Vocabulary Sentences
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Mastering vocabulary is essential for effective communication. This guide emphasizes the importance of using each word accurately, ensuring proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization in sentences. The exercise challenges learners to demonstrate their understanding by crafting sentences that reflect the correct meanings of words like sympathy, synchronize, neo, and more. By doing so, learners can deepen their knowledge and application of these terms, improving both their writing and speaking skills.
Vocabulary Sentences
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Every single word must be spelled correctly to earn credit for the sentence. Each sentence must have correct punctuation and correct capitalization to earn credit for the sentence.
And most importantly . . . Every sentence must use the word in a way that proves that you understand the meaning of the word.
Do not write-- A no clue sentence I saw the thermos. A replacement sentence I put the thermos in my lunch. A dictionary sentence A thermos is an insulated container used to keep liquids hot or cold.
Week 13 sym, syn neo scop dia post
sym, syn sym, syn =with, together • sympathy • synchronize
sympathy • (w) sympathy • (d) a sharing of (“feeling with”) another’s trouble; compassion (pathos=feeling)
synchronize • (w) synchronize • (d) to occur or cause to occur at the same time (chrono=time)
neo • neo=new • neonate • neoplasm
neonate • (w) neonate • (d) a newborn infant
neoplasm • (w) neoplasm • (d) an abnormal new growth of tissue (-plasm=material forming cells or tissue)
scop • scop= see, look • horoscope • microscope
horoscope • (w) horoscope • (d) positions of the planets and stars at a given moment (hora=hour/ skopos=observer)
microscope • (w) microscope • (d) optical instrument using lenses to magnify small objects (micro=small)
dia • dia = across, through • diagonal • diagnosis
diagonal • (w) diagonal • (d) a line across; straight line connecting 2 vertices
diagnosis • (w) diagnosis • (d) identification, examination, and analysis of a disease
post • post=after • postgraduate • postscript
postgraduate • (w) postgraduate • (d) advanced study after graduation from college
postscript • (w) postscript • (d) a message added to a letter after the signature (P.S.)
Week 14 • re • oc • struc • hyper • poly
re • re=back; again • recede • rearrange
recede • (w) recede • (d) to move back or away; diminish
rearrange • (w) rearrange • (d) to put into a different order again
oc • oc = see • optometrist • ocular
optometrist • (w) optometrist • (d) a doctor who tests for defects of vision and prescribes corrections
ocular • (w) ocular • (d) relating to the eye • Ex: ocular injury, ocular study, ocular tool
struc • struc = build • construct • instruct
construct • (w) construct • (d) to make or form by combining parts
instruct • (w) instruct • (d) to give knowledge to
hyper • hyper= above; more • hypertension • hyperbole
hypertension • (w) hypertension • (d) abnormally high blood pressure
hyperbole • (w) hyperbole • (d) exceptional exaggeration