Roots
Nouns
Verbs
Synonyms & Antonyms
Take a chance!
100
A root meaning "great" or "big"
What is "grandis"
100
A cranky person.
What is a curmudgeon?
100
A verb meaning "to soothe the agitation or anger of," made from the root "pacis"
What is "pacify"?
100
A synonym for "vindicate"
What is "exculpate" (or "absolve")
100
A good adjective to describe Cinderella's stepsisters.
What is "nefarious"? (or malevolent)
200
A root meaning "pull"
What is "tract"
200
A fraud or a quack
What is a charlatan?
200
A synonym for "swindle."
What is "bilk"?
200
A synonym for "energize"
What is "invigorate?
200
A person who says one thing but does another.
What is a hypocrite?
300
"apt"
What is a root meaning "fit"?
300
A despot
What is a word meaning a tyrant or one who rules oppressively?
300
To walk or strut in an arrogant manner.
What is the meaning of "swagger"?
300
an antonym for "believer"
What is an "athiest"?
300
Jim Crow laws were an example of this.
What is "bigotry"?
400
A root meaning "to flee"
What is "fugere"?
400
A synonym for fanatic.
What is a zealot?
400
To steal money from one's employer?
What is "embezzle"?
400
An antonym for "generosity"
What is "avarice"?
400
Refusing to put away cell phones in class.
What is an example of recalcitrant behavior?
500
A word using the two roots "mal" and "vol," which means "wishing harm to others"
What is "malevolent"
500
an antonym for "optimist"
What is "pessimist"?
500
Alleviate
What is "to relieve"?
500
A synonym for "adroit"
What is "adept"? (or "deft" or "dexterous")
500
Starting unnecessary arguments over where to sit at lunch.
What is an example of contentious behavior?
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