Grad, Gress
Nine Family members attended Ron's high school _______________.
Graduation
The meaning of the root Grat
Thankful
The Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses, believed strongly in his ___________________.
Immortality
The audience welcomed the respected ___________ with enthusiastic applause.
Luminary
After a string of seven ______________ victories, we suffered our first loss.
Consecutive
Ken decided to _____________ money from his savings account into his checking account.
Transfer
The contractor made the new driveway _____________ as flat as possible.
Gradient
Holley expressed her heart-felt _______________ to the hospital staff.
Gratitude
A coroner examined the body to determine when _______________ had occurred.
Rigor Mortis
The meaning of the root Lus, Lum
Light or Shine
The town will _______________ the vandals if they refuse to pay for the damage.
Prosecute
Did you know that grocery stores mainly sell _________ eggs?
Infertile
The meaning of the root Grad, Gress
Step or Degree
Martin, an __________, never thanks anyone for giving him presents.
Ingrate
Jill was __________________ when she dropped a platter of desserts on the first day of her job.
Mortified
The singer's _________ performance disappointed the audience.
Lackluster
The book about the clever detective proved so popular that the author was induced to write a ___________.
The meaning of the root Fer
Bearing, Producing, Yielding
Forecasters urge people to stay inside when temperatures drop to -20 degrees ______________.
Centigrade
What a ________________ Jane did not leave a tip for the waiter
Disgrace
A young man sustained __________ knife wounds during a fight at the concert.
Mortal
Those stronger bulbs will _______________ the path after dark.
Illuminate
The meaning of the root Sequ, Secu
To follow
A vase of _______________ lilacs gave the room an inviting fragrance.
Odoriferous
If Mary's grades continue to _____________, she will not be allowed to drive to school for nine weeks.
Retrogress
Helen's ___________ manner makes her guests always feel welcome.
Gracious
The meaning of the root Mort
Death
The students ________________ each of the vocabulary words to help them remember the definitions.
Illustrated
The shortage of water during dry spells is a matter of serious _______________.
Consequence
The _________ crowd constantly yells and claps for the home team.
Vociferous