caesars english ii ancient latin stems, lesson i
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Caesar’s English IIAncient Latin Stems, Lesson I
COM means together. To combine is to put things together; something is complete when it is all together, and something is complex when a lot of
parts work together.
INTRA means within. Intramural sports are within a school, rather than between schools; intracellular means
within a cell; and an intravenous injection is a shot that puts fluid within
a vein.
CENT means one hundred. A century is one hundred years, a centimeter is
one hundredth of a meter, and a Roman centurion was a soldier in a
subdivision of a Roman legion, called a century because it contained one
hundred soldiers.
AD means to. To adhere is to stick to something, to adapt
is to adjust to a situation, and to advocate is to give
your voice to a cause and support
it.
FER means carry. To transfer is to carry things across to somewhere else, an aquifer is a natural underground system that holds
(carries) water, and a conifer is an evergreen tree that carries cones.
Advanced Word: IntramuralThe English adjective intramural (intra MYOOR
al) contains the Latin stem intra (within) joined to the stem mur, which means wall. Intramural refers to events that happen within an institution, rather than between two different institutions. Intramural college sports are among teams from within the walls, metaphorically speaking, of one college, rather than between two colleges. The metaphor of events taking place within great walls is a glimpse into the past.
Ancient Latin Stems, Lesson I
stem meaning examplescom (together) combine, complete,
complex
intra (within) intracellular, intravenous,intramural
cent (one hundred) century, centimeter, centurion
ad (to) adapt, advocate, adhere
fer (carry) aquifer, conifer, transfer
Solve.Analogies force you to see relationships.
An analogy is a relationship between two pairs of thingsexample: A giant is tall as a mountain is high.
DESCEND : ASCEND ::
a. bicycle : tricycleb. submerge : emergec. man : supermand. school : preschool
Solve.
DESCEND : ASCEND ::
a. bicycle : tricycleb. submerge : emergec. man : supermand. school : preschool
Caesar’s Analogies: Find the most similar pairs.
INTRACELLULAR : CELL ::a. advocate : opposeb. transfer : goodsc. interior : card. century : year
Caesar’s Analogies: Find the most similar pairs.
INTRACELLULAR : CELL ::a. advocate : opposeb. transfer : goodsc. interior : card. century : year
ADVOCATE : OPPOSE ::a. complex : intricateb. combine : mergec. adhere : stickd. complete : partial
ADVOCATE : OPPOSE ::a. complex : intricateb. combine : mergec. adhere : stickd. complete : partial
Caesar’s Antonyms: Find the best opposite.
ADVOCATECOMPLEX
a. articulate a. elemental
b. revoke b. completec. invoke c. intricated. resist d. ornate
Caesar’s Antonyms: Find the best opposite.
ADVOCATECOMPLEX
a. articulate a. elemental
b. revoke b. completec. invoke c. intricated. resist d. ornate
Caesar’s Context: Find the best word to complete the
sentence.
The senator was forced to _________ closely to the emperor’s instruction.
a. adaptb. adherec. advocated. aquifer
The senator was forced to _________ closely to the emperor’s instruction.
a. adaptb. adherec. advocated. aquifer
High on the mountainside above Rome, the _______ swayed in the
wind.
a. aquifersb. centurionsc. conifersd. advocates
High on the mountainside above Rome, the _______ swayed in the
wind.
a. aquifersb. centurionsc. conifersd. advocates
Cicero could not in good conscience ___________ for the Emperor’s new
law.
a. adaptb. adherec. allocated. advocate
Cicero could not in good conscience ___________ for the Emperor’s new
law.
a. adaptb. adherec. allocated. advocate
Caesar’s Classic Words Challenge
1. From Joseph Heller’s Catch-22
Havermeyer had tiny bits of peanut brittle ________ to his lips.
a. advocatingb. completingc. adheringd. transferring
1. From Joseph Heller’s Catch-22
Havermeyer had tiny bits of peanut brittle ________ to his lips.
a. advocatingb. completingc. adheringd. transferring
2. From George Orwell’s Animal Farm
He set forth his reasons for ________ the building of the windmill.
a. advocatingb. adheringc. completingd. transferring
2. From George Orwell’s Animal Farm
He set forth his reasons for ________ the building of the windmill.
a. advocatingb. adheringc. completingd. transferring
3. From Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon
The doctor had prescribed…hours of rest to be rigidly ________ to.
a. complexb. advocatedc. transferredd. adhered
3. From Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon
The doctor had prescribed…hours of rest to be rigidly ________ to.
a. complexb. advocatedc. transferredd. adhered