1. Vocabulary 18
mar, morph, rog, sim, turb

2. mar, mer: (Latin) sea, pool marsh (n.) marine (adj.)
low, wet land, usually flooded by a nearby body of water
marine (adj.)
of the sea
SAT Focus Word: mariner (n.)
sailor; a person who helps navigate a ship
Context: In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Coleridge, an old sailor tells a story of a poor decision he made.
Other words: maritime, marina, mermaid

3. form morph: (Greek) amorphous (adj.) metamorphosis (n.)
without a clearly defined shape or form
metamorphosis (n.)
profound change in form
SAT Focus Word: anthropomorphic (adj.)
having human characteristics
Context: The anthropomorphic mailbox seemed to be greeting me every day when I checked the mail.
Other words: geomorphic, morpheme
Geomorphic – of the characteristics, configuration, and evolution of rocks and land forms.
Morpheme – smallest unit of meaning in a language (roots, affixes in English)

4. ask rog: (Latin) prerogative (n.) interrogate (v.)
a right granted or expected without having to ask
interrogate (v.)
to question formally
SAT Focus Word: derogatory (adj.)
lessening, belittling, taking away from
Context: Jan’s derogatory remarks toward her boss caused her to lose her job.
Other words: arrogant
derogatory—from (the participle stem of) Latin dērogāre (“to annul, repeal part of a law, take away, detract from”), from de- (“from”) + rogāre (“to propose a law, ask”). Compare abrogate, interrogate.
arrogant – proud, assuming (above questioning your actions)

5. same, alike sim, semble: (Latin) simulate (v.) resemblance (n.)
imitate the appearance or character of
resemblance (n.)
likeness between two people/things
SAT Focus Word: assimilate (v.)
adapt or adjust; become the same as one’s environment
Context: Many groups of immigrants have assimilated into American society.
Other words: assembly

6. agitation, confusion turb: (Latin) turbid (adj.) disturb (v.)
cloudy or thick with suspended matter
disturb (v.)
interfere; interrupt; disarrange
SAT Focus Word: perturbation (n.)
mental disquiet or agitation
Context: My friends’ conversation about their weight caused me a
great deal of perturbation.
Other words: turbulent, turbine

7. Summary mar, mer morph rog sim, semble turb sea, pool form
ask, propose
sim, semble
same, alike
turb
agitation, confusion
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8. Vocab Libs Complete the sentences using vocab words
Vocab Libs Complete the sentences using vocab words. Context clues are in bold.
“Under the Sea” is Sebastian’s shining moment in The Little ____________ (singular proper noun).
Larry grabbed his neighbor’s hand during the ____________ (adjective) moment on the airplane; he then felt very awkward when the flight smoothed out.
Making an object ____________ (adjective) could also be called personification.
As the detective _______________ (past tense verb) Doug about the robbery, Doug began to sweat bullets.
Taylor Lautner is said to _____________ (present tense verb) an alpaca.