7th+Grade

Seventh Grade Unit 1

** 7th Grade List of Generative Vocabulary – Definitions and Etymologies ** ** Unit 1 **

__disembodied__ – **//verb//**: to deprive (a spirit, soul, etc.) of a body ; **adjective** – without bodily form

//dis//- = not + //bodig// (OE) = a man’s chest, trunk (modern English //body//)

This word only dates from 1714.

//Related Words//: disembodiment, embody, embodied, embodiment, (which is more used to mean the tangible expression of something as in “He is embodiment of courage” rather than to insert a soul into a body)

(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 (Wikispaces keeps flushing my margins to the left--sorry) dis**embodi**ed **embodi**ment **embodi**es (if disembody is to remove a soul from a body, does this word mean to put a soul into a body?)

__presentable__ – **//adjective//**: suitable or socially acceptable in appearance, dress, manners, etc. This word dates only from 1800.

present = //presente//r (OF, from Latin //prae// [ bring before or in front of; at hand] + //esse// [to be]) being with one or others in a specific place, brought before + //-able// = capable of

//Related Words//: present (which has three distinct meanings—a gift, the ceremonial act of giving a gift, and in a specific place—from the same source words), presentation, presenter, presentably, presentability

__Prescribe__ – **//verb//**: to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed.

//pre-// = before + //scribe// = to write down; from OF //escrit// out of Latin //scriptum//

//Related Words//: prescription, script, scribe, manuscript, subscribe, subscription

__Underestimate__ – **//verb//**: to estimate at a low value. This word dates only from 1850, yet “estimate” dates back to circa 1560.

//Under-// = of lesser degree, extent, or amount + //aestimare// (L) //=// to set value, appraise

//Related Words//: estimation, estimable, estimator, (and from the same Latin root with a detour through OF) esteem, esteemed, self-esteem

** Unit 2 **

__Microorganism__ – **//noun//**: any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye. //Micro-// = small + //organism// = a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.

__Decimate__ – **//verb//**: to destroy a great number or proportion of; **//verb//**: to select by lot and kill every tenth person of. //Decim-// =tenth + //-ate (L)// = characterized by

__Prospective__ - **//adjective//**: likely or expected to happen. //Prospect// = expectation + //-ive­// = adjective suffix expressing a tendency

__Inadvertance__ – **//noun//**: the act or effect of inattention; an oversight. //In-(L)// = having a negative force + //advertere (L)// = to turn toward + -//ence// = state or condition

**Unit 3**

__Impairment__ – **//noun://** to become worse or diminish in ability. //Im-// = in; into + //pejorar (LL)// = make worse + //-ment// + noun suffix denoting an action or resulting state

__Partisan__ – **//noun//**: a supporter of a person, party, group, or cause, especially one who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.

__Tantalizing__ – **//adjective//**: having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, esp. that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach. //Tantalize// = to torment with the sight of something desired but out of reach + //-ing// = expressing the action or result __Geology__ – **//noun//**: the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the Earth. //Geo// = the Earth + //-logy// = theory or study of

__Rationality__ – **//noun//**: the state or quality of being rational. //Rational// = reasonable, sensible + //-ity// = expressing state or condition

** Unit 4 **

__Inevitably__ – **//adjective//**: unable to be avoided or escaped; certain. //In-// = having a negative force + //evitable// = capable of being avoided

__Threshold__ – **//noun//**: any place or point of entering or beginning. //Thresh//= tread or trample + ending is of unknown origins

__Interval__ – **//noun//**: a space between things, points, limits; intervening period of time. Originally from LL //intervallum// = the space between palisades or ramparts //Inter-// = between or among + //vallum// = ramparts, or more commonly walls

__Contemplate__ – **//verb//**: to observe or study thoughtfully; to look at with continued attention. //Con-// = with, together + //temple// = the flat region on either side of the forehead + //-ate// = characterized by

__Enfeebled__ – **//verb//**: to make feeble, or weak. //En-// = to cause to be + //feeble// = physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail

__Unpredictability__ – **//adjective//**: difficult to foretell or foresee. //Un-// = not + //pre-// = before + //dictum// = something said; declaration + //-ability//= expression ability, fitness, or capacity

** Unit 5 **

__Infinitely__ – **//adjective//**: unlimited or immeasurable. //In-// = not + //finite// = having limits

__Aptitude__ – **//noun//**: a tendency, capacity, or inclination to learn. //Apt// = inclined; prone + //-tude// = condition, state, or quality

__Unperturbed__ – **//adjective//**: not disturbed; kept in order; without chaos. //Un// = not + //perturb// = disturb

__Revere__ – **//verb//**: to regard with respect tinged with awe. //Re// = intensive prefix + //vereri// = stand in awe of, fear

__Saxon__ – **//noun//**: a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.

** Unit 6 **

__Persistent__ – **//adjective//**: lasting or enduring tenaciously, especially in spite of opposition. //Per// = through + //sister// = come to stand, cause to stand still

__Optimistic__ – **//adjective//**: disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

__Inquire__ – **//verb//**: to seek information by questioning. //In// = in + //query// = a question