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100
What does the stem "anti" mean?
AGAINST
100
What does the stem "dis" mean?
AWAY
100
What does the stem "inter" mean?
BETWEEN
100
What does the stem "post" mean?
AFTER
100
What does the stem "super" mean?
OVER
200
What does the stem "circum" mean?
AROUND.
200
What does the stem "extra" mean?
BEYOND
200
What does the stem "intro" mean?
INTO
200
What does the stem "semi" mean?
HALF
200
What does the stem "syn" mean?
TOGETHER
300
What does the stem "com" mean?
TOGETHER.
300
What does the stem "de" mean?
DOWN
300
What does the stem "mal" mean?
BAD
300
What does the stem "non" mean?
NOT
300
What does the stem "tri" mean?
THREE
400
True or False, it takes three people to make a bilateral decision.
FALSE, it only takes two people to make a bilateral decision. I know this because bi means two.
400
True or False, when an air plane descends it takes off into the sky.
FALSE. The stem de means down. When a plane descends it is not going up, it is coming down.
400
Do you want to be friends with someone malicious?
No. Because the stem mal means bad, a malicious person is probably a bad person. I wouldn't want to be friends with a bad person.
400
Why do you think the Navy uses submarines to sink enemy ships?
Because submarines go under the water and that makes them hard to see. I know this because the stem sub means under.
400
Of the two who is "in charge" in the workplace? Your subordinate or your supervisor.
Your supervisor is in charge. The stem super means over, so your supervisor it above you in rank. Because the stem sub mean under, your subordinate in under you in rank. They are not in charge.
500
Does a father's birth year antedate his sons?
YES, because ante means before. A father's birth year does come before his sons. He's older.
500
What is an equilateral triangle?
A shape with three equal sides. I know this because the stem tri means three and the stem equi means equal.
500
Is someone with great misfortune someone you want to be?
No. The stem mis means bad. Fortune reminds me of a fortune cookie. I think is someone has misfortune they have bad luck. I don't want to have bad luck.
500
Would Henry wear a tuxedo suit to a semiformal party?
No. The stem semi means half, so a semiformal party would be like half formal or partly formal. He wouldn't have to get too dressed up for a semiformal party.
500
If lingual means language, what does it mean for a person to be trilingual?
Because the stem tri means three, being trilingual means the person can speak three languages.