Vocabulary Roots Practice Quarter 3

The Latin root that means to hang or to weigh

• bend

• flex

• graph

• pend

a necklace that may HANG from one's neck

• pendulum

• pendant

• penchant

• comprehend

capable of being relied on; trustworthy; a person we can HANG on to because we can count on them

• depend

• dependable

• suspend

• expensive

to stop; to put on HOLD

to HANG from above

• suspense

• pendant

• pendulum

• suspend

The root word claim means...

• to call out, to shout

• to ask, to seek

• world

• Earth

What is the meaning of "clam" in the word "clamorous"?

• Clear
• Rule
• Quiet
• Shout

What is the meaning of "claim" in the word "acclaim"?

• Clear
• Rule
• Shout
• Praise

What is the meaning of "ver" in the word "divergent"?

• Clear
• Life
• Rule
• Truth

This root means "true."

• tact/tang

• phil

• acu

• ver/veri

The root, "cogn" means...

• memory
• know
• light
• hear