G/L Roots - List 15

G/L Roots - List 15

lev

• elevator - a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels

• alleviate - lift or remove suffering

• levitate - rise or cause to rise and hover in the air

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root lev?

• lift

• law

• all

• hollow

terr

• terrain - a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features

• territory - an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state

• terrestrial - of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants

• extraterrestrial - originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root terr?

• Mars

• balcony

• mountain

• earth

jur

• juror - a member of a jury

• jury - a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them

• Juris Doctor - a degree conferred by a law school usually after three years of full-time study

• jurisdiction - the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root jur?

• junior

• law

• lift

• hollow

avi

• aviary - a place for keeping birds confined

• avian - of, relating to, or derived from birds

• aviator - the operator or pilot of an aircraft and especially an airplane

• aviation - the operation of aircraft

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root avi?

• bird

• reptile

• air

• earth

cav

• cavity - a hollowed-out space

• cave - a natural chamber or series of chambers in the earth or in the side of a hill

• cavern - a cave, especially one of large or indefinite extent

• cavernous - having caverns or cavities

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root cav?

• under

• hollow

• empty

• bird

derm

• dermatitis - inflammation of the skin

• dermatologist - a medical doctor who deals with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases

• epidermis - the outer layer of the skin

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root derm?

• empty

• cancer

• skin

• all

carcin

• carcinogen - a substance or agent causing cancer

• carcinoma - a malignant (cancerous) tumor

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root carcin?

• cave

• cavity

• hollow

• cancer

vac

• vacant -not occupied

• vacancy - empty space

• evacuate - to remove contents; empty

• vacuum - emptiness of space

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root vac?

• hollow

• empty

• shallow

• frail

omni

• omniscient - having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight

• omnivorous - feeding on both animal and vegetable (plant) substances

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root omni?

• none

• some

• all

• most

aer

• aerobic - living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen

• aerate - to supply with air

• aerial - of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the root aer?

• air/atmosphere

• close/near

• listen/hear

• motion/move