Growing Your Vocabulary: Chapter 8 - Give and Take

What does the Latin verb CAPERE, CAPTUS mean?

• To give

• To take

• To see

• To make

Which of the following words means "to seize someone's attention or to fascinate"?

• Capture

• Captive

• Captivate

• Accept

What is a CAPTIVE?

• Someone who has been taken

• Someone who gives

• Someone who participates

• Someone who anticipates

What does the word "accept" mean?

• To allow or to take in

• To exclude or leave out

• To interrupt or stop

• To break or brake

What is the meaning of "except"?

• To include everything

• To not include or leave out

• To catch or stop

• To allow or take in

What are homophones?

• Words that have the same meaning

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings

• Words that are spelled the same

• Words that rhyme

What does it mean to "intercept" something?

• To allow it to continue

• To include it in a group

• To catch or stop it between its beginning and end

• To ignore it completely

What does the word "anticipate" mean?

• To ignore

• To expect

• To forget

• To delay

What does the word "participate" mean?

• To avoid

• To take part in

• To observe

• To refuse

What is a "recipient"?

• Someone who gives something

• Someone who loses something

• Someone who gets something

• Someone who breaks something