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Touching Base
Twelve words of Latin origin appear in
the box. The italicized part of eachword
is called the base. Use the Glossaryto
figure out the meaningof the base.Learn
each baseand its meaningor meanings,
then completethe rest of the exercises.
beneffi.
coUoqutal
multrrytional
direct
spectacle
abound
factory
zrgnitude
coqp&r:
sacrament
turHent
yoluntary
Clossary
Base
BENE
FAC (FrC), FACT (FECD (Fn
LOQU, LOCUT
MAGN
MULT
PLIC, PLICIT, PLEX (PLY)
RECT(r)
sAcR (sEcR) (ECR)
SPEC(SPIC),SPECT
TURB
UND (OUND)
voL
Meaning
well, good
to do, to make
to speak
great
many
to fold, to tangle
right, straight
sacred,holy
to look
to disturb
wave
to wish
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Hereis a list of Englishwords.Eachword
includesone or more of thc Latin basec
you havebeenstudying.Thc bascor bases
EnglishWord
Meaning
l. magnanimous
2. faale
3. sacrilegious
4. vofition
5. Denediction
6. multitudc
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t',tulo*
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'Ffs'hpcrrurDable
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are italicized. Match eachword with its
meaning.
udirlated
docutiooimplic*e
,
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a. wish. will
b. many
c. cautious
d. clergyman
e. wavy
ab. involve
ac. generous
ad. art of effective public speaking
ae. irreverent
bc. calm, even-tempered
bd. easy-to-do
be. expressionof good wishes
Each of the following words containstwo Latin bases.Chosethe two baseswhich best
define the word.
13.rectify
a. right / to do, to make
14.multiply
b. holy / to do, to make
15.magniloquent
c. good/ wish
16.benevolence
d. many / to fold, to tangle
17.sacrifice
e. great/ to speak
completeeachof thesentences.
d. DESECRATE
a. LOQUACIOUS b. TURBID c. ABUNDANT
VOLUNTEER
Cd.
DUPLICITY
Ab.
E. PBR]SPICACIOUS
1g.
The _?_fire departmentcamefrom all partsof thecity to fight the blaze.
Ig.
After beinglashedby thesummerstorm,thelakebecametoo -?- for swimming.
20.
of a doubleagentwhosejob itselfis a living deception.
_?_is animportantcharacteristic
ZI.
harvestmeantthatthepioneerfamily wouldhave(a, an)-?- supplyof food
A successful
for the winter.
22.
whenaskedto give a speech.
The most-?- peopleareoftentongue-tied
23.
Strip mining will unsettlethe soil and-?- thebeautifullandscape.
24.
-?- personshavethe insightit takesto figureout difficult puzzlesandproblems'
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MUSCLE
The word muscleincludesthc Latin'bascMUS.
MUS meansmousein Latin. Muscleis so named
becausethe ancientsthoughtthat it lookedasif a
little mouseran up and down the arm whenthc
bicepswereflexed.
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