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Which one of the following is the definition of a base word?
Which one of the following is the definition of a base word?
- A word that goes back to Latin
- A word that carries the main meaning of a word (correct)
- A word that helps figure out the word's meaning
- A word that cannot stand alone
Which one of the following is the definition of a root?
Which one of the following is the definition of a root?
- A word that carries the main meaning of a word
- A word that goes back to Latin
- A word that cannot stand alone (correct)
- A word that helps figure out the word's meaning
What is the shared root between the words 'predict' and 'dictator'?
What is the shared root between the words 'predict' and 'dictator'?
- words
- predict
- Latin (correct)
- dictator
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Word Analysis
- A base word is a word that is unchanged and is the foundation for other words.
- A root is the irrreducible core of a word, carrying the main component of meaning.
- The shared root between the words 'predict' and 'dictator' is 'dict', which means to say or declare.
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