This Latin base means to burst or break
RUPT
It means before or earlier
pre-
It means more than one
-s or -es
Unpredictable
predict
"The leaves danced in the wind" is an example of...
Personification
This Latin base means to pull or draw
TRACT
It means back or again
re-
past tense
-ed
Construction
struct
"The mouse munched marshmallows merrily" is an example of...
alliteration
This Greek base means to write or draw
GRAPH
It means half or partial
semi-
For a verb, it means action or process
-ing
Unstoppable
stop
Jane and Jill were as busy as bees trying to put up their tent.
simile
This Latin base means to build
STRUCT
It means bad or abnormal
mal-
One who or that which
-er or -or
Misconception
concept
I am so hungry after the hike, that I could eat a horse.
hyperbole
This Greek base means the science or study of
OLOGY OR LOGY
It means many or much
multi-
It means MOST
-est
Reprinted
When we were hiking, the "sun was a furnace"
metaphor