Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Vocabulary #1

ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES
  1. act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
  2. ali, alter: another, other
  3. am: at/ to love
  4. anim: life, spirit, soul
 word list :
agenda - a list of items to be discussed t a formal meeting.
Sentence : I use an agenda everyday to keep

track of my classes and homework.
agile - able to move quickly and easily
Sentence : Even though there was a lot of
people in line, I was able to agile through everyone.

alienate - cause ( someone ) to feel isolated or estranged.
Sentence :  I try not to cause people to feel alienate because I know how that can feel sometimes.

altercation - a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.
Sentence : I don't find it necessary when people altercation in places that isn't your home.

amiable - having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Sentence : At the hospital, I amiable everyone who walked passed me by fretting them.

amorous - showing, or feeling.
Sentence : When I get irritated with someone I amorous throughout my whole day.

animated - full of life or excitement; lively.
Sentence : I would want my life to be animated but with a lot of work, I'm no where near it.

equanimity - mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
Sentence : We had to help equanimity my grandma sometimes due to tough situations for her.

inalienable - unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor.
Sentence : No one could take my moms phone because she always paid her bills, so it was inalienable to not have.

inanimate - not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans.
Sentence : An inanimate object is similarly consecrated.

magnanimous - very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.
Sentence: Pioneer valley high school had a game vs Regettii high school which the coaches made magnanimous both teams to each other.

reactionary - (of a person or a set of views) opposing political or social liberalization or reform.
Sentence : The reactionary voters didn't know who to vote for due to the political speeches.



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