Prestwick House VII Unit 17 - Greek & Latin Roots

The root "long" means...

• long

• brief

• thick

• thin

• to stretch

The root "brev" means...

• long

• brief

• thick

• thin

• to stretch

The root "dens" means...

• long

• brief

• thick

• thin

• to stretch

The roots "mac" and "meag" mean...

• long

• brief

• thick

• thin

• to stretch

The roots "tend" and "tent" mean...

• long

• brief

• thick

• thin

• to stretch

In an attempt to elongate her body, the dancer stood on her tiptoes and stretched her arms up to the sky. Elongate means...

• to make thicker or shorter

• to make shorter

• to extend the time of; to draw out

• to make longer

The meeting was prolonged because we were waiting for our boss to arrive. Prolong means...

• to make thicker or shorter

• to make shorter

• to extend the time of; to draw out

• to make longer

It's common to abbreviate their words in text messages, turning "be right back" into "BRB" and "laugh out loud" into "LOL". Abbreviate means...

• to make thicker or shorter

• to make shorter

• to extend the time of; to draw out

• to make longer

To create a cloud, water evaporates from oceans, lakes, and rivers, and then it condenses as it rises in the atmosphere. Condense means...

• to make thicker or shorter

• to make shorter

• to extend the time of; to draw out

• to make longer

Professor McGonagall was known for her brevity; she got right to the point during her lectures. Brevity means...

• shortness

• thickness; mass

• very thin; starving

• not plentiful