Roots
Fill in the Blank
Definition
Synonyms
Multiple Choice
100
The root of the word "alliteration" is this.
What is "littera."
100
The nation needs people who are economically and politically ____________.
What is LITERATE?
100
A comparison between things that are alike in some ways.
What is an analogy.
100
varied
What is an ECLECTIC?
100
Which word is NOT derived from LEXIS? a.) eclectic b.) lectern c.) lexicon d.) dyslexia
What is B.) LECTERN?
200
"Lexis" is the root of words that relate to this.
What is speech, word, or phrase.
200
Despite how wrong he is, bob in an enthusiastic __________ for fascism in the 1920s.
What is APOLOGIST?
200
To make a copy of; to write out fully.
What is transcribe.
200
alias.
What is a pseudonym?
200
Which word is NOT derived from LITERA? a.) obliteration b.) literate c.) alliterated d.) lithography
What is D.) LITHOGRAPHY?
300
"Nomenclature" has this root.
What is "nomen."
300
Her diverse musical tastes are __________.
What is eclectic?
300
A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the design to be printed.
What is a lithograph.
300
conclusion.
What is an EPILOGE?
300
SCRIBE: LITERRA: : a.) to write : letter b.) letter : book c.) letter : picture d.) to speak : word
What is A:) TO WRITE: LETTER
400
The root of the word "proscribe" is this.
What is "scribo."
400
The philosopher made an __________ between the workings of nature and those of human societies
What is analogy?
400
A short, witty saying.
What is an epigram.
400
Landscape
What is TOPOGRAPHY?
400
Which is NOT a meaning of GRAMMA? a.) picture b.) weight c.) letter d.) something written.
What is B.) WEIGHT?
500
"Onoma" is the root of this word.
What is "acronym," "onomatopoeia," or "pseudonym."
500
The Church of Latter-Day Saints _____________(s) certain practices, such as drinking and smoking.
What is PROSCRIBES?
500
A system of naming.
What is nomenclature.
500
disgraceful.
What is IGNOMINOUS?
500
epigraph : epilogue : : a.) alliterative : illiterate b.) beginning : end c.) eulogy : apology d.) lexis : logos
What is B.) BEGINNING : END
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