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Spelling List for November 5th We have continued our first Greek and Latin root words unit. Students will be given 10 words from the root words lists. They will be given all red words. Students will be given a dictation sentence containing a simile which they must identify and explain. Rules: 1. 2. 3. 4. Spec is a Latin root word that means see or look. (Latin Root) Mater is a Latin root word that means mother. (Latin Root) Gen is a Greek root word that means birth. (Greek Root) A simile is a figurative language technique in which two things are compared using the words “like” or “as”. Spec Words Gen Words Mater Words Red Words inspect spectator spectacle spectacular speculate specs generate generation generative genesis genetic maternal maternity alma mater though through throw tough Challenge Words from Bridge to Terabithia Vocabulary: 1. cagey: wary of being trapped a. Example: The wild animal was cagey around humans. 2. endure: to tolerate or suffer patiently a. Example: She will endure the long hard winter. 3. grit: unyielding courage a. Example: His grit when facing the lion was spectacular. 4. hypocritical: behaving in a way that suggests a higher standard of beliefs or morals than is accurate a. Example: It was hypocritical to point out that he was talking when she herself was talking as well. 5. pandemonium: a wild uproar a. Example: There was pandemonium in the circus after the elephant escaped.