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Root Word of the Day: UMBRAGEOUS

May 10, 2015May 2, 2015 Chief Vocabulist

umbrageous (adj) – providing, creating, or having shade; shady; irritable or quick to take offense BREAKDOWN: UMBR- (shade) + -AGE (state of being) + -OUS (inclined to) ***** This word […]

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Root Word of the Day: UMBRAGE

May 9, 2015May 2, 2015 Chief Vocabulist

umbrage (noun) – a feeling of anger, annoyance, or offense; slight doubt; shadows or shade, especially as cast by the foliage of trees BREAKDOWN: UMBR- (shade) + -AGE (state of […]

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Root Word of the Day: UMBER

May 8, 2015May 2, 2015 Chief Vocabulist

umber (noun) – a natural brown or reddish-brown earth pigment, known as raw umber in its natural form BREAKDOWN: UMBR- (shade) — burnt umber is a deep brown color ***** […]

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Root Word of the Day: UMBRA

May 7, 2015May 2, 2015 Chief Vocabulist

umbra (noun) – the innermost and darkest part of a shadow; the central region of a sunspot BREAKDOWN: UMBR- (shadow) — umbral means pertaining to an umbra or shadow ***** […]

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Root Word of the Day: PENUMBRA

May 6, 2015May 2, 2015 Chief Vocabulist

penumbra (noun) – the partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow or an eclipse; an edge or fringe BREAKDOWN: PEN- (almost) + UMBR- (shadow) ***** This word is […]

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Root Word of the Day: ADUMBRATE

May 5, 2015May 2, 2015 Chief Vocabulist

adumbrate (verb) – to suggest beforehand or foreshadow vaguely; to outline or sketch; to obscure or overshadow BREAKDOWN: AD- (to) + UMBR- (shadow) + -ATE (to make or do) — […]

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