Vocabulary From Classical Roots A Lesson 10

pretext : false :: mollify

• true

• calm

• anger

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

_______________ means to come as a natural increase or advantage.

• excrescence

• crescendo

• accrue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

_______________ means a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music

• excrescence

• crescendo

• accrue

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

_______________ means an abnormal growth or outgrowth.

• excrescence

• crescendo

• accrue

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

crescendo : decrease :: accrue

• increase

• decrease

• remain

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

_______________ means doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action.

• beneficence

• efficacious

• facile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

_______________ means effective as a means or remedy.

• beneficence

• efficacious

• facile

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

_______________ means acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent.

• beneficence

• efficacious

• facile

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

_______________ means an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc.

• beneficence

• facsimile

• facile

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

_______________ means a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government; conflict within an organization or nation.

• faction

• facsimile

• excrescence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C