Word Study

Which of the following is a synonym for the word "segregation"?

• freedom

• togetherness

• separation

• closeness

Root word graph means:

• small

• write or draw

• far away

• self

Root word tele means:

• small

• write or draw

• far away

• self

Root word micro means:

• small

• write or draw

• far away

• self

to uncover or bing into view; to reveal; to make known

• disclose

• exhibit

• enlighten

• seminar

to make a detailed statement on a topic

• expound

• exhibit

• enlighten

• sage

Father began to meet strangers passing through on the new road. In Ohio, they said, you could buy a farm for one hundred fifty dollars. Father was tired of woodworking, so we packed up and headed west towards the Allegheny Mountains.

Read the dictionary entry for the word head.

head /hed/ verb

1. to be in the leading position

2. to be the director of

3. to move in a certain direction

4. to pass the ball with the head

Which definition most closely fits the way the word headed is used in the text?

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• Definition 3

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 4

Tags

4.3C

something that is or seems to be out of its proper time in history

• anachronism

• extemporaneous

• synchronize

• chronic

a person who is respected for experience, judgment, and wisdom

• sage

• exhibit

• disclose

• academic

to make clear or easy to understand

• academic

• confide

• clarify

• sage