anne frank spelling, roots, & vocab honors review 2015

Anne FrankSpelling,

Roots, & Vocab

HONORS REVIEW 2015

Root Meaning

FINboundary, limit

DEFINE, REFINED, FINAL, FINISH

Root Meaning

SACRsacred, holy

SACRAMENT, SACRED, SACRILEGE

Root Meaning

CHIEVhead

ACHIEVEMENT, MISCHIEVOUS

Root Meaning

GENkind, family, race

GENOCIDE, HETEROGENEOUS, GENEALOGY

Root Meaning

NICto harm; death

PERNICIOUS

Root Meaning

SANCTsacred, holy

sacrosanct, sanction, sanctity, sanctuary

Root Meaning

CAPIThead

DECAPITATE, CAPITULATION, RECAPITULATE

Root Meaning

FINITboundary, limit

INFINITY, FINITE, DEFINITE

Root Meaning

CERTto sift, judge, decide

CERTAIN, CERTIFY, ASCERTAIN, CONCERT

Root Meaning

NOCto harm; death

INNOCENT, INNOCUOUS

Root Meaning

SPERto hope

DESPERATE, PROSPER, DESPERADO

Root Meaning

CRETto sift, judge, decide

DISCRETION, DISCRETE, EXCRETE, SECRETE

Root Meaning

FERto carry or bear

TRANSFER, DIFFERENT, PREFER, SUFFER

Root Meaning

GENERkind, family, raceGENERATION, REGENERATE, GENERAL

Root Meaning

CRITto sift, judge, decide

CRITICIZE, CRITIC, CRITICAL, DIACRITICAL

Root Meaning

NOXto harm; death

OBNOXIOUS, NOXIOUS

Root Meaning

SECRsacred, holy

CONSECRATE, EXECRATE

Root Meaning

ANIMbreath, life, spirit, mind

ANIMATION, EQUANIMITY, UNANIMOUS

Root Meaning

NECto harm; death

INTERNECINE, NECROSIS, NECTARINE

Correct or Incorrect?

deferrence

deference


animation

C


perniceous

pernicious


ingenuous

C


capitulation

C


hypocrit

hypocrite


sacrasanct

sacrosanct


indefinetely

indefinitely


innicently

innocently


desparately

desperately


afinity

affinity


sacrafice

sacrifice


genocide

C


genicide

genocide


prosperaty

prosperity


mischieveous

mischievous


insufferable

C


disconcerting

C


unnanimous

unanimous

GENOCIDE Meaning:

systematic extermination of an entire ethnic, political, or religious group

Synonyms: murder, liquidation, mass killing

Antonyms: proliferation, propagation, increase

Context: The Nazis committed genocide on the

Jewish population.

INGENUOUS Meaning:

lacking cunning or sophistication Synonyms:

frank, straightforward, candid Antonyms:

cunning, deceitful, dishonest Context:

Anne’s ingenuous questions to the Van Daans often landed her in trouble.

INDEFINITELY Meaning:

for an unlimited period Synonyms:

endlessly, immeasurably, eternally Antonyms:

definitely, exactly, specifically Context:

The rights of the Jews were suspended indefinitely.

AFFINITY Meaning:

a natural attraction or feeling of kinship Synonyms:

partiality, fondness, leaning, affection Antonyms:

dislike, aversion, incompatibility Context:

Anne had an affinity for her cat, Moortje.

HYPOCRITE Meaning:

a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

Synonyms: bigot, backslider, phony, deceiver

Antonyms: virtuous or trustworthy person

Context: Hitler is a hypocrite--he does not even

meet the “Aryan” standard of perfection.

DISCONCERTING Meaning:

disturbing the composure of Synonyms:

disquieting, bewildering, baffling Antonyms:

calming, comforting, encouraging Context:

The nightly air raids were quite disconcerting.

CAPITULATION Meaning:

the act of giving up power Synonyms:

surrender, submission, concession Antonyms:

belligerence, fight, combat Context:

The capitulation of the Dutch occurred within weeks of the Nazi invasion.

MISCHIEVOUS Meaning:

playful in a naughty or teasing way Synonyms:

impish, roguish, bothersome, destructive Antonyms:

behaved, well-mannered, obedient Context:

Anne loved to be mischievous after staying quiet for so long during the day.

SACRIFICE Meaning:

forfeiture of something highly-valued for something of greater value

Synonyms: forbearance, relinquishment, self-denial

Antonyms: allowance, continuance, preservation

Context: Mr. Van Daan was willing to sacrifice his wife’s fur

coat for cigarettes.

SACROSANCT Meaning:

treated as if holy Synonyms:

revered, venerated, saintly Antonyms:

irreverent, depraved, disrespected Context:

Petronella’s fur coat was sacrosanct —do not even discuss giving it away.

ANIMATION Meaning:

the quality of being alive, spirited, active Synonyms:

energy, peppiness, spunk Antonyms:

calm, dullness, apathy Context:

Margot tells Anne that she has a lot of animation.

UNANIMOUS Meaning:

based on complete assent or agreement Synonyms:

united, unified, concordant Antonyms:

divided, split, discordant Context:

The decision was unanimous to allow Mr. Dussel to come into the Annex.

PERNICIOUS Meaning:

tending to cause death or serious injury Synonyms:

deadly, noxious, damaging Antonyms:

beneficial, harmless, inoccuous Context:

Hitler’s pernicious policies were put in place when he came to power.

INNOCENTLY Meaning:

done without guile, cunning or deceit Synonyms:

purely, legitimately, guiltlessly Antonyms:

immorally, guiltily, cunningly Context:

Anne innocently asks Mrs. Van Daan about her school-age boyfriends.

DEFERENCE Meaning:

act of yielding to the judgment or will of another out of courteous respect

Synonyms: submission, acquiescence, obeisance

Antonyms: disobedience, disregard, impoliteness

Context: Margot showed her parents deference

by doing what she was told.

INSUFFERABLE Meaning:

so unpleasant or painful as to not be endured

Synonyms: unbearable, dreadful, distressing

Antonyms: endurable, delightful, pleasant

Context: Anne thinks that Peter is an intolerable,

insufferable boy.

DESPERATELY Meaning:

done without hope; at the point of crisis Synonyms:

dangerously, perilously, fiercely Antonyms:

mildly, calmly, confidently Context:

Anne desperately wanted Peter to kiss her.

PROSPERITY Meaning:

the condition of enjoying steady good fortune or financial security

Synonyms: wealth, accomplishment, success

Antonyms: poverty, failure, loss

Context: The prosperity of Otto’s family came

from banking.

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