Bene

Bene
The root of BENE is from Latin and it means good and well.
Benefactor- It is a noun and the definition for this word is someone who gives benefits (an advantage or act of kindness).
University Schools has many benefactors who donate time and money.
Most of the benefactors are willing to raise money for the children who are struggling with their health problems.
Beneficial- It is an adjective and the meaning for this word is conferring benefits; advantageous; helpful.
The little boy was beneficial to an elderly woman by mowing her lawn.
Going to the tutoring center was beneficial because I can get help for my test.
Benevolent- Noun and meaning is a desire to do well to others.
The benevolence of the King won over his people because he gave them food.
The president gave everyone in the United States a benevolent speech so the American people will vote for him.
Benediction- Noun and meaning for this word is a blessing or an expression of good wishes.
Saying “bless you” when someone sneezes is a benediction.
On the Sundays, most preachers give a benediction on how God loves you.
Beneficiary- It is a noun and the meaning is someone who receives the benefits (advantages or act of kindness).
Our school is a beneficiary of benefactors who donate to the school.
My parents’ Will has my older brother as their beneficiary of their estate.
Benefit- Noun and the meaning is something that is advantageous or good; an advantage. She explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
Some jobs have really good benefits like good insurance but the salary is not good enough for me.
Benedictory- This vocabulary is an adjective and the definition for this word is of, giving or expressing benediction.
Some people are benedictory who donate big money for some family that could not afford Christmas presents for their children.
The flowers at the funeral service represented benedictory toward the family that loss their family member.
Benedict- It is a noun and the meaning for this vocabulary is a newly married man, esp. one who has been long a bachelor.
Some benedicts struggle to keep their marriage going because they had been bachelors for so long time.
My brother-in-law was a benedict but now he is married to my sister.
Beneficent- This word is an adjective and the definition for this word is doing or promoting some good.
My father is a really good benefice person because he will buy one car for each of his five children.
Green Peace organization has proven that they are a benefice organization.
Benefactress- Noun and the definition is a female who confers a benefit, bequest, endowment, or the like.
My mom is a benefactress because she volunteered lots of her time at the church where my family has been going for years.
A benefactress within University Schools is Lori Pierce due to she donates quite a bit of her time for the students to become a successful individual in community.

Each meaning of the vocabulary was from dictionary.com.

Audra

MAGN

There are three parts to a word. The root, pre-fix, and suffix. Root words are words that go at the beginning of the word. They can help you figure out what the word means if you do not know what the definition of the word actually is. The English language commonly uses many of the Greek and Latin root words. There are tons of root words, more than you are probably aware of. In class we have learned four root words so far, MAGN, PAN, LOC/ LOQ, and BENE.
MAGN is a Latin root word. MAGN means gigantic, or large. You may use words with the root word MAGN more often than you think. For example, in a particular field or business the person with a great amount of influence is the magnate. A popular word, magnificent, means splendid in appearance, and extraordinarily fine. For example, the bride looked magnificent on her wedding day after hours of getting ready for the big day. Also you could say the movie star looked magnificent in her evening gown at the CMA’s and everyone couldn’t keep their eyes off her beauty. A magnanimous person is one that is generous, unselfish, and noble. The magnanimous man gave all the children in the orphanage Christmas gifts because he wanted to spread more generosity. The old lady thanked the magnanimous man for saving her from a car accident, and appreciated that he was generous enough to walk her across the street afterwards. Magnitude means greatness in size or amount, this word can be used for helping readers to understand the size of items or it can be used as a scientific definition; for earthquakes. For example, the magnitude of a volcano was so bit it covered in town in lava. A word can show great distinction under the root word MAGN, magna cum laude. This means graduating college with the highest standard of the diploma. This is a very honorary title and people work very hard for this. A magnifying glass is a commonly used object; it is used to see things more clearly. Many little boys like to use magnifying glasses and the sun to kill ants. The word magnify means increasing the size, volume, or significance. She is scared of heights, and when she was on top of the Eiffel Tower; her fear magnified. An old lady magnified the computer screen so she could read the article on “How to Look Younger in Ten Easy Steps” more clearly. Another commonly used object is a magnet. Magnet means a piece of metal that has a great attraction to another piece of metal. The little kids loved playing with their magnets on the fridge because they could throw them against the fridge and it would stick.
As one can see the root word, MAGN, is a popular and very useful asset to ones vocabulary. It would be useful for people to collaborate these words in their every day vocabulary.
by Jessi

BENE means Good!

