LA 8 -Vocab Lessons 3 & 4

an analysis of something that is over

Greek root for “marriage”

We were embarrassed and  ____ by her constant breaking of the rules.

We disliked playing trivia games with her because she was a ____ with her know-it-all nature.

a person who pays excessive attention to learning rules rather than to understanding

to discipline oneself by denial

Johnson is the _____ of John’s son.

to socialize with an enemy population

Although some feel that ___ is a merciful way to put an animal out of its pain, we could not do that to our cat.

an examination to determine the cause of death; an autopsy

Ground seeds of the cacao bean are the ____ of cocoa.

childlike; unsophisticated

After the meeting, we sat down and conducted a ____ of all the important ideas that were introduced.

Each twin wanted to be treated as a(n) ____.

We thought it was very _____ of him to not understand the proper way to behave in that situation.

dominated by one's wife

Anthropological research suggests that the early society of Crete was a _______.

She felt like a(n) ____ in the room full of a thousand people.

business clientele; customers

Latin root for “father”

like an uncle

Islamic law allows a woman to retain all rights to her _____ when she marries.

to register as a student at a college or university

After the ____ was done, we knew that he had died of natural causes.

We were embarrassed by the ____ behavior of the immature people in our tour group.

Latin root for “brother”

Even though he wasn’t really our uncle, we treated him in a(n)______ way.

a perfume

The ____ of her scent wafted through the room.

a society ruled or controlled by women

She was so happy on the day she went to _____ at the University of Illinois and enrolled in classes.

His ____ wife made the family go to Disneyland even though he wanted the family to go camping.

pertaining to brothers; brotherly

He would have committed ___ if he had gotten married again before his first marriage had been annulled.

Latin root for "mother"

Latin root meaning “to be born”

Instead of driving downtown, we _____  our local grocery store.

We assumed the girl felt comfortable in her new school because we saw her _____ with other students often.

When her grandfather passed away, her grandmother became the _____ of the family.

“Don’t ____ me,” the girl said to her older sister.

a founding father or wise man

the surroundings within which something begins or develops

When looking at her genealogy, she learned a lot about her ____ connections.  

branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system and tissues related to movement

Anthropological research suggests that the early society of Crete was a _______.

Her ____ was felt as we walked through the art museum and thought of her.

Greek root meaning “child” or “boy”

possessed at birth; inborn

something that has a real or independent existence

Chief Joseph was the _____ of his tribe.

My mother took me to the _____ specialist when I broke my arm.

There was a ____ of goodwill between the two quarreling groups.

The twins shared an extremely strong _____ bond.

support or encouragement

the male head of a family or tribe

Latin root for “wife”

having to do with the family

The ___ of her relaxation began when she stepped out onto the powdery sand and felt the warm sun on her arms.

a rebirth; a renewal

Greek root meaning “death”

an Old Testament ancestor

We felt that her ____ quality of kindness must have been instilled at birth.

emerging; coming into existence

She believed that the practice of marrying only one spouse or ____, was proper and legal.

A true scholar seeks to understand the causes of historical events, but a ____ only memorizes their dates.

Her idea that she could talk in class whenever she wanted was a(n) _____ and was only in her imagination.

to go to regularly

Even though she didn’t have a teaching degree, she considered herself a ____ .

a person or thing of no importance

Good teachers encourage the ____ skills of young writers.

the basic element; the identifying characteristic

something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination

to be friendly with

childish; immature

to treat someone as an inferior

marriage to a single mate

Some churches see _____ by fasting from foods as a way to get closer to God.

marriage to two mates

a family inheritance

the act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal; mercy killing

a substance in concentrated form obtained from a plant or drug

The wave became ____ as it traveled all the way around the stadium.

to shame

about to die or end

a scholarly show-off

Researchers use a ____ of nutritious gelatin to grow bacteria in laboratories.

name derived from a paternal ancestor