Root word and Idiom test 1st 6 weeks

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What does the Latin root word 'dict' mean?

Back

to say, speech, speak

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What does the idiom 'in a nutshell' mean?

Back

to the point, briefly, or in just a few words

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What does the idiom 'to put one's nose to the grindstone' mean?

Back

to work hard

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What does the Latin root 'aud' mean?

Back

to hear

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What does the Latin root word 'graph' mean?

Back

to write

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What does the Latin root word 'vis' mean?

Back

to see

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What does the idiom 'break the ice' mean?

Back

to initiate conversation in a social setting

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What does the Latin root 'port' mean?

Back

to carry

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What does the idiom 'hit the nail on the head' mean?

Back

to be exactly right about something

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What does the Latin root 'scrib' mean?

Back

to write