Down & Away Vocab

"Down and Away" Vocab

By Kurtis Clements

"Down and Away" Prefixes

Take a look at the prefixes we will learn this week:

cata = down, away from (A catapult throws things far away)

de = down, away from (A decrease in pay means your pay went down)

tele = far, distance (A telephone lets you talk to someone far away)​

​Word	Part of speech	Definition	Sentences
​catacomb	noun	underground cave or tomb	In the catacomb, the archaeologist found mummies that were thousands of years old.
​catalyst	noun	a substance that speeds up or causes a reaction; something that causes activity	Once the chemist put the catalyst in the mixture, it quickly turned into a solid mass.
catastrophe	noun	tragic event; sudden disaster or misfortune	​The traffic accident was a catastrophe that affected several families.

​cata-

​Word	Part of speech	Definition	Sentences
​debark	verb	to exit a ship; to go on land	We were scheduled to debark the cruise ship at 4 o'clock.
default	verb	failure to do something, be somewhere, or pay money that is due	Because they defaulted on their home loan, they could not get any other loans.
degrade	verb	to lower in status; to show contempt or dishonor	Mary's derogatory comments degraded her status among the board members.
depose	​verb	to remove from power	After the revolution the king was deposed and replaced by the leader of the military.

de-

​Word	Part of speech	Definition	Sentences
​telemarket	verb	to sell products or services over the telephone	One way to sell our product is to target people who would buy it and telemarket it directly to them.
telepathy	noun	communication by means other than normal sensory communication	The psychic said she could communicate with people via telepathy.
telephoto	noun	a camera lens that makes distant objects appear closer	The camera's telephoto lens allowed me to take a picture of a bear from a safe distance.

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Which vocabulary word best completes this sentence?

The ability to communicate without words is called _______.

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To fail to repay a loan is to _______ on the loan.

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An underground tomb is a _______.

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To dethrone a king is the same as to _______ him.

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You _______ the meaning of our nation's flag when you use it for a curtain.

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To sell things by telephone is to _______.

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You could call it a tragedy or a _______: both words mean the same thing.

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Her phone call acted as a _______ for the conversation. Without it, it would never have started.

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To get off a ship is to _______.

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For long-distance photography, use a _______ lens.

Multiple Choice

Which prefix completes this word which means "a calamity"?

____strophe

• cata

• de

• tele

Multiple Choice

Which prefix completes this word which means "to dishonor"?

____grade

• cata

• de

• tele

Multiple Choice

Which prefix completes this word which means "launch or hurl"?

____pult

• cata

• de

• tele

Multiple Choice

Which prefix completes this word which means "extrasensory communication"?

____pathy

• cata

• de

• tele

Multiple Choice

Which prefix completes this word which means "to go down in value"?

____preciate

• cata

• de

• tele

Multiple Choice

Which prefix completes this word which means "to send images over a long distance"?

____vise

• cata

• de

• tele