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Understanding Word Roots and Meanings

Understanding Word Roots and Meanings

Assessment

Flashcard

Education

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Lynne Mills

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20 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Root: "tract"

Meaning: drag, draw, pull out

Word: contraction

Back

the act of drawing together or shrinking

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Root: "brev/brevi"

Meaning: short

Word: brevity

Back

quality of being brief; shortness in time

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Root: "ceed"

Meaning: go, yield

Word: proceed

Back

to go forward, especially after stopping

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Root: "mob"

Meaning: move

Word: immobile

Back

motionless; unable to move

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Root: "mov"

Meaning: move

Word: promotion

Back

an advancement in rank or position

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Root: "struct"

Meaning: build

Word: destruction

Back

the act of destroying; a state of damage

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Root: "struct"

Meaning: build

Word: reconstruction

Back

the act of putting back together

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