6 Minute Study for Suffix Quiz

BENE: “WELL” OR “GOOD”

BenedictionBenevolence

BenefactorBeneficiary

To m

ake

or d

o

To s

pea

k

To w

ish

To m

ake

or d

o

AM: “LOVE”

AmicableEnamored

AmorousParamour

BELL: WAR

Antebellum Bellicose

Belligerence Rebellion

PAC: AGREE, PEACE

Pacify Pact

Pacifist Pace

CRIM: FAULT, CRIME

CriminologyDecriminalize

IncriminateRecrimination

“incriminating evidence”

PROB: PROVE, PROOF, HONESTY

Approbation Probate

Probity Reprobate

GRAV: HEAVY, SERIOUS

Grave

Gravitate

GravitasAggravate

Think: character Think: younger siblings

LEV: LIGHT, TO RAISE OR TO LIGHTEN

Alleviate

Elevation

CantileverLevity

BUZZ WORDS FROM MYTHOLOGY AND HISTORY

Cicerone: a guide

HECTOR : TO BULLY OR HARASS BY PERSONAL PRESSURE Hector from Homer’s Illiad, leader of Trojan army

(Eric Bana playing Hector in movie“Troy” – imagination here kids)

HEDONISM: ATTITUDE/WAY OF LIFE THAT HAPPINESS SHOULD BE CHIEF GOAL (AMEN) From Greek word “pleasure”

NESTOR: SENIOR FIGURE OR LEADER IN ONE’S FIELD Another guy from the Illiad; eldest Greek leader of Trojan war

Wise and generous with advice

SPARTAN: MARKED BY SIMPLICITY, AVOIDANCE OF LUXURY, OFTEN STRICT SELF DISCIPLINE/SELF-DENIAL

Think less of “THIS IS SPARTA”

Not as in your face

Tiny bachelor apartment—”When he was single, he had lived a spartan life in a tiny, undecorated apartment with one chair, a table, and a bed.”

STENTORIAN: EXTREMELY LOUD, OFTEN WITH ESPECIALLY DEEP RICHNESS OF SOUND You will notice throughout the year, I

have a stentorian voice that teachers all around the hall will be able to hear. (ha!)

Again, another old guy from the Illiad, Stentor, had a powerful voice to give us this word.

STOIC: SEEMINGLY INDIFFERENT TO PLEASURE OR PAIN Stoics were members of a philosophical movement from ancient Greece to Roman era.

Think of a stoic person as one who endures mental and physical pain without complaint.

SYBARITIC: MARKED BY A LUXURIOUS OR SENSUAL WAY OF LIFE Ancient city Sybaris—famous for wealth and luxury

Think: Rich Kids of Instagram. Now you want to punch them.

HOMEWORK

Unit 1& 2 Root Vocab words + Greek/History words due Lesson 8 (Wednesday)

Quiz Wednesday over Unit ½

Tuesday: Review Unit 2 Words, Review Game, Study Time