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Word Dissection #7. Mater. Definition: Mother Example: Matriarch After my grandfather passed away, my grandmother became the matriarch of the family. Connect: Tow Mater. This mom loves Tow Mater. Mere. Definition: Part, segment Example: mere (WHAT!?) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Word Dissection #7
MaterO Definition: Mother
O Example: Matriarch
O After my grandfather passed away, my grandmother became the matriarch of the family.
O Connect: Tow Mater. This mom loves Tow Mater
MereO Definition: Part, segment
O Example: mere (WHAT!?)
O At the mere age of 2, the child knew how to “Stairway to Heaven” on the guitar.
O Connect- A meerkat weighs a mere 2 pounds
Meta, metO Definition: Behind, between
O Example: metacognition
O A full analysis of the situation requires a certain amount of metacognition so that you can figure out what might work better next time.
O Connect: Metafrognition
Metri, MeterO Definition: Measure
O Example: Barometer
O The girl’s face was a barometer for the unhappy tension in the room; she tried to hold it in, but her anger showed through her expression.
O Connect: Peter measured his pickled peppers by a peck.
MinO Definition: Small
O Example: Miniscule
O The little dog looked even more miniscule next to the Great Dane.
O Connect: Sounds like pin
Mit, MissO Definition: send
O Example: Emit
O The factory emits all kinds of dangerous toxins into the air.
O Connect: The snake will emit a hiss, which rhymes with “miss”
Hsssss!
Mob, Mot, MovO Definition: Move
O Example: Mobilize
O The troops mobilized their forces and descended into the valley toward the battle.
O Connect- The flash mob’s motion moved to the beat of the music
MonO Definition: warn
O Example: Premonition
O According to legend, Mary Todd Lincoln had a premonition about her husband’s death and did not want to attend the theater that evening.
O Connection: Sounds like run…you can’t run from a premonition.
Mor, MortO Definition: Death
O Example: Mortify
O The mother was mortified when her child threw himself on the floor in Target and screamed his head off.
O Connect: Jorts. A daughter who refused to dress appropriately was mortified by her father who decided, in turn, to dress like this.