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7 th Vocab

7 th Vocab. b ell: “war” pac : “peace” plac : “calm, please”. Interviewer 1. 1. The Boston Tea Party was a rebellion against British rule. How does rebellion mean ‘war?’. Rebellion: a ‘war’ by fighting ‘back’ against an oppressor.

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7 th Vocab

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  1. 7th Vocab bell: “war” pac: “peace” plac: “calm, please”

  2. Interviewer 1 1. The Boston Tea Party was a rebellion against British rule. How does rebellion mean ‘war?’ Rebellion: a ‘war’ by fighting ‘back’ against an oppressor 2. The antebellum period is the time before the Civil War. How does antebellum mean ‘war?’ *Antebellum: the time ‘before’ a ‘war’

  3. Interviewer 2 1. A pacifier is used to pacify a baby. How do pacifier and pacify mean ‘peace?’ *pacifier: used to make babies ‘peaceful’ pacify: to make ‘peaceful’ 2. Someone with a placid personality is generally easy to please. How does placid mean ‘calm?’ placid: ‘calm’

  4. A pacifist is opposed to war. *pacifist: someone who is a ‘peace’-maker The postbellum period in American history brought many changes. postbellum: the time ‘after’ a ‘war’ The attack on Pearl Harbor was the casus belli of American involvement in World War II. casus belli: the specific incident that leads to a ‘war’

  5. A belligerent attitude may get one into trouble, but being complacent is not always good! *belligerent: someone who ‘wages’ ‘war’ easily; angry *complacent: ‘very’ ‘pleased’ with oneself She was implacable in her anger and could not be placated. *implacable: ‘not’ easily ‘calmed’; irate placated: to ‘calm’ someone down

  6. A variant of the base plac produces well-known ‘please’ words. unpleasant pleasurable pleaded displeased 1. Most people find a day at the beach quite _______. 2. She ______ with her mother to let her attend the concert. 3. She was ______ when her mother refused to give permission. 4. The gray and rainy weather made it ______ to be outdoors.

  7. pleasurable: something that ‘pleases’ pleaded: requested and begged while saying ‘please’ displeased: ‘not’ ‘pleased’ unpleasant: ‘not’ ‘pleasing’ *rebel: someone who fights ‘back’ *Pacific Ocean: ‘peaceful’ waters bellicose: ‘warlike’; hostile

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