The Greek/Latin root word BENE means good or well. This root word holds a significant meaning in various English vocabularies. The first word that will be covered is the noun 'benevolence', which is the desire to do good to others. An example sentence with this word would be “the benevolence of the king won over his people because he gave them free land and food.” The next BENE word is the noun 'benefactor'. This is a person who gives benefits such as advantages or acts of kindness. The example sentence for this one would be “UH has many benefactors who donate time and money.” Another root word that goes hand in hand with benefactor is the noun 'beneficiary'. This is a name for someone who receives benefits, advantages, or acts of kindness. An example would be “UH is a beneficiary of many benefactors who donate to the school.” The final word that will be covered is the noun 'benediction'. This is a blessing or an expression of good wishes towards someone. A perfect example would be “The mother gave her son a benediction by saying ‘bless you!’ after his huge sneeze.” There are a few other BENE words such as 'benefit' and 'beneficial', but the ones that were just discussed are in the most need of recognition. It can be argued that most people have already heard the words benefit and beneficial at some point in everyday conversation, the others are more rarely used.
As one can easily see, these words describe very positive aspects and meanings. Every word with the root word of BENE will always mean something good. It could make sense to just add a 'un' to the beginning of 'benevolence' to prove this point wrong and turn the meaning into a negative one. As it turns out, 'unbolevelence' is not an approved word. The actual antonym of this word is 'malevolence' which has the opposite definition of evil or of ill will. This word comes from the opposing group of root words MAL, meaning bad. One of the major things to remember is that BENE is always good! I have created an original poem to help students remember the words and definitions for the various BENE words that have previously been discussed.

Benny the Best Bulldog

Benny the bulldog is the best dog in the world!

Even though he is considered by many to be just a dog, he is filled with great humanlike benevolence.
While devoting his life to being a police dog; he assists the elderly across the streets and prevents violence.

Whenever someone sneezes, he expresses his benedictions in a barking form of "bless you!"
His barks sound so understandable that one could mistake him for Scooby Doo!

One could think of Benny as being the world's greatest four-legged benefactor.
For all the effort and good he's done, he deserves a movie starring Benny as the hero and lead actor!

The old woman at the funeral home is Benny's greatest beneficiary.
She is grateful for the time and company Benny gives every day; it's almost as if he is her personal secretary!

Benny the bulldog is the best dog in the world!

-A poem by Natalie

The Root Loc or Loqu

Loc/Loqu

The root word Loc or Loqu means speech or talk.

The bulk of vocabularies in the English language have either a Latin or Greek Etymology. If one has a firm understanding of many different roots in any language, then that person will be able to use common sense and context clues to discover meanings of various different words.

Some example words:

-Loquacious: characterized by excessive talk; wordy
-In the classroom, there were so many different loquacious individuals that, in order to be heard I had to bellow deafeningly and by the time the bell rang my voice was nothing but a murmur.

-Eloquent: characterized by persuasive, powerful and expressive speaking
-The eloquent way, in which the president spoke evoked many responses in the spectators, only a minority of close-minded individuals responded to the speech with anger or violence.


-Elocution: a person’s manner of speaking aloud in public
-The pupil premeditated to greatly improve his elocution before the presentation of his speech; upon which all of his instruction, up to now would determine.

-Soliloquy: 1) a dramatic speech in which a character talks to himself or reveals his thoughts alone onstage 2) The act of speaking to oneself
-The soliloquy of the man, who resides underneath the bridge, often frightens passerbies for the reason that he is rather dynamic and often sadistic in speaking to himself.

-Obloquy: blame, or abusive language aimed at a person especially by many people or by the general public
-The obloquy is rather wretched and connote from an entire nation that can see fit to blame one man for their downfalls, when the powers of that nation subsist in the hands of the people.


A good way to remember what Loc means….

You TALK with your MOUTH








….Loqu will just have to be memorized



By: Brie

Military terminology

We have heard them in movies and in video games, they are the basic words used by the military forces. Words such as Danger close, air-lift, and cease fire. They are the words that we are used to. But there is so much military terminology that we don't know the rest of it. So in order to give you a better understanding of military terminology I have created a small list of military words that u are bound to hear. I have also taken the liberty of finding the meaning of the military Alphabet.
Abort-to fail to accomplish a purpose or mission for any reason other than enemy action.
Acoustic warfare-Action involving the use of underwater acoustic energy
Action deferred-Tactical action on a specific track is being withheld for better tactical advantage
Balisage- The marking of a route by a system of dim beacon lights enabling vehicles to be driven at near day-time speed, under blackout conditions.
Fallout patterns-The distribution of fallout as portrayed by fallout contours. Fairway-A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels.
Unconventional warfare-A broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations, normally of long duration
Paradrop-Delivery by parachute of personnel or cargo from an aircraft in flight.
Panel code-A prearranged code designed for visual communications, usually between friendly units, by making use of marking panels. See also marking panel.
Barrage- A pre-arranged barrier of fire.
Damage area-In naval mine warfare, the plan area around a minesweeper inside which a mine explosion is likely to interrupt operations.
Damage criteria-The critical levels of various effects, such as blast pressure and thermal radiation, required to achieve specified levels of damage.
Radar fire-Gunfire aimed at a target which is tracked by radar.
Catalytic attack- An attack designed to bring about a war between major powers through the disguised machinations of a third power.
Caveat- A designator used with a classification to further limit the dissemination of restricted information.
Zone of fire-An area into which a designated ground unit or fire support ship delivers, or is prepared to deliver, fire support. Fire mayor may not be observed. Also called ZF.
Land forces-Personnel, weapon systems, vehicles, and support elements operating on land to accomplish assigned missions and tasks.
Kill box-A three-dimensional area used to facilitate the integration of joint fires. Call of fire-A request for fire containing data necessary for obtaining the required fire on a target.
Salted weapon-A nuclear weapon which has, in addition to its normal components, certain elements or isotopes which capture neutrons at the time of the explosion and produce radioactive products over and above the usual radioactive weapon debris.

