Lesson 8 Root and Vocabulary Review

The instructions the teacher gave were ambiguous.

Ambiguous means...?

• Uncertain in meaning; to have multiple meanings

• Something that is clear

• Something difficult

• Something that is unknown

Answer explanation

Ambi- is a prefix that means "both". Something that is ambiguous is unclear because it can have multiple meanings.

In Psychology, there is a whole field that is dedicated to understanding the difference between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind.

If the conscious is defined as anything a person is aware of, the subconscious mind means...

• The part of the mind that controls language

• The part of the mind that's not used at all

• The part of the mind that is not smart

• The activity of the mind below awareness

Answer explanation

The subconscious mind can be defned as the mental activity of the mind just below awareness.

The human body has a bile duct, which is a tubelike structure connecting different organs together.

The bile duct most likely...

• Does nothing

• Carries (or leads) a substance called "bile"

• Allows us to see

• Stops a substance called "bile" from entering a different organ

Answer explanation

Remember, "duct" means "to lead." The bile duct is responsible for leading bile to a different part of the body.

My father had surgery a few years ago, and his left arm was immobile for months.

Immobile means...

• Stronger

• Unable to move

• Large

• Weak

Answer explanation

"mobil/mot/mov/" all mean "to move."

"im" is a prefix that means "the opposite of".

So immobile literally means "The opposite of moving."

Maryam was interested in the study of hearing.

If "-logy" means "the study of," what word means the "study of hearing"?

• Biology

• Scientology

• Hearology

• Audiology

Answer explanation

"Audio-" means to "hear" or "listen."

My mother and I went to go watch a play together. I think the actors played with great magnitude.

In this sentence, magnitude means...

• A great, large performance

• A boring performance

• An average performance

• An unworthy performance

Answer explanation

"manga" means "large"

Dania is using a lucimeter.

A lucimeter most likely measures..

• Rulers

• Sound Waves

• Light

• People named Luci

Answer explanation

"lumen," "luc" "lum" all mean "light."

Safina was sent as an emissary to represent her country.

An emissary is...

• A person sent on a mission

• A person responsible for getting food

• A president of a country

• An advisor for her country

Answer explanation

"miss" and "mitt" mean "to send"

This organization regulates the walnuts production.

Regulate means

• To make a lot of walnuts

• To eat a lot

• To plant trees

• To control or make rules

Answer explanation

"reg" means "to rule" or "king"

Farooq came into the classroom and he looked detached.

Detached means...

• Strict

• Disconnected

• Angry

• Annoyed

Answer explanation

Detached can be described as an emotion that shows people are not engaged in what's happening around them.

Some professions (ex. scientists) need people to be detached in their jobs to be objective and fair.