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Vocab Assessment #1
Mrs. Lignelli mod 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the root "viv" mean? | to be alive, life |
| What part of speech is vivid? | Adjective |
| What is the denotation for vivid? | true to life when percived by the human eye or mind |
| Derivatives/parts of speech of vivid? | vividly (adverb) vividness (noun) |
| What part of speech is vivacious? | adjective |
| What is the denotation for vivacious? | full of high spirts and animation; lively |
| Derivatives/parts of speech of vivacious? | n/a |
| What part of speech is convivial? | adjective |
| What is the denotation for convivial? | festive, jovial, friendly, agreeable |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for convivial? | conviviality; nonconvivial |
| What part of speech is incognito? | adjective |
| What is the denotation for incognito? | disquised or undercover, espacialy to avoid notice of attention |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for incognito? | incognito (n/a) |
| What part of speech is cognizant? | adjective |
| What is the denotation for cognizant? | aware |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for cognizant? | cognizance (noun) |
| What does the root "co" mean? | to know |
| What part of speech is connosseur? | noun (person) |
| What is the denotation for connosseur? | an expert or specialist in a particular subject |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for connosseur? | connoisseurship (idea noun) |
| What part of speech is fortitude? | idea |
| What does the root "fort" mean? | strength |
| What is the denotation for fortitude? | mental and emotional strength in facing a difficult danger or temptation |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for fortitude? | fortitudinious |
| What part of speech is fortify? | verb |
| What is the denotation for fortify? | to make strong, impart strength or viger to |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for fortify? | fortifiable (adj) fortifier (n) fortifyingly (adv) |
| What part of speech is forte? | noun |
| What is the denotation for forte? | strong point, specialy, or gift |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for forte? | n/a |
| What part of speech is fidelity? | noun (idea) |
| What is the denotation for fidelity? | loyalty, relibility, accuracy and correctness |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for fidelity? | infidelity (n):means the opposite |
| What part of speech is diffident? | adjective |
| What is the denotation of diffident? | laking self confidence and rather shy |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for diffident? | diffidence (noun) ; diffidently |
| What part of speech is perfidous? | adjective |
| What does the root "fid" mean? | faith, trust |
| What is the denotation of perfidous? | not able to be trusted |
| Derivatives/parts of speech for perfidous? | perfidy (noun) ; perfidiously (adv) |