Ch 6.2 : Unit 17

This group comes from the Latin root SALIRE, SULTUM, meaning 'to jump, to leap'.

Key Words

Example Usage

• The student's desultory notes jumped from one topic to another without any clear connection.
• She was so resilient that she was back at practice a week after her injury.

Word Spark

• desultory: Like quickly flipping through TV channels, never settling on one show for more than a minute.
• exultant: Think of the pure joy on your face when your team scores the winning goal.

This group comes from the Latin root PENDERE, PENSUM, meaning 'to hang, to weigh'.

Key Words

Example Usage

• The intern felt expendable when he realized his tasks were not essential to the project.
• Dark clouds and a sudden drop in temperature signaled the impending thunderstorm.

Word Spark

• expendable: Think of a paper napkin at a messy dinner; you use it and then toss it without a thought.
• append: Like adding a P.S. note at the very end of a long letter to a friend.

This group comes from the Latin root JACERE, JECTUM, meaning 'to throw, to cast'.

Key Words

Example Usage

• The best flavor of ice cream is a subjective matter, as it depends entirely on personal taste.
• He tried to interject a comment, but the two friends were arguing too loudly to hear him.

Word Spark

• subjective: Like arguing with your brother over which superhero is the coolest; there's no right answer.
• interject: Think of raising your hand to quickly add your own idea into a classroom discussion.

This group comes from the Latin root UNDA, meaning 'wave'.

Key Words

Example Usage

• From the hilltop, we watched the tall grass undulate in the wind like waves on the ocean.
• After the celebrity mentioned the book, bookstores were inundated with requests for it.

Word Spark

• undulate: Imagine a ribbon dancer making smooth, flowing, S-shaped patterns in the air.
• redound: Like how practicing piano every day leads to you playing a beautiful song at the recital.