English Word Elements

Question 1

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

a, an

Answer 1

without or not

• *anarchy** (without government)
• *atheist** (not a theist)

Question 2

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

ab

Answer 2

apart or away from

• *abduct** (take away from)
• *aberration** (a deviation or element that strays from the usual)

Question 3

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

ad

Answer 3

to or toward

• *adhere** (to stick to)
• *adage** (a saying, literally “to say”)

Question 4

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

ag

Answer 4

to act

• *agent** (one who acts)
• *agitate** (to move violently)

Question 5

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

amphi, ambi

Answer 5

both or both sides

• *ambidextrous** (using both hands)
• *amphibian** (an organism that lives on land and water)

Question 6

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

ante

Answer 6

before

• *antebellum** (before a war)
• *antecedent** (one that precedes another)

Question 7

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

anthro

Answer 7

man

• *anthropology** (the study of man)
• *philanthropy** (love of mankind)

Question 8

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

anti

Answer 8

against

• *antibody** (a protein that targets foreign agents in the body)
• *antithesis** (a contrasting idea)

Question 9

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

aqua

Answer 9

water

• *aquatic** (pertaining to water)
• *aqueduct** (water channel)

Question 10

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

arch

Answer 10

ruler or chief

• *archangel** (chief angel)
• *archbishop** (highest level of bishop)

Question 11

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

archeo

Answer 11

ancient

• *archaic** (very old)
• *archaism** (an old-fashioned word)

Question 12

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

argent

Answer 12

silver

argental (containing silver)

Question 13

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

arthro

Answer 13

joint

• *arthritis** (condition that stiffens the joints)
• *arthropod** (invertebrate animal with jointed limbs)

Question 14

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

astro

Answer 14

star

• *astronomy** (study of celestial objects)
• *astrogeny** (theory of the origin of stars)

Question 15

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

audi

Answer 15

hearing or sound

• *audible** (able to be heard)
• *auditorium** (a place to hear a performance)

Question 16

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

aug, auct

Answer 16

grow or increase

• *augment** (to make bigger)
• augend** (Math.*: the number increased by the addend)

Question 17

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

auto

Answer 17

self

• *autonomy** (self-rule)
• *autogamy** (self-fertilization)

Question 18

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

batho

Answer 18

deep or depth

• *bathophobia** (fear of depths)
• *bathybic** (living in the deepest part of the ocean)

Question 19

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

belli

Answer 19

war

• *antebellum** (before war)
• *bellicose** (inclined to fight)

Question 20

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

ben

Answer 20

good or well

• *benign** (not harmful)
• *benediction** (a blessing)

Question 21

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

bi

Answer 21

two

• *biannual** (happening twice a year)
• *bifurcate** (to branch in two directions)

Question 22

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

bibl

Answer 22

book

• *bibliography** (a list of books cited)
• *bibliophile** (lover of books)

Question 23

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

bio

Answer 23

life

• *biology** (the study of life)
• *biography** (writing about one’s life)

Question 24

What is the denotation of the following word element(s)?

boni

Answer 24

good

• *bonify** (to make good)
• *bonus** (extra goods)

Question 25

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **brachio**

Answer 25

**arm** ## Footnote * *bracelet** (chain worn on arm) * *brachiate **(having arms)

Question 26

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **brady**

Answer 26

**slowness** ## Footnote * *bradycrotic** (causing slow pulse) * *bradylogia** (slowness in speaking)

Question 27

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **brevi**

Answer 27

**short** ## Footnote * *brevity** (briefness) * *breviloquence** (concise speech)

Question 28

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **bronch**

Answer 28

**windpipe** ## Footnote * *bronchitis** (condition affecting breathing) * *bronchoscope** (instrument used to view air passages)

Question 29

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **bull**

Answer 29

**to bubble** or **boil** ## Footnote * *ebulliate** (to boil or bubble) * *ebullient **(bubbling up, literally or figuratively)

