The Roots of All Evil
Amazing Adjectives
Vivacious Verbs
Gnarly Nouns
Elizabethan Excellence
100
This is the meaning of the root at the beginning of the word "PATRONYMIC".
What is "father" (-PATR-)?
100
This word means "plotting in a sinister way," and has nothing to do with the identically title movie.
What is INSIDIOUS?
100
This energizing word contains the root that means "life".
What is INVIGORATE?
100
This Shakespearean word is also the name of a TV show, and means "duty; responsibility".
What is OFFICE?
100
This common first name means "to pay attention to" in Elizabethan language.
What is MARK?
200
This is our most common word root; it means "with".
What is -CON-?
200
This word, which appropriately contains the root meaning "light" could always be used to describe the sun.
What is LUMINOUS?
200
This sandwich-related word means "to wear off or die down"
What is SUBSIDE?
200
This word, which means "generosity," has nothing to do with size.
What is LARGESSE?
200
To the Bard, this matrimonial term no longer refers to the ultimate act of love, and instead indicates certainty.
What is MARRY?
300
This is the meaning of the root at the beginning of our word that means "a long, thin, flexible snout".
What is "to search/seek"? (-PROB-)
300
This is the definition of our government-related word that begins with a root that means "self".
What is "describing a ruler with absolute power" (AUTOCRATIC)?
300
This word, which begins with a root that has to do with power, describes what Mr. Austin tries not to do when instructing you.
What is DOMINEER?
300
This ingestion-related word begins with a root that means "all".
What is OMNIVORE?
300
To Bill, this directional word means "immediately; at once".
What is STRAIGHT?
400
This root, which can be found in our word that is sometimes used to refer to a sexual act, means "whole" or "all".
What is -SUMM-?
400
Everyone knows at least one person (possibly in this room) who exemplifies this familiar-sounding word.
What is OSTENTATIOUS?
400
This "productive" word contains a root that indicates a word's meaning has to with origins or beginnings.
What is ENGENDER?
400
This dangerous word contains a root that means "below" or "little".
What is HYPOTHERMIA?
400
Shakespeare would use this word to tell someone to stop; he also might write it on a card for Yogi or Paddington.
What is FORBEAR?
500
This gender-ish root can be found in our word that means "to appear in physical form"
What is -MAN-?
500
This is our word that describes most of your attitudes on the day of vocab quizzes... I'm certain of it!
What is SURLY?
500
Name THREE of our words containing the common prefix that means "apart".
What are DIVERT, DILATE, and DIGRESS?
500
This is the root that means the opposite of the one at the beginning of our word that would be used to refer to planets or galaxies.
What is -MICRO-?
500
This is the Shakespearean definition of the word which, in Modern English, means "the lowest part of a structure, which supports it".
What is DISHONORABLE; UNWORTHY; LOW-RANKING (BASE)
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