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HMS ELA Voc. U13 Roots

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  • able to be managed, controlled, or accomplished without great difficulty
    manageable
  • of or relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or exxlesiastical matters; coureous and polite
    civil
  • enjoyable and pleasurable, pleasant; willing to agree to something
    agreeable
  • suitable or safe to eat
    edible
  • a fishing spear that has three points and that looks like a large fork
    trident
  • a group of four singers or musicians who perform together
    quartet
  • What does the root word -ible mean?
    able, can do
  • a US customary unit of measurement for liquids; four of these equals a gallon!
    quart
  • What does the root word "tri" mean?
    three
  • one of five babies that are born at the same time to the same mother
    quintuplet
  • incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
    futile
  • What does the suffix -able mean?
    able, can do
  • having or showing good sense or judgment; designed to be comfortable, useful, etc., rather than stylish
    sensible
  • What does the root word quar mean?
    four
  • a flat shape that has five sides and five corners
    pentagon
  • a series of three novels, movies, etc., that are closely related and involve the same characters or themes
    trilogy
  • a flat shape that has four sides and four angles
    quadrangle
  • a long-distance race that has three parts; swimming, bicycling, and running
    triathlon
  • not able to be touched or measured; not definite or concrete
    intangible
  • What does the root word -il mean?
    capable of being, like
  • a period of three months; one of three periods into which a school year is sometimes divided
    trimester
  • What does the root word -ile mean?
    capable of being, like
  • capable of being defended against attack or criticism
    tenable
  • What does the root word quint mean?
    five
  • What does the root word quad mean?
    four
  • What does the root word penta mean?
    five
  • ready toa ccept control or instruction; submissive
    docile
  • likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way; having or showing extreme or sudden changes of emotion; likely to become dangerous or out of control
    volatile
  • a shape that is like a star with five points formed by five straight lines
    pentagram
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