Roots
Easy Questions
Hard Questions
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100
What does the root 'fid' mean?
faith
100
You have a tumor (hypothetically). The doctor brings you news. The tumor is benign. Are you happy or upset? Why?
You would probably be happy. Since the word benign means 'harmless,' tumors that are not cancerous are called benign tumors. Plus, even if you don't know what that word means, it has the root 'bene,' which means good!
100
My friend is always trying to get in my business and (intercede or recede) my problems!
intercede
100
This word means not equal; unlike. Example: The reporter wrote on subjects as __________ as ice hockey and women's fashions.
disparate
100
Frank's perfect score was definitely an ______, since he never studied.
anomaly
200
What does the root 'dem' mean?
people
200
Do you remember those cartoons where are character a character is poisoned, and s/he had to frantically search for the _______?
antidote
200
Usually when you are caught lying, you lose all your ________.
credibility
200
This word means deceiving through a pretense of faith; treacherous. I hope this adjective is never used to describe you or your actions.
perfidious
200
This word means to come around; to get around or to overcome by artful maneuvering; to prevent.
circumvent
300
What does the root 'loqu/loc' mean?
to speak
300
True or False: Hitler was a philanthropist.
FALSE!
300
This word means to remove the face of; to wipe out.
efface
300
This word means to strip the skin off; to denounce harshly.
excoriate
300
When speaking in public it is essential to appear (confident or confidant).
confident
400
What does the root 'com, con, col, cor' mean?
together, with
400
Ms. Wood's stories are usually exaggerated and full of _______; I tend to not believe her.
hyperbole
400
This word means to use equal voices; to make statements with two possible meanings in order to mislead.
equivocate
400
Does your progenitor come before you or after you?
before
400
Which one makes the MOST sense: His continued criminal activity was evidence of his (amoral or atheist) beliefs.
amoral
500
What does the root 'log' mean?
speech
500
Hypertension or Hyperglycemia: Which means high blood pressure?
Hypertension - took of this: stress and tension usually GIVE you high blood pressure!
500
You are having a bad day. Your friends comes and talks to you. Would you say that she commiserated or commensurated with you? Why?
Commiserated means to sympathize. Commensurate means equal. Soooo......commiserate!
500
This word means to give birth to; to develop; to bring forth, as ideas or feelings.
engender
500
Both houses in our (bicameral or bipartisan) system must pass laws.
bicameral BICAMERAL means composed of two branches. BIPARTISAN means composed of supported by two parties (PARTY...PARITSAN...). Parties don't pass laws, but branches of government do.
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