ACT Words
Lesson Three Ate Feminine ata
Latin to make / to promote
Word List
Down
Across
5. to combine
8. to overwhelm
with, to flood
11. to give life or
energy to
15. to make easier
17. to make clear
19. to make more
severe
21. to respect
1. to strengthen or support with
evidence
2. to transmit or cause to broaden
or spread
3. to improve
4. to disappear
6. stubborn
7. to stir up
9. to spread out
10. to free from blame or
responsibility
12. to support with proof
13. to clear of blame or suspicion
14. to increase or spread at a rapid
rate
16. to make more bearable
18. to make unfriendly or hostile
19. to anger or irritate
20. to show or give in return
Alienate
Alleviate
Consolidate
Elucidate
Exacerbate
Disseminate
Dissipate
Facilitate
Instigate
Corroborate
Exasperate
Obstinate
Inundate
Invigorate
Substantiate
Proliferate
Propagate
Reciprocate
Venerate
Vindicate
Exonerate
Ameliorate
Part VI: Etymologies and Latin Roots
Latin Root
Meaning
vocab word
antonym
dissipate
stigere
fear
ameliorate
to fasten
energy
make happy
elucidate
iemere
stanti
vindicate
easy going
seminare
exonerate
robor
exacerbate
cipro
inundate
facilitate
solidare
abstinence
levi
1. What is the Latin root for the word insoluble?
2. What is the Latin root for the word vigorous?
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3. What does the Latin preffix –sub mean in the word subterranean?
4. Is the following word masculine or feminine isolate?
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5. What does the Latin prefix –im mean in the word imperfect?
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6. What is the Latin root for the word venerable?
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7. What is the Latin root for the word vindictive?
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8. What is the masculine Latin suffix for –ate?
9. What is the Latin root for the word standard?
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10. What does the Latin prefix – in mean in the word instigate?
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Part VII: Understanding the meaning of words in the context of reading.
1. What is meant by saying that “Democracy does not alienate the minority, it actually empowers them”?
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2. What is meant by saying that “Love not only invigorates life it invigorates the soul whether it be
received in kind or rejected”?
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3. What is meant by saying that “Self-esteem and self –efficacy are key to dissipating the feeling that you
are not good enough and finding the courage to carry on in the face of adversity”?
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4. What is meant by saying that “Real love occurs when caring is given without any expectation of
reciprocation”?
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5. What is meant by saying that “Winning is not about vindication, it is about finding the courage to carry
on when everyone around you tells you that the task is impossible”?
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_____ 6. “I do not want to be exonerated by my life I want to be hailed for my life.” .” In the statement
the bold word most nearly means
a) admired
b) pardoned
c) recognized
d) hated
_____ 7. “ My life was not propagated by defeat, it became what it is by facing every challenge with
tenacity and the will to overcome.” .” In the statement the bold word most nearly means
a) bred
b) lived
c) destroyed
d) overcome
_____ 8. “A life lived in service needs no substantiation more than the faces of the people whose lives
have been touched.” .” In the statement the bold word most nearly means
a) excuses
b) regrets
c) praise
d) authentication
_____ 9. “The one indicator of a life lived well is how much the impact of it proliferates among those it
touches.” .” In the statement the bold word most nearly means
a) disturbs
b) impacts
c) reproduces d) dies
_____ 10. “ A life well lived instigates passion, strength, and love among those it touches.” .” In the
statement the bold word does not most nearly means
a) initiates
b) promotes
c) discourages
d) causes
______ 11. “ Love is something that is difficult to elucidate because of the different aspects encountered
in a single moment or day.” .” In the statement the bold word most nearly means
a) explain
b) acquire
c) get
d) maintain
______ 12. “What the world really needs to facilitate is not economy in money but economy in human
lives – this is the one thing that has any real value.” .” In the statement the bold word does not most
nearly means
a) aid
b) assist
c) encourage
d) impede
______ 13. “ I focus on the business of mankind because it alleviates my need for selfish indulgence and
at the same time appeases it.” In the statement the bold word most nearly means
a) strokes
b) lessens
c) creates
d) elevates
______ 14. “ In making a statement about who you are unless a person is prepared to be obstinate in
holding to what they believe, who they are, and what they want out of life.” .” In the statement the bold
word most nearly means
a) adaptable
b) compromising
c) shy
d) persistent
Part VIII: Making the connection to the real world.
Time Travel is Impossible, Claim Physicists
Tue, Jul. 26, 2011 Posted: 11:18 PM EDT
A group of physicists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have been collaborating to conducted
research that allegedly proves time travel is a scientific impossibility by demonstrating that nothing can move faster than the
speed of light.
The experiment allowed scientists to observe single photon particles at their maximum speed for the first time and also
corroborated that a single photon moves just as fast as the speed of light in vacuum, if not up to 500 nanoseconds slower
in certain conditions, according to PC Magazine.
With photons being a basic unit of electromagnetic radiation, or light, the research proves that light cannot move faster than light
itself, making it impossible for anything else to move faster than light and debunking the theory of time travel.
The research findings detail that photons obey the laws of physics laid out in the principle of causality in Einstein’s theory of
relativity. This states an effect cannot occur before its cause. Only the violation of this law would elucidate the possibility of
time travel.
“By showing that single photons cannot travel faster than the speed of light, our results bring a closure to the debate on the true
speed of information carried by a single photon,” said Professor Shengwang Du, lead researcher on the team.
The theory of time travel especially disseminated 10 years ago when scientists observed “superluminal” behavior in the
photons of optical pulses that seemed to move faster than the light, according to BBC News.
Professor Du and his team explained the phenomenon is an optical illusion and cannot be replicated in a practical experiment.
Fionna Agomuoh
Christian Post Contributor
Part VIII: cont’d
1. collaborating -- Latin Root & meaning _____________________________________
What does the prefix -col mean? ______________________
What does the word tell us about diet soda? ______________________________________________
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2. corroborate – Latin Word root ________________________ Meaning _______________________
What does the prefix -cor mean? ______________________
What does this word tell us about diet soda in the article? ____________________________________
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3. elucidate – Latin Root _______________________ Meaning ______________________
What does the prefix -el mean? ______________________
What does this word tell us about diet soda in the article? ____________________________________
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4. disseminate – Latin Root ______________________ Meaning ______________________
what does the prefix –dis mean? _________________________________
What does this word tell us about diet soda in the article? ____________________________________
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