Word
Roots in Word
antediluvian
ante
renovate
re
chronicle
chron
comport
port
primeval
prim
disconsolate
dis
+ console
inexorable
in
exorare= prevail
improvident
im
without foresight
emissary
miss
messenger
carnage
carn
slaughter
decadent
de
cad
fractious
fract
ous
nondescript
non
diluvi= flood
nov
ate
cle
Definition of Word:
from before the Flood
restore
a history
to behave
aevum=age
de
of the first ages
unable to be comforted
relentless
self-indulgent
unruly
scrib
of no category
Word
Roots in Word
Definition of Word:
hagiocracy
hagio= saint cracy
government of saints
diction
dict
word choice
panegyric
panegyricus= solemn assembly
tion
magnum opus magn
opus=work
expeditiously
ex
ped
ous
disingenuous
dis
in
induction
in
duct
prolific
pro
moribund
mort
insurgence
in
fidelity
fid
supercilious
super cilium= eyebrow
gen
elaborate eulogy
great work
rapidly
ous
tion
insincere
factual reasoning
fic
productive
dying
surg
gen
uprising
faithfulness
ous
arrogant
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Induction is different from deduction. In deduction we lead (duct) down (de)
to true statements by starting from high principles, and in induction we lead
(duct) facts into (in) the mind in order to form them into truths. In deduction
we think downward from a principle; in induction we bring facts in and think
up from them.
An ingenuous person is innocent, naïve, sincere. A disingenuous person is the
opposite—experienced, deceptive, insincere. If the disingenuous person is
original (gen) and fresh, the disingenuous person certainly is not.
A nondescript dog or a nondescript outfit is one which is indescribable
because it belongs in no category. What kind of dog was it? Well, it was a…
a… What can you say about a dog that is NOT anything? It was a
nondescript dog. Notice the roots: non (non) easily written (scrib) down (de).
Antediluvian ideas are so outdated they are from before the Flood—THE Flood
(in the Bible). This word is deliberately humorous.
How does the word comport mean to behave? We often say that someone
“carries himself” well. Comport is like that; the way you behave is the way you
carry (port) yourself.
Supercilious means scornful because it refers to the scornful, condescending
raising (super) of the eyebrow (cilia) exhibited by the haughty person. When
someone raises one eyebrow and looks at you down his nose, that is a
supercilious gaze.
magnum opus
chronicle
hagiocracy
nondescript
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fidelity
primeval
prolific
disconsolate
fractious
panegyric
diction
disingenuous
induction
Science uses a thinking process called __________.
The _________ banned swimsuits.
The pedagogue confined himself to a scholarly __________.
The ______________ widower missed his best friend.
His ____________ offers of assistance fooled the naïve girl.
The ________, dissatisfied mob clamored for vengeance.
The witnesses had a hard time identifying the criminal
because of his ___________ appearance.
The _________ writer wrote seven books in two years.
We read the ancient ___________ of a brave warrior.
Coal is the remains of a ___________ forest.
His speech was a glowing ________ on her engineering
talent.
He required the fierce ___________ of his lieutenants.
Make sure to read Dante’s ___________, The Divine Comedy.
moribund
renovate
insurgence
decadent
improvident
supercilious
emissary
expeditiously carnage
antediluvian
comport
impending
14. Though antiquated, he loved his grandfather’s
___________ ideas.
15. Leadership requires one to _________ oneself with
dignity.
16. The __________ was as soon defeated as it was begun.
17. We need to process a customer’s request ___________.
18. It would be expensive to __________ the apartments.
19. They viewed the horrific _________ on the battlefield.
20. The _________, luxurious century saw little engagement
in art.
21. His ____________ manner offended everyone.
22. Her ____________ fate followed her everywhere.
23. They greeted an important _________ from the Queen.
24. The _________ spender often went broke.
25. The ____________ corporation laid off half its workforce.
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Will renovating a building increase its value?
Does a person’s diction reveal something about
his/her personality?
Does a fractious student earn the respect of his
teachers?
Can a lack of fidelity ruin a marriage?
Do science classes require you to use induction?
Are teenagers known for improvident thinking and
decision making?
Does a museum typically contain primeval artifacts?
Are people disconsolate after something wonderful
happens?
Is a democracy a form of hagiocracy?
Did the Civil War produce a lot of carnage?
Answer and provide reasoning.
DIVERGENCE:
Antediluvian ideas are
ideas that are
outmoded,
antiquated,
anachronistic. They
are ideas that are so
old that they date
from before (ante)
the Flood (diluvia)!
What ideas can you
think of that we
consider
antediluvian today?
SYNTHESIS:
What words in List #30 would be
most useful in a discussion of
social behavior? Why or how
so?
EVALUATION:
A magnum opus is a masterpiece,
a very great work indeed.
What do you think is the
magnum opus in American
literature? In British literature?
In world literature?
1. From Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings:
I spoke in __________ accents, and looked at the room as I had an oil well in my
own backyard.
a. prolific
b. disingenuous c. antediluvian d. supercilious
2. From Jonathan Wyss’s The Swiss Family Robinson:
He said there seemed to be the skeleton of an _________ monster there.
a. insurgent
b. antediluvian c. improvident d. inexorable
3. From Eudora Welty’s One Writer’s Beginnings:
Time eats from the tombstones of the past the epitaphs of ________ greatness.
a. disconsolate b. decadent
c. moribund
d. primeval
4. From Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray:
Then had come Lord Henry with his strange __________ on youth, his terrible
warning of its brevity.
a. panegyric
b. magnum opus
c. chronicle
d. induction
5. From John Knowles’s A Separate Peace:
____________ were already dropping in to confer with him.
a. hagiocracies b. emissaries
c. insurgents
d. antediluvians
diction
 disconsolate
 prolific
 chronicle
 fidelity
 renovate
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insurgence
 decadent
 inexorable
 emissary
 moribund
 induction
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