A: Alpha
B: Bravo
C: Charlie
D: Delta
E: Echo
F: Foxtrot
G: Golf
H: Hotel
I: India
J: Juliet
K: Kilo
L: Lima
M: Mike
N: November
0: Oscar
P: Papa
Q: Quebec
R: Romeo
S: Sierra
T: Tango
U: Uniform
V: Victor
W: Whiskey
X: X-Ray
Y: Yankee
Z: Zulu
Written by Austin

Questions

In our advanced word power class we were given our first list of higher level words. I was not sure I was going to remember the definitions if I had not used them. I was having a bad day and had the need to write a poem. When I write poems I am able to express myself in a way that I normally cannot. As I wrote I threw in some of the words on our list and felt like I had such an easier time with expressing myself.


12/3/09
I am interdicted,
Interdicted to show my emotions.

The moment I do
I open myself
open my mouth
I pique
the world

The same plot repeats,
Again the stress is here,
Stress
Stress
Stress
Pushing me,
past the point,
of no feeling.

the antecedents
of my life
creep slowly
to the front of my mind

how loathsome it is
not to feel.
I feel no emotions
Again
AGAIN

I feel the tears
Ready to fall
Away from my body
Away from two
burned out orbs orbs
that no longer work

aversion is all around me
sucking me down
away from myself?
away from my façade?
Away from my feelings?
Away from my thoughts?

I am done
Again events happening
Replaying
Happening

I will sink and die,
Then resuscitated
Against my will
Forced to move on
Forced to be happy
Forced to fake it
Fake me

It starts all over again
I live
Die

I live
Waiting to die

Air Travel Terminology

Air Travel Terminology

Terminology is the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject. I am interested in one day going into an aviation career so I decided to look up terminology for aviation for my assignment. I would like to share the terminology that I have found with you. I have found the definition and have written an example sentence to help you better understand the words.


Transcontinental- Spanning across a single continent.

Ex: I took a transcontinental flight from Los Angles, California to Miami, Florida.

Jet lag- A physiological condition caused by the disorientation of a person's biological clock due to travel across several time zones. Characterized by irritability, lethargy, insomnia, and other symptoms.

Ex: The jet lag from my flight across two time zones made me really tired.

Hub- A city or an airport in which an airline has major operations and many gates.

Ex: Frontier Airlines' hub is located at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. It has its own terminal to itself.

Frequent flyer- A person who flies frequently. Specifically, a person who is enrolled in an airline's frequent flyer program.

Ex: The businessman has a frequent flyer card because he travels so much with work.

Air traffic controller- Person in the control tower of an airport charged with monitoring and directing the takeoff and landing of planes.

Ex: The air traffic controller directed the plane to the wrong runway so the plane had to turn around causing a big jam at the runway.

Actual flying time- Total time spent in the air, as opposed to scheduled flight time or time spent waiting on the ground.

Ex: The ticket says one time that will be arriving but the actual flying time is is shorter because it doesn't count the time on the ground and taxiing.

Aerotropolis- A combined airport and urban center, purposely designed with the airport as the central feature and reason for its existence.

Ex: Some people consider DIA an aerotropolis because it's an airport and it has shops and restaurants.

Jetway- An enclosed gangway that provides access from the terminal to an aircraft.

Ex: To board the plane the people had to walk across the jetway.

Screener- Any person tasked with examining passengers, passenger documents, or baggage at an airport or other transportation terminal.

Ex: As you enter the terminal you will be checked by a screener to see if you have any weapons or things not allowed on the plane.

Skycap- A baggage carrier or porter at an airport.

Ex: The skycap took my baggage from the bus to the check-in desk.

Taxiway- A right of way at an airport used by planes to get to and from the runway.

Ex: An airplane takes the taxiway from the terminal to the runway so it can takeoff.

Tilt-wing- Of an aircraft, having wings that can be rotated so as to facilitate landing or taking off in short distances.

Ex: The pilot misjudged the runway so he had to use the tilt-wing to get the plane to lift off faster.

Aircraft Stand- A parking area for aircraft at an airport.

