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Word Dissection #7

Word Dissection #7

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Word Dissection #7. Mater. Definition: Mother Example: Matriarch After my grandfather passed away, my grandmother became the matriarch of the family. Connect: Tow Mater. This mom loves Tow Mater. Mere. Definition: Part, segment Example: mere (WHAT!?) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Word Dissection #7

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MaterO Definition: Mother

O Example: Matriarch

O After my grandfather passed away, my grandmother became the matriarch of the family.

O Connect: Tow Mater. This mom loves Tow Mater

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MereO Definition: Part, segment

O Example: mere (WHAT!?)

O At the mere age of 2, the child knew how to “Stairway to Heaven” on the guitar.

O Connect- A meerkat weighs a mere 2 pounds

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Meta, metO Definition: Behind, between

O Example: metacognition

O A full analysis of the situation requires a certain amount of metacognition so that you can figure out what might work better next time.

O Connect: Metafrognition

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Metri, MeterO Definition: Measure

O Example: Barometer

O The girl’s face was a barometer for the unhappy tension in the room; she tried to hold it in, but her anger showed through her expression.

O Connect: Peter measured his pickled peppers by a peck.

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MinO Definition: Small

O Example: Miniscule

O The little dog looked even more miniscule next to the Great Dane.

O Connect: Sounds like pin

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Mit, MissO Definition: send

O Example: Emit

O The factory emits all kinds of dangerous toxins into the air.

O Connect: The snake will emit a hiss, which rhymes with “miss”

Hsssss!

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Mob, Mot, MovO Definition: Move

O Example: Mobilize

O The troops mobilized their forces and descended into the valley toward the battle.

O Connect- The flash mob’s motion moved to the beat of the music

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MonO Definition: warn

O Example: Premonition

O According to legend, Mary Todd Lincoln had a premonition about her husband’s death and did not want to attend the theater that evening.

O Connection: Sounds like run…you can’t run from a premonition.

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Mor, MortO Definition: Death

O Example: Mortify

O The mother was mortified when her child threw himself on the floor in Target and screamed his head off.

O Connect: Jorts. A daughter who refused to dress appropriately was mortified by her father who decided, in turn, to dress like this.