What is how many words are in the English language
100
The basic part of the word
What is the root
100
the part that's sometimes attached to the front of the word
What is the prefix
100
fewer than 100
What is the number of major prefixes
100
feeling with
What is sympathy
200
30,000 to 60,000
What is the average number of words in the adult vocabulary
200
2,000 years old
What are Latin and Greek words
200
originally handwritten
What is a manuscript
200
come against
What is contravene
200
say against
What is contradict
300
manacle
What is a device for confining the hands
300
Helps us remember words
What is learning the roots
300
something done by hand
What is manual
300
give against
What is an antidote
300
not harmful
What is innocuous
400
Guess
What is finding the meaning from the way it is used
400
Manus
What is the root of manacle
400
to handle
What is manage
400
not wicked
What is innocent
400
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
What is a new word found in the dictionary
500
When I do not know the meaning of a word
What is look it up
500
something done by hand
What is manual
500
making something by hand
What is manufacture
500
strength together
What is corroborate
500
The five ways to improve your vocabulary
1. try to guess the meaning of the word from context
2. look it up in a good dictionary
3. learn the meanings of word roots
4. learn the important prefixes
5. start using your new words immediately