Unit 7: Greek and Latin roots

What is the meaning of the Latin root contra as in the word contrast?

• with or together
• against or opposite
• similar or alike
• before or prior

What is the meaning of the Latin root contro as in the word contradict?

• against or opposite
• before or prior
• with or together
• beneath or below

What is the meaning of the Latin root dict as in the word verdict?

• to say or to declare
• to listen or to hear
• to read or to interpret
• to write or to inscribe

What is the meaning of the Latin root fract as in the word fracture?

• to combine or joined
• to stretch or extended
• to heal or repaired
• to break or broken

What is the meaning of the Latin root frag as in the word fragment?

• to break
• to decorate
• to combine
• to build

What is the meaning of the Latin root inter as in the word interval?

• after
• outside
• among
• between

What is the meaning of the Latin root ject as in the word interject?

• to push
• to throw
• to hold
• to catch

What is the meaning of the Latin root lumin as in the word illuminate?

• light
• obscurity
• darkness
• shadow

What is the meaning of the Latin root magn as in the word magnify?

• small or tiny
• average or medium
• narrow or slim
• great or large

What is the meaning of the Latin root mal as in the word malice?

• happy or joyful
• neutral or indifferent
• bad or evil
• good or virtuous