Question 30

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **burs**

Answer 30

**financial** ## Footnote * *bursar** (financial administration office) * *reimburse** (to pay back)

Question 31

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **caco**

Answer 31

**bad** ## Footnote * *cacosmia **(a hallucination of a bad odor) * *cacophony** (unpleasant sound)

Question 32

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cad**, **cis**, **cas**

Answer 32

**fall** or **befall** ## Footnote * *accident** (unfortunate event) * *casualty** (a loss or death)

Question 33

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **calc**

Answer 33

**stone** ## Footnote * *calculate** (to work something out) * *recalcitrance** (defiance or stubbornness)

Question 34

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **calli**

Answer 34

**beautiful** ## Footnote **calligraphy** (beautiful writing)

Question 35

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **camer**

Answer 35

**vault** or **chamber** ## Footnote * *bicameral** (with two chambers) * *incameration** (uniting lands into one chamber belonging to the Church)

Question 36

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **camp**

Answer 36

**field** ## Footnote * *campus** (land a school is on) * *campaign** (a military or political undertaking)

Question 37

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cant**

Answer 37

**sing** ## Footnote * *chant** (rhythmically spoken slogan) * *cantor **(the head singer in a synagogue or church)

Question 38

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cand**

Answer 38

**glowing** or **iridescent** ## Footnote * *candle** * *incandescent** (illuminated)

Question 39

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cap**, **cip**, **capt**, **cept**

Answer 39

**to take** or **hold** ## Footnote * *capable** (ability to do or take hold) * *emancipate** (to free from bondage)

Question 40

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **capit**, **cipit**

Answer 40

**head** ## Footnote * *capital** (main city) * *decapitate** (to behead)

Question 41

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **carcer**

Answer 41

**jail** ## Footnote * *incarcerate** (to put in jail) * *carceral** **state **(a police state)

Question 42

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cardio**

Answer 42

**heart** ## Footnote * *acardiac** (without a heart) * *pancarditis** (inflammation of the entire heart)

Question 43

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **carn**

Answer 43

**flesh** ## Footnote * *incarnation** (the flesh form) * *carnal** (of the flesh)

Question 44

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ceas**, **cede**, **ceed**, **cess**

Answer 44

**to yield**, **move**, or **surrender** ## Footnote * *succeed** (to move up) * *exceed** (to move beyond)

Question 45

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **centr**, **centri**

Answer 45

**center** ## Footnote * *eccentric** (off center or strange) * *Eurocentric** (centered on Europe)

Question 46

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **chron**

Answer 46

**time** ## Footnote * *chronology** (timeline) * *chronic** (lasting a long time)

Question 47

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cide**, **cis**

Answer 47

**to kill** or **cut down** ## Footnote * *genocide** (the extermination of a race) * *incisors** (teeth that cut)

Question 48

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **circum**

Answer 48

**around** ## Footnote * *circumference** (the area around) * *circumstance** (the situation surrounding an event)

Question 49

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **civ**

Answer 49

**citizen** ## Footnote * *civics** (the rights and responsibilities of a citizen) * *civilian** (a citizen not in the military)

Question 50

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **clam**

Answer 50

**to cry out** ## Footnote * *clamor** (loud shouting) * *declaim** (to denounce loudly)

Question 51

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **clud**, **clus**, **claus**

Answer 51

**to close** or **shut** ## Footnote * *exclude** (to shut out) * *to cloister** (to shut away in a secluded place) * *claustrophobic** (afraid of closed spaces)

Question 52

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **col**, **con**, **com**

Answer 52

**together** ## Footnote * *collectively** (all together) * *conjoined** (stuck together)

Question 53

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cogn**, **gnos**

Answer 53

**to know** or **think** ## Footnote * *cognition** (process of thinking) * *agnostic** (one who doesn't know)

Question 54

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **contra**, **counter**

Answer 54

**opposite** ## Footnote * *contradiction** (statement that opposes a previous statement or intent) * *counterintuitive** (opposite of what one would expect)

Question 55

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cour**, **cur**, **curs**

Answer 55

**a course** or **run** ## Footnote * *current** (running its course at the moment) * *courier** (one who "runs" to send messages)

Question 56

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **crat**, **cracy**

Answer 56

**rule** ## Footnote * *autocrat** (one person who rules alone) * *plutocracy** (rule by the rich)

Question 57

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **macr**, **macer**

Answer 57

**lean** ## Footnote **emaciation** (abnormal thinness)

Question 58

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **magn**

Answer 58

**great** ## Footnote **magnificent** (splendid)

Question 59

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **main**

Answer 59

**foremost** ## Footnote * *mainstream** (dominant course) * *mainsail** (the principal sail)

Question 60

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mal**

Answer 60

**bad** or **badly** ## Footnote * *malformation** (bad structure) * *malady** (disease of the body)

Question 61

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **man**, **manu**

Answer 61

**hand**, **make**, **do** ## Footnote * *manual** (worked by the hands) * *manufacture** (the making of goods)

Question 62

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mand**

Answer 62

**command** ## Footnote * *mandatory** (authoritatively ordered) * *remand **(to send a case back to a lower court with instructions)

