Vocabulary Quiz on Word Meanings
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Which word means to give up power?

  • Alter
  • Advocate
  • Assume
  • Abdicate (correct)
  • What term describes an act of hostility?

  • Disdain
  • Compassion
  • Animosity (correct)
  • Altruistic
  • Which word indicates a person’s behavior of being skillful?

  • Candid
  • Adept (correct)
  • Abrasive
  • Reticent
  • Which of the following terms means to annoy?

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    What does the term 'taciturn' signify?

    <p>Reserved (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'co-' imply in a word?

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    Which word is most closely related to 'chrom'?

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    What does the prefix 'ab-' indicate in the word 'abdicate'?

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    What does '-cide' indicate in the context of a word?

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    Which of the following example words signifies the ability to walk?

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    What does the word 'disconnect' suggest?

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    Which word best represents the meaning of 'digress'?

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    The root word 'anim-' relates most closely to which of the following concepts?

    <p>Life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-ary' suggest when attached to words?

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    Which word would most likely not utilize the prefix 'an-'?

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    Flashcards

    Abdicate

    To give up power or authority.

    Advocate

    To support an idea or cause.

    Aggravate

    To make something worse.

    Contrite

    To feel sincere regret for a wrongdoing.

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    Zeal

    To show great enthusiasm or eagerness.

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    Carnivore

    A flesh eater.

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    Chromatic

    Having color.

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    Circumvent

    To go around or avoid.

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    Concur

    To agree with.

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    Digress

    To go away or stray from the main topic.

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    Prefix

    A word part added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning.

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    Suffix

    A word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning.

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    Root word

    The core meaning of a word, often derived from Latin or Greek.

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    Prefix: a-, an-

    Means "without" or "not".

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    Prefix: ab-

    Means "away from" or "to remove".

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