What is a word that uses the root LITER, meaning "letter"?
What's your example?
The roots LAB and OPER have a common definition. What is it?
Work
"Don't be _____," Marta told Evan when he said he knew something was true because he saw it on Twitter. OPEROSE or VACUOUS?
Vacuous
What do the roots "DA/DAT/DON" mean? "Tell" or "Give"?
Give
"Charlotte, if you treat watching Netflix as your full-time job, your brain development will _________, and furthermore, you will never graduate high school!” my mother said. STAGNATE or FIXATE?
Stagnate
The roots VERS/VERT/VERG and VOLV/VOLUT have a common definition. What is it?
Turn
What is a word that uses the root "HYDR", meaning "water"?
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As a ______ of my love for you, I will permanently tattoo your name on my face. CADENCE or TESTAMENT?
Testament
The band director said, "Stop! The _________ of this lullaby should be slower. It sounds like you want the baby to wake up, not go to sleep! Let’s play it again.” CADENCE or FORTE?
Cadence
Which root means "wander, go astray"? PAC or ERR?
err
The surgery was not simple. It was an __________ procedure that took a full 13-hours of continuous incisions, clamping of various vessels, removal of organs, and draining of blood. VACUOUS or OPEROSE?
Operose
The roots "GER/GEST" and "PORT" have a common definition. What is it?
Carry
The roots "que/quis/quir" mean...MAKE/DO or ASK/SEEK?
Ask/seek
Raul pretended to ____ Justin Bieber but he secretly liked his music. ABHOR or STAGNATE?
Abhor
“Ohmigosh! I am, like, totally ____________! I cannot believe that Kristy has the same exact prom dress on as I do. I am totally, like, going to die!" MORTIFIED or ERRONEOUS?
Mortified
There are many __________ rumors that spread about people in high school. However, every once in a while, a rumor ends up being true. NORMATIVE or FALLACIOUS?
Fallacious
Ernie’s eyes were ________________ on the mysterious, kryptonite-like object across the room. It was like he was in a trance, and he couldn’t snap out of it. DESIGNATED or FIXATED?
Fixated
Does the root "NOV" mean NEW or GREAT/MILLION?
New
What's a word that uses the root "LUD/LUS", meaning "play"?
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What is a word that uses the root "AUD" meaning "hear"?
What's your example?
Which root means "go" -- PAR or IT?
IT
Tom was so nervous when he stood up all by himself to recite his ___________ in front of the whole school in the play. SOLILOQUY or ITINERANT?
Soliloquy
Be careful when you get a tattoo, as it is usually _____. INDIGNANT or IMMUTABLE?
Immutable
Which root means "rule/straight/right"? REG/RIG or LUD/LUS?
reg/rig
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