4th 9 Weeks, Week 4
Spelling: Greek/Latin
Roots #12 tract and struct
*Spelling choice activity due Thursday (if you made below 100% on Friday’s test).
*Quizlet.com is a great online site to study the meanings of
these words.
*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.
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1.
distract (v.) to pull a person’s attention in
another direction
2.
abstract (adj.) pulled away from direct relation
to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views
3.
contract (v.) to pull together to make smaller in
size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of “expand”
4.
attract (v.) to pull into something; to pull into
oneself
5.
extract (v.) to pull out by force
6.
traction (n.)
a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is
dislocated
7.
protract (v.) to pull out; to make something take
longer; to prolong
8.
retraction (n.)
a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back
9.
subtract (v.)
to pull some out, therefore having less left over
10.
tractor (n.)
a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads
11.
construction (n.) what is
built; buildings that are created or produced
12.
destruction (n.) the act of taking down or destroying
something that was built
13.
obstruction (n.)
something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something
in the way
14.
instruct (v.) to build
knowledge
15.
instructor (n.) a person who helps someone build
knowledge
16.
reconstruct (v.)
to build again
17.
infrastructure (n.)
the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around: roads,
communication, transportation, and schools
18.
substructure (n.)
the base, support, or foundation of a building
19.
superstructure (n.)
something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was
built on top of the foundation or base
20.
misconstrue (v.) to build the
wrong meaning; to misunderstand; to interpret the wrong way
Milestones English/ Name/#:
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Language Arts Vocabulary Test
Friday, 4/17/15
1.
modifier: a word (adjective or adverb) or group of words (a
phrase or clause) used with another word or group of words to limit its meaning
or describe in more detail
2.
interjection: a word or cry expressing sudden or strong feeling
(“Ouch!” or “Wow!”)
3.
preposition: begins phrases that show relationships (to, with,
from, in, etc.)
4.
conjunction: a part of speech that
connects words, sentences, phrases, or clauses
5.
correlative
conjunction: connects equal
grammatical items (either/or, neither/nor)
6.
perfect verb
tense: the
three verb tenses which show action already completed (I have seen it, I had
seen it, I will have seen it.)
7.
antecedent: the word that a pronoun replaces (The dog is the
antecedent for it.)
8.
appositive: the second of a pair of nouns or noun equivalents
(The turtle, Franklin, is a storybook
character.)
9.
theme: the main idea or underlying meaning; often implicit;
the lesson(s) the reader should learn from the story
10.
characterization: the creation of characters (as in a book or play);
the way the author reveals the different aspects of the characters to the
reader
11.
explicit: so clear in statement that there is no doubt about
the meaning
12.
implicit: understood though not put clearly into words (an implicit agreement); being without doubt
(implicit trust)
13.
extraneous: not forming a necessary part; not necessary; extra;
irrelevant
14.
relevant: having something to do with the matter being
considered; pertinent
15.
chronological
order: arranged in or according to
the order of time
16.
suspense: pleasant excitement caused by wondering what will
happen
17.
foreshadow: to give a hint or suggestions of beforehand
18.
almanac: a book containing a calendar of days, weeks, and
months and usually facts about the rising and the setting of the sun and moon,
changes in the tides, and information of general interest
19.
appendix: additional material attached at the end of a piece
of writing
20.
bibliography (or bibliographic references): a list of writings
about a subject or author or by an author; used to cite references in a work of
non-fiction
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