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Vocabulary Word Etymology

Your Tone Word: Reproving


Your Name: Emily Barlow Period: 3
Your etymology must be TYPE! Etymologies
t"at are "andwritten will not be accepted!
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Correctly cite and share the MLA source of your information:
"reprove." Merriam-Webster . Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2013. <http://www.merriam-
webster.om/ditionar!/reprove".
"#n$ine %t!mo$o&! 'itionar!." Online Etymology Dictionary . N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.et!mon$ine.om/inde(.php)term*reprove".
Meaning of the word and its part of speech:
To scold or correct, usually in a gently way, verb
Etymology of the word (Complete Sentence):
eproving comes from !ld "rench reprover, meaning #accuse, blame$ from the
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"un facts ) bet the class would li*e to *now (Complete Sentence):
The word reproving can be changed slightly at the ending and be used as a noun
or an ad+ective(
, mnemonic device or tric* for remembering the de-nition:
eprove sounds very similar to disapprove, which is what you are doing when you
are reproving(
Write a compound&comple% sentence using your vocabulary
word! '$ you do not (now w"at a compound&comple% sentence is)
t"en you need to *oogle it! You will lose points $or incorrect
grammar! #lso) a complete sentence EN+ wit" a PER',!
,lthough my teacher is constantly reproving him, she is still his favorite teacher,
and he loves participating in the class(
+oints %arned:
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