Prestwick House VII Unit 16 - Greek & Latin Roots

The root "grav" means...

• heavy

• light; to lift up

• to press

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The roots "lev" and "lever" mean...

• heavy

• light; to lift up

• to press

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root "brut" means...

• heavy

• light; to lift up

• to press

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root "press" means...

• heavy

• light; to lift up

• to press

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Captain America did not show his fear of the grave situation - many lives were in danger; rather, he approached it with confidence. Grave means...

• very serious

• not showing reason; animal-life; raw

• to keep down by force

• to make better or less serious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The army did not want to talk to solve the problem. Instead, they used brute force to take control of the city. Brute means...

• very serious

• not showing reason; animal-life; raw

• to keep down by force

• to make better or less serious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The workers felt oppressed by their boss as they worked hard but were never praised, only yelled at. Oppress means...

• very serious

• not showing reason; animal-life; raw

• to keep down by force

• to make better or less serious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

You can alleviate stress by consistently working on your project over the course of the week instead of waiting until the last day. Alleviate means...

• very serious

• not showing reason; animal-life; raw

• to keep down by force

• to make better or less serious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The gravity of plagiarizing was not understood by the student, so he copied off his friend's test. Gravity means...

• seriousness

• something that helps or gives an advantage

• cruel violence

• to cause to hover or float above the ground

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The boy leveraged that he had completed his chores to talk his mom into buying the book he wanted. Leverage means...

• seriousness

• something that helps or gives an advantage

• cruel violence

• to cause to hover or float above the ground

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C