Spring Semester Week One

1. Spring Semester Week One Standard ELA9RL5 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing. The student uses knowledge of Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and roots to understand the meanings of words.

2. ORTH / ORTHO comes from orthos, the Greek word for “straight,” “right,” or “true” orthodontics – a branch of dentistry that deals with the treatment and correction of crooked teeth and other irregularities

3. orthodox – • holding established beliefs, especially in religion • conforming to established rules or traditions; conventional

4. orthopedics – the correction or prevention of deformities of the skeleton

5. orthography – (1) the spelling of words according to standard usage (2) the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling

6. RECT comes from the Latin word rectus, which means “straight” or “right” rectitude – • moral integrity • correctness of procedure

7. rectify – • to set right; remedy • to correct by removing errors; revise

8. rectilinear – • moving in or forming a straight line • having many straight lines

9. rector – (1) a clergyman in charge of a church or parish (2) the head of a university or school