Vocabulary Builder Course 6

Lesson 3:

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Introduction
Students have read “The Roots -spec- and –plic-” and completed three exercises to learn the following new vocabulary words: auspices, auspicious, explicate, implicate, introspective, perspicuity, plait, pliant, specious, and speculate. In this lesson, they will test and solidify their comprehension with a fun activity.

Lesson Description
Students will complete a crossword, using all of the above vocabulary.

Instructional Objectives
Students will be able to match word definitions with their respective vocabulary terms.

Student Web Activity Answers
auspices: Support, guidance, or protection
auspicious: A/An __________ event is one that is favorable or marked by success.
explicate: To explain clearly and thoroughly
implicate: To involve or connect people in an incriminating way is to __________ them.
introspective: Inclined to examine one's own thoughts and feelings
perspicuity: The quality of being easy to understand; clearness
plait: A braid or to braid
pliant: Easily bent, pliable; adaptable; easily influenced
specious: Seeming true or correct, but actually false; deceptively attractive
speculate: To meditate on a subject, or wonder about something, is to __________.

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