1. Piri Thomas AMIGO BROTHERS

2.  When close friends compete ___________________________.  Conflicts between friends can create feelings of ____________ ____________________________. BIG QUESTION: DOES EVERY CONFLICT HAVE A WINNER?

3.  devastating (adj): destructive; overwhelming  perpetual (adj): constant; unending  dignitaries (n): people holding high positions or offices  improvised (v): composed or performed on the spur of the moment  dispelled (v): driven away; made to disappear  evading (v): avoiding VOCABULARY: SORT

4.  September 30, 1928 – October 17, 2011  A writer and poet  Puerto Rican and Cuban PIRI THOMAS

5.  a Latin prefix  means “through” or “completely”  perpetual  etymology: Latin per- "through" + root of petere "to seek, go to, aim at"  perpetual boxing motions are unending  Apply the meaning of the prefix to persevere, percolate, persuade PREFIX PER-

6. Suffix -ance  a Latin suffix  means “the act of”  guidance  etymology: Latin hybrid from guide + - ance  the act of providing direction  Apply the meaning of the prefix to utterance, disturbance, reliance

7. Suffix -tion  a Latin suffix  means “the thing that is”  turns a verb into a noun  consolation  etymology: Latin consolari + -tion  something that is consoling or comforting  Apply the meaning of the prefix to infection, creation, and restoration

8. Prefix mal-  a Latin prefix  means “bad”  malicious  etymology: Latin malitia  hateful  Apply the meaning of the prefix to malfunction, maladjusted, malnutrition

9. Suffix -ment  a Latin suffix  means “the act of” or “the state of”  wonderment  etymology: from wonder (n.) + -ment  the state of wonder  Apply the meaning of the prefix to movement, government, development

10. Suffix -ious  a Latin suffix  means “full of”  laborious  etymology: from Latin labor + ious  requiring much labor or work  Apply the meaning of the prefix to glorious, gracious, hilarious