Root Words And Their Meanings
Complete the questions choosing the best answer.
- 1.The police put ________________on Anthony to keep his hands behind his back.
- A.
Manacles
- B.
Cadavers
- C.
Hemostat
- D.
Pendants
- 2.Students ask Mrs. Faulk for advice because she is so much more ____________than Mr. C. or Mr. Buckles.
- A.
Legitimate
- B.
Fraternal
- C.
Sophisticated
- D.
Terrestrial
- 3.When I published my novel, I used a _____________so that the Paparazzi would not know my real name and "hunt" me down like a dog.
- A.
Altimeter
- B.
Hemoglobin
- C.
Prologue
- D.
Pseudonym
- 4._______________is the best way to avoid divorce.
- A.
Minimalization
- B.
Monogamy
- C.
Progression
- D.
Fraternity
- 5.After falling into the toxic chemicals, Tommy ____________into a creature that was part human and part rhinoceros.
- A.
Mutated
- B.
Ejected
- C.
Progressed
- D.
Minimalized
- 6.For #6-10, choose the definition that goes best with the word:manipulate
- A.
to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
- B.
to cut off or permanently destroy a limb
- C.
Coming to an end or capable of ending
- 7.Telepathic
- A.
Reminding one of a previous event
- B.
communication of feelings from one mind to another by extrasensory means
- C.
oozing or trickling through a permeable substance
- 8.Assimilate
- A.
To create a small amount
- B.
To delay in doing
- C.
To make similar
- 9.Maternal
- A.
Of or relating to mother
- B.
Of or relating to brothers
- C.
Of or relating to sister
- 10.Epilogue
- A.
Describing a hanging object
- B.
Dealing with blood
- C.
Concluding words of a book
- 11.Evacuant
- A.
An item used to choose the correct response
- B.
An ingredient used to empty one's system
- C.
An answer to a difficult situation
- 12.exterritorial
- A.
Dealing with blood
- B.
Resulting in an unhappy conclusion
- C.
Existing outside an area of land
- 13.Elucidate
- A.
To provide a clear picture/understanding
- B.
To create a feeling of safety
- C.
To result in an unsatisfactory ending
- 14.Tactility
- A.
To have the ability to feel what others are feeling
- B.
To have the abiltiy to understand by touching
- C.
To have the ability to sense how things operate
- 15.Dissimilate
- A.
To move away from something else
- B.
To feel safe from harm
- C.
To make different than something else
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