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Composite Words - 4 (Middle Roots)

Composite Words - Middle Roots (Difficult)

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Parody, Prosody, Rhapsody, Threnody

What does the common part “ode/ody” mean?

  1. Chirp
  2. Howl
  3. Twitter
  4. Song
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Alias, Alibi, Alien, Aliquot

What does the common part “ali” mean?

  1. Mutual
  2. Other
  3. Antipathy
  4. Combined
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Cacodemon, Cacoethes, Cacography, Cacophony

What does the common part “caco” mean?

  1. Harsh
  2. Bad
  3. Evil
  4. Unfaithful
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Integrity, Integrate, Integral, Integer

What does the common part “integ” mean?

  1. Partial
  2. Whole
  3. Join
  4. Blend
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Omnibus, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnivorous

What does the common part “omni” mean?

  1. All
  2. Some
  3. Many
  4. Much
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Condolence, Doldrums, Dole, Doleful

What does the common part “dol” mean?

  1. Sympathy
  2. Death
  3. Emotion
  4. Pain
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Jocose, Jocular, Jocund

What does the common part “joc” mean?

  1. Sprightly
  2. humour
  3. Well-mannered
  4. Foolish
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Necrology, Necromancy, Necropsy, Necrosis

What does the common part “necro” mean?

  1. Harm
  2. Night
  3. Death
  4. Renounce
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Insatiable, Sate, Satiate, Saturate

What does the common part “sat” mean?

  1. Fill
  2. Satisfy
  3. Corrupt
  4. Morose
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Oviparous, Parentage, Viviparous, Multiparous

What does the common part “par” mean?

  1. Elderly
  2. Rearing
  3. Nourishing
  4. Bearing
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Debility, Deride, Deviate, Declivity

What does the common part “de” mean?

  1. Over/out
  2. In/on
  3. Into/off
  4. Down/out
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Adolescent, Ascendant, Convalescent, Effervescent

What does the common part “escent” mean?

  1. Likely
  2. Becoming
  3. Happening
  4. Remaining
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Attenuate, Distend, Ostensible, Retention

What does the common part “ten” mean?

  1. Stretch
  2. Release
  3. Free
  4. Accelerate
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Aggregate, Congregation, Segregate, Gregarious

What does the common part “greg” mean?

  1. Join
  2. Stitch
  3. Herd
  4. Flow
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Study the following words:

Extravagant, Vagabond, Vagaries, Vagrant

What does the common part “vag” mean?

  1. Walk
  2. Wander
  3. Lavishness
  4. Roam
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