Question 63

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mania**

Answer 63

**madness** ## Footnote * *maniac** (insane person) * *kleptomania **(a madness causing a person to steal)

Question 64

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mar**, **mari**, **mer**

Answer 64

**sea** ## Footnote * *marine** (pertaining to the sea) * *mermaid** (mythical sea creature)

Question 65

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **matri**

Answer 65

**mother** ## Footnote * *maternal** (relating to the mother) * *matronly **(relating to a mature woman)

Question 66

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **medi**

Answer 66

**half**, **middle**, **between** ## Footnote * *mediate** (to occupy an intermediate place or position) * *medieval** (pertaining to the middle ages)

Question 67

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mega**

Answer 67

**great**, **million** ## Footnote * *megaton** (one million tons) * *megalomaniac** (person obsessed with doing grand things)

Question 68

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mem**

Answer 68

**recall**, **remember** ## Footnote * *commemoration** (a service or celebration in memory of a person or event) * *memento** (an object that serves to remind you of a person)

Question 69

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ment**

Answer 69

**mind** ## Footnote * *mental** (of or pertaining to the mind) * *menticulture** (improvement of the mind)

Question 70

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **meso**

Answer 70

**middle** ## Footnote * *mesosphere** (the region between the stratosphere and the thermosphere) * *Mesoamerica** (Central America)

Question 71

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **meta**

Answer 71

**beyond**, **change** ## Footnote * *metamorphosis** (a complete change of form or structure) * *metabolism** (chemical changes of living cells by which energy is provided)

Question 72

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **meter**

Answer 72

**measure** ## Footnote * *thermometer** (instrument that measures temperature) * *barometer** (instrument that measures air pressure)

Question 73

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **metr**

Answer 73

**to measure** or **apportion** ## Footnote * *parameter** (a measure that describes a statistical population) * *metric** (something that measures)

Question 74

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **micro**

Answer 74

**small**, **millionth** ## Footnote * *microvolt** (one millionth of a volt) * *microgram** (one millionth of a gram)

Question 75

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **migra**

Answer 75

**wander** ## Footnote * *migrate** (to wander) * *migrant** (one who wanders)

Question 76

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mit**, **miss**

Answer 76

**to send** ## Footnote * *emit** (to send out) * *permit** (to send permission)

Question 77

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mob**, **mov**, **mot**

Answer 77

**move** ## Footnote * *motion** * *mobility **(ability to move)

Question 78

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mon**

Answer 78

**warn**, **remind** ## Footnote * *premonition** (forewarning) * *admonition** (warning in response to a transgression)

Question 79

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mono**

Answer 79

**one** ## Footnote * *monotonous** (uttered in one unvarying tone) * *monotheism** (the belief in only one god)

Question 80

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **mor**, **mort**

Answer 80

**mortal**, **death** ## Footnote * *mortuary** (of or relating to death) * *immortal** (insusceptible to death)

Question 81

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **morph**

Answer 81

**shape** or **form** ## Footnote * *morphology** (branch of biology which deals with the form and structure of animals and plants) * *polymorphic** (the quality or state of existing in different forms)

Question 82

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **multi**

Answer 82

**many**, **much** ## Footnote * *multilingual** (the ability to speak many languages) * *multitude** (a great number of people)

Question 83

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **nano**

Answer 83

**billionth** ## Footnote * *nanosecond** (a billionth of a second) * *nanotechnology** (technology on the scale of nanometers)

Question 84

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **nasc**, **nat**, **gnant**, **nai**

Answer 84

**to be born** ## Footnote * *nascent** (coming or recently come to existence) * *pregnant** (containing a developing embryo)

Question 85

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **nat**, **nasc**

Answer 85

**to be from** or **spring forth** ## Footnote * *innate** (determined by factors present in an individual from birth) * *renaissance** (rebirth or revival)

