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NCEE/SAT Works

NCEE/SAT Works. Week 9. FALL vs. PECC FALL- / FALS - = to deceive, fail (from Latin fallere = to trick, deceive) PECC - = to sin (from Latin peccare = to sin). Examples: in fall ible = incapable of making mistakes (literally, “not deceiving” from Latin in+fallere )

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NCEE/SAT Works

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  1. NCEE/SAT Works Week 9

  2. FALL vs. PECC FALL- / FALS- = to deceive, fail (from Latin fallere = to trick, deceive) PECC- = to sin (from Latin peccare = to sin)

  3. Examples: infallible = incapable of making mistakes (literally, “not deceiving” from Latin in+fallere) fallacious = based on fallacy falsetto = a method of singing higher than a singer’s normal range peccant = one who has done wrong impeccable = behavior or character without sin (literally, “not sinning” from Latin in+peccare) peccatophobic = one who lives in mortal fear of sinning (literally, “fear of sin” Latin and Greek peccare+phobos)

  4. VAL VAL- / VAIL = to be strong, be well; farewell (from Latin valere = to be strong)

  5. Examples: valence = the combining power of an element valance = a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed valiance = heroism, the qualities of being a hero valentine = a card or the person who sends a card for Valentine’s Day valid = supporting the intended claim valor = great courage in the face of danger value = worth

  6. ORD vs. SEQU ORD- / ORDIN- = order, rank, series (from Latin ordo = order, rank) SEQU- / SECUT- [-SUE / -SUIT] = to follow (from Latin sequi = to follow)

  7. Examples: order ordinal = relating to a thing’s position in a series ordinate = ranged in regular rows sequential = following in a logical order or sequence sequacious = persisting in a continuous intellectual or stylistic discussion

  8. VOC vs. DIC VOC- / VOK- = voice, call (from Latin vocare = to call) DIC- / DICT- = say, speak, assert (from Latin dicere = to say)

  9. Examples: vocal vocative = relating to the case of nouns used to call out to a person or thing vocation = strong feeling of suitability to a career equivocate = the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth (literally, “to call equal” from Latin aequus+vocare) dictator diction = the choice and use of words in speaking or singing verdict = opinion, judgment, or decision in a disputed case (literally, “to say the truth” from Latin verum+dicere)

  10. LOQU vs. FA LOQU- / LOCUT- = speak (from Latin loqui = to speak) FA- / FAT- / FESS- = speak (from Latin fari = to speak)

  11. Examples: loquacious = inclined to speak a lot somniloquist = literally, “sleep talker” from Latin somnus+loqui soliloquy = a dramatic monologue (literally, “to speak alone” from Latin solus+loqui) magniloquence = excessive use of ornate language in speaking (literally, “great speaking” from Latin magnus+loqui) ventriloquism = the practice of speaking as if the sound comes from elsewhere (literally, “to speak from the belly” from Latin ventrum+loqui) fate infant = literally, “one who does not speak” from Latin in+fari confess = literally, “to speak with” from Latin cum+fari

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