Ex: The airplane parked at the aircraft stand to wait for the terminal to open up.

Travolator- A moving sidewalk, sometimes used in airports.

Ex: To travel within an airport for longer distances people can use the moving pathway called a travolator.

Turbulence- Rough, sometimes violent, atmospheric conditions encountered by airplanes.

Ex: When flying you enter turbulence from the clouds and wind causing the plane to shake.

Hidden-city ploy- A stratagem used to get a lower airfare when the fare for a flight from A to C with a stop in B is cheaper than a fare directly from A to B. The passenger who wants to travel to B, buys a ticket from A to C and then gets off at B. Considered unethical by airlines and many travel agencies.

Ex: The passenger thought he could get away with hidden-city ploy by buying a ticket to Memphis from Denver with a connecting flight in Las Vegas and getting off in Las Vegas as his original plan.


Gate- Area in an airport where passengers board an airplane.

Ex: The passenger needed to get to gate B-27 so she could board the plane.

Flight number- A unique alphanumerical designator that identifies a specific airplane's journey from one destination to another in a single direction, sometimes with intermediate stops.

Ex: I took flight number S774 to Jamaica and flight number S778 back to Denver.

Flight deck- On a commercial airliner, the cockpit of the airplane.

Ex: Sometimes passengers can go and see the flight deck, or the cockpit, of the plane.


Airport codes- Three-letter codes used to uniquely identify all airports.
The airport code for Denver International Airport is DIA and the airport code for Las Vegas McCarran International Airport is LAS.


Travel Industry Dictionary." Travel Industry Dictionary. Ed. The Intrepid Traveler. The Intrepid Traveler, 2009. Web. 7 Dec. 2009. .

Posted by Levi

Agricultural Jargon

Jargon is the specialized language of a trade. Agriculture is a field of work that has many words that can only be applied to agriculture

Some interesting words I found are:

Antemortem- The inspection of an animal before being slaughtered
Blending- Combining two different qualities of grain
Broiler- A young chicken raised primarily for meat
Bushel- A volume of measure for grain, fruit, ect.
Carcinogen- Any product that produces or promotes cancer
Casein- The main portion of milk protein
Combine- A self-propelled grain harvester. In one operation it combines cutting, threshing, separation, cleaning, and straw dispersal
Composting- The controlled biological decomposition of organic material, such as sewage sludge, animal manures, or crop residues, in the presence of air to form a humus-like material
Defoliant- A chemical that removes leaves from trees and growing plants; regulated as a pesticide.
Desiccant — A chemical agent that absorbs moisture; desiccants can be used to control certain insect pests or mildew

Agriculture has a major impact on everyone’s life. Almost everyone in the United States eats meat and or grains produced by farmers. Without antemortem, the meat we consume might harm us. A young chicken that is 6-8 weeks old is called a broiler. Chickens are raised for two reasons, meat and eggs. Dairy cows play a big part in everyone’s life. In skim milk a product called casein can be found. When farmers need to clear land, they use a chemical called a defoliant. After the land is cleared, to get rid of excess moisture a chemical called desiccant is used. Before farmers can plant they have to put compost in their fields. Compost can be food waste or manure. This helps put nutrients back in the soil. When it’s time to harvest, farmers use a combine. This is a piece of equipment that cuts the crops. Bushels are easy ways to measure out fruits, vegetables, and grains. The actual weight varies for different types. Blending is a process that is used to combine two different grains to equal out prices. By doing this the contract order can be filled. Agriculture and farming can be a difficult task but someone has to do it!

Posted by Shea :)

