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JECT

JECT means TO THROW

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.

word

meaning and example

what to draw

question to answer

(you may draw your answer, too)

eject

to throw out of, like a videotape from a VCR or a player from a baseball game

something being ejected

What are 3 examples of things or people being ejected?

inject

to shoot into something, like a needle injecting insulin

something being injected

 

reject

to fail to accept, or to throw back (like a fish that is too small)

something rejected or thrown back

What are 2 examples of things or people being rejected?

projectile

something being thrown, like an arrow or a cannon.  Projectile can also be the path taken by something being thrown

a projectile smaller than a football or larger than you

What are three things that could be projectiles?

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conjecture

speculation - "throwing forward" a possible idea to think about

 

What are three things people make conjectures about besides the weather?

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abject

total and hopeless (as if thrown down); abject poverty is the state of being hopelessly poor

someone feeling abject fear

What would a man in abject fear say?
What might a man say in abject love?

Some other words you might see with "ject" in them:
 

object

subject

objective

subjective

trajectory



Choose one of the "ject" words to complete the sentence.

1.  My VCR will not   _______________________  my tape.

2.  The pen became a__________________________________ when it was thrown across the room.

3.  A diabetic may have to ____________________________ insulin with a needle.

4. Do you really know they will get married, or is that just __________________?

5. The school will automatically ____________________ your application if you don't pay the fee first.
 

 

 

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