Word Roots
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Word Roots 2
Vocabulary 3
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The root that means before
What is ante
100
Vaguely defined, cloudy
What is nebulous
100
What is deeply moving or affecting
What is poignant
100
Latin root word meaning around
What is circum
100
Drawn to the company of others, sociable
What is gregarious
200
The root word that means above or over
Hyper
200
Sharp, severe
What is acute
200
To be concerned with the world rather than with heaven, commonplace
What is mundane
200
Latin root word meaning friendly
What are amicus, amica, or amicum
200
One who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans
What is hedonist
300
The root word that means bad
What is mal
300
Doubtful, of uncertain quality
What is dubious
300
Uncertain or can be interpreted in a variety of ways
What is ambiguous
300
Root words meaning war
What are bellum, belli
300
A break or gap in duration or continuity
What is a break or gap in duration or continuity
400
The root word that means between
What is inter
400
To have foreknowledge of events
What is prescient
400
Flowery or ornate
What is florid
400
Root words meaning guilt, fault, blame
What are culpa, culpae
400
Exemplary, flawless
What is impeccable
500
The root word that means to believe
What is cred
500
Mournful song, especially for a funeral
What is dirge
500
An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunde
What is gaffe
500
Root words meaning away from, away
What are a-, ab-, abs-
500
Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
What is insidious
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