Greek Root Pan

Pan- Meaning all, everything
Intro
The reason that I picked this Greek root is because I have many interests in this Greek root. Just the word pan, which is the word I chose, is interesting because it holds so many fascinating words such as pandemic and Pangaea. I also chose this way to publish these words is because I tend to learn and understand words better with sentences and if the words are in a list so that it is easier read. As you will plainly see from the list that is about to be presented to you many of the words are dealing with the body and psychology due to the fact that both of the fields tend to use a lot of Latin and Greek terms. So this helps in the search of locating these words and being able to have an idea of what they mean.
Other Words
• Panangitis: (n) - Inflammation involving all the coats of a blood vessel.
Ex: The patient had a severe case of Panangitis due to his bad case of diabetes.
• Pananxiety: (n) - Mass hysteria.
• Ex: The crowd in the arena was in a state of pananxiety after the riot squad threw in several cans of tear gas.
• Pancarditis: (n) - Inflammation of all the structures of the heart.
Ex: Many people believe that they have pancarditis after they eat spicy food because it feels like their heart is burning. That is a misconception because they have acid reflux while pancarditis is very severe.
• Panchromatic: (adj) - Sensitive (though not equally so) to light of all colors in the visible range.
Ex: The panchromatic film was accidentally exposed to the light and was completely ruined.
• Pancratic: (adj)-Having a mastery of all subjects, universally accomplished.
Ex: The pancratic professor thoroughly showed his students how to speak French, finish a differential calculus problem, make a touchdown, and train a dog all at the same time.
• Pandemia: (n) - Of or belonging to the whole people, public, general.
Ex: The Stanley Hotel is considered a pandemia because it has been in Estes Park since the beginning of the town.
• Pantalgia: (n) - Pain involving the entire body.
Ex: When patients are bitten by the bullet ant they have recorded feelings of pantalgia due to the toxins in the ants’ bite that affect all the nerves in the body.
• Pantaphobia: (n) - Lacking fear, having no fear; an abnormal fearlessness.
Ex: The man had a strange case of pantaphobia. Researchers have put him in a tank with hungry sharks and obtained no reaction.
• Panphobia: (n) - An irrational fear of a nonspecific fear; a fear of everything; a state of general unexplained anxiety.
Ex: The patient had a severe case of panphobia. Researchers put a glass of water in front of him and the patient recorded the fear of the cup holding the water.
• Panacea: (n) – A cure for all diseases.
Ex: The doctors thought that they have found a panacea for all diseases because they have cured many illnesses with one medicine.
• Pantheist: (n) – A person who believes in all gods.
Ex: The pantheist believes in Buddha, Christ, Allah, and Shiva.


Posted by: Sire

Podcast #7: MAL and BENE

Listen to Marissa discuss the connections between MAL and BENE roots as antonyms.

Podcast #6: The root DIC

Listen to Dennise explain the Greek root DIC/DICT.

Witch on the Hill

So far, I have learned many vocabulary words that I did not know before. The class I am in has taught me so many facts about words, such as the roots and just the meaning of them. I have enjoyed learning and putting together these vocabulary words, so I would like to share a story I have written including some of the words I have learned. I hope you get a laugh out of it as well as learn some new vocabulary words!
Up on a hill there lived a little witch. She wore pointed shoes and had green skin. She wore a big purple gown that went to her toes. Her proliferation of zits scares every kid. She had witch ingredients such as eyeballs and worms. In the middle of her house stood a six foot cauldron. It had purple liquid that bubbled into thin air. Some would think she was vacuous, not having a brain. She doesn’t act very smart, but what witch does? Hurting all ears nearby with her discordant voice, she uses maledictions to hurt all the little children. If you can’t tell by now, he witch hates all kids. She is usually malevolent when they go Trick-or-Treating. She lives far away from the city, so she enjoys the brevity of her visitors.
The children that come by get scared, even though they act pompous. They go around her house, trying to spy on her. They get curious and want to see one of her spells in action. They think she doesn’t see them, but she does. Since the witch doesn’t like them, the children don’t like her back. She will play tricks on the children every now and then. Sometimes, turning them into a frog for the day, or even giving them lice. She is not very nice. The malice of the kids makes them want to do damage to her. They’re kids, so they can’t do much harm. Even though they are provocative towards the witch with their evil schemes, the children still want to indict her for being a witch. The days go on, and the evil witch still lives at her house. Only coming out on Halloween.
So, now you see how those different vocabulary words can be put together. Remember try to include detail of the word you’re using, into your sentence. That will always help the reader to understand the word more. I hope this helps you on your way to learning bigger vocabulary.

Podcast #5:The Root VAC

Listen to JJ's podcast explaining the root word VAC

Podcast #4: The root word MAL

Listen to Cameron, Sean, and Jesse's podcast on the root MAL and words that work with this root.

Festive Seasonal Vocabulary

This is the magical festive blog of All Hallows Eve. We are Jeffery and Brittney. We will go over the festive vocabulary used during these seasonal times. There are many magical festive words that are used during this season that not everyone understands fully.
First we will start with a little Halloween background information. Halloween originated with the Celts. It was the last day of summer and beginning of winter, which was often linked to death. The Celts believe the line between life and death was blurry on this day, and they celebrated Samhain, the day when ghosts returned to earth. They would light sacred bonfires and dress up in animal skins.
Now we shall start off with the festive vocabulary. The next few words are some creatures associated with this season. There is a definition and sentence for each.
Arachnid: any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida such as spiders and scorpions. An example of arachnid in a sentence would be “An arachnid with eight long hairy legs was nibbling on my toes whilst I slept.”
Ghoul: an evil demon, originally of Oriental legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc. Now that you know what ghouls like to do and their origin, you can use them in a profusion of sentences! An example might be, “I really hope the ghouls stay away from my grave when I die, because I’m going to be buried with some of my positions.”
Poltergeist: a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc. “Peeves is a poltergeist at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he wreaks havoc by throwing things about.”
Zombie: the body of a dead person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less, by a supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose. “The undead zombies attacked Marvin and devoured his succulent brain through a straw that was purple and twisty.”
Apparition: a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom. “The children were scared out of their wits when they discovered an apparition appeared and devoured their shoes.”
Inferi: Originated from Harry Potter and usually is not used outside of the Harry Potter world. They are corpses animated and controlled by a magical spell. “Harry forgot that the Inferi fear fire, and nearly died a horrible, slimy death.
Warlock: a man who practices the black arts; a male witch; sorcerer; demon. “I wish I was a warlock because I would like to turn my sister into a slimy little toad.”
Now that we have gone over some ghastly creatures, we shall discuss a few other terms relating to this festive magical season.
Eerie: Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening. “As Skye ran away from Inferi through the eerie, foggy swamp, he tripped over a root from a weeping willow tree and died a mucky death.
Tombstone: a stone marker, usually inscribed on a tomb or grave. “I have always been afraid of tombstones because I dreamed that one grew legs, left its grave, and chased me down the street.”
Well that’s all for the festive Halloween blog. I hope you enjoyed it and will use these words more properly this year and perhaps learned some new festive words. Have a fun and safe festive magical season!

