Mastering Vocabulary with the Cornell Note-Taking Method

1. Vocabulary Book IIUnit 11

2. Take Out • Binder with Paper • Remember to use the Cornell Note-taking method.

3. Vocabulary Objectives - Today • You will be able to: • Record new vocabulary words utilizing Cornell note-taking method. • Create original sentences using vocabulary words using notes.

4. Vocabulary Objectives – By the end of the week • You will be able to: • Match vocabulary words to definitions and use words in sentences without notes.

5. Vocabulary Words • Cornell Notes • Write down the words and definitions in your notebooks. • Word in column in left and definition in column on right. • Write down word used in a phrase or sentence. • Write down roots and meanings.

6. Root • VET • Latin VETUS, VETERIS "old"

7. 1 -VETERAN

8. VETERAN • n. Someone very experienced in something; expert • Sarah, a veteran watcher of TV news programs, auditioned for the new quiz show about current events. • syn: professional ant: novice

10. 'While a. veteran can be anyone who has spent many years in a particular field or occupation, the word often describes someone who has served in the military.

11. 2 - INVETERATE

12. INVETERATE • adj. Having done something for a long time; habitual • L. in in, "in," + veteris = in the old • Terrance was an inveterate gambler, and his wife finally divorced him because of it. • syn: practiced.

14. ROOT • FREQ • Latin FREQUENS, "frequent, numerous"

15. 3 - FREQUENT

16. FREQUENT • v. To visit often or repeatedly • When I travel overseas, I always frequent local restaurants, rather than fast food places. • syn: patronize ant: avoid

18. 4 - INFREQUENT

19. 4 - INFREQUENT • adj. Not occurring often • L in, "not," + frequens =not frequent • The two-year-long drought was broken only by infrequent small showers. • syn: rare ant: habitual

20. ROOT • ANN • Latin ANNUS, "year"

21. 5 - ANNALS

22. ANNALS • n. A record of something; a history • Nowhere in the annals of the town was there mention of the shooting, so we assumed that the story was false. • syn: archives

24. 6 - ANNUITY

25. ANNUITY • n. Payment received every year • My mom's annuity amounted to over a million dollars, but it was set aside only for her grandchildren.

27. 7 - ANNUAL

28. 7 - ANNUAL • adj. Occurring every year • When the longest day of the year arrived, many ancient civilizations celebrated the annual planting of crops. • syn: yearly

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32. ROOT • CHRON • Greek KRONOS, "time"

33. 8 - CHRONOLOGY

34. 8 - CHRONOLOGY

35. 8 - CHRONOLOGY • n. A history arranged by time • The police wanted to know the chronology of the events that occurred just before the car wreck.

38. 9 - CHRONIC

39. CHRONIC • adj. Happening repeatedly or over a long period of time • Even though Cory has a chronic cough, he refuses to visit a doctor. • syn: constant ant: sporadic

42. ROOT • TEMP • Latin TEMPUS, TEMPORIS, "time"

43. 10 - CONTEMPORANEOUS

44. 10 - CONTEMPORANEOUS • adj. Happening at or around the same time • L can, "together," + temporis = together in time • The Russian Revolution and World War I were contemporaneous events that occurred in the early years of the 201h century. • syn: coexisting, simultaneous

45. 11 - CONTEMPORARY

46. 11 - CONTEMPORARY • n. A person from the same time period or generation • One contemporary of Abe Lincoln was the ex-slave Frederick Douglass, who eventually met the President.

49. 12 - TEMPO

50. 12 - TEMPO • n. Rhythm or beat • Using only his baton, the conductor instructed the orchestra to increase the tempo of the music.