Vocabulary Set 7 English 3 ROOT FIG Comes

Vocabulary Set 7 English 3

ROOT: FIG Comes from the Latin verb fingere, which means “to shape or mold. ”

Configuration Definition: An arrangement of parts or elements; shape, design. n Sentence: The decorator changed the configuration of the office so that people would have more privacy. n

Effigy Definition: An image of a person, especially a crude representation of a hated person. n Sentence: The night before the big game, an effigy of the rival coach was burned on a huge bonfire. n

Figment Definition: Something made up or imagined. n Sentence: The spider crawling up his leg was just a figment of his imagination. n

Figurative Definition: (1) Representing form or figure in art. (2) Saying one thing in terms normally meaning or describing another thing. n Sentence: The renaissance saw an enormous development in the realistic techniques of figurative sculpture. n

ROOT: Lat n Comes from a Latin verb that means “to carry or bear. ”

Collate Definition: (1) To assemble pages in the proper order. (2) To collect, compare, and arrange data. n Sentence: The larger photocopiers collate and staple automatically. n

Prelate Definition: A member of the church with high rank. n Sentence: A dutiful prelate tries to visit all area churches every year. n

Relativity Definition: A theory that says that mass and energy are equivalent and that a moving object will experience changes in mass, size, and time which are related to its speed. n Sentence: You will learn about theory or relativity in science class. n

Correlate Definition: To connect in a systematic way; establish the mutual relations of. n Sentence: Eric’s main task in running the research project was to correlate the activities in the lab and in the field. n

ROOT: Crit n Comes from a Greek very that means “to judge. ”

Criterion Definition: A standard by which a judgment or decision is made. n Sentence: In the NFL, the ultimate criterion for judging a team’s excellence is its ability to win the Super Bowl. n

Hypercritical Definition: Overly critical. n Teachers have to correct their students’ mistakes without seeming to be hypercritical. n

Critique Definition: (1) A judgment or evaluation, especially a rating or discussion of merits and faults. (2) To review or criticize. n Sentence: The students offered gentle critiques of each other’s reports. n

Hematocrit Definition: (1) An instrument for measuring the relative amounts of plasma and corpuscles in blood. (2) The ratio of red blood cells to whole blood as determined by a hematocrit. n Sentence: The hematocrit is one of the most frequently used diagnostic aids. n