DIC/DICT Latin Root Words

Today we will be blogging about the Latin root words DIC/ DICT. These Latin roots deal with many words we use everyday. . All of these words deal with words in one way or another. Some of the common DIC/DICT words are indict, indicative, diction, dictionary, dictator, and benediction The first DIC/DICT word that we will be talking about is indict.
The word indict means to charge with a fault or offense: criticize, accuse, to charge with a crime. An example sentence with the word indict could be, “The criminal will be indicted for felony gun possession in front of a federal grand jury.” This word is mostly used when talking about the legal system. When you are being indicted it is usually refers to it in a negative manner.
Another DIC/DICT word that can be used that has these roots is indicative. The word indicative means showing, signifying, or pointing out: expressive or suggestive. An example sentence is, “My instructor’s terrible mood was indicative of my bad driving skills on the road.” .The next word we will tell you about is dictionary. It is a standard book that gives a definition and origin of words. We use this when we are talking about words or a tool to understand words. An example sentences for this word is, “My teacher wanted me to grab a dictionary and look up the meaning of the word and present it to the class.”
Another word is dictator; it means a person who exercises absolute power. You will see this word used when politics are the center of discussion. An example sentence for this word might be, “Yesterday in class my teacher was acting like a dictator because she wanted absolute control over all aspects of the class.”
This next DICT word is a very important one to the DICT/DIC word family. The word diction usually refers to choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. An example sentence for this word is, “At the National Football League press conference the commissioner had very good diction when he spoke carefully and clearly about the performance enhancing drug problem in the league.”
The next DIC/DICT word that we use is benediction. The word benediction means giving a blessing or wishing goodness. An example of the way we would use benediction in a sentence would be, “When we went to the wedding for my cousin Charity, the priest gave his benediction then the wedding was over and they were finally married”. Benediction also has another root word bene. Bene means good and DIC means words, Benediction makes the connection with good words and benediction means giving a blessing.
So the DIC/DICT Latin root words are very important to the world of words. We use these words in our everyday life. It is the word we use to deal with w

Mikael, Ashli, and Micheal Y.

Vac-

Have you ever thought about how Greek and Latin root words influence your life? Whenever you use a vacuum cleaner or are on vacation, you’re using words influenced by people that lived thousands of years ago.
Vac is the Greek root for “empty”. Words beginning with vac, such as vacant express emptiness. A hotel with vacancy isn’t full and has room for more people to stay. Vacuous can be used to express emptiness also, someone who is a vacuous thinker is empty minded. When you go on vacation your house is empty, for the most part anyway. A vacuum is a space without air or matter and a vacuum cleaner uses a vacuum to pick up dirt and an empty bag to hold everything it picks up. The root “vac” is used in many words in the English language. Many people don’t realize how much of an influence it has on our day to day lives.

We've prepared some poems using "vac" and other latin and greek roots.

Garden of Bugs

My garden was all full,
Of creepy, crawly bugs.
Eating holes through my vines,
My tomatoes full of slugs.
Cucumbers crawling with ants,
My carrots covered in worms.
It’s no longer a garden of plants,
More like a home for bugs.
My garden is now vacant,
In regards to bug sprays.
My plants are now dead,
I indict the bugs.

Snowy Day

The temperature lowers as the winds blow.
Vacuous roads are now covered in snow.
Families inside, rather warm and snug
Except for one man, out of a snowdrift he dug.
With no blankets or warmth, provoking illness
A little boy watching from his window pane.
The little boy walks out with a warm cup of Joe.
Toward the odd man, skeptical and slow.
Once near the man though it took a while
Gave him the warm cup, with a friendly smile.

