Academic English
Semester 1 Vocabulary 3
INSTRUCTIONS- Write a definition, the part of speech and an original sentence for each of the listed words. Also write three additional words that derive from the common root associated with each of the vocabulary terms.
- carnal
Definition:_______________________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:___________________________________________________
carn-flesh _____________________________________________________________
- credo
Definition:__________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:_____________________________________________________
cred- to believe ___________________________________________________
- benediction
Definition:____________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:_______________________________________________________________
dict- say or speak ___________________________________________
- dogma
Definition: _____________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:__________________________________________________________________
doc- to teach_____________________________________________________
- dominion
Definition:_______________________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:______________________________________________________________________
domin- master_________________________________________________
- evanescent
Definition:__________________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:_____________________________________________________
sensencere- to grow old__________________________________________
- fortitude
Definition:__________________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:_______________________________________________________________________
fort/forc- strong __________________________________________________________
- heterodox
Definition:____________________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:________________________________________________________
hetero- different ______________________________________________
- homonym
Definition:_____________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:_____________________________________________________
homo- same ________________________________________
- ablution
Definition:__________________________________________________________
Part-of-Speech: ___________
Sentence:_________________________________________________________
lut- wash ____________________________________________