Prefixes
When would you preheat an oven?
A - a few minutes before you're ready to use it
A few minutes before
If you had an eventful day, how might you describe it?
A - exciting
A microscope is a tool that is used to look at something too small to be seen just with your eyes. The root scope means look at or observe. What does the root micro mean?
small
Which word is a synonym of coat?
jacket
Which word that means to do something special to honor and remember: On day of the dead, many people commemorate their loved ones by putting up photos and placing flowers and food around them.
commemorate
Which might you refurnish?
A - a new house with no furniture
B - an old house with old furniture
Which experience is less likely to be described as delightful?
Something that is anthropomorphic has the attributes or shape of a human. What does the root anthro mean?
human
Which word is a synonym of skinny?
thin
Which word means included within a larger category?
Marble, slate, and quartzite are subsumed under the term metamorphic rocks. Metamorphic rocks are created when other rocks are subjected to great heat or pressure.
subsumed
Which might be a subtopic within a discussion of Algebra?
A - math
B - commutative property
B - commutative property
Why might you describe a software program as useless?
A- because it doesn't do what you want it to do
B - because it helps you solve a problem
A- because it doesn't do what you want it to do
The word reflex contains the root flex. What does the root flex mean?
bend or curve
Which word is a synonym of sack?
bag
Find the word that means having a huge appetite: The shrew is a tiny mouse-like mammal with an elevated metabolic rate. This voracious animal eats it's weight in food every day.
voracious
Which advertisement for medicine would be misleading?
A - discusses only benefits
Which is more arguable?
A - whether Antarctica is warmer than the Amazon rainforest
A - whether it's more fun to go skating or swimming.
Look at the roots below. Which one means three?
A- tri
B- uni
C - multi
A -tri
Which word is a synonym of obsolete?
A - outadted
Find the word that means "grown very well": The cactus does not require a great amount of water. In fact, it can flourish in the desert, where precipitation is 2 inches or less every year.
flourish
Which would make water impure?
B - adding chemicals
Which is predictable?
B - where the sun will rise
What does the word barometer mean?
Which word is a synonym of nominate?
Find the word that means "emphasize": When writing a resume for a job, you should accentuate your best traits or qualities, and make sure to review it for grammatical errors before you send it.
accentuate