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?

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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?

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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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