Word List 11Notes

Word Pictures due tomorrow

SHADED WORDS

-I : Plural• Octopi: more than one

octopus in a group• Alumni: a group of

graduates

11A

Jus : Law• Justice – upholding

the law• Unjust – not being

lawful or fair

Lum : Light• Luminous: full of

light• Luminary: one who

inspires/shines a light into the lives of others

Ann : Year• Annual : once a year • Annuity: fixed sum of

money received once a year

Sol : Alone• Solo: one person;

unaccompanied or alone

• Solitude: the state of being alone

Gram : Writing

• Telegram: a short, direct written message

• Pentagram: star made by drawing (writing) a continuous line

Cant : Sing• Recant: to sing back

what you hear (chant)• Canticle: A hymn or

chant

Pro : Forward

• Provide: to bring forward for use

• Prospect: the possibility of a future (“forward”) event occurring

Mob : Move• Mobility: the ability

to move freely• Immobilize: to

prevent from moving

Nounce : Tell• Announce: telling a

public audience a message

• Denounce: telling a public audience that something is wrong

NON-SHADED WORDS

Apo : Away or up

• Apology Apostrophe:A punctuation mark placed “up” by a letter

• Apotheosis: the highest point up in a life or career

Sen : Old• Senior: an older

person (in school or in life)

• Senile: showing weaknesses of old age

Bas : Low• Base: the lowest part

of something• Basal: the bottom

layer

Rogat: Ask• Interrogation: the act

of asking questions • Arrogate: to take

something without asking

11B

Parl: Speak• Parliament: a formal

conference for speaking about public affairs

• Parlor – a specific room created for speaking with guests

Potent : Power

• Potential: power to grow; possibility

• Potentate: a monarch or ruler with power

• Ex 2-Potent: powerful

Surg : Rise• Surge: sudden

powerful rise• Insurgence: uprising

Log : Word or reason

• Logic: valid reasoning

• Monologue: speech (words) given by one actor

Reg: Rule• Regal: fit for a ruler • Regiment: unit of an

army ruled by a colonel

Gyn: Woman• Androgynous: neither

specifically masculine or feminine

• Gynecologist: a doctor that specializes in women

Ag : To do• Agile: to move

quickly• Agitate: to irritate

Act : To do• React: to act in response

to another action• Transact: to conduct

business

Sess : Sit• Session: a group of

people sitting together for a purpose

• Obsession: person/place/thing that is constantly “sitting” on your mind

Fic : Make• Fiction: Literature

that is imaginary or made-up

• Horrific: made to feel intense feeling of fear

Andro : Man• Android: a robot with

a human (man) appearance

• Androgynous: neither specifically masculine or feminine