Question 86

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **neo**

Answer 86

**new** ## Footnote * *neologism** (new word) * *neonate** (a newborn child)

Question 87

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **neur**

Answer 87

**nerve** ## Footnote * *neurological **(pertaining to the nervous system) * *innervate** (to imbue with nervous energy)

Question 88

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **nom**

Answer 88

**law** or **order** ## Footnote **autonomy** (the right of self government)

Question 89

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **nom**, **nym**

Answer 89

**name** ## Footnote * *nominate** (to name for an election) * *synonym** (a word with the same meaning as another)

Question 90

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **nomin**, **nomen**

Answer 90

**name** ## Footnote * *nomenclature** (the act or process or an instance of naming) * *ignominy** (having one's name shamed)

Question 91

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **non**

Answer 91

**nine** or **not** ## Footnote * *nonagon** (a polygon with nine sides and nine angles) * *nonferrous** (not containing or including iron)

Question 92

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **nov**

Answer 92

**new** ## Footnote * *renovate** (to restore to a newer state) * *innovate** (to produce something new)

Question 93

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **nox**, **noc**

Answer 93

**night** ## Footnote * *equinox** (the day on which daylight and nighttime are of approximately equal length) * *nocturnal** (occurring in the night)

Question 94

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **numer**

Answer 94

**number** ## Footnote * *numeral** (of or relating to numbers) * *innumerable** (too many to be numbered)

Question 95

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ob**, **oc**, **op**

Answer 95

**against** or **in the way of** ## Footnote * *obstruct** (to block) * *occlude** (to shut or stop an opening)

Question 96

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **oct**

Answer 96

**eight** ## Footnote * *octagon** (a polygon which has eight angles and eight sides) * *octave** (*Mus.*: an interval composed of eight diatonic tones)

Question 97

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **oligo**

Answer 97

**few**, **little** ## Footnote * *oligosaccharide** (a saccharide that contains a small number of monosaccharide units) * *oligarchy** (rule by a few people)

Question 98

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **omni**

Answer 98

**all** or **every** ## Footnote * *omnivorous** (feeding on both animal and vegetable substances) * *omniscient** (having universal or complete knowledge)

Question 99

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **onym**

Answer 99

**name** ## Footnote * *anonymous** (not named) * *pseudonym** (a fictitious name)

Question 100

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **oper**

Answer 100

**work** ## Footnote * *cooperate** (the act of working with others) * *operate** (to perform or function)

Question 101

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ortho**

Answer 101

**straight** or **correct** ## Footnote * *orthopedics** (the correction or prevention of foot deformities) * *orthodontist** (the correction or prevention of irregularities of the teeth)

Question 102

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ous**, **eous**, **ose**, **ious**

Answer 102

**having the quality of** ## Footnote * *courageous** (having the quality of courage) * *verbose** (having the quality of using many words)

Question 103

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **over**

Answer 103

**excessive** or **above** ## Footnote * *overwork** (to cause to work too hard) * *overall** (above all)

Question 104

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pac**

Answer 104

**peace** ## Footnote * *pacifist **(strongly opposed to war or conflict) * *pacify** (to make calm or peaceful)

Question 105

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pair**, **pare**

Answer 105

**to arrange** or **assemble** ## Footnote * *repair** (to bring back together) * *prepare** (to arrange ahead of time)

Question 106

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **paleo**

Answer 106

**old** ## Footnote * *Paleolithic** (relating to the oldest stone age) * *paleomagnetism** (residual magnetization in ancient rock)

Question 107

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pan**

Answer 107

**all** ## Footnote * *pandemonium** (place of all demons) * *Pan-Africanism** (a movement for the political union of all the African nations)

Question 108

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **para**

Answer 108

**beside** or **around** ## Footnote * *parallel** (lying evenly side by side) * *paralinguistic** (arising in conjunction with language)

Question 109

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pat**, **pass**, **path**

Answer 109

**feel**, **suffer** ## Footnote * *patient** (a person who suffers pains) * *passion** (intense or overmastering feeling)

Question 110

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pater**, **patr**

Answer 110

**father** ## Footnote * *paternity** (the quality or state of being a father) * *patriarch** (a man who is a father or the founder)

Question 111

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **path**, **pathy**

Answer 111

**feeling**, **suffering** ## Footnote * *pathos** (an emotion of sympathetic pity) * *apathy** (lack of feeling or emotion)

