Root Words Lessons 11-15

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Another word for epilogue is

Beginning

Postscript

Middle

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Another word for interim

Interlude

Now

Soon

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Antiseptic means

Neat and tidy

Colorful

Disinfectant

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Bilingual means

Speaking two languages

Having two ideas at once

A two person team

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A catacomb is

Something a person can see on a hike in the woods

Often used when getting a loan

An underground tomb

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Default means

To forget to pay for something at a store

To fail to repay a loan

To register for a class in college

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Another word for intercede is

Meditation

Middle

Mediate

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Quadrant is

A figure with four sides

A number that is four times greater

One fourth of a circle

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Telepathy means

The ability to communicate without words

The ability to make things move with just the mind

The ability to talk to ghosts

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One tenth of a meter is

Decathlon

Decimate

Decimeter

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Unilateral means

One opinion

One thing

One-sided

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People debark a

Ship

Plane

Taxi

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Another word for obscure is

Very clean

Disguise

Thoughtful

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A contradiction is a

Disagreement

Different

Obnoxious

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Another word for paraphrase is

Example

Summarize

Snappies!

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Know YOUR OWN WORDS and DEFINITIONS for the following number prefixes: mono/uni, bi/du, tri, quad/quar, penta/quint, sex/hexa, sept/septem, oct/octo, nov/non, dec/deci/deca.

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Counterproductive means

Not constructive

Illegitimate

Unreasonable

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A catalyst is

Something that causes activity between two or more people

Similar to a wart

A small stone or rock

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Another word for counterbalanced is

Disproportionate

Heavy

Equalized

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Biennial means

Every two weeks

Every two months

Every two years

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To telemarket is to

To sell products on TV

To sell products or services over the phone

To sell products outside of a store

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Another word for parable is

True story

Fable

Mystery

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Another word for paradigm is

A circle

Something misunderstood

Example

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Another word for catastrophe is a

Cantankerous person

Counterbalance

Calamity

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To depose is to

Kick out of the country

Remove from a list

Remove from office

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Another word for antisocial is

Without parents

Unfriendly

Underage

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Duplex means

Two of a kind

House or apartment with two units

A two-person show

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Another word for epidemic is

Pestilence

Problem

Disastrous

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Another word for obstinate is

Ridiculous

Unyielding

Insensitive

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Another word for antisocial is

Silly

Stoic

Unfriendly

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An antagonist is

An enemy

A hero

A pest

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Monologue means

A comedy

A one-person show

A singer

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Septennial means

Lasting seven months

Lasting seven years

Lasting seven weeks

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A triathlon

A three person committee

A sporting competition with three events

Three things in a row

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Another word for obnoxious is

Rare

Disgusting

Difficult

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Monochrome means

One voice

One motorcycle

One color

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A pentagram is

A figure made with five lines

Five times greater

Five figures in a row

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Catapult means to

Toss lightly

Hurl

Go backwards

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Another word for oblique is

Slanting

Crooked

Square

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To degrade means to

Dislike immensely

Show contempt or dishonor

Prefer over all others

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Unify means

Bring together

Force apart

Complex

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To depreciate means to

Appreciate

Have lots of money

Go down in value

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