VocabularyVocabulary

Unit 2Unit 2

KAKOSKAKOS

KAKOSKAKOS

►Definition:Definition: Bad; harsh; Bad; harsh;

ugly.ugly.

KAKOSKAKOS

►Cacophony, Cacophobia, Cacophony, Cacophobia, Cacography, CacologyCacography, Cacology

KAKOSKAKOS

►The cacophony of rush hour The cacophony of rush hour traffic kept him from falling traffic kept him from falling asleep.asleep.

CORRESPONDCORRESPOND

CORRESPONDCORRESPOND

►Definition:Definition: to be similar to be similar

or analogous; or analogous; be equivalent be equivalent in function, in function, position, position, amount, etc.amount, etc.

CORRESPONDCORRESPOND

►His test grades did not His test grades did not correspond with his correspond with his knowledge of the subject.knowledge of the subject.

PHONEPHONE

PHONEPHONE

►Definition:Definition: Sound.Sound.

PHONEPHONE

►Telephone, Phonic, Telephone, Phonic, Phonograph, Homophone, Phonograph, Homophone, Xylophone, EuphoniousXylophone, Euphonious

PHONEPHONE

►The euphonious classical The euphonious classical music helped calm his nerves.music helped calm his nerves.

CORPORATECORPORATE

CORPORATECORPORATE

►Definition:Definition: Having qualities that Having qualities that

lack original thought; lack original thought; united or combined united or combined into one collective; into one collective; formed into a formed into a corporation*corporation*

Corporation: A body Corporation: A body of persons acting of persons acting under a legal charter under a legal charter and having its own and having its own rights, privileges & rights, privileges & liabilitiesliabilities

CORPORATECORPORATE

►America’s laws are created America’s laws are created by the corporate action of by the corporate action of politicians.politicians.

POTENS/POTENTISPOTENS/POTENTIS

POTENS/POTENTISPOTENS/POTENTIS

►Definition:Definition: Powerful.Powerful.

POTENS/POTENTISPOTENS/POTENTIS

►Potential, Omnipotence, Potential, Omnipotence, Potentate, Potent, ImpotentPotentate, Potent, Impotent

POTENS/POTENTISPOTENS/POTENTIS

► Too many people give up and Too many people give up and settle for just a fraction of settle for just a fraction of what they can be, failing to what they can be, failing to realize their potential.realize their potential.

DEDUCEDEDUCE

DEDUCEDEDUCE

►DefinitionDefinition:: to derive as a to derive as a

conclusion conclusion from from something something known or known or assumed; assumed; inferinfer

DEDUCEDEDUCE

►From the evidence the From the evidence the detective deduced that the detective deduced that the gardener had done it. gardener had done it.

CARNISCARNIS

CARNISCARNIS

►Definition:Definition: Flesh.Flesh.

CARNISCARNIS

►Carnivore, Carnelian, Carnivore, Carnelian, Carnival, Carnal, Carnage, Carnival, Carnal, Carnage, Reincarnation, IncarnateReincarnation, Incarnate

CARNISCARNIS

► The carnage from the multi-The carnage from the multi-car pileup required car pileup required ambulances from several ambulances from several firehouses to carry away the firehouses to carry away the victims.victims.

CRITERIACRITERIA

CRITERIACRITERIA

►DefinitionDefinition:: A standard of A standard of

judgment or judgment or criticism; a rule criticism; a rule or principle for or principle for evaluating or evaluating or testing testing something.something.

CRITERIACRITERIA

►Because he didn’t meet all Because he didn’t meet all of the teacher’s criteria, the of the teacher’s criteria, the student had to redo the student had to redo the project.project.

VOROVORO

VOROVORO

►Definition:Definition: To devour.To devour.

VOROVORO

►Devour, Carnivore, Devour, Carnivore, Omnivorous, Herbivore, Omnivorous, Herbivore, Voracious Voracious

VOROVORO

►Fire devoured the old Fire devoured the old museum. museum.

COORDINATECOORDINATE

COORDINATECOORDINATE

►DefinitionDefinition:: of the same order or of the same order or

degree; equal in rank degree; equal in rank or importance. (adj)or importance. (adj)

To engage in To engage in harmonious harmonious combination or combination or interaction, as of interaction, as of functions or parts. (v)functions or parts. (v)

A reference point that A reference point that corresponds to a corresponds to a specific location. (n)specific location. (n)

COORDINATECOORDINATE

►Because none of my friends Because none of my friends could coordinate their could coordinate their plans, we weren’t able to plans, we weren’t able to celebrate my birthday.celebrate my birthday.