Root Words Chapter 3

temp means?

• time

• temperature

• active

• fast

chron (o)

• painful

• time

• out of

• with

contemporary

• living or happening at the same time

• violent storm

• dead

• order of past events

chronic

• dishonest association / old friend

• living or happening at the same time

• rate of movement

• lasting a long time or recurring often

What is another term for a dishonest association? Think about what we call a bully's little friend.

• crony

• Kronos

• Scutt Farkus

What word does NOT mean the same as: foremost

• most important

• final

• first

What word does not mean the same as: knowledge of the future

• foresight

• premonition

• foremost

What is the difference between "antebellum" and "postbellum"?

• Antebellum means before the war; postbellum means after the war.

• antebellum means before you age; postbellum means after you age.

• antebellum means after the war; postbellum means before a war

What two stems are in the word "equinox"? And what does the word mean?

• equi + nox = days and nights are equal

• e + qui + no + x = days and nights are equal

• equ + inox = days and nights are equal

• equi + nox = days and nights are opposite

What word means "a musical piece or painting that shows a night scene"?

• nocturne

• nocturnal

• equinox

• meridian