Question 112

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ped**, **pod**

Answer 112

**foot** ## Footnote * *pedal** (a lever pressed by the foot) * *tripod** (a vessel resting on three legs)

Question 113

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pedo**

Answer 113

**child** ## Footnote * *pediatrics** (a branch of medicine dealing with children) * *pediatrician** (a specialist in pediatrics)

Question 114

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pel**, **puls**

Answer 114

**drive**, **push**, **urge** ## Footnote * *dispel** (to drive away by) * *pulsate** (to throb or move rhythmically)

Question 115

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pend**, **pens**, **pond**

Answer 115

**to hang** or **weigh** ## Footnote * *pendant** (an ornament allowed to hang free) * *pendulum** (a body suspended from a fixed point so it can swing freely under the action of gravity)

Question 116

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **per**

Answer 116

**through**, **intensive** ## Footnote * *perspire** (to go through skin) * *perforate** (to make a hole through)

Question 117

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **peri**

Answer 117

**around** ## Footnote * *perimeter** (outer limits) * *periodontal** (surrounding a tooth)

Question 118

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **phage**

Answer 118

**eat** ## Footnote * *bacteriophage** (a virus that infects bacteria) * *macrophage** (a cell that consumes foreign antigens)

Question 119

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **phan**, **phas**, **phen**, **fan**

Answer 119

**to show** or **make visible** ## Footnote * *phantom** (something existing in appearance only) * *fantasy** (the free play of creative imagination)

Question 120

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **phe**

Answer 120

**speak** ## Footnote * *blaspheme** (to speak of or address with a lack of respect) * *decipher** (to determine the meaning of)

Question 121

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **phil**

Answer 121

**love** ## Footnote * *bibliophile** (a lover of books) * *philanthropy** (good will toward fellow man)

Question 122

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **phlegma**

Answer 122

**inflammation** ## Footnote * *phlegmatic** (having a slow and stolid temperament) * *phlegm** (dull or apathetic coldness)

Question 123

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **phobia**

Answer 123

**fear** ## Footnote * *claustrophobia** (fear of being enclosed in narrow spaces) * *acrophobia** (fear of heights)

Question 124

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **phon**

Answer 124

**sound** ## Footnote * *telephone** (an instrument for producing sound at long distances) * *symphony** (consonance of sounds)

Question 125

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **phot**, **photo**

Answer 125

**light** ## Footnote * *photography** (the process of producing art or images by the action of radiant energy and light) * *photon** (the smallest unit of electromagnetic energy)

Question 126

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pict**

Answer 126

**to paint**, **show** or **draw** ## Footnote * *picture** (a drawn graphic) * *depict** (to represent)

Question 127

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **plac**

Answer 127

**please** ## Footnote * *placid** (serenely free of interruption) * *placate** (to soothe)

Question 128

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pli**, **ply**

Answer 128

**fold** ## Footnote * *reply** (to respond) * *pliable** (flexible, able to be folded)

Question 129

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **plore**

Answer 129

**to cry out** or **wail** ## Footnote * *implore** (to call upon) * *deplore** (to regret strongly)

Question 130

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **plu**, **plur**, **plus**

Answer 130

**more** ## Footnote * *plural** (containing more than one) * *plus** (in addition)

Question 131

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pneuma**, **pneumon**

Answer 131

**to breathe** ## Footnote * *pneumatic** (having air-filled cavities) * *pneumonia** (a disease of the lungs)

Question 132

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pod**

Answer 132

**foot** ## Footnote * *podiatry** (the medical care and treatment of the human foot) * *tripod** (a vessel resting on three feet)

Question 133

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **poli**

Answer 133

**city** ## Footnote * *metropolis** (a large city) * *acropolis** (a fortified district in a city)

Question 134

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **poly**

Answer 134

**many** ## Footnote * *polytheism** (belief in more than one god) * *polygon** (a closed plane figure bounded by many lines)

Question 135

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pon**, **pos**

Answer 135

**to place** or **put** ## Footnote * *postpone** (to place later) * *posture** (the positioning or the bearing of the body)

