Stems List 1 Vocab (2B)

Match the following

• bad

• ex/exo

• first

• vale

• great

• magn

• strength/farewell

• proto

• out

• mal

Match the following

• over

• nom

• name

• mort

• death

• -ism

• belief/system

• super

• word/say

• dict

As Chris Pratt bid farewell to the cast and crew, his (a)   expressed gratitude for being able to work with such fine actors as Rocket the Racoon.

Answer explanation

valediction: A farewell speech

The nervous teenager was (a)   as he danced with his crush at the prom.

Answer explanation

maladroit: clumsy

DNA evidence eventually emerged to (a)   the Central Park Five, finally proving that they were wrongly convicted. 

Answer explanation

Exonerate: To excuse someone from blame

Starlord is the charismatic (a)   at the center of The Guardians of the Galaxy.

Answer explanation

protagonist: The leading person/main character. The "good guy."

After a series of controversial statements and actions, Andrew Tate, the former kickboxing champion, experienced an (a)   fall from grace as public opinion turned sharply against him.

Answer explanation

Ignominious: Embarrassing or disgraceful

The students diligently prepared for the state test by engaging in (a)   writing exercises.

Answer explanation

expository: explanatory

Maya Angelou's powerful and eloquent (a)   in her poetry captures the essence of human experience.

Answer explanation

diction: word choice

The once-thriving neighborhood, now characterized by boarded-up shops and abandoned buildings, paints a (a)   picture of economic decline.

Answer explanation

moribund: in a state of decay