Classical Roots
THE ROOT CONNECTION
Lesson 10
Theme:
CRESCO, CRESCERE, CREVI, CRETUM <L. “to grow,” “to increase”
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1. Satisfaction accrues when people earn their living doing what they truly enjoy.
accrue
(uh-kroo)
verb
Synonyms
to come as a natural increase
[ac=ad – to, toward]
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2. As the parade approached, the drum beat rose in a deafening crescendo.
crescendo
a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music
(kri-shen-doh)
noun
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3. Pictographs of mythological creatures often show excrescences: extra faces, arms, or legs.
excrescence
abnormal growth or outgrowth
(ik-skres-uhns)
noun
Synonyms
[ex – from, out of]
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FACIO, FACERE, FECI, FACTUM <L. “to make”
4. The Peace Corps organizes many forms of American beneficence in countries throughout the world.
beneficence
(buh-nef-uh-suh ns)
noun
Synonyms
doing good; kindly action
[bene – well, good]
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6. Finalists in the national spelling bee are exceptionally facile spellers.
facile
(fas-il)
adjective
Synonyms
acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent
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7. Many librarians have a facsimile of the first printed edition of Shakespeare’s plays.
facsimile
an exact copy of a book, painting, document...
(fak-sim-uh-lee)
noun
Synonyms
[simile – alike]
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8. Because of heated faction on the location of missiles, Congress delayed a vote.
faction
(fak-shuhn)
noun
Synonyms
a group or clique within a larger group; conflict within an
organization or government
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9. According to the fable, the goddess Juno cannot mollify the peacock, who frets because it lacks a pleasing
voice to match its great beauty.
mollify
(mol-uh-fahy)
verb
Synonyms
to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling
[mollis – soft + fy – to make]
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TEXO, TEXERE, TEXUI, TEXTUM <L. “to weave”
10. The context of “the bow of a ship” tells you that bow does not mean “a bending of the body” or “a weapon
used with arrows.”
context
(kon-tekst)
noun
Synonyms
the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its
meaning; the circumstances surrounding an event or situation
[con – with]
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11. Using the pretext of a soar throat, I managed to stay home to see the whole World Series.
pretext
(pree-tekst)
noun
Synonyms
a false reason put forward to conceal the true one
[pre – before]
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Name: ________________________________________________ Class: _______________________________
Lesson 10
Do I Know What These Words Mean?
Word
Not At All
Have Seen
Think I know
Know and Can Use
(Reasonable Guess)
(Definition)
accrue
crescendo
excrescence
beneficence
facile
facsimile
faction
mollify
context
pretext
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