blessing Vocabulary Builder 4 Answers 10.. Latin Roots for “Kill” or “Cut” The Latin root cide means “kill” or “cut.” As you read the following chart, cover the fifth column.. Word Prefi
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10 objectionable j blessing
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10 The correct answer is g.
Latin Roots for “Kill” or “Cut”
The Latin root cide means “kill” or “cut.” As you read the following chart, cover the fifth
column See how many words you can decode using what you know about the root and
its meaning
Word Prefix Meaning Root Word Meaning
insecticide insect bug cide killing bugs
genocide gen people cide killing a race of people
homicide homo mankind cide a person killing a person
matricide matr mother cide killing your mother
patricide patr father cide killing your father
fratricide frat brother cide killing your brother
sororicide soro sister cide killing your sister
suicide sui self cide killing yourself
infanticide infant baby cide killing a baby
ceticide cet whales cide killing whales
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it is false Use what you learned about Latin roots to help you figure out what each word means
_ 1 unification union _ 2 degradation encouragement _ 3 induce influence _ 4 jettison bring on board _ 5 addiction habit; fixation _ 6 gentrification growing old _ 7 scribe writer _ 8 malediction bad luck _ 9 dejected depressed _ 10 propellant meddler _ 11 contradict dissent; deny _ 12 gradient flat surface _ 13 inscribe write on _ 14 traduce praise _ 15 abduct kidnap
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Trang 3Directions: Define each word, using its root to help you Write your
definition on the line provided
1. compendium
2. biannual
3. continence
4. append
5. omniscient
6. supersede
7. pendulous
8. invidious
9. secede
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10 The correct answer is eating all kinds of foods.
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Directions: This list contains a group of miscellaneous verbs whose noun,
adjective, or adverb forms do not follow any particular pattern Use your dictionary if you do not understand the meaning of any of the words Use the correct form of a word from the list below to complete the sentences below
acquire acquisition compare comparison comparative comparatively
intend intention intentional intentionally prohibit prohibition prohibitive prohibitively question question questionable questionably recommend recommendation recommendable
refuse refusal
require requirement treat treatment
1. With the President’s _, the bill was passed by Congress
2. I do not object to the use of alcohol in moderation but, rather, to the _ use of it
3. There is a(n) _ between aspirin and alcohol in this passage
4. Lincoln’s _ to help the abolitionists incurred their wrath
5. Send me a list of your _s for entrance to college
6. Drug _ is the subject of this passage
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12 He was so preoccupied with the _ of property that he
neglected his other interests
13 There is nothing wrong with the _ of drugs if you take the
proper dosage
14 His _ to my letter was short and amusing.
15 Her motives in accepting his proposal are _.
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10 The correct answer is damage.
11 The correct answer is Prohibition.
12 The correct answer is acquisition.
14 The correct answer is use.
14 The correct answer is reply.
15 The correct answer is questionable.
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Directions: Put the number of the definition in Column B beside the correct
word in Column A There are more definitions than there are words to match
_ a succumb 1 beneath the earth
_ b sundry 2 relating to treatment of disease
_ c ensuing 3 various
_ d underground 4 go up and down
_ e therapeutic 5 following
_ f inoculate 6 bend the upper part of the body
_ g bounce 7 abnormal fear of enclosed space
_ h adverse 8 die
_ i despite 9 participate
_ j claustrophobia 10 inject
11 unfavorable
12 in spite of Vocabulary Builder 8 Answers
Trang 7Directions: Circle the answer choice that means the same as the
under-lined word
1. If you know in advance that the examination is going to be easy, you have
no incentive to study very much
(A) incidence (B) motive (C) time (D) interest
2. When there are severe shortages of fuel, prices soar
(A) tower (B) slow (C) fall (D) rise
3. Geraniums thrive if you transplant them from indoors to your garden in the hot weather
(A) transfer (B) substitute (C) trade (D) dig
4. The refugees were obliged to halt at the border to have their papers verified
(A) hurry (B) disrobe (C) surrender (D) stop
5. Everything I read about costs has the word skyrocketing in it
(A) flying in space (B) celestial (C) writing in the sky (D) rapidly increasing Vocabulary Builder 9 Answers