Definitions
Parts of Speech
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Roots
Roots/Grammar
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How do you define desist? 

(V) To stop, to cease

100

What part of speech is orthography?

(noun) [The art of spelling correctly]

100

As New Englanders, we know that the weather is frequently ________; today it is forecast to rain, snow, and then snow again and tomorrow it will be sunny. 

Mutable!

100

"Omni/Pan" means ...

All

100
"Mis" means ...

Wrong, Bad

200

How do you define orthodox? 

(adjective) Conforming to the approved form of any set of beliefs; Conventional.

200

What part of speech is desist?

Verb!

200

I knew my younger sibling was _____ of eating all of the cookies when I spotted the trail of crumbs leading to her room.

Culpable! 

200

"Mor/Mort" means ...

Death

200

"Magn/Magna" means ...

Large

300

How do you define omniscient?

(adjective) All knowing.

300

What part of speech is moribund?

(adjective) [In a dying state, near death]

300

Even after I accidentally spoiled the new season of Stranger Things for Mr. Pustizzi, he was quite ___ and forgave me completely. 

Magnanimous (adjective) Generosity in forgiving a wrong or a fault.

300

"ile" means ...

Like, pertaining to

300

"Culp" means ...

Guilt, blame

400

How do you define magnanimous? 

(adjective) Generosity in forgiving a wrong or a fault.

400

What part of speech is pandemonium? 

(noun) [A wild uproar or chaos]

400

Vecna, the villain in Stranger Things, appears to be ______ since no one can track him or stop him so far; he is unstoppable and uses confusing and _____ methods to accomplish his goals.

Omnipotent (adjective) Having unlimited power and heterodox (adjective) not in accordance with established beliefs; radical

400

"Dox" means ...

Belief

400
How would you define a sentence fragment?

A sentence fragment is a group of words that looks like a sentence, but actually isn’t a complete sentence. Sentence fragments are usually missing a subject or verb, or they do not express a complete thought.

500

How do you define magnate? 

(N) A person of great influence or power in a particular field.

500

What part of speech is miscreant?

(adjective) [depraved, villainous, or base.]

500

It would be a ____ to call Eshaal a loser because she in fact won her section of POL; in fact, it was ____ to try and defeat her because her recitation was so precise and moving. 

1) Misnomer (noun) a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.

2) Futile (Adjective) Incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful

500

The root "sist" means ...

Stand, Stop

500

"Ortho" and "mut" mean ...

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