What is the suffix in the following word? performance
ance
What word means out of shape? (perform, deform, uniform)
deform
What word means to hold back? (entertain, maintain, retain)
retain
What word means to be in disbelief about something? (incredible, incredulous, irresistible)
incredulous
What word means to give details about? (describe, prescribe, subscribe)
describe
What word means to say no to? (reject, project, eject)
reject
What is the root in the following word? performance
form
What word means to begin something for the first time (persist, resist, institute)
institute
What is the root in the following word? ejected
ject
What word means to be thrown out or away? (reject, eject, project)
eject
What is this word? construction
construction
What is this word? spectacle
spectacle
What word means to be beautiful and amazing? (suspicious, spectacular, despicable)
spectacular
What is the root in the following word? introduce
duce
Problem: Sleep Deprived Teens "more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, and mood disorders"
impact
What word means to go against? (propose, impose, oppose)
oppose
What is the suffix in the following word? different
ent
What word means to take something before it reaches its destination? (intercept, participate, capture)
intercept
What is this word? affection
affection
Problem: Teen Sleep Deprivation. "Melatonin is secreted later in the day and ramps up at night"
cause
Problem: Teen Sleep Deprivation. "The time at which the body wants to enter sleep moves to a later time"
cause
What word means for a person to be removed from a country? (deport, transport, export)
deport
What word means to release gas or liquid? (emit, submit, permit)
emit
What word means to turn in something for review? (confer, submit, emit)
submit
What is the root in the following word? incredible
cred
What word means to have conversations with? (prefer, confer, refer)
confer
What is the meaning of the word tendency? "’s been established that teens have a biologic tendency to go to sleep later"
likely to do, inclination toward a behavior
What is the meaning of the word rouse? "So kids roused from sleep too early may feel drowsy for hours"
awaken, bring out of sleep
What is the suffix in the following word? entertainment
ment
What is this word? emission
emission
What is another word in the word family with maintain?
maintained, maintaining, maintenance
Problem: Teen Sleep Deprivation "The accident rate is already declining in areas where schools have later start times"
solution
What word means to lessen something? (induct, abduct, reduce)
reduce
What word means your choice of something? (preference, reference, conference)
preference
What word means to be deserving of hatred? (suspicious, spectacular, despicable)
despicable
What word means to throw the attention to something else? (inflect, genuflect, deflect)
deflect
What is this word? contradiction
contradiction
What is this word? reduction
reduction
What is this word? perspective
perspective
What is the root in the following word? deported
port
Problem: Teen Sleep Deprivation "She recommends strategic napping"
solution
Problem: Teen Sleep Deprivation. "cell phones can make it hard for a teen to sleep"
cause
What is another word in the word family with concentrated?
concentrating, concentration
What is the suffix in the following word? irresistible
ible
What word means everything the same? (perform, deformed, uniform)
uniform
What word means to keep going even through obstacles? (persist, resist, institute)
persist
What is the root in the following word? erupted
rupt
What is the root in the following word? construction
struct
What is another word in the word family with punish?
punished, punishing, punishment, punisher
What is the root in the following word? different
fer
What word means to join an official society or club? (induct, reduce, abduct)
induct
What word means evil and wrong? (corrupt, erupt, abrupt)
corrupt
What word means to block the view of? (construct, obstruct, restructure)
obstruct
What word means to keep up the quality of something? (entertain, maintain, retain)
maintain
What is the meaning of the word maneuvered? "Dement maneuvered his golf cart, nicknamed the Sleep and Dreams Shuttle, through the Stanford University campus to Jerry House"
to move around with skill and care
What word means to be unbelievable? (incredulous, incredible, irresistible)
incredible
What is the root in the following word? permission
miss
What is this word? transition
transition
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