mar, morph, rog, simil, turb

Vocabulary 18

marsharea of low-lying land that is flooded in wet

seasons or at high tide and is always waterlogged

marineof the sea

Other words: mariner, marina, mermaid

mar, mer:(Latin)

sea, pool

amorphouswithout a clearly defined shape or form

anthropomorphichaving human characteristics

Other words: geomorphic, metamorphosis

morph:(Greek)

form

prerogativea right granted or expected without having

to askderogatory

lessening, belittlingOther words: arrogant, interrogate

rog:(Latin)

ask

simulateimitate the appearance or character of

assimilateto take in; absorb; adapt or adjust

Other words: semblance, resemblance, assembly

sim, semble:(Latin)

same, alike

turbidcloudy or thick with suspended matter

turmoila state of great disturbance, confusion, or

uncertaintyOther words: turbulent, disturb

turb:(Latin)

commotion, confusion

mar, mersea, pool

morphform

rogask

sim, semblesame, alike

turbcommotion, confusion

Summary

Sources: wordinfo.infodictionary.comGoogle images

“Under the Sea” is Sebastian’s shining moment in The Little ____________ (singular proper noun).

Larry grabbed his neighbor’s hand during the ____________ (adjective) moment on the airplane; he then felt very awkward when the flight smoothed out.

Making an object ____________ (adjective) could also be called personification.

As the detective _______________ (past tense verb) Doug, he began to sweat bullets.

Taylor Lautner is said to _____________ (present tense verb) an alpaca.

Vocab LibsComplete the sentences using vocab words. Context clues are in bold.