What's in a Root?
"to appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with"
What is LEGA?
Demanding perfections; strict
What is "exacting"?
What is to be hateful or spiteful?
Fill in the blank: In the story of Moses and the Israelites, God ________ the Red Sea so they could cross it.
What is "dilate"?
Synonym for delegate
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What is designate, assign...?
A word with the roots "ACT" or "AG" will have something to do with this phrase.
What is "to do or act"?
Desire to avoid; disgust
What is "repulsion"?
The origin for SPEC/SPECT...
I tried to be _________ about the situation and fix the problem before it became truly difficult.
What is "proactive"?
What is superior, outstanding, excellent?
Name the root in the word, "tenacious" and provide the meaning of the root.
What is "TEN?" What is "to hold"?
What is "proactive"?
What is "indict"?
David sometimes tried to ________ delegate his chores to his younger sisters so he could play baseball with his friends.
What is "delegate"?
a. expand
b. discard
c. collect
What is "c", "collect"?
"To fit"
What is the root APT/EPT?
What is "relative"?
What is "posited"?
What are "superlative" and "repulsion"?
"Lenient" the antonym...
What is "exacting"?
What is repulsive, impulse, compulsion, expulsion?
A group that attends an important person
What is a "retinue"?
Fill in the blanks: Her love for music in her ________ years, _________ her destiny to become an infamous entertainer who ________ music in a way that ensured her _________.
What is formative, prefigured, reformed, legacy?
a. herself over the finish line of the race
b. an acceptance into her college of choice
c. her skills in martial arts styles
What is "a", "herself over the finish line of the race?
What is "dispel"?