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Week 13 of 36 · 10 words · ages 16–17

11th Grade spelling words, week 13: Latin prefix compounds

Many hard words join a Latin prefix to a root, such as juxta- plus pose. Split the word into its parts to spell it.
juxtapose
To put two things side by side to compare them.
contravene
To act against a law or rule.
preclude
To make impossible by acting in advance.
relinquish
To give up or let go.
digress
To wander from the main topic.
expedite
To speed up the progress of something.
extricate
To free from a tangle or difficulty.
obviate
To remove a need before it arises.
repudiate
To reject as false or unworthy.
transgress
To go beyond a limit or break a rule.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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