Root Recall
This root refers to a city and appears in words connected to government.
polit / polis
A government in which citizens have a role in choosing their leaders and decisions are made by the people is called a __________.
democracy
The sailor spent months studying charts and learning how to navigate the ocean. His training was primarily __________.
nautical
A company is the only seller of a particular product in a market. Which word fits?
Monopoly
Crat, cras
Mix
This root means individual or one's own.
idio
A person who pretends to have moral qualities that they don't actually possess is a __________.
Hypocrite
The company became the only business selling internet service in the region. With no real competitors, it had a __________.
monopoly
A person has a strange habit of tapping their pencil exactly three times before beginning an assignment. Which word best describes this unusual personal characteristic?
Idiosyncracy
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Place
This root means wealth and appears in a word describing a wealthy person with political power.
plut
A person's unusual habit, behavior, or personality trait can be described as an __________.
Idiosyncracy
The students examined the mountains, valleys, rivers, and elevation changes shown on a detailed map. They were studying the area's __________.
topography
A wealthy individual uses their money and influence to gain significant control over government decisions. Which word best describes this person?
Plutocrat
Naus, nau
Ship
This root means "world" or "order".
cosm
A system of beliefs or ideas about how society, politics, culture, or human life should work is an __________.
Ideology
The small town contained restaurants, languages, traditions, and people from dozens of different countries. Despite its size, the town felt surprisingly __________.
cosmopolitan
A student memorizes exactly what their teacher tells them to do and follows every instruction without thinking independently. Which word could describe the student?
Automaton
Auto
Self
This root means "separate".
crit / cris
What does it mean if something is described as cosmopolitan?
Worldly; sophisticated or familiar with many different cultures and places.
In the novel, the school represents the larger problems found throughout society. The school is functioning as a __________ of the larger world.
microcosm
A politician publicly claims to care about honesty and fairness but secretly cheats, lies, and takes advantage of others. Which word best describes this person?
Hypocrite
Ideo, idea
Idea