guess the word
to reduce the speed of
decelerate
aviator
one who flies an airplane; a pilot
___________ is an important part of education, especially when learning the times tables.
Memorization
fast
root: celer
feminine
a large enclosure in which birds are kept
aviary
aviation
the act or practice of flying airplanes
The student's ______________ from the book topic annoyed the teacher.
digression
root: gress
root: avi/avia
bird
to depart from the main issue, subject, etc.
digress
regression
a movement back to an earlier state
Have you ever wondered why some advertising jingles are so _____________?
for, before, forward
prefix: pro-
-ize
to make, to act
an individual's stock of retained knowledge
memory
acceleration
action or process of increasing the speed of
We watched an amazing parade with a ________________ of more and more elaborate floats.
progression
action, process
suffix: -ation, OR -ion
with, together
movement forward or onward; improvement
progress
memorial
related to remembering a person or event
The _____________ of her car was very obvious as she entered the school zone.
deceleration
apart, away, not
prefix: de- or di-
-y
state of, quality, act, body, group