Exploring Lud/Lus Root Words: Vocabulary Week 7

Discover the fascinating world of words related to "play" and "trick" through the Lud/Lus root in this vocabulary week 7 collection. Dive into definitions and examples of terms like illusion, ludicrous, delude, include, exclude, collude, measure, prelude, allude, and infer. Enhance your language skills while grasping the nuances of these engaging terms.

• Vocabulary
• Lud/Lus
• Root Words
• Definitions
• Examples

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1. Vocabulary Week 7 Vocabulary Week 7 Root: Lud/Lus Meaning: play/trick

2. Vocabulary Words Vocabulary Words Illusion Ludicrous Delude Include Exclude Collude Measure Prelude Allude Infer

3. ALLUDE [v] to hint at or suggest Ms. Paris alluded that if the students were good there could be a pizza party in their future.

4. DELUDE [v] to deceive or to trick

5. ILLUSION [n] something that is wrongly interpreted by the senses. Mark was traveling in the hot sun and was very thirsty. He thought he saw a lake, but it was just an illusion.

6. COLLUDE [v] to work together for bad reasons Ronald and Dante colluded over night about cheating on the exam. They developed a series of coughs that would represent the multiple choice answers.

7. LUDICROUS [adj] so foolish or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous Mitch s hair was so ludicrous, no one could take him seriously. I don t know why he thought it was a good look.

8. PRELUDE [n] an action or event that serves as an introduction to something more important. The prelude to the novel gave a lot of important background information about the time period.

9. EXCLUDE [v] to leave out; prohibit Joanie was excluded from the group because she honestly smelled pretty bad.

10. INCLUDE [v] make a part of a whole; involve Jen was lonely, so Missy included her in a game of four square.

11. ACQUIRE [v] If you acquire something, you obtain it or gain it. Ms. Paris acquired fifty new novels for her students.

12. COMPILE [v] If you compile something you collect information and put it together. Ms. Paris compiled a list of all of the books she s read.