Vocabulary 3

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.

  1.  carnal

Definition:_______________________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:___________________________________________________

carn-flesh  _____________________________________________________________

  1. credo

Definition:__________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:_____________________________________________________

cred- to believe ___________________________________________________

  1. benediction

Definition:____________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:_______________________________________________________________

dict- say or speak  ___________________________________________

  1. dogma

Definition:  _____________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:__________________________________________________________________

doc- to teach_____________________________________________________

  1. dominion

Definition:_______________________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:______________________________________________________________________

domin- master_________________________________________________

  1. evanescent

Definition:__________________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:_____________________________________________________

sensencere- to grow old__________________________________________

  1. fortitude

Definition:__________________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:_______________________________________________________________________

fort/forc- strong  __________________________________________________________

  1. heterodox

Definition:____________________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:________________________________________________________

hetero- different  ______________________________________________

  1. homonym

Definition:_____________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:_____________________________________________________

homo- same  ________________________________________

  1. ablution

Definition:__________________________________________________________

Part-of-Speech: ___________

Sentence:_________________________________________________________

lut- wash ____________________________________________