Adages
Idioms
Root Words
Prefixes
Suffixes
100
Slow down or calm down.
What does "Hold your horses" mean?
100
to sit down and relax
What does "to take a load off her feet" mean?
100
light
What does the root word "photo" mean?
100
half
What does the prefix "semi-" mean?
100
can be done
What does the suffix "-able or -ible" mean?
200
You cannot make a person do something if they are unwilling.
What does "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink" mean?
200
to stop suddenly
What does "to stop dead in her tracks" mean?
200
to carry
What does the root word "port" mean?
200
above / on top of / beyond
What does the prefix "super-" mean?
200
one having a certain skill / relating to / belonging to
What does the suffix "-ian or -an" mean?
300
If someone gives you something, do not look at it closely for faults.
What does "Do not look a gift horse in the mouth" mean?
300
to greatly impress someone
What does "to sweep someone off their feet" mean?
300
to write
What does the root word "script" mean?
300
bad or badly / wrong
What does the root word "mis-" mean?
300
condition of / skill
What does the suffix "-ship" mean?
400
the odd person in the family
What does "The black sheep of the family" mean?
400
to get down on your knees and beg
What does "to throw yourself at someone's feet" mean?
400
to throw
What does the root word "ject" mean?
400
under, beneath, below
What does the prefix "sub-" mean?
400
science of / study of
What does the suffix "-ology or -logy" mean?
500
Do not count on something before it happens.
What does "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" mean?
500
to begin a bad start
What does "to get off on the wrong foot" mean?
500
measure
What does the root word "meter" mean?
500
distant / far
What does the prefix "tele-" mean?
500
act / belief / practice of
What does the suffix "-ism" mean?
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