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What does the word 'extricate' mean in the given text?
What does the word 'extricate' mean in the given text?
What part of speech is the word 'briskly' in the sentence 'We walked briskly'?
What part of speech is the word 'briskly' in the sentence 'We walked briskly'?
What does the prefix 'micro-' mean?
What does the prefix 'micro-' mean?
In words like 'polygon' and 'polynomial,' what does the root '-poly' mean?
In words like 'polygon' and 'polynomial,' what does the root '-poly' mean?
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Which prefix means 'across, over, beyond or through'?
Which prefix means 'across, over, beyond or through'?
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What does the prefix 're-' in the word 'rebellion' mean?
What does the prefix 're-' in the word 'rebellion' mean?
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Which word contains the root 'phon' meaning 'sound' or 'voice'?
Which word contains the root 'phon' meaning 'sound' or 'voice'?
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What does the root word 'belli' mean based on the given information?
What does the root word 'belli' mean based on the given information?
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Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the root word 'mater'?
Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the root word 'mater'?
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What does the prefix 'ante-' mean based on the given information?
What does the prefix 'ante-' mean based on the given information?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary
- Predicted: Guessed before it happened
- Subterranean: Underground
- Extricate: To take out
- Briskly: Adverb
- Micro: Means small or tiny (not great or large)
- Poly: Means many (not few)
- Trans: Means "across, over, beyond or through"
- Intra-/Intro-: Means "within, in, into"
- Vac: Means "to empty"
Prefixes and Suffixes
- Un: Means AGAIN
- Bio: Means Life
- Ante: Means Before
- Phon: Means SOUND or VOICE
- Mater: Means "mother"
- Qui: Means quiet (not peaceful)
- Bell: Means War
- Photo: Means Light
Word Meanings
- Geosystems: Systems on earth
- Optometrist: Eye care professional
- Novel: A new idea
- Quiescent: Very still and restful
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Test your knowledge on prefixes, suffixes, and root words with this quiz. Identify the meaning of common prefixes, suffixes, and root words found in the English language.
