Exploring Latin and Greek Roots

Which word means "to pull towards" using the root "tract"?

• Retract

• Attract

• Contract

• Extract

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What does the root "duct" mean in the word "conduct"?

• Pull

• Turn

• Lead

• Star

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Which word is related to "turn" using the root "vert"?

• Convert

• Conduct

• Attract

• Recline

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What is the meaning of the root "astro" in the word "astronomer"?

• Earth

• Water

• Star/Space

• Fire

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Which word means "to lean back" using the root "cline"?

• Decline

• Recline

• Incline

• Encline

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What does the root "tract" mean in the word "traction"?

• Push

• Drag

• Turn

• Lead

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Which word is related to "lead" using the root "duct"?

• Conduct

• Convert

• Attract

• Recline

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What is the meaning of the root "vert" in the word "controversy"?

• Pull

• Turn

• Lean

• Star

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Which word means "a person who studies stars" using the root "astro"?

• Asteroid

• Astronomer

• Astronaut

• Astrology

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What does the root "cline" mean in the word "incline"?

• Turn

• Lean

• Drag

• Lead

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