The ROUTE SystemRooting Out Unfamiliar Terms Effectively

Common Core Critical Vocabulary

Power Point ReviewMr. Bruce

1 Abbreviate

brev

brev = shortbrevity

2 vindicate

dic

dic=to saydictation

3 abstinence

abs

abs=away fromabstain

4 reverence

ver

ver=trueverify

5 empathy

path(y)

path(y)=feelingsympathy

6 digression

gress

gress=to gather or bring togetherprogress

7 demagogue

dem

dem=peopledemocracy

8 convergence

con

ver

con=with or togetherver=true

verify

9 collaborate

col

labor

col=with or togethercollect

labor=worklaboratory

10 circuitous

circ

circ=aroundcircular

11 adversity

vers

vers=changediversity

12 adulation

lat

lat=to carrytranslate

13 amicable

ami

ami=loveamiable

14 benevolent

bene

vol

bene=goodbenefit

vol=willvolunteer

15 antagonist

ant

ant=againstdefendant

16 anachronistic

anachron

ana=backanalogy

chron=timechronological

17 fortuitous

fort

fort=strengthfortify

18 hackneyed

ack

ack=to admitacknowledge

19 hedonist

don

don=givedonate

20 compassion

compass

com =with or togethercompletely

pass=feel or sufferpassion

21 discredit

dis

cred

21

dis= notdislike

cred=believeincredible

22 clairvoyant

voy

voy= way or pathvoyage

23 aesthetic

thet

thet= place or puthypothetical

24 inconsequential

consequ

con =with or togetherconstruction

sequ =ordersequence

25 incompatible

com

pat

com=with or togethercompanion

pat=feel or suffer patient

26 hypothesis

thesis

thesis= place or putprosthesis

27 jubilation

bi/biolat

bi=lifebiology

lat=to carryflatter

28 procrastination

tin

tin=to hold or keepcontinuous

29 reconciliation

con

re =to go backrewind

con=with or togetherconstruction

30 spontaneity

pon

pon=to place or putponder

31 sagacity

sag

sag=wisesage

32 resilient

res

res=to bring backrestore

33 submissive

sub

miss

sub=undersubmit

miss=senddismiss

34 censure

sur

sur =under or beneathsurrender

35 maritime

mar

mar=seamarine

36 anecdote

an

an=toward or nearanother

37 venerable

ven

ven =to comeventure

38 surreptitious

sur

sur =secretlysurveillance

39 superficial

super

fic

Super =above or oversuperior

fic =to do or makefiction

40 pretentious

tent

tent=to hold, keep or havedetention

41 conformist

form

form=shape or resembleformation

42 substantiate

sub

stant

sub = belowsubway

stant = standdistant

43 subtle

sub

sub=undersubmissive

44 tenacious

ten

ten=to have or keeptenant

45 transient

trans

trans=acrosstransaction

46 condescending

con

scen

con =with or togetherconsider

scen = oldscent

47 extenuating

ten

ten=to holdextension

48 reclusive

clus

clus=to close or shutexclusive

49 rancorous

cor

cor=heartcoronary

50 scrutinize

cru

tin

cru=to rise or growaccrue

tin=to holdprocrastinate

51 suppress

sup

sup=under or belowsupervisor

52 novice

nov

nov=beginnernovel