Alone

All alone, with no one around,
Just you and yourself and no other sound.
With nothing but emptiness and vacuous space.
The proliferation of your thoughts lying in hand,
Relieving discordant thoughts you could no longer contain.
You find intriguing, relaxing and sane.
Things begin to lose their fog relatively fast
Defining who you are and moving on from the past.
How much longer will all this continue?
Until all you problems begin to renew.

We were given a list of vocabulary words that we decided to use in poems. This made the poems harder to write, but yet it expanded our knowledge on poetry. This helped expand our vocabulary use and our understanding of the words. We feel like we used our words to the best of our ability to make our poems meaningful.

by Caleb and Kelsey

More on Greek and Latin Roots

Have you ever wondered how the English language was established? Who was the genius who put together this language and how? Some people may think some guy back in the day just made up sounds and put them together to mean something. That’s what I had in mind before I did this paper. Greek roots have a big part in the English language. The root can be in the beginning of the word, in the middle, or even at the end. The meaning of that Greek root has a very similar meaning to the actual English word that it is in. A word is made up of prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are placed at the beginning of a word to make up its meaning. A suffix is placed at the end of a word. I am going to give you an example of three.

The Greek root, -bene, means good. An English example of that is benevolence. This means an act of kindness which is a noun. An act of kindness means being good, so -bene has an affect on the word. If you want to use that word in a sentence, an example would be, “My best friend is filled with benevolence because she can cheer me up on those sad days.” Another word with -bene in it is beneficiary. That means a person receiving kindness. “After my grandma died from brain surgery, I was a beneficiary to her estate.” That is also a noun. There are some good examples of the Greek root –bene.

Next, we are going to look at the root –pan. That means all. Panorama means to view in all directions. Panacea is a cure for all life’s illnesses. As you can see, -pan is at the beginning of these English words. Pantheist means a person who believes in all gods. All of these words are nouns. Pandemic means a large spread illness. There is a pandemic in the US involving the swine flu. All of these words have a meaning that is “all.”

Finally, we have –loc/loq. This Greek root means talk. To talk plenty or loudly. You will notice that in these English words, the root is not at the beginning of all of them. Loquacious means excessive talk or to be wordy. This word is an adjective. My cousin is loquacious when the teacher is talking. Eloquent means to speak very well or with praise. This is also an adjective. My father at my church is eloquent with his sermons. That word has the root in the middle. Elocution also has the Greek root in the middle of it. This is a style of speaking which is a noun. There are way more Greek roots than I have given you. I hope this has taught you the meaning and the usage of some of them. I have learned that Greek roots are very important.

By Rina M.

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by Myles K. and Jeffrey G.

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Funny Words

Our American Dictionary is made up of many different funny words. Funny words can have all sorts of diverse sounds that make them abnormal to written or verbal language. There are certain words that roll off your tongue awkwardly and there are some words that simply get stuck to your tongue and you can never quite say them right. To little kids their funny words consist of “fart” or “cooties” but when you get more mature and intellectual funny words become terms like “balderdash” and “scallywag.” Some funny words may contain double o’s or possibly could have 20 letters. As a group we decided to investigate the world of silly, funny, and down right asinine words of the English language. For each word, we will give the definition, an incorrect sentence and a sentence that shows the proper use of the word.


The first word that we that we examined was the word: Supercool
–verb
To cool (as in a liquid) below it freezing point without solidification

Incorrect Sentence:
Our friend Sally had on a supercool pair of socks on yesterday.

Correct Sentence:
We were supercooling the lemonade, but of course we stopped in time to make a lemonade slushie, rather than a lemonade popsicle.


Another word that we examined was the word: Chomp
–verb
To make vigorous biting or chewing motions with the jaw and teeth.

Incorrect Sentence:
The propeller started to chomp, so the ship started to sail.

Correct Sentence:
The mailman tried to run away from the chihuahua, but it got the opportunity to chomp on his leg, so it did.


Another word that we examined was the word: Noodle
–noun
A foolish or stupid person.

Incorrect Sentence:
I drove my noodle to school today but it wouldn’t fit in the parking spot.

Correct Sentence:
When Johnny called it “The Great Wall of Japan” we all just ignored the noodle and went on with our lesson.


Another word that we examined was the word: Crankpin
–noun
A short cylindrical pin at the outer end of a crank, held by and moving with a connecting rod or link
Incorrect Sentence:
I asked the teacher if I could borrow her crankpin at the beginning of class but she just told me to bring my own writing utensils.

Correct Sentence:
When the crankpin fell out of the crank we all had to search for it or the machine wouldn’t run.


Another word that we examined was the word: Myrtle
–noun
A common evergreen, bushy shrub.
Incorrect Sentence:
The myrtle of the story was that you shouldn’t lie.

Correct Sentence:
My mother was outside clipping the myrtles as I did my homework.


Another word that we examined was the word: Pince-nez
–noun
Eye-glasses clipped to the nose by a spring that grips the bridge of your nose

Incorrect Sentence:
Our teacher’s pince-nez was holding his socks up quite nicely.

