4th 9 Weeks, Week 1
Spelling: Greek/Latin
Roots #9 flect/flex and frail/fract/frag
*Spelling choice activity due Thursday.
*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.
flect/flex =
________________________________ frail/fract/frag
= ___________________________________
1.
flexible (adj.) capable of bending without
breaking
2.
reflect (v.) to bend or throw back light or heat;
to fold or turn back
3.
deflect (v.) to turn or move to one side; to
bend; to swerve
4.
circumflex (n.) to bend around or curve
5.
flexor (n.) a muscle that bends a part of the
body, such as an arm or a leg
6.
inflection (n.) the bending of a person’s voice so
that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one’s voice go up
and down
7.
reflection (n.) the image in a mirror that is a
result of bending light when it is thrown back
8.
inflexible (adj.) not capable of being bent without
breaking
9.
reflex angle (n.)
an angle that is greater than 1800 because the angle bent
beyond a straight line
10.
retroflex (n.)
bent or turned backward
11.
fragile (adj.) so delicate that it could break
easily; easily damaged
12.
fragment (n.) an incomplete sentence; a break in a
sentence
13.
fragmented (adj.) describes something that is broken
into pieces
14.
suffrage (n.) to break into an issue; to vote
15.
refract (v.) to bend light so that it looks like
it is broken
16.
fraction (n.) a part of a whole; a broken piece of
something that is no longer whole
17.
infraction (n.) a broken rule; a violation
18.
fractals (n.) the type of geometry that creates
broken patterns out of a smaller version of the design
19.
fracture (n.) a break in a body part
20.
frail (adj.) being easily broken or destroyed
VOCABULARY: The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 (#2)
Study vocabulary
words and definitions each night Monday through THURSDAY for your test on FRIDAY.
1.
gigantic (adj.) - so
exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
2.
tease (v.) – to mock
or make fun of playfully
3.
orbit (v.) - the (usually elliptical) path described by
one celestial body in its revolution about another
4.
grind (v.) – to press
or grind with a crushing noise
5.
embarrassing (adj.) - causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
6.
accent (n.) - distinctive manner of oral expression
7.
peon (n.) - a
laborer who is obliged to do menial work
8.
disgust (adj.) -
strong feelings of dislike
9.
mourning (n.) -
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
10.
confess (v.) - to admit (to a wrongdoing)
11.
tolerate (v.) - to put up with something or somebody
unpleasant
12.
execute (v.) - to kill as a means of socially sanctioned
punishment
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