE

Moving; able to move

MOVETO MOVE

The club president was demoted to treasurer after making a poor decision.

MOVETO MOVE

DEMOTEVERB

To lower in rank or authority

MOVETO MOVE

FUGFROM LATIN MEANING “TO FLEE”

After the fire in the prison, two men escaped and became fugitives.

FUGTO FLEE

FUGITIVENOUN

Someone running away or escaping

FUGTO FLEE

Swan Lake is an important refuge for wild birds in this area.

FUGTO FLEE

REFUGENOUN

Protection or safety

FUGTO FLEE

Skeptics argue that landing on the moon was an act of subterfuge.

FUGTO FLEE

SUBTERFUGENOUN

A trick; act of deception

FUGTO FLEE