GACS lclab English 9 - Vocabulary from Latin & Greek Roots - Unit 5 - Applying the Meanings
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GACS lclab English - 9th Grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 superlative | Occasional matches will help your tennis game a little, but only lots of practice will give you _________ skills. |
| exacting | The more ________ Mrs. Logan was with her students, the more careful they became. |
| dispel | If no one tries to ____________ a medical myth, people may start to believe it as fact. |
| relative | My calmness on any given day seems to be ______ to the balance in my bank account. |
| repulsion | When Bette saw the sickening mess, she felt nothing but ________. |
| delegate | David sometimes tried to __________ his chores to his younger sisters so he could play baseball with his friends. |
| proactive | I tired to be ________ about the situation and fix the problem before it became truly difficult. |
| legacy | The ________ my grandmother left behind is one of peace and courage. |
| dilate | After making the incision, the surgeon had to _______ the opening to have enough room to operate. |
| propel | The amount of force needed to _________ the car up the hill was more than we could provide ourselves. |
| agenda | I don't have a hidden _________; I just want to by your friend. |
| legacy | The crooked judge, retiring today, leaves behind a _________ of dishonesty and corruption. |
| delegated | Our parents _______ the easiest tasks, like collecting firewood, to the younger children. |
| agenda | Although some critics have wondered whether the author had a political _______ in her last novel, she insists that there was no secret purpose. |
| proactive | Gwen, who was _______ about getting a job, was hired right after she left college. |
| exacting | The __________ conductor sometimes kept the orchestra for hours to practice a single passage. |
| repulsion | After months of eating primarily peanut butter, Izzie began to feel ________ for it. |
| dispel | Policemen were sent in to ______ the crowd of onlookers that had gathered near the accident. |
| propelled | A strong wind _________ the toy boat across the surface of the lake. |
| relative | The number of people at the beach on any day is _________ to the weather and the season. |
| superlative | For __________ performance at work, Holly was awarded a big promotion. |
| dilated | The surgeon ________ the opening of Anthony's windpipe so he could breathe better. |
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