Gress-Logos Root words

Match word to meaning

• Foreword / section at beginning of a tex

• Monologue

• Afterword / section at the end of a text

• Epilogue

• Speech made by a single character

• Dialogue

• Conversation between two characters

• Prologue

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

Match the following words to their definitions

• A phrase that makes no literal sense

• Idiopathic

• Event / behavior that's out of the norm

• Idiosyncratic

• A disease or feeling with no known cause

• Idiomatic

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Match the following word to definition

• A person you have faith in / confess to

• Confide

• Show faith in someone / confess secret

• Confident

• Person who doesn't have faith (atheist)

• Diffident

• To lack self-confidence / shy

• Confidante

• Having faith in yourself

• Infidel

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

Match the following

• A negative move backward

• Aggression

• A violent move against an opponent

• Progression

• A distraction that takes away from topic

• Transgression

• A positive move forward

• Regression

• A misbehavior that crosses a line

• Digression

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

The coach taught ​ (a)   or physical exercise at the local high school. He stated some students had more ​ (b)   Energy than others, as they are hyper and always in motion. Meanwhile, other students preferred to be ​ (c)   And talk behind the bleachers. Some were also ​ (d)   Bad at sports, being born with poor eyesight and coordination. They sat on the bench while others played.

• Kinesiology
• Kinetic
• Loquacious
• Inherently
• Adherent
• Diffident
• Syncratic
• Coherently

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.5

Match the following

• Noun - meaning glue (something sticky)

• Coherent

• Logical, sticks together, makes

• Incoherently

• Verb: To follow / stick to rules

• Adhere

• Adj - a natural, inner quality

• Inherent

• To speak illogically or randomly

• Adhesive

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

Which of the following is an idiom?

• Peter Piper picks pickled peppers.

• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• Her hair was as good as wheat.

• You are such a wet blanket, always bringing the vibe down.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The teacher was ​ (a)   About work. She sometimes loved seeing her students and hearing their stories, but could also feel tired and blah. The teacher tried to feel more ​ (b)   Or happy about work by making a gratitude list and befriending coworkers. She also tried to ​ (c)   Or think through her other job options, which made her realize that teaching was still her best option.

• Ambivalent
• Belligerent
• Euphoric
• Idiosyncratic 
• Circumspect
• Adhere

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which figure is an idiosyncrasy?

Ambiguous is to confusing as ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   Is to social.

• Loquacious
• Diffident 
• Inherent 

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5