These are the vocabulary words for February. In this month we will study more of the etymology of the words and how they can be used to see patterns in words.
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Grade 8 words have been included by request.
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Some of these words may not be found in your personal dictionary. Try these resources if you wish to find the words online:
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Week
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gyrograph, assault, circumgyrate, sinistrogyration, assail, circumlunar, gyroscope, insult, somersault, circumambulate |
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agreement, misery, strife, disagreement, sorrowful, concurrence, consensus, pleasure, cooperation, dispute |
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dissension, harmony, indifferent, accord, nonchalance, incompatibility, unanimity, agreement, insensible, discord |
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Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron, hexaflexagon, vasculitis, cardiovascular, pericardium, peridontal, orthodontist, orthographic, arthrography, arthritis |
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Find all the collective nouns for these words |
angels, ants, bears, penguins, whales |
http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3406/?letter=M&spage=6
Here is an excellent website for exploring the words for this week and their origins:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/geometry/solids/
Here are two excellent websites for exploring words and their origins:
Grade 8: Themed words |
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1 Going green |
verdigris,
chartreuse,
aquamarine,
celadon,
malachite |
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1 Greedy Appetites |
voracious,
crapulent,
gulosity,
swinish,
gormandize |
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2 |
milksop, caitiff, dastard, craven, boggle |
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2 |
vainglory,
megalomania,
vaunt,
gasconade,
braggadocio |
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3 |
empyrean,
rapturous,
seraph,
beatific,
elysian |
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3 New diet? |
aerophagy,
bibliophage,
lactivorous,
lithophagous,
piscivorous |
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4 Telling the story |
raconteur, fabulist, apologue, anecdote, recapitulate |
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4 Strategic Relationships |
symbiosis,
inquiline,
commensal,internecine,
phoresy |