WWW List #6

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SHADED WORDS

Next Quiz – Friday, December 6

Gregarious – loved by all in

group

Congregate – to group together

GREG - GROUP6A

Tangible – able to be

touched

Tangle – hairs are all touching

TANG - TOUCH

Liberty - freedom

Liberate – to set free

LIBER - FREE

Conjunction – joins two

sentences (and, but, so, etc.)

Junction – where two roads meet

JUNCT - JOIN

Tribute – pay respects to

someone

Contribution – the act of paying as a gift

TRIB - PAY

Erupt – to break out in noise

Disrupt – to break attention away from something

RUPT - BREAK

Median – middle number;

middle of the road

Mediate – to be in the middle of an argument, helping it to be resolved

MEDI - MIDDLE

Sophomore – a grade level

with more wisdom than a freshman

Sophisticated – describes a wise person

SOPH - WISDOM

Contemporary – of this time

period

Temporarily – not lasting for much time (bathrooms are “temporarily” out of order)

TEMPOR - TIME

Transfer – to carry across

(transport)

Translucent – something that lets light through (or “across”)

TRANS - ACROSS

NON-SHADED WORDS

Next Quiz – Friday, December 6

Germinate – vital growing in

plants

Germane – related to the subject that is being discussed

GERM – VITAL or RELATED

Marina – a place for boats

to be docked (in the sea)

Submarine – a type of ship that goes under the sea

MAR - SEA

Primary – the earliest/first in

time or in order of development

Primate – Latin for “first rank,” meaning the mammals of the order Primates

PRIM - FIRST

Pyrotechnic – relating to

fireworks (a pyrotechnic display)

Pyrophobia – fear of fire

PYRO - FIRE6.2

Exclamation – to cry out

Clamor – a loud noise

CLAM – CRY OUT

Plural – more than one

Plus – to add more

PLU - MORE

Stringent – strict and

binding (stringent rules)

String – used to bind things together

STRING - BIND

Include – to “close in”

someone or something

Exclude – to close someone or something out

CLUD - CLOSE

Secede – to withdraw and

be apart

Segregate – to group apart

SE - APART

Dignify – to make

something worthy

Indignation – worthy anger (anger that is reasonably felt)

DIGN - WORTHY

Translucent - – something

that lets light through (or “across”)

Lucid – a clear (“lighted”) understanding

LUC - LIGHT

Gratitude – thanks for

something pleasing

Grateful – showing thanks

GRAT - PLEASING

Current – what power or

water runs through

Currently – what is running right now

CURR - RUN

Migrate – to wander area to

area

Immigrant - wanders into a country

MIGR - WANDER

Monogamy – married to one

Polygamy – married to many

GAMY - MARRIAGE