Root Word Flashcard Week 12

Front

What is the meaning of 'terra cotta'?

Back

Baked earth; hard brownish-red pottery.

Front

What does the root 'magni' mean?

Back

Large, great.

Front

What does the root 'flect, flex' mean?

Back

To bend.

Front

What does the root 'alt' mean?

Back

High.

Front

What is an altimeter?

Back

An instrument used to measure height above sea level.

Front

What does the prefix 'geo-' refer to?

Back

Earth.

Front

What does the root 'cede, ceed, cess' mean?

Back

To go, yield.

Front

What does the root 'turb' mean?

Back

To disturb.

Front

What is the meaning of 'solo'?

Back

Alone.

Front

What does the root 'phon' mean?

Back

Sound.