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Stage 9 Derivatives

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word agnostic is derived from the Latin agnoscit - recognizes. What does agnostic mean?

a)

human society

b)

one who doubts the existence of a supreme being

c)

a giving off or sending out

d)

a close and critical viewing

2.

The word confer is derived from the Latin fert - brings. What does confer mean?

a)

to grant or bestow; to have discussions

b)

a giving off or sending out

c)

intervention between conflicting parties

d)

income from a particular source

3.

The word emission is derived from the Latin emittit - throws. What does emission mean?

a)

intervention between conflicting parties

b)

murder

c)

to engage in vigorous physical activity

d)

a giving off or sending out

4.

The word ostentatious is derived from the Latin ostendit - shows. What does ostentatious mean?

a)

showy, designed to impress or attract notice

b)

income from a particular source

c)

the handing down of information, beliefs, or customs

d)

one who doubts the existence of a supreme being

5.

The word reiterate is derived from the Latin iterum- again. What does reiterate mean?

a)

to say or do again or repeatedly

b)

to pretend

c)

to cause gloom

d)

to speed up

6.

The word cupidity comes from the Latin word cupit - wants. What does cupidity mean?

a)

eager or excessive desire, greed

b)

publicly or generally known

c)

intended to attract notice

d)

killing of one human by another

7.

The English word revenant is derived from revenit - comes back. What does revenant mean?

a)

a person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead.

b)

seeming, apparent

c)

fame based on a bad reputation

d)

a person sent out as a representative

8.

The English word posthumous is derived from the Latin post - after + humus - ground. What does posthumous mean?

a)

proper treatment and generous acceptance of

guests

b)

after death

c)

greed

d)

fame based on a bad reputation

9.

The English word remnant is related by derivation to manet - stays. What does remnant mean?

a)

seeming, apparent

b)

ordinary or average in quality

c)

a surviving trace

d)

a human-like creature

10.

The English word hominid is related by derivation to the Latin homo - human. What does hominid mean?

a)

the act of killing a human being

b)

having to do with citizenship, political

c)

a person sent out as a representative

d)

a human-like creature (like the Neanderthal man)