English 1302 Quiz #2

Question 1

cosm

Answer 1

universe, world

ex: cosmos, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut

Question 2

crat, cracy

Answer 2

rule

ex: autocrat, aristocrat, democratic

Question 3

crea

Answer 3

create

ex: creation, creature, recreation

Question 4

cred

Answer 4

believe

ex: credulous, creed, credit, incredible

Question 5

cresc, cret, crease, cru

Answer 5

rise, grow

ex: crescendo, increase, decrease, concrete

Question 6

crit

Answer 6

separate, choose

ex: critical, hypocrite, criterion

Question 7

cur, curs

Answer 7

run

ex: current, cursive, occur

Question 8

cura

Answer 8

care

ex: manicure, curator

Question 9

cycl, cyclo

Answer 9

wheel, circular

ex: cyclops, unicycle, cyclone

Question 10

deca

Answer 10

ten

ex: decade, decathlon

Question 11

dem

Answer 11

people

ex: democracy, epidemic

Question 12

dent, dont

Answer 12

tooth

ex: dental, denture, orthodontist

Question 13

derm

Answer 13

skin

ex: hypodermic, dermatology, taxidermy, epidermis

Question 14

dict

Answer 14

say, speak

ex: diction, dictionary, predict, verdict

Question 15

doc, dokein

Answer 15

teach

ex: doctrine, document, indoctrinate

Question 16

domin

Answer 16

master

ex: dominance, domain

Question 17

don

Answer 17

give

ex: donate, condone

Question 18

dorm

Answer 18

sleep

ex: dormitory

Question 19

dox

Answer 19

opinion, praise

ex: orthodox, paradox

Question 20

drome

Answer 20

run, step

ex: syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run)

Question 21

duc, duct

Answer 21

lead

ex: conduct, induce, seduce

Question 22

dura

Answer 22

hard, lasting

ex: durable, duration, endure

Question 23

dynam

Answer 23

power

ex: dynamic, dynamite

Question 24

endo

Answer 24

within

ex: endoskeleton, endorse

Question 25

equi

Answer 25

equal ex: equilibrium, equinox

Question 26

erg

Answer 26

work ex: energy, allergy

Question 27

fac, fact, fic, fect

Answer 27

do, make ex: factory, fact, manufacture

Question 28

fall, fals

Answer 28

deceive ex: falsify, fallacy

Question 29

fer

Answer 29

bear, carry ex: ferry, fertile, transfer

Question 30

fid, fide, feder(is)

Answer 30

faith, trust ex: fidelity, confidential, federal

Question 31

fila, fili

Answer 31

thread ex: filter, filet, filament

Question 32

fin

Answer 32

end, ended, finished ex: final, finite, finale, finish

Question 33

fix

Answer 33

fix ex: fix, fixation, fixture

Question 34

flex, flect

Answer 34

bend ex: flex, reflex, flexible, deflect

Question 35

flu, fluc, fluv

Answer 35

flowing ex: influence, fluid, flush

Question 36

form

Answer 36

form, shape ex: form, uniform, formula, perform

Question 37

fort, forc

Answer 37

strong ex: fort, fortress, fortify

Question 38

fract, frag

Answer 38

break ex: fracture, fragile, fraction

Question 39

gam

Answer 39

marriage ex: monogamy, polygamy

Question 40

gastr (o)

Answer 40

stomach ex: gastric

Question 41

gen

Answer 41

birth, race, produce ex: genesis, eugenics, genetic

Question 42

geo

Answer 42

earth ex: geography, geology, geometry

Question 43

germ

Answer 43

vital part ex: germination, germ

Question 44

gest

Answer 44

carry, bear ex: gestation, congest

Question 45

gloss, glot

Answer 45

tongue ex: glossary, epiglottis

Question 46

glu, glo

Answer 46

lump, bond, glue ex: glue

Question 47

grad, gress

Answer 47

step, go ex: graduate, progress

Question 48

graph, gram

Answer 48

write, written ex: graph, graphic, autograph, telegram

Question 49

grat

Answer 49

pleasing ex: congratulate, grateful, gratuity

Question 50

grav

Answer 50

heavy, weighty ex: grave, gravity, aggravate

Question 51

greg

Answer 51

herd ex: congregation, segregate

Question 52

hypn

Answer 52

sleep ex: hypnosis

Question 53

helio

Answer 53

sun ex: heliocentric

Question 54

hema, hemo

Answer 54

blood ex: hemorrhage, hemoglobin

Question 55

here, hes

Answer 55

stick ex: adhere, cohere, hereditary

Question 56

hetero

Answer 56

different ex: heterosexual

Question 57

homo

Answer 57

same ex: homosexual

Question 58

hum, human

Answer 58

earth, ground, man ex: humane, exhume

Question 59

hydr, hydra, hydro

Answer 59

water ex: dehydrate, hydrogen, hydrate

Question 60

ignis

Answer 60

fire ignite, ignition, igneous

Question 61

ject

Answer 61

throw ex: deject, project, eject

Question 62

join, junct

Answer 62

join ex: juncture, adjoining

Question 63

juven

Answer 63

young ex: juvenile, rejuvenate

Question 64

lau, lav, lot, lut

Answer 64

wash ex: laundry, lavatory, lotion

Question 65

leg

Answer 65

law ex: legal, legislature

Question 66

levi

Answer 66

light ex: alleviate, levity, levitate

Question 67

liber, liver

Answer 67

free ex: liberty, liberal

Question 68

liter

Answer 68

letters ex: literary, literature

Question 69

loc, loco

Answer 69

place ex: location

Question 70

log, logo, ology

Answer 70

word, study, speech ex: dialogue, zoology

Question 71

loqu, locut

Answer 71

talk, speak ex: eloquent

Question 72

luc, lum, lus, lun

Answer 72

light ex: translucent, luna

Question 73

macr-, macer

Answer 73

lean ex: emaciated

Question 74

magn

Answer 74

great ex: magnify, magnificent

Question 75

man

Answer 75

hand ex: manual, manage, manicure

Question 76

mand

Answer 76

command ex: mandate, remand, mandatory

Question 77

mania

Answer 77

madness ex: maniac

Question 78

mar, mari, mer

Answer 78

sea, pool ex: maritime, mermaid, marine

Question 79

matri

Answer 79

mother ex: maternal

Question 80

medi

Answer 80

half, middle, between, halfway ex: mediate, medium, mediocre

Question 81

mega

Answer 81

great ex: megaphone

Question 82

mem

Answer 82

remember ex: memory, memo, memorial

Question 83

meter

Answer 83

measure ex: meter

Question 84

micro

Answer 84

small ex: microscope

Question 85

migra

Answer 85

wander ex: migrate, immigrate

Question 86

mit, miss

Answer 86

send ex: submit, transmit, mission

Question 87

mob, mot, mov

Answer 87

move ex: motion, mobile, motor

Question 88

mon

Answer 88

warn, remind ex: monument, monitor

Question 89

mor, mort

Answer 89

mortal, death ex: immortal, mortality

Question 90

morph

Answer 90

form ex: metamorphosis

Question 91

multi

Answer 91

many, much ex: multiply