Jan 23, 2016

Using Word Roots

10 cards
, 40 answers
    Grammar Tips:

    The root am means love.
    The toot luc/lum/lus means light.
    The root plac means to please.
    The toot ac means sharp, bitter.
    The root ver means truth.
    The root loc/log/loqu means word, speech.
    The root dic/dict/dit means to say, tell, use words.
    The root qui means quiet.
    The root nec/nic/noc/nox means harm, death.
    The root equ means equal, even.
    Grammar Tips:

    The root am means love.
    The toot luc/lum/lus means light.
    The root plac means to please.
    The toot ac means sharp, bitter.
    The root ver means truth.
    The root loc/log/loqu means word, speech.
    The root dic/dict/dit means to say, tell, use words.
    The root qui means quiet.
    The root nec/nic/noc/nox means harm, death.
    The root equ means equal, even.


  • Use the word root to determine the meaning of the bold word.
    • A noxious odor is  . . . 
      harmful
      .
      • refreshing
      • tantalizing
      • unscented
      • harmful

    • Something than is eloquent is  . . . 
      expressed in a powerful and effective manner
      .
      • not fit for consumption, inedible
      • expressed in a powerful and effective manner
      • very old, antiquated
      • dull, trite, hackneyed

    • A complacent person  . . . 
      is contented to a fault, self-satisfied
      .
      • likes to pick fights
      • frequently makes mistakes, but does not accept responsibility
      • is known to tell lies, embellish the truth
      • is contented to a fault, self-satisfied

    • An amiable person is  . . . 
      friendly, good natured
      .
      • talkative, loud
      • highly educated
      • truthful, honest
      • friendly, good natured

    • To measure the veracity of something is to measure its  . . . 
      truthfulness
      .
      • circumference
      • weight
      • value or worth
      • truthfulness

    • A person with equanimity  . . . 
      is even-tempered and composed
      .
      • enjoys the company of others
      • is even-tempered and composed
      • has a violent temper
      • is very stubborn

    • To indict someone is to  . . . 
      charge that person with a crime
      .
      • harm that person
      • charge that person with a crime
      • stop or block that person from doing something
      • pick a fight with that person

    • A lucid argument  . . . 
      is very clear and intelligible
      .
      • errs repeatedly in its logic
      • is loosely held together, tenuous
      • is very clear and intelligible
      • frequently digresses

    • To exacerbate a problem means  . . . 
      to worsen it
      .
      • to lessen it
      • to analyze it
      • to solve it
      • to worsen it

    • A quiescent place is  . . . 
      still, at rest
      .
      • still, at rest
      • tumultuous, chaotic
      • very isolated
      • harmful, dangerous

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