Roots 1
Obiter dictum contains the root "dict" which means this.
What is say?
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The princess had __________________ servants who showered her with attention
What is obsequious?
Obsequious contains the root "ob" which means this.
What is against?
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With an ___________________ in the solid wooden fence, the dogs could peer through it to see each other and bark.
What is interstice?
hard-working
What is assiduous?
The word inanimate contains the word "anim" which means this.
What is mind?
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In the 1970s, the hippies embraced ___________ and ignored many of society’s rules and laws .
What is nihilism?
What is on writing?
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The shot should ____________ the patient and allow him to sleep peacefully.
What is sedate?
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Because some regions of India are extremely _____________, many households receive only a few gallons of water each day.
What is arid?
Nihilism contains the root word that means "nothing."
What is nihil?
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In five years, the prince will ______________ his father and become king.
What is supersede?
Contort, retort, and distort all contain the same root that means this.
What is twist?
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Kathryn likes to photograph ________________ things like paintings and desserts.
What is inanimate?
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
What is antagonist?
The root sed in the word sedate means this.
What is sit?
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My stepmother is an evil woman who likes to ______________ little children because she had a miserable childhood herself.
What is abase?
This root is in the word ratiocination and means "act or state of."
What is tion?
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At his daughter’s wedding, Jason shared a heartwarming _________________ he had written.
What is epigram?
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The ______________ students chose to work on their term paper instead of going out to play.
What is assiduous?
Terra Incognita contains two root words: one that means "land" and the other that means "know."
What are terr and cogn?
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The detective used his _________________ to determine the killer’s identity.
What is ratiocination?
What is over?
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I try not to __________________ to my little brother when I talk to him, but sometimes I act superior since I have more experience.
What is condescend?
as dry as a bone, waterless
What is arid?