turb Vocabulary 18 marsh n 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 ID: 756595
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mar, morph, rog, sim, turb
Vocabulary 18Slide2
marsh (n.)
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
mar, mer:(Latin)
sea, poolSlide3
amorphous (adj.)
without
a clearly defined shape or form
metamorphosis (n.)
profound change in form
SAT Focus Word: anthropomorphic (adj.)
having human characteristicsContext: The anthropomorphic mailbox seemed to be greeting me every day when I checked the mail.Other words: geomorphic, morphememorph:(Greek)
formSlide4
prerogative (n.)
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: arrogantrog:
(Latin)
ask, proposeSlide5
simulate (v.)
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: assemblys
im
,
semble
:
(Latin)
s
ame, alikeSlide6
turbid (adj.)
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
turb:(Latin)
agitation, confusionSlide7
mar, mersea, poolmorphform
rog
ask, propose
sim
, semblesame, aliketurbagitation, confusion
Summary
Sources: wordinfo.infodictionary.comGoogle imagesSlide8
“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.
Vocab LibsComplete the sentences using vocab words. Context clues are in bold.