Quarter 2

Week 7 - son, soun - sound

1. dissonant- (adj.) lack of agreement; inharmonious

2. resonate - (v.) to relate with similar vibration; resound

3. sonic- (adj.) relating to sound waves

4. ultrasound - (n.) sound frequencies above human hearing, used for medical diagnoses or therapy

5. unison - (adj.) in perfect agreement or union

Week 6 - para (prefix)

1. paradox- (n.) a statement that seems to contradict common sense but perhaps is true; a contradiction

2. paralegal - (n.) a trained aide who assists a lawyer

3. parallel- (adj.) everywhere equidistant and not meeting; corresponding

4. parameter - (n.) a defining limit to something

5. paranoid - (adj.) fearful or suspicious of others

Week 5 - mand, mend

1. command- (n.) 1.an order given 2. authority or ability to control; mastery

2. commendation - (n.) a formal awarding of praise or thanks; praise

3. mandate - (n.) 1. a formal command or order  2. a law

4. mandatory - (adj.) containing a command; required

5. recommend - (v.) 1. to present that something or someone is worthy of trial; to advise

Week 4 - fract, frag

1. fractious- (adj.) apt to  cause trouble; irritable

2. fracture - (v.) to break, shatter, or go beyond the limits of

3. fragile - (adj.) lacking physical strength, or easily broken; delicate

4. fragmentary - (adj.) having only parts; incomplete

5. infraction - (n.) the breaking of a law, rule, or agreement; a violation

Week 3 - duc

1. conducive- (adj.) tending to help or assist; contributing to

2. deduction - (n.) 1. something that has been subtracted 2. the reaching of a conclusion by reasoning

3. induce - (v.) to move by persuasion; to bring about

4. productivity - (n.) the yielding of results, benefits, or profit; output

5. reduction -(n.) a decrease or discount of something

Week 2 - capit

1. capital - (n.) 1.  a resource of money 2.  a seat of government  3. an upper-case letter

2. capitalism - (n.) economic system based on private ownership and open competition; free enterprise

3. capitulate - (v.) to surrender or give up under agreed conditions

4. decapitate - (v.) 1. to cut off the head; behead 2. to make useless; destroy

5. recapitulate-(v.) to repeat or summarize the most important points

Week 1 - academic terms

1. analyze - (v.) to study or examine (Break the subject down into parts and explain the various parts)

2. critique - (v.) to critically review (Point out both the good and bad points of something)

3. diagram - (v.) to draw or make a graphic design (Make a drawing of something, and label its parts if necessary)

4. outline - (v.) to make a rough draft (Make an organized listing of the important points of a subject)

5. enumerate-(v.) to number or list (Count off or list examples, reasons, or effects one by one)

Quarter 1 

Week 8 - writing terms - poetry

1. imagery - (n.) descriptive images or pictures that appeal to the senses

2. metaphor - (n.) a figure of speech in which two different things are compared to fully describe the qualities of the first one; a symbol

3. rhythm - (n.) the aspects of tempo and/or meter found in such things as music or poetry

4. passage - (n.)a brief portion of a written work or speech; a literary section

5. point of view-(n.) a person's opinion; the vantage point from which a writer tells a story

Week 7 - tut, tui

1. intuition - (n.) the power of knowing without mental effort or something known in this way; insight

2. tutelage - (n.) instruction of an individual, a guiding influence

3. tutorial - (n.) a specifically designed instructional program; a step-by-step lesson

4. tutor- (n.) one who teaches or guides; an instructor

5. tuition-(n.) the cost of instruction

Week 6 - struct

1. construct - (v.) to build or put together

2. destructive - (adj.) causing or tending to ruin; harmful

3. infrastructure - (n.) underlying foundation of a system or organization

4. instrumental - (adj.) useful or essential

5. obstruction-(n.) something that blocks or hinders; a barrier

Week 5 - simil, simul

1. assimilate - (v.) to thoroughly take in, understand, absorb

2. facsimile - (n.) an exact copy

3. simultaneously - (adv.) occuring at the same time; concurrently

4. simulate - (adj.) to make a realistic imitation of something; to replicate

5. simile-(n.) a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Week 4 - prim

1. primarily - (adv.) first and foremost, or for the most part; chiefly

2. primate - (n.) any of an order of mammals that include humans, apes, monkeys, or related forms

3. primer - (n.) 1. a small introductory book 2. material used in first coating a surface; first coverage

4. primitive - (adj.) related to an early or basic stage of development; undeveloped

5. primeval - (adj.) relating to the earliest age or period; ancient

Week 3 - flu

1. affluent - (adj.) having a flowing supply of material wealth; wealthy

2. fluctuate - (v.) to change or move back and forth; to vary

3. fluent - (adj.) flowing or confident; effortless

4. fluorescent - (adj.) bright or glowing

5. influence - (n.) a force or power that produces an effect

Week 2 - aud

1. audience - (n.) a group of listeners or spectators

2. audition - (n.) a trial performance to evaluate a performer's abilities

3. auditor - (n.) a person who officially examines financial accounts

4. auditory - (adj.) related to the sense or organs of hearing

5. inaudible - (adj.) impossible to hear, or not capable of being heard

Week 1 -academic words

1. describe - (v.) to give an account of

2. discuss - (v.) to talk about thoroughly

3. evaluate - (v.) to judge or assess

4. justify - (v.) to give reason for

5. persuade - (v.) to convince