6th+Grade

**Unit 1**
1. __invisible__ **adjective**: inaccessible to view, hidden, not visible; in (not) + //visibilis// ( L)= “visible, that may be seen” Related Words: visual, visor, vision, visionary, visibility, advisor, (and from the Latin //visitare//, “go and see,” we get visit, visitor, visitation, etc.) (RL) Templeton writes the words vertically, aligning the common letters. This is a good way for students to actually "see" the common root and in cases where the spelling is impacted, the visual is even stronger. The related words listed are words that come from the same root and prove to student that in learning one word part, they have learned multiple words. See the example below (in)**visi**ble **vis**ual **vis**or **visi**on ad**vis**or (If **visi** is see, what does an advisor do?)

2. __nonsense__

 * noun:** spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense; foolish or unacceptable behavior; non = “not” + ME < L //senus// = faculty of perception (feeling), meaning or understanding (as in “make sense of” something)

Related Words: nonsensical, senseless, sensible, sensitive, sensation, sensory, extrasensory, insensate, sensationalism

You can add "sentence" to the list of related words. Logically, a sentence is supposed to make sense--it's the same root. You could have students decide if each of the related words belongs with the first definition (relating to a faculty of perception, like our five senses) or the second (logical--something makes sense).

3. __diagnosis__ – **noun:** the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs or symptoms; from medical Latin in the late 17th century from the Greek, from //dia// (across, through) + //gignoskein// (to know, recognize, learn) Related Words : diagnose, Gnostic, (for knowledge); dialogue, diameter, diagonal, dialect, diatribe, diaphanous (for across, through)

4. __disinfect__ **verb:** to be free from infection especially by destroying harmful microorganisms dis = “away” (in this case) + //inficere// (L) = “ to spoil, or stain”

Related Words : disinfectant, infect, infection, infectious, transfect

Unit 2

corrupt – **verb:** to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions

Middle English, from Latin from corruptus, past particle of corrumpere, from com, + rumpere, to break

descendants – **noun:** to orginate or come from

French descendants, from Late Latin descendent-, from Latin

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">distorted <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **verb:** to twist out of a natural, normal, or orginal shape or condition <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Latin distortus, past participle of distorquere, from dis + torquere to twist

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">exquiste <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **adjective:** marked by flawless craftmenship or beautiful, igenious, delicate, or elaborate execution

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Middle English exquists, from Latin exquisitus, past participle of exquirere, to search out, from ex +quaerere to seek

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">ominous <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **adjective:** being or exhibiting an omen, forbording or foreshadowing evil

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1580 -90; <L ominious portenous, equiv. to omin- (s. omen)

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Unit 3

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">expedition <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **noun:** a journey or excursion undertaking for s specific purpose

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1400-50; Late ME < L expedition- (s. expeditio) a (military) traveling

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">resourcefulness – <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**adjective**: able to meet situations: capable of devising ways and means

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1850-55 resource + ful

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">reinforce <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **verb:** to strengthen by additional assistance, material, or support: make stronger or more pronounced

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1590-1600; re +inforce, alter. or enforce

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">deprivation <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **noun:** the state of being deprived

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1525-35; deprivation- (s. deprivatio), equiv. To deprivat (us) deprived (ppt. Of deprivare) + -ion—ion

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Unit 4

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">reconstruction <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **verb:** to construct or reassemble again

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1785- 95; re + construction

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">disintegrate <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **verb:** to break or decompose into constiuent elements, parts, or small particles

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1796 from dis “do the opposite of” + integrate

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">preservation <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **verb:** to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1325-75; ME preserven < ML praeservare to guard (LL: to observe), equiv. To L prae – pre + servare to watch over keep, preserve, observe

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">immortality <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **noun:** immortal condition or quality; unending life

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1300-50 ME immortalite < L immortalitas

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">archeological <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **adjective:** pertaining to archeology (the study of material remains, ex. Fossils)

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1775-85 < GK archaiologik (os)

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Unit 5

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">persuade <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **verb:** to move by argument

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Latin persuadere, from per thoroughly + suadere to advise, urge

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">demographics <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **noun:** the statistical data of a population

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1965-70 demo + graphic <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Unit 5 continued

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">simulate <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **verb:** to make a simulation of

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Latin simulatus, past participle of simulare to copy, represent, feign, from similis like

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">announcer <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **noun:** one who announces esp. one who introduces programs, presents news items

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1920-25; in radio use announce + er

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">concentrate <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **v erb:** to bring or direct toward a common center or objective

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">com + Latin centrum center

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Unit 6

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">transformation <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **noun:** an act, process, or instance of transforming

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1400-50; late ME < LL transformation- (s. transformatio) change of shape

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">recollection <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **noun:** the action or power of calling to mind

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">re + collection

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">undisturbed <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">-

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">deserted <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **adjective:**

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">suspicious <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– **adjective:** tending to cause or excite, suspicion: questionable

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1300-50; ME < L suspiciosus, equiv. to suspici + osus - ous