Chapter 6

Question 1

Ac-, acu-

Answer 1

Sharp, sour

Ex: acuity, acumen

Question 2

Brev-

Answer 2

Short

Ex: abbreviate, brevity

Question 3

Bulli(t)-

Answer 3

To boil

Ex: ebullient, ebullition

Question 4

Cav-

Answer 4

Hollow

Ex: cavity, concave

Question 5

Dorm-, dormit-

Answer 5

To sleep

Ex: dormancy, dormitory

Question 6

Err-

Answer 6

To wander

Ex: erratic, error

Question 7

Fac- (-fic-), fact- (-fect-)

Answer 7

To make, to do

Ex: liquifaction, tumefacient

Question 8

Fer-, lat-

Answer 8

To bear, to produce

Ex: circumference, relative

Question 9

Flu-, flux-

Answer 9

To flow

Ex: superfluity, superfluous

Question 10

Fract-, frag-, frang- (-fring-)

Answer 10

To break, to bend

Ex: fracture, refraction

Question 11

Fur-

Answer 11

To be angry

Ex: furious, fury

Question 12

Grav-

Answer 12

Heavy

Ex: gravid, gravity

Question 13

Luc-

Answer 13

Light, to shine

Ex: lucid, translucent

Question 14

Proxim-

Answer 14

Near, nearest

Ex: proximal, proximity

Question 15

Rig-

Answer 15

Stiff, to be stiff

Ex: rigid, rigidity

Question 16

San-, sanit-

Answer 16

Healthy, to be healthy

Ex: sanitary, sanitation

Question 17

Sci-

Answer 17

To know

Ex: prescient, science

Question 18

Sec-, sect

Answer 18

To cut

Ex: dissect, vivisection

Question 19

Sist-

Answer 19

To stand

Ex: consistency, resistance

Question 20

Sorb-, sorpt-

Answer 20

To suck in

Ex: absorption, bioabsorbable

Question 21

Tend-, tens-, tent-

Answer 21

To stretch

Ex: extension, tendency

Question 22

Tum-

Answer 22

To swell

Ex: tumor, tumorous

Question 23

Und-

Answer 23

Wave

Ex: abundance, redundancy

Question 24

Vac-, vacu-

Answer 24

Empty, to be empty

Ex: vacuous, vacuum

Question 25

Vig-

Answer 25

To thrive, to be lively

Ex: invigorate, vigor