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Meaningful Sentences Unit 19

Meaningful Sentences Unit 19. RIV (Latin) – stream DELU, DILU (Latin) – to wash away; flood UNDA (Latin) – to flow; wave CLYSM (Greek) – to wash away ARID(Latin) - dry. rivulet- n. Reg./Pre-AP. a small stream

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Meaningful Sentences Unit 19

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  1. Meaningful SentencesUnit 19 RIV (Latin) – stream DELU, DILU (Latin) – to wash away; flood UNDA (Latin) – to flow; wave CLYSM (Greek) – to wash away ARID(Latin) - dry

  2. rivulet- n. Reg./Pre-AP • a small stream • For example: When local residents saw a rivulet of lava descending from the volcano, they… Remember – RIV means stream.

  3. derivative- adj. Reg./Pre-AP • borrowing from something else; unoriginal • For example: Critics of the play say it is highly derivative because it… Remember – RIV means stream.

  4. unrivaled- adj. Reg./Pre-AP • having no equal competition • For example: Herman’s volleyball skills were once unrivaled but now… Remember – RIV means stream.

  5. deluge- n. Reg./Pre-AP • a flood • For example: When the rock star received a deluge of fan mail, she knew that… Remember – DELU means to wash away or flood.

  6. dilute- v. Reg./Pre-AP • to water down; to weaken • For example: Some chefs prefer to dilute the spicy soup because… Remember – DILU means to wash away or flood.

  7. redundant- adj. Pre-AP • saying something more than once • For example: Frank said that calling Tina “sneaky” was redundant because… Remember – UNDA means wave or to flow.

  8. abundant- adj. Pre-AP • in great number; plentiful • For example: Visitors to the mountain resort were more than abundant this year than last because… Remember – UNDA means wave or to flow.

  9. arid- adj.Pre-AP • having little moisture; very dry • For example: The arid landscape of North Robertsburg is not suitable for crops because…… Remember – ARID means dry.

  10. cataclysmic- adj.Pre-AP • having a disastrous effect • For example: The governor feared that the closing of the factory would have cataclysmic results because… Remember – CLYSM means to wash away.

  11. antediluvian- adj. Pre-AP • extremely old; ancient • For example: Whitney complained that all her teachers were antediluvian and should… Remember – DILU means to wash away or flood.

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