unit 2 words review practices
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Unit 2 Words Review Practices. Bell Ringer: On chalkboard desk, grab one!. Picture to Root Matching Word to Definition (Greek/History Words). Bell Ringer. Picture to Root Matching Word to Definition (Greek/History Words). Mania – “Madness”. Kleptomania Dipsomaniac Megalomaniac Egomaniac. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Unit 2 WordsReview Practices
Bell Ringer: On chalkboard desk, grab one!
Picture to RootMatching Word to Definition (Greek/History Words)
Bell Ringer
• Picture to Root• Matching Word to Definition (Greek/History Words)
Mania – “Madness”
• Kleptomania
• Dipsomaniac
• Megalomaniac
• EgomaniacBoth self; one mental disorder,
Other just self centered
Psych – Breath, Life, Soul
• Psyche ( very close to root meaning )
• Psychedelic
• Psychosomatic – caused by mental/emotional
• Psychotherapist “one who”
Cept – take, seize
• Reception
• Intercept
• Perceptible
• Susceptible
Through adj
Fin – End, Boundary
• Confine
• Definitive
• Finite
• Infinitesimal -- endlessly small
Ject – Throw, Hurl
• Interject – think “interjections” WOW! NO WAY! SERIOUSLY?• Interrupters
• Con ject ure• Together throw Noun
• Projection• Estimating what may happen in the future
• Trajectory
Tract – drag or draw
• Traction
• Retract
• Protracted
• Intractable
Duc/Duct – To Lead
• Conducive
• Deduction• Think: taxes
• Induce -- persuasion
• Seduction – don’t do this
Sequ – To Follow
• Sequential (order 1…2…3)
• Subsequent
• Consequential• Think: detentions ( a result of )
• Non Sequitur• Noun; a statement without logic• “Brain farts”
Mythology Words
• Apollonian
• Harmonious, ordered, rational, calm• From Apollo, god of sun, light, music• Adjective
• An Apollonian atmosphere is welcomed in my classroom.
Bacchanalian
• Frenzied, orgiastic
• Think of Roman god Bacchus (drama, wine, ecstasy)• That high school party you DO NOT GO TO
delphic
• Unclear, ambiguous, confusing
• “Delphic statements”
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Dionysian
• Frenzied, delirious
• Greek god Dionysus, inventor of wine• Wild behavior on his part gives us this definition/word
• Some festivals can be Dionysian if set in the right atmosphere.
jovial
• Jolly, good-natured
• Jove was the Roman equivalent of Zeus (Greek), AKA Jupiter• Born under Jupiter, be merry and generous
mercurial
• Rapid and unpredictable changes in mood
• God Mercury, symbol of speed• Mood swings
Olympian
• Lofty, superior, detached
• The God of Mount Olympus who were above all others• Pompous, surveying the scene
venereal
• Having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it
• Venus = Roman goddess of love, and all aspects to do with it• Took her name in the creation of a word for diseases acquired through “love”
Choose the closest definition
• Reprobate• A. prosecution b. scoundrel c. trial d. refund
• Intercept• A. throw b. seize c. arrest d. close
• Confine• A. erect b. restrict c. ignore d. close
• Deduction• A. addition b. flirtation c. total d. reasoning
• Subsequent• A. unimportant b. early c. first d. later
Study Tools Beyond Flash Cards
• Quizzes throughout Units 1 & 2• Try answering without looking at the word’s definition or meaning of
root
• If time remains for game…• Face Off