Roots of Language: Exploring Greek and Latin

What does the root "gress" in the word "progress" suggest about its meaning?

• To stand still

• To move forward

• To empty

• To measure

Which word means "a device used for measuring"?

• Vacuum

• Gradual

• Odometer

• Aggressive

If "vac" means empty, what does "evacuate" most likely mean?

• To fill up a space

• To make louder

• To clear an area

• To graduate

The word "graduate" contains the root "grad." What does "graduate" imply?

• To measure knowledge

• To move to a higher level

• To empty knowledge

• To decrease in size

Which of the following words does NOT contain the root "meter"?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Perimeter

• Vacancy

What is the meaning of the root "gress" in the word "digress"?

• To measure

• To empty

• To step away

• To fill

Choose the word that uses the root "vac" to mean "empty."

• Evaporate

• Vacant

• Graduate

• Metermaid

What does the root "meter" in "speedometer" tell us about the device?

• It empties speed

• It controls speed

• It measures speed

• It decreases speed

If "regress" means to move backward, what does the "gress" part of the word suggest?

• To move

• To measure

• To empty

• To fill

Which word means "a period of time when something is not being used"?

• Graduation

• Vacuum

• Hiatus

• Symmetry