Correct Sentence:
The man was completely old fashion, complete with the sport coat and the pince-nez attached to his glasses.


Another word that we examined was the word: Peewee
-adjective
Short, miniature sized or little
Incorrect Sentence:
The girl was so peewee she was the tallest girl on the court.

Correct Sentence:
John had always gotten made fun of because of how short he was, people often called him “peewee” and “shrimp.”


Another word that we examined was the word: Desoxyribonucleic Acid
–noun
DNA
Incorrect Sentence:
Jimmy sneezed without covering his mouth and the girls screamed and ran away worried that his Desoxyribonucleic Acid would get all over them.

Correct Sentence:
In science class the kids learned that they got most of their Desoxyribonucleic Acid from their parents.


Another word that we examined was the word: Futtock
–noun
One of the curved timbers put together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a ship.
Incorrect Sentence:
The boy didn’t like to stand; he preferred to sit on his futtocks.

Correct Sentence:
The captain of the ship got worried if they got into shallow waters that his futtock could get split in two.


Another word that we examined was the word: Gemsbok
–noun
A male goat
Incorrect Sentence:
The girl put the shiny gemsbok she found on the ground into her pocket.

Correct Sentence:
The farm family had certain chores assigned and Craig always had to milk the gemsbok.


Another word that we examined was the word: Oodles
–noun
A great quantity
Incorrect Sentence:
Jonathon spilled his oodles all over the carpet.

Correct Sentence:
Cheryl had oodles and oodles of recipes up her sleeve when it came to Italian food.


Another word that we examined was the word: Oomph
–noun
Personal charm or magnetism, vitality
Incorrect Sentence:
No one ate the oomph at dinner because the smell was revolting.

Correct Sentence:
The basketball team added extra oomph in order to beat the opposing team.


Another word that we examined was the word: Poppycock
–noun
Empty talk or writing, rubbish.
Incorrect Sentence:
Jennifer took her poppycock on a walk through the neighborhood.

Correct Sentence:
He filled her mind with complete poppycock about getting married and then just disappeared without a word.

As you can see, our world is filled with many different styles of words that can make you giggle. Now that you know these 13 unique words, you can impress your average noodles by limiting the poppycock in your vocabulary.

By: Marissa, Jesse, and Kelsey

Roots and prefixes--MAGN and HYPER

This week on our blog we will be talking about the Etymology of the prefixes magn-and hyper-. The prefix magn- comes from a Latin root, and has multiple examples. Here are a few words using the prefix magn- magnitude, magnify, and magnate. The prefix hyper- comes from a Greek root. Words like hyperextend, hyperdrive, and hypercritic all have hyper as its prefix, meaning exaggeration.

Magn is a prefix from the Latin roots that mean gigantic. An example that uses magn is magnitude, which means in great size or extent. “When I went to the carnival the magnitude of the rollercoaster frightened me.” This is a good example because magn means gigantic, and magnitude means great in size.
Another commonly used word is magnify and it means to make bigger. “During class our science teacher had to magnify the insect so we could see the details on its back more clearly.” This is a good example because it is referring to making something gigantic.
Magn used in magnate, a person with lots of power. “The military sergeant was a great magnate because he ruled the entire base.” The reason that this is such a good example is that having lots of power means you are gigantic.

Hyper is our final prefix. Hyper comes from a Greek root word meaning over and implies exaggeration. Hyper has also become a slang word that is used to describe someone who is very high strung or excitable. Many teens abuse this prefix and mistake it for its actual correct meaning. The prefix hyper in the word, hyper extended means, to extend a joint to where the angle is greater than normal. “The quarterback hyperextended his arm when he got tackled.” Hyperdrive is to be in a heightened state of extreme activity. “My brother is always in hyperdrive after drinking a Monster energy drink.” Being a hypercritic is a person who is excessively captiously critical. “When Obama won the presidency many talk show hosts were hypercritical because they were nervous about his inexperience.”

Magn and Hyper are two prefixes that are used commonly in our everyday language. There is a huge variety of words in the English language that use these prefixes, Magn and Hyper. It’s very helpful to be familiar with these prefixes because knowing these prefixes will give you a greater extent of understanding of words that use these prefixes. We hope that you have enjoyed our blog on Etymology! Please continue reading our blogs, there will be many more to come!

Written By: Dennise F, Michael Y, Jeffrey H & Cameron H.

Podcast #1: Introduction

A brief introduction to our podcast.

Welcome to our blog!

Greetings,
Our class will be producing this blog to share information about vocabulary, words people should know, vocabulary in context, etymology, and other discoveries we make. Our goal is to be instructive but also entertaining, and to get our community to see the power of language. We will begin updating the blog in the coming weeks after school has started. We will also be posting links to podcasts as soon as our new equipment arrives.

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Lori Pierce, Instructor