15 reasons to win
An authority
What is connoisseur?
skillful in using the hands or body
What is dexterous?
A word meaning "illegal" or "unlawful"
What is illicit?
Dormitory, Dormant, Dormer, Dormancy
What is dorm meaning to sleep?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "A passenger train's (...itory) car has sleeping facilities for the train's crew."
What is dormitory?
(dorm = to sleep)
Clearly expressed; easily understood
What is lucid?
to scold harshly
What is berate?
This word means "to authorize, allow, or approve"
What is sanction?
Chronic, Chronicle, Chronological
What is chron/chrono meaning time?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "The chorus line was so wonderfully (syn...ized)---the dancers kept perfect time, seeming to move as one person."
What is synchronized?
(chron/chrono = time)
Related; relevant
What is germane?
able to recover or bounce back from harm illness or misfortune
What is resilient?
having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling
What is sensory?
Vitality, Revitalize, Vivacious, Revive, Survivor
What is vit meaning life?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "In the refining process, white rice and white bread lose much of their (...amin) content. For this reason, they are less nutritious than brown rice and whole-wheat bread.
What is vitamin?
(vit = life)
Truly sorry for having done wrong; repentan
What is contrite?
a person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups
What is a liaison?
A word meaning "strong and well"
What is robust?
Proclaim, Project, Procrastinate
What is ject meaning to throw?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Ventriloquists must be able to (pro...) their voices while keeping their lips closed. This act of "throwing the voice" creates the illusion that the words are being spoken by someone else.
What is project?
(ject = to throw)
An unfortunate situation marked by difficulty, hardship, or misfortune
What is plight?
humorous; playfully joking
What is facetious?
A word meaning perfect. As in, " I don't expect you to be ________, but I don't want you to make the same mistakes over and over."
What is infallible?
Deduct, Deport, Defrost, Deplane
What is de meaning to remove?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Airplane passengers used to be let off outdoors. Now they usually (...plane) onto a ramp that leads directly into the terminal.
What is deplane?
(de = to remove)
In an on-the-surface manner; not thoroughly; slightly
What is superficially?
a fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge
What is a charlatan?
An ideal or perfect place or state; a place achieving social or political perfection
What is an utopia?
Activism, Feminism, Organism, Journalism
What is -ism meaning a set of beliefs?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "A clever saying warns us not to (...cipate) trouble before it happens" "Worrying casts tomorrow's clouds over today's sunshine."
What is anti?
(anti/ante = before)
Very troubled; distressed
What is distraught?
causing grief or pain; very serious or severe
What is grievous?
The highest point or peak
What is zenith?
Symmetry, Synagogue, Synergy, Synchronize
What is sym- or syn- meaning together?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Amir studies hard for his classes, be he's also involved in (...curricular)activities, including soccer and chess.
What is extracurricular?
(extra = beyond)
Well proportioned; balanced; the same on both sides
What is symmetrical?
This "e" word cause you make a grievous error should you decide to alienate someone you should not.
What is to become estranged, or estrange?
Overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being
What is euphoric?
Anemia, Anarchy, Analgesic, Apolitical
What is a- or an- meaning without?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: " (Geno...) isn't simply the murder of a number of people. It's the intentional killing of a particular racial, cultural, or political group.
What is genocide?
(cide = to kill)
Using or containing too many words
What is verbose?
What relief it is to receive comfort in sorrow or misfortune!
What is solace?
To restore to a previous position or condition; bring back into being or use
What is reinstate?
Rectify, Rectangle, Directory, Correct
What is rect meaning straight?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Freddy is very (...al) with his advice. He constantly tells all his relatives and friends how they should run their lives.
What is liberal?
(lib/liv = free/freedom)
A secret plot by two or more people; especially for a harmful or illegal purpose
What is conspiracy?
It's always good to promote or support both students an teachers if we want the best outcome.
What is advocate?
A handicap; something that acts as a disadvantage
What is a liability?
Renovate, Innovate, Novelty, Novice
What is nov meaning original?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Leah has an amazing(...abulary) for a two-year-old. She was just telling me the difference between "Mr. Crocodile" and "Mr. Alligator."
What is vocabulary?
(voc/vok = voice)