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LEV
LEV means RAISE UP or MAKE LIGHTER
J3: Lev - to rise, make light in weight
In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone,
the spells use many word parts that reveal their meanings.
When Ron Weasley says "Wingardium Leviosa!" -- what
do you think happens? The "Lev" in "leviosa"
is a clue...
I. FOR EACH WORD:
1. Write the word
2. Write what it means
3. Draw a picture to go with it
4. Answer the question about it.
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word
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meaning and example
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what to draw
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question to answer
(you may draw your answer, too)
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| lever |
1. a bar used for prying
or moving something up (such as a crowbar or a seesaw)*
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two examples of levers |
What are three *more* examples of
levers (this is one of the most common "simple
machines" -- and one of the most useful). |
| elevator |
a cage or platform for
taking things or people up and down in a building
OR an endless belt or chain with cleats, scoops, or
buckets on it, for raising things to a higher level |
an elevator |
What are three reasons someone migh
use an elevator instead of stairs? |
| levee |
1.an embankment built
up (often along a river) to prevent or confine floods
2. a reception held by a person of distinction, upon
rising from bed (or a reception, usually in honor of
a particular person)* |
a levee |
Where are three places where you
might find levees? |
| elevate |
to raise up or go up
(you should elevate an injured foot; running can elevate
your heart rate) |
something being elevated |
What are three things that would
be hard to elevate, and why?
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| levitate |
to rise into the air,
especially in seeming defiance of gravity (with no good
reason) - magicians like to perform this as a trick.
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Something or someone levitating |
What are two things you would like
to be able to levitate, and why? |
| relieve |
1. To free from a burden
or problem; to help or aid.
2. To release from a duty or position, or replace someone
("I am here to relieve you on guard duty"
or "You are relieved of your job starting today.") |
someone being relieved of a burden
or problem |
What are three times when you have
been relieved from something, or felt relieved? |
| alleviate |
to lighten or make more
bearable (aspirin alleviates pain; cutting your homework
in half alleviates homework stress; providing good jobs
can alleviate poverty) |
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What are two things you would like
to have alleviated? |
| levity |
lightheartedness or
silliness |
Someone with levity |
What are two examples of when levity
would not be considered "appropriate behavior?" |
| leverage |
1. the action of a lever,
pushing something;
2. (the same idea in the abstract) - the power to make
things happen ("she has a lot of leverage with
him because she is his girlfriend " or "teachers
use grades for leverage in getting students to do work")
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What are three examples of the *abstract*
form of leverage that you have experienced? |
* There are other interesting but less common definitions
for this word, too, which are less commonly used..
Complete these sentences with the vol or mort word that fits.
Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous
lessons.
1. By using the "Wingardium Leviosa" spell, Hermione
made a feather _____________________ a few inches from the
table.
2. We used a _________________________________ to pry up
the window when it got stuck
3. A _______________________________________ takes buckets
of supplies to the top floor of the factory.
4. During the floods, volunteers built ___________________________
along the ivers.
5. A little bit of rain will give us some _________________________
from this dry spell.
6. Karen started to make a joke, but stopped because she
realized John was not in the mood for ______________________.
7. A smile and kind words can be powerful _______________________________
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