Nomen______________ Chapter 1 derivation handout Part I: In the blanks below, write the Latin word from which the English word derives and write the definition of the derivation under the word. nominate __________ arboretum_________ illegible ____________ sedentary __________
etc.
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habitat ____________
vicinity ____________ ubiquitous __________
villain _____________ inscribe ___________
alter __________
curious ____________
Part II: Choose the English words above which best complete the following sentences. 1. Because germs are _______________, it is important to wash your hands often. 2. In a melodrama, the hero always saves the fair damsel from the wicked ___________. 3. Who should we ______________ to be a Latin Club officer? 4. I want to go to the _____________ to learn about trees and plants in their native __________. 5. My Basic Comp teacher returned my paper and told me that my handwriting was _______________. 6. The tablet was ____________ with a Greek motto. 7. Since the bakery is in the ______________ of the school, we often smell fresh donuts. 8. Pandora was insatiably ________________. 9. My brother, a real couch potato, lives a very _______________ life.
10. Because the road was being repaired, we had to _______________ our route. 11. Students are expected to come to class with paper, pens, binders, __________.
