Vocabulary Week 6 Root RUPT Meaning Break or

Vocabulary Week 6 Root: RUPT Meaning: Break or burst

Words �Disruption �Corrupt �Abrupt �Initiate �Bankrupt �Erupt �Promote �Rupture �Interrupt �Disrupt

1. Abrupt (adj) �Sudden �The and unexpected hockey player came to an abrupt stop.

2. Rupture (v) �To burst or break open (usually a body part) �The hockey player was checked so hard that it caused his spleen to rupture.

3. Corrupt (adj) �Evil; �The dishonest police officer was very corrupt, he took bribes from criminals.

4. Bankrupt (n) � financially �Pac. Sun ruined is going bankrupt the store will no longer exist soon.

5. Disrupt (v) �To break up; to cause confusion �The car alarm was loud enough to disrupt Ken’s sleep.

6. Erupt (v) �To explode, to break out with force �The volcano is about to erupt!

7. Interrupt (v) �To break someone’s conversation or thoughts �Jack wanted to interrupt Donna’s phone call to ask if he could go on break.

8. Disruption (n) �Something that breaks someone’s concentration; annoying �The class’s talking is a constant disruption to the studious environment.

ACAMDEMIC WORDS �The words we see in our everyday school lives.

9. Initiate (v) �When you initiate, you begin or you are the first one to get started. �Someone needs to initiate the conversation when working in book club

10. Promote (v) �If you promote something, you support or actively encourage it. �It is the job of the cheerleaders to help promote school spirit at the pep rally.

9. Articulate (v) �If you articulate something you express it clearly. �Ms. Paris articulated the classroom expectations stressing the students should be respectful listeners.

10. Decompose (v) �If you decompose something you take it apart �Decompose your RAQET and look at the individual explanations of each quote.