Test Prep Vocabulary – Word Origins – peregrinus

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Today’s Latin Original:  peregrinus – foreigner Do you know what peregrinus means? Word Building: peregre – from abroad per – beyond + ager (agri) – country. Tricky Notes About Word Origins Change of first r in the Latin word to l in Romance languages. Have You Figured out the Word? Note how peregrines becomes pelegrines, meaning “foreigner” to finally morph into today’s English word, “pilgrim.” To …

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Test Prep Vocabulary – abolish

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Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary:  abolish eliminate Word Building: abolere – to destroy, to stop or slow the growth of (Latin) Sample Sentence: The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the United States; however, many nations around the world still allow this baneful practice. photo credit

Test Prep Vocabulary – diligent

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Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary:  diligent adjective to mean hard working, persevering Word Building:  legere – to select, to choose, to love diligently diligence Sample Sentence: The slack hand impoverishes, but the hand of the diligent enriches. (Proverbs 10:4) photo credit

Veteran’s Day Thank You to Our Veterans

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Veteran’s Day Thank you to the men and women who have defended our Constitution, protected the liberty of the American people, and fought for freedom around the world. We are truly the land of the free because of the brave. God Bless the United States of America.