8th Pre-AP Vocabulary #1
aggravate - to annoy or make angry
amiable - friendly and easygoing
coincidence - an occurrence of events at the same time by accident
contradict - to speak against; say the opposite of
demolish - to destroy
diminish - to become less
drastic - to react by doing something extreme (beyond what is considered
necessary)
eligible - qualified to be chosen or to participate
eliminate - to get rid of; remove
emphasize - to give intensity to something to show its importance
ROOTS:
alt – high (Latin)
anim – life, mind (Latin)
arm – army, weapon (Latin)
clin – lean, lie, bend (Latin)
dys – difficult, bad (Latin)
frig – cool (Latin)
fum – smoke, scent (Latin)
techn – art, skill (Greek)
dia – through, across (Greek)
penta – five (Greek)
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8th EDL #1 Vocabulary Practice
Give the correct vocabulary word for each definition below. **Remember, if you spell the word
incorrectly, it is WRONG!
1. to annoy or make angry
2. friendly and easygoing
3. an occurrence of events at the same time by accident
4. to speak against; say the opposite of
5. to give intensity to something to show its importance
6. to get rid of; remove
7.
qualified to be chosen or to participate
8. to destroy
9. to react by doing something extreme
10. to become less
Look at the words below. If your vocabulary word is spelled correctly write CORRECT in the blank. If it is
spelled incorrectly, write the correct spelling on the blank.
1. agravate
2. aimeable
3. coinsidense
4. contradict
5. demolish
6. demenish
7. drastic
8. elijibble
9. elimanate
10. emphasize
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8th Pre-AP Vocabulary Practice #1
Below are synonyms for each of your vocabulary words. Write the corresponding vocabulary word
next to the synonym. **Remember, if you spell the word incorrectly, it is WRONG!
1. differ
2. suitable
3. highlight
4. harsh
5. friendly
6. destroy
7. decrease
8. fluke
9. Irritate
10. exclude
Write 10 words, each containing one of your roots. Give the root, definition of the root, word
containing root, and the definition of the word you chose to represent it. The word you choose to
represent the root should have an obvious connection in terms of definition.
ROOT
ORIGIN
ROOT DEFINITION
WORD WITH ROOT