acerb cad fil helio reg SAT Focus Word exacerbate v to increase the severity bitterness or violence of High traffic exacerbates the smog level acerbic adj having ID: 465622
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Greek & Latin Word Parts: Week 5
acerb, cad,
fil
,
helio
,
regSlide2
SAT Focus Word: exacerbate (v.)
to increase the severity, bitterness, or
violence
of
High traffic
exacerbates the smog level.acerbic (adj.)having a bitter or sour tasteacrid (adj.)sharp, bitter, stinging, or irritating to the taste or smellAcrid fumes of burning had rapidly filled the air.acidity (n.)the quality or state of being acidic or sour
acerb, acid, acri (Latin)
bitter, sour, sharpSlide3
SAT Focus Word: cadaverous
(
adj
.)resembling a body that has fallen deadThe cadaverous
appearance of the elderly man sitting in his arm chair was startling.cascade (n.)
anything that flows or falls in abundanceA shimmering cascade of magic shooting stars drifted down over the garden.accident (n.)an unplanned occurrence that befalls a personOthers: casual, casualty, decadence, deciduous cad, cas, cid (Latin)
to fall; to befallSlide4
SAT Focus Word: filament
(n
.)
a very fine thread or threadlike structureIf a lamp is not working, check its lightbulb’s
filament.filigree (n.)
delicate, lacelike ornamental work of intertwined wire of gold, silver, etc.filiform (adj.)threadlike or shaped like threadsTiger beetles have filiform antennae.Others: file, profilefil (Latin)threadSlide5
SAT Focus Word: heliograph
(n
.)
a
device for transmitting messages by reflecting
sunlightThe captain of the ship used the heliographic light to signal the people in the sailboat.Helios (n.)ancient Greek god of the sunHelios’s Roman counterpart is Sol, the god of the sun, who drove his chariot daily across the sky.heliophobia
(n.)an irrational fear of sunlight
helio (Greek)
sunSlide6
SAT Focus Word: rectitude
(n
.)
moral
virtue; straightness of characterHer rectitude
in making business decisions reflects well on our company's reputation.rectilinear (adj.)moving in a straight line or characterized by straight linesregimen (n.)a system of eating and exercising for improving your healthAn example of a regimen is a daily practice of doing 100 jumping jacks each morning before you go on a three mile run.Others: regiment, rectangular, correctreg, rect (Latin)
to rule;
straight