“Word of
the Week”
Study
Guide #4
Quiz will be on Friday, 2/12 (6*, 7*, 1*) and
Tuesday, 2/16 (2*, 3*, 4*)
Greek/Latin Roots (know the
definition of each)
1.
doc = “to teach”
2.
clar = “clear”
3.
gul = “throat”
4.
greg = “herd or flock”
5.
amble = “to walk”
6.
cracy = “rule”
7.
photo = “light”
8.
corp = “body”
9.
bene = “good”
10 dont = “tooth”
11 mand = “to
order”
12 cogn = “to learn
or to know”
13 super = “over or
in addition to”
14 scope = “to
view”
15 capit = “head”
16 cent = “one
hundred”
Word of the Week (know how
to spell each and the definition)
1.
indoctrinate (in-doc-tri-nate) = to
educate; to brainwash
2.
declaration (dec-la-ra-tion) = a public,
formal statement
3.
gullible (gul-li-ble) = describes a
person who is easily cheated, deceived, or duped
4.
gregarious (gre-gar-i-ous) = describes
someone who is social and likes to be around others; animals in a herd
5.
preamble (pre-am-ble) = the introductory
part of a document or book (pre means “before”)
6.
plutocracy (plu-toc-ra-cy) = a government
run by the wealthy (pluto means “wealth”)
7.
photosynthesis (pho-to-syn-the-sis) = the
combining of chemical elements using light
8.
corpulent (cor-pu-lent) = having a large,
bulky body
9.
benevolent (be-nev-o-lent) = describes a
person who is kind, generous, and promotes happiness in others
10 orthodontics
(or-tho-don-tics) = a branch of dentistry that deals with irregularities in
teeth (ortho = straight)
11 countermand (coun-ter-mand)
= to stop or change a command
12 cognitive (cog-ni-tive) =
learning or thinking
13 supervene (su-per-vene) = to
come after or to be in addition to
14 kaleidoscope
(ka-lei-do-scope) = an instrument you look through to see an interesting color
pattern
15 decapitate (de-cap-i-tate) =
to kill by beheading
16 centennial (cen-ten-ni-al) =
a period of 100 years, or a ceremony for an event that took place 100 years ago
