Prefix
What does "reuse" mean?
To use something again.
What does "monochrome" (a combination of Greek prefix and root) mean?
Made with a single color.
Add a right suffix to the verb "perform" and make a noun.
Performance (+-ance)
What is the synonym for "forage"?
Search
What is the synonym for "ubiquitous"?
What do the prefix "pro" and the verb "promote" mean?
The prefix "pro" means "forward" and/or "giving" and the verb "promote" generally means "to advance in station, rank, or honor."
Create a negative adverb of "beautiful" by adding an appropreate prefix and suffix.
unbeautifully
Make a verb from the noun "priority."
"Prioritize"
What is the synonym for "retain"?
conserve/maintain/preserve/keep
What is the synonym for inflict?
wreak/cause/raise
Ex. Luckily, the typhoon did not wreak havoc on the town.
What does "hemisphere" mean, and which part of the hemisphere do we live in?
Semisphere means the half of the celestial sphere like the earth. It also refers to its inhabitants.
What is "necrophobia"?
An exaggereated fear of death or horror of dead bodies
Explain the meaning of the word "xenophile."
A person attracted to foreign things or people.
Put the right word in the blank:
Elvis earned the ( ) "The King" due to his popularity.
appellation / moniker / title /nickname
Action must be taken soon not to ( ) the earth's resources.
deplete/exhaust/knock down
What do you call the state of "abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure"? Use one of the prefixes in Ch.1.
hypertension
Which part in "photosynthesis" is the root? And what does the root mean?
"photo-" (light)
The effect of doing ~.
Ex. government/judgment
Fill in the blank.
The old professor often talks about things that do not
( ) to the subject of the class.
pertain/ relate/apply/refer
The medicine, though very effective, does not entirely
( ) pain.
mitigate/alleviate/ease/assuage
What is the meaning of "perimeter"? Give us also one synonym.
It means the external boundary, the hem, the rim, or the periphery of a circle.
Synonyms: circumference
How do you read "pterodactryl"? And what is it?
You read it as:/tèrədǽktil/ and it a kind of dinosaur with wings (pterosaurs 翼竜) having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition.
What is the suffix in the noun "immigrant," and what does it mean?
Suffix: -ant (person doing~)
Meaning: A person who comes from a foreign country to another country to take up permanent residence.
His lecture ( ) the more difficult parts of the textbook.
illuminated(s)/clarified(s)/elucidated(s)/clarified(s)
/explicated(s)
The lawyer sought ( ) for his client.
clemency/leniency/lenience/lenity/charity/mercy/
mercifulness/forbearance/