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Night
Vocabulary Review
Vocabulary Word: Inconceivable Page: viii Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: unbelievable, unimaginable What the word is not: believable, imaginable
Synonym Sentence: I went to an unbelievable party this weekend.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple SentenceN LV AdjThe party is inconceivable.
Word parts Definition
Root ceiv take, hold, seize
Prefix In- Not
Suffix -able can be done
Adjective
inconceivable
Vocabulary Word: nocturnal Page: ix Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: of or pertaining to the night What the word is not: daytime
Synonym Sentence: Bats are nightime animals.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple SentenceN LV AdjBats are nocturnal.
Word parts Definition
Root Noct take, hold, seize
Prefix ---------- Not
Suffix -al can be done
Adjective
nocturnal
Vocabulary Word: Voracious Page: ix Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: eating with greediness, greedy What the word is not: generous
Synonym Sentence: He had a voracious appetite.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple SentenceN LV AdjHer hunger is voracious.
Word parts Definition
Root vor To devour
Prefix ---------- -------------
Suffix -ious Possessing the qualities of….
Adjective
greedy
Vocabulary Word: encumbered Page: 1 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: to impede with obstacles What the word is not: free
Synonym Sentence: My broken shoe impeded my travels.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple SentenceN LV Adj
I was encumbered.
Word parts Definition
Root cumb Lie down, recline
Prefix ---------- -------------
Suffix en- cause to
Adjective
encumbered
Vocabulary Word: prominent Page: 8 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: Standing out, Popular What the word is not: unpopular
Synonym Sentence: He has a noticeable nose.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple SentenceN LV AdjHis nose was prominent.
Word parts Definition
Root min project
Prefix ---------- -------------
Suffix ---------- -------------
Adjective
prominent
Vocabulary Word: anecdote Page: 10 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: A short story about an Interesting or funny event.
What the word is not: novel
Synonym Sentence: He likes to share a good short story.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________
Apply a Simple SentenceN AV NHe reads anecdotes
Word parts Definition
Root dot gift, give
Prefix ---------- -------------
Suffix ---------- -------------
Noun
anecdote
Vocabulary Word: premonition Page: 10 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: forewarning What the word is not: surprise
Synonym Sentence: The storm was a forewarning of bad things to come.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________
Apply a Simple SentenceN LV ADJThe premonition was scary
Word parts Definition
Root mon warn, remind, advise
Prefix pre- before
Suffix -ion act, process
Noun
premonition
Vocabulary Word: edict Page: 13 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: official order What the word is not: lawless
Synonym Sentence: The order was given at dawn.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________
Apply a Simple SentenceN AV NHe announced the edict.
Word parts Definition
Root dict speak, say, declare
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix ----------- -----------
Noun
edict
Vocabulary Word: monotonous Page: 13 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: unchanging, tedious What the word is not: varied
Synonym Sentence: The music was tedious.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple SentenceN LV ADJHis voice is monotonous.
Word parts Definition
Root mono one, single
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix -ious, -ous, -eous
possessing the qualities of …
Adjective
monotonous
Vocabulary Word: incite Page: 29 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: to cause or encourage What the word is not: inhibit, subdue
Synonym Sentence: The speech might cause a riot.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple SentenceN AV NShe incites a riot.
Word parts Definition
Root cit to put in motionarouse
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix ----------- -----------
Verb
incite
Vocabulary Word: paternal Page: 29 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: fatherly What the word is not: maternal
Synonym Sentence: My coach is also my uncle on my father’s side.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple Sentence
Word parts Definition
Root pater fatherly
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix -al having characteristics of…
adjective
paternal
N LV ADJHe is paternal.
Vocabulary Word: crematory Page: 30 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: a furnace for burning bodies What the word is not: life (Given this context, life for the Jews.)
Synonym Sentence: My aunt was cremated in a very hot oven after she died.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple Sentence
Word parts Definition
Root cremare to burn up
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix -ory A place for
noun
crematory
N LV ADJThe crematory was hot.
Vocabulary Word: ultimate Page: 34 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: final What the word is not: initial
Synonym Sentence: My final plan is to go to college.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple Sentence
Word parts Definition
Root ultim last
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix ----------- -----------
adjective
ultimate
N LV ADJCollege is ultimate.
Vocabulary Word: ration Page: 46 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: allotment, portion What the word is not: entirety, whole
Synonym Sentence: My portion of soup was small for our dinner.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple Sentence
Word parts Definition
Root rat Think, calculate, determine, settle
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix -ion act, process
ration
noun
N LV ADJMy portion was very small.
Vocabulary Word: emigrate Page: 48 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: To leave one’s place of residence and settle in another, depart
What the word is not: stay
Synonym Sentence: We will depart to Puerto Rico in June.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple Sentence
Word parts Definition
Root migr wander
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix ----------- -----------
emigrate
verb
N AVThe people emigrate.
Vocabulary Word: benediction Page: 64 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: blessing What the word is not: curse
Synonym Sentence: The priest gave the married couple a special blessing.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple Sentence
Word parts Definition
Root bene well, good
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix -ion act, process
benediction
noun
N LV NThe prayer was a benediction
Vocabulary Word: elapsed Page: 70 Source: Night
Context CluesWord clues from text
ConnotationWhat does it feel like?
Picture What does it look like?
What the word is: pass by or slip away What the word is not: stay
Synonym Sentence: After a long day, she slipped away into a deep sleep.
Example:The tedious music put me to sleep monotonous
Part of Speech _________ Apply a Simple Sentence
Word parts Definition
Root laps Slip
Prefix ----------- -----------
Suffix -ed Past tense verbs
elapsed
verb
N AVTime elapsed.