Question 136

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pop**

Answer 136

**people** ## Footnote * *population **(the people in a region) * *popular** (of or relating to the general public)

Question 137

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **port**

Answer 137

**to carry** ## Footnote * *portable** (capable of being carried or moved) * *import** (to carry into a place)

Question 138

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **portion**

Answer 138

**part** or **share** ## Footnote * *portion** (an individual's part or share) * *proportion** (a share of a quantity)

Question 139

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **post**

Answer 139

**after** or **behind** ## Footnote * *postpone** (to put off to a later date) * *postdate** (to date with a later date)

Question 140

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pot**

Answer 140

**power** ## Footnote * *potentate** (one who wields great power) * *impotent** (lacking power)

Question 141

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pre**

Answer 141

**before** ## Footnote * *precede** (to be earlier than) * *precaution** (care taken beforehand)

Question 142

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **prehendere**

Answer 142

**to seize** or **grasp** ## Footnote * *apprehend** (to catch, e.g. a fugitive) * *prehensile** (able to grasp)

Question 143

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **prin**, **prim**, **prime**

Answer 143

**first** ## Footnote * *primacy** (the state of being first) * *primeval** (of or relating to the earliest age or period)

Question 144

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pro**

Answer 144

**forward** ## Footnote * *propel** (to drive forward) * *proceed** (to go forward)

Question 145

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **proto**

Answer 145

**first** ## Footnote * *protocol** (an original draft) * *prototype** (an original model)

Question 146

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **psych**

Answer 146

**mind** or **soul** ## Footnote * *psychology** (the science of mind and behavior) * *psychosis** (fundamental derangement of the mind)

Question 147

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **punct**

Answer 147

**point** or **dot** ## Footnote * *punctual** (being on time) * *puncture** (a hole)

Question 148

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **pute**

Answer 148

**think** ## Footnote * *impute** (to attribute, to think of as) * *putative** (commonly thought)

Question 149

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cresc**, **crease**, **cret**

Answer 149

**grow** ## Footnote * *increasing** (growing bigger) * *crescendo** (part of a composition in which the music grows louder)

Question 150

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **crea**

Answer 150

**create** ## Footnote * *creation** (the act of creating) * *creature** (an animal)

Question 151

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cred**

Answer 151

**believe** ## Footnote * *incredible** (hard to believe) * *incredulous** (unwilling to believe)

Question 152

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **crit**

Answer 152

**to separate** or **choose** ## Footnote * *critical** (involving judgment) * *criterion** (a standard used to make a choice or decision)

Question 153

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **curs**

Answer 153

**run** ## Footnote * *cursive** (writing that runs together) * *concurrent** (happening or "running" at the same time)

Question 154

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cura**

Answer 154

**care** ## Footnote * *curator** (one who cares for artifacts in a museum) * *accurate** (taking care to be correct)

Question 155

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **cyclo**

Answer 155

**circle** or **wheel** ## Footnote * *bicycle** (vehicle with two wheels) * *cyclic** (pertaining to cycles or circular movements of time)

Question 156

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **de**

Answer 156

**away** or **against** ## Footnote * *detach** (to remove from something) * *deflate** (to take away air)

Question 157

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dec**, **dign**

Answer 157

**adequate** ## Footnote * *decent** (suitable, good enough) * *condign** (adequate)

Question 158

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dei**, **div**

Answer 158

**God** ## Footnote * *deity** (a god or godlike being) * *divine** (pertaining to God)

Question 159

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dem**

Answer 159

**people** ## Footnote * *demographics** (information about people) * *democracy** (rule by the people)

Question 160

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dent**, **dont**

Answer 160

**teeth** ## Footnote * *dentist** (doctor of teeth) * *orthodontics** (correction of tooth deformities)

Question 161

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **di**, **dy**

Answer 161

**two** ## Footnote * *diverge** (to split off in two directions) * *dilemma** (having to choose between two equally bad options)

Question 162

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dic**, **dict**, **dit**

Answer 162

**to say** or **speak** ## Footnote * *diction** (way of speaking) * *edict** (a statement by an authority)

Question 163

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dis**, **dif**

Answer 163

**against** or **not** ## Footnote * *dislike** (not like) * *disconnected** (not connected) * *disarray** (not in order)

Question 164

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **doc**, **doct**

Answer 164

**to teach** or **prove** ## Footnote * *doctrine** (teachings of a group or school) * *docile** (easy to teach)

Question 165

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **domin**

Answer 165

**master** ## Footnote * *dominion** (land ruled by a master) * *dominate** (to become master of someone or something)

Question 166

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **don**, **dit**

Answer 166

**to give** ## Footnote * *donate** (