PUNCT (POINT) PUNCTUATE, PUNCTUAL, PUNCTILIOUS PUNCT means point. To punctuate is to insert periods, exclamation points, and other symbols into writing; punctual means at the appointed time; and punctilious means observing points of correct behavior! Spanish…puntilloso

trib (pay) tribute, retribution, diatribe TRIB means pay. A tribute is the paying of honor; retribution is revengeful payback; and a diatribe is a speech of abusive criticism! Spanish…diatriba

CAP (take) capture, captivate, captious CAP means take. To capture someone is to take him prisoner; to captivate someone is to take control of her fascination; and to be captious is to be fault-finding, to say and do things designed to catch someone! Spanish…capcioso

pond (weight) ponder, preponderance, ponderous POND means weight. To ponder is to reflect on weighty matters; the preponderance of the evidence is the bulk of it; and a ponderous load is a heavy one! Spanish…ponderoso

RECT (right) correct, rectify, rectitude RECT means right. To correct is to change from wrong to right; to rectify something is to make it right; and rectitude is moral uprightness! Spanish…recitud

Advanced Word: Diatribe The English noun diatribe, from the Latin diatriba, which came to Rome from the Greek diatribe, means a bitter speech of abusive criticism. A diatribe tends to be prolonged, and ironical, and can even be written, though we think of diatribes primarily as spoken. In Dava Sobel’s book Longitude, about a man’s struggle to invent a reliable marine chronometer, a diatribe is “written in clear, plain English.”

Caesar’s English II Lesson XIX StemmeaningExamples PUNCTPOINT punctuate, punctual TRIBPAY tribute, tributary CAPtake capture, captivate PONDWEIGHT ponder, preponderance RECTRIGHT correct, rectangle

BALLOON: PONDEROUS :: a.rectify : correct b.delay : punctual c.speak : diatribe d.burden : heavy

BALLOON: PONDEROUS :: a.rectify : correct b.delay : punctual c.speak : diatribe d.burden : heavy

PONDER : IDEA :: a.tribute : pay b.retribution : vengeance c.rectify : mistake d.punctilious : conduct

PONDER : IDEA :: a.tribute : pay b.retribution : vengeance c.rectify : mistake d.punctilious : conduct

Find the best opposite. CAPTIVATE a.bore b.rectify c.tedium d.punctuate

Find the best opposite. CAPTIVATE a.bore b.rectify c.tedium d.punctuate

DIATRIBE a.preponderance b.euphemism c.tribute d.speech

DIATRIBE a.preponderance b.euphemism c.tribute d.speech

The Roman legions were _____________ by the countryside of Gaul. a.captivated b.pondered c.rectified d.punctuated

The Roman legions were _____________ by the countryside of Gaul. a.captivated b.pondered c.rectified d.punctuated

The legions transported their ___________ equipment up the mountainside. a.captious b.punctual c.punctilious d.ponderous

The legions transported their ___________ equipment up the mountainside. a.captious b.punctual c.punctilious d.ponderous

The barbarian leader delivered a violent _____________ against the Romans. a.preponderance b.rectitude c.diatribe d.capture

The barbarian leader delivered a violent _____________ against the Romans. a.preponderance b.rectitude c.diatribe d.capture

The Grammar of Vocabulary: captious, an adjective. The captious remark showed his suspicious attitude. ________________________________________

Caesar’s Classic Words Challenge From Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 He brooded in _______________ speculation over the cryptic message. a.punctual b.ponderous c.captious d.punctilious

Caesar’s Classic Words Challenge From Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 He brooded in _______________ speculation over the cryptic message. a.punctual b.ponderous c.captious d.punctilious

From Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native It was an error which could never be ____________. a.captivated b.rectified c.pondered d.punctuated

From Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native It was an error which could never be ____________. a.captivated b.rectified c.pondered d.punctuated

From Jane Austen’s Emma I…was too cheerful in my views to be _____________. a.ponderous b.punctual c.punctilious d.captious

From Jane Austen’s Emma I…was too cheerful in my views to be _____________. a.ponderous b.punctual c.punctilious d.captious