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Word Origins
Prefixes and Suffixes
Vocabulary
Stories
Idioms
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It is the meaning of "un-" - - from the German.
What is not.
100
It is the meaning of "bi-."
What is two
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It's a long word that means story.
What is a narrative
100
They are fictional stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.
What are folktales
100
"Top of the morning to you."
What is "Good morning"
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From the Latin, it means water.
What is aqua
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This suffix has a meaning of being past tense.
What is "-ed"
200
These are technical terms associated with a profession
What is jargon
200
This narrative usually takes place on another planet.
What is science fiction
200
"It's raining cats and dogs"
What is "a heavy downpour"
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It is what "multi-" means, from the Latin.
What is many
300
It is the meaning of the prefix "re-"
What is again
300
It is an expression that does not mean exactly what it says
What is idiom
300
These stories have fictional characters interacting with real people in real events of the past.
What is historical fiction
300
"I'm in a pickle"
What is "a difficult problem"
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This root word from the Greek means against.
What is anti-
400
The meaning of "-ologist"
What is one who studies
400
It is the dictionary meaning of a word.
What is denotation
400
This type of narrative usually contains a puzzle.
What is a mystery
400
"Being bent out of shape"
What is "being upset"
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This root word means "beside" or "beyond," like a parallel universe.
What is par-
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This suffix means "in that way." You also see it on many adverbs.
What is "-ly"
500
It means the emotional meaning a word carries.
What is connotation
500
The characters in these stories have abilities that real people do not have.
What are tall tales
500
This is the idiom that means a circular situation in which the solution to a problem brings us back to the original problem.
What is 'Catch 22"