3rd 9 Weeks, Week 9
Spelling: Greek/Latin
Roots #8 bio and viv/vit
*Spelling choice activity due Thursday (if you made below 100% on Monday’s test).
*You need to know the
definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on FRIDAY. Use the definitions to help
you study.
bio =
________________________________ viv/vit
= ___________________________________
1.
antibiotic
(n.) a medicine used to save lives
because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections
2.
biography
(n.) a piece of writing about a
person’s life written by someone else
3.
autobiography
(n.) a piece of writing written by a
person about his or her own life
4.
biology (n.) the study of living things
5.
biologist
(n.) a person who studies living
things
6.
biopsy (n.) the removal of living tissue from
the body for a diagnostic examination
7.
macrobiotic
diet (n.) a diet thought to help
people to live longer because it focuses on natural foods
8.
neurobiology
(n.) the study of the nervous
system of living things and how it helps the living things learn and react
9.
symbiosis
(n.) how two different living
organisms live together and depend on each other
10. biosphere (n.) the zone of planet Earth where there is life (between the deep
crust and the lower atmosphere)
11. revive (v.) to bring back to life again
12. revitalize (v.) to bring something back after it declined in condition or
popularity; to breath new life into something
13. survival (n.) the ability to continue living
14. survivor (n.) a person who lives through a difficult event or experience
15. vitamin (n.) a tablet of substances that are thought to promote a healthy
life
16. vital (adj.) necessary or essential to live
17. vitality (n.) quality or state of being full of life; state of being full of
energy
18. vivid (adj.) “as big as life”; brightly colored; daring
19. vivacious (adj.) full of life; fun; lively; animated
20. viable (adj.) capable of surviving or living
*Don’t forget about vivisection
(surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into animals
to study organs, parts, or diseases)
VOCABULARY: The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 (#1)
Study vocabulary
words and definitions each night Monday through THURSDAY for your test on FRIDAY.
1.
demonstration - the act or circumstance of proving or being proved
conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence
2.
emulate - to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to
equal or surpass
3.
frostbite - injury to any part of the body after excessive
exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and
tingling to gangrene
4.
hostile - not friendly, warm, or generous; not hospitable, an
enemy
5.
hypnotized - to frighten or startle so that movement is
impossible
6.
incapable - not having the necessary ability, qualification, or
strength to perform some specified act or function
7.
juvenile
delinquent - a minor who cannot be
controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as
vandalism or violence
8.
miraculous - performed by or involving a supernatural power or
agency
9.
panning - to criticize severely
10.
pomade - a scented ointment, esp. one used for the scalp or
for dressing the hair
11.
punctual - strictly observant of an appointed or regular time;
not late; prompt
12.
skimpy - lacking in size, fullness, etc.; too thrifty;
stingy
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