Vocabulary Assessment: Base and Root words

Front

Temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

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Digression

Front

Grip of a tire on a road; action of pulling over a surface.

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Traction

Front

Not influenced by strong emotion; rational and impartial.

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Dispassionate

Front

Twisting action or state of an object’s ends relative to each other.

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Torsion

Front

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character; the arrangement of things in relation to each other.

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Disposition

Front

Done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.

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Systematic

Front

Known for bad quality or deed.

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Infamous

Front

Return to a former or less developed state.

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Regress

Front

Lasting longer than expected or usual.

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Protracted

Front

Respond sharply or wittily to a remark or accusation.

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Retort