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Root WordsSet 82

1Construction is a good career for many people. What does the root "struc" mean?

2Using the clues below, what does the Greek root "Manu" mean?ManipulateManicureManual

3What is the etymology of the word 'preamble'?

4Ethn

5The Greek root tele-, found in words such as telescope, telephone, and television, means:

6What does the root word "pose" mean?

7What is the root for "love"?

8Which reference source would you use to find the origin of a word?

9Altus, alta, altum*

10The root a in the word apathy means .....

11This Latin root words means:bad, wretched, evil

12What is the base or root word in the word happier?

13How could you break up the word earthquake to help you understand its meaning?

14It would be logical to do your best work! What does the root word log mean?

15Rearrange the muddled letters to make a proper word so that the sentence make sense.Example My UMM (MUM) drinks ETA (TEA)I took my OGD ..... for a walk.

16Give the meaning for the following word/phrase: mitto, mittere

17Which part of the word 'millennium' means thousand?

18What root means letter, written?

19What is the definition of the word part 'arthr/o'?

20Your ..... is above your eyebrows.

21The "L" in "PLACE" stands for .....

22What is the meaning of the stem CUR?

23Which word is used as a link to help remember the meaning of "copious" ?

24What does "phon" mean?

25What does this root mean: MACRO

26The root that means: against

27What is the root word of tricky?

28LUC, LUM

29The word polymer comes from the Greek meaning .....?

30Servio, servire, servivi, servitus

31Which root means more?

32To 'adjust' something means to:

33An abnormal increase in red cells is called:

34The stem "greg" means .....

35What does the root "gen" mean?

36Unscramble the word: TROOCAN

37The root dict means say or declare. What does the word diction mean?

38What are the base word and suffix which make up the word DISTRACTION?

39The root algia in the word neuralgia means .....

40The root petros means

41What does "umbilic/o" refer to?

42Women over 30 should have a mammography once every two years. If the root mamm means breast, what is a mammography?

43In the word 'developments', what is the stem?

44What does the root "vert" mean?

45Emily is working in a chemistry lab and comes across a bottle labeled Al(NO$_{3}$)$_{3}$. She wants to correctly write down the name of this compound in her lab report. What is the name of Al(NO$_{3}$)$_{3}$?

46What is the definition of denotative?

47The root gastro in the word gastronomy means .....

48I thought about being a mortician until I smelled formaldehyde. It made me dizzy. What is the meaning of the root word mort-as it is used in the word mortician?

49The words Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are derived from the names of

50What is the Greek word for persuade/argue/debate?

51Thermometer comes from the Greek therm meaning "heat" and meter meaning "measure." What does thermometer mean?

52What is the root word of the word "government" ?

53Rearrange these letters below be a good word!B-B-R-A-I-t

54Fill in the blank: The word part 'crani/o' means .....

55Which root word matches the definition "little, small?"

56What does the root anthropos mean?

57Which of the following words contain a root word that means cut?

58Connie was alarmed at the ..... of violence in her neighborhood.

59The word root "gastr" is associated with which body part?

60The Latin Word for 'Old' is

61The root ..... means stars.