Vocab List 17

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of understanding Latin roots such as Sult, Ult, Sil, Pend, Ject, and Und in learning vocabulary?

• It helps decode unfamiliar words and enhances vocabulary.

• It is only useful for learning Latin language.

• It makes learning grammar easier.

• It is not relevant to modern English.

Multiple Choice

Which Latin root means 'to jump' or 'to leap'?

• SULT

• PEND

• VID

• SCRIB

Multiple Choice

Desultory means moving or jumping from one thing to another; lacking focus or direction. Which of the following best describes a desultory approach to studying?

• Switching between subjects without finishing any work

• Focusing on one subject until it is complete

• Studying with a detailed plan and checklist

• Ignoring schoolwork altogether

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is most closely related to the idea of 'jumping out with joy'?

• Exultant

• Desultory

• Resilient

• Impending

Open Ended

How does the meaning of the Latin root SULT connect to the words desultory, resilient, and exultant?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the word 'expendable'?

• Not necessary; dispensable

• About to occur; hanging over you like a threat

• To add as a supplement; to attach

• To move in a wavelike fashion

Multiple Select

Select all the words that contain the Latin root meaning 'to hang' or 'to weigh'.

• Expendable

• Impending

• Append

• Resilient

Multiple Choice

What does the root 'JECT' mean in Latin?

• To throw or to cast

• To wave

• To move

• To add

Multiple Select

Select all the words that contain the Latin root 'JECT'.

• Interject

• Subjective

• Append

• Expendable

Open Ended

How does the wave motion help you understand why 'inundate' means to overwhelm?

Multiple Choice

Which Latin root from List 17 is associated with the action 'throw'?

• Sult

• Pend

• Ject

• Und