Roots
I hate rodents...
Synonyms & Antonyms
Mr. Mo is Lennie's Cousin
Go Knights!
100

This word (NOT ON YOUR LIST) means to "pull out of something," like forcing an uncooperative prisoner out of his cell...

"What is extract?"

100

If we knew the world were going to end with a sudden invasion of 800 trillion more mice, this event would be an example of something...

"What is impending?"

100

This is the same as the population of a city...

"What is a populace?"

100

Lennie and I have something in cousin: we each had this removed (he removed his with his Godzilla hands)!

"What is an appendix?"

100

Every classroom in the building has flags with 'this-shaped' geometric figure...

"What is asteroid?"

200

An "astronaut" is literally one who "sails through the__________."

"What are stars?"

200

I guess I fall into THIS category: I've killed rodents with both hands!

"What is ambidextrous?"

200

Synonym for having a double meaning...

"What is ambiguous?"

200

Lennie, (like Mr. Mo) is often THIS WAY about remembering things...

"What is remiss?"

200

Dr. Sasso never has conflicting feelings: he loves you guys!

'What is ambivalent?"

300

Think of a word using the root '-pend' (that is NOT on your list), which literally means: hanging onto someone for support or help...

"What is depend?"

300

I would________any amount of money to remove rats from the basement, (if we had any)!

"What is remit?"

300

This word from your list is an antonym for "clearly expressed or understood."

"What is ambiguous?"

300

Lennie never lived with a grandfather clock-(just an Aunt Clara clock)! If he had, it would have been swinging one of these...

"What is a pendulum?"

300

Old Bridge has approximately 66,000 people. If 3 million people decided to move here, the town would be______________________.


"What is overpopulated?"

400

This root means to send out (you should have written it down)! 

"What is mit/miss?"

400

We should radiate deadly rat-killing gas and wipe out the little buggers!

"What is emit?"

400

This could be a synonym for "exterminate."

"What is depopulate?"

400

Lennie loves rodents. To him, their filthy germs do not_________________from their wonderfully warm fuzziness!

"What is detract?"

400

If we placed a garbage dump in front of the school, it would________from the look/positive environment in the school.

"What is detract?"

500

Which one is a legitimate science:

a. astrology

b. astronomy

"What is b. ?"

500

They are so flexible that mice and rats have spines that are almost_______________.

"What are retractable?"

500

This word on your list could be an ANTONYM  for stiff...

"What is retractable?"

500

According to the novel, Lennie could drive one of these...

"What is a tractor?"

500

It was in the stars that I should become a teacher: otherwise; I would never have met my wife; (she's a teacher here, too)!

"What is astrology?"