8th grade lesson 6

clam (claim) 

to cry out

fer 

to bear; to carry

lev

to lift; light (in weight)

lud, lus

to play; to mock

misc

to mix

mort

death

omn(i)

all

semi

half; partly

sen

old

string, strict (strain)

to draw tight

torqu, tort

to twist

vert, vers

to turn

proclaim

to declare publicly

elevate

to lift up

miscellaneous

made up of a variety of unrelated items; difficult to categorize

omnipresence

present in all places at all times

senile

relating to old age (loss of mental facilities)

extortion

obtaining money or other items by threats

transfer

to move from one place to another

illusion

a false image or idea

mortician

undertaker

semicircle

half of a circle

restrict

to limit

versatile

able to do many things; capable of many uses

levity

buoyancy, lightness

miscible

capable of being mixed

omnibus

covering many things at once

mortuary

funeral home

tortuous

winding

senescent

beginning to show signs of old age

adversary

opponent

allude

to hint at

clamorous

noisy; vociferous

semicentennial

every 50 years

conference

consultation

stringent

rigid; constricted

anniversary

the date on which an event occurs every year

omnipotent

all-powerful

mortify 

to embarrass or humiliate

vociferous

characterized by insistent language

semiannual 

occurring twice a year

elusive

difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand

diversion

a distraction or pastime

omniscient

knowing everything

alleviate

to relieve or make more bearable

mortified

embarrassed

contortionist 

person who can twist his or her body into -- odd postures

semisweet 

partially sweet