Prestwick House VII Unit 16 - Greek & Latin Roots

The root "grav" means...

• heavy

• light; to lift up

• to press

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

• heavy

• light; to lift up

• to press

The root "brut" means...

• heavy

• light; to lift up

• to press

The root "press" means...

• heavy

• light; to lift up

• to press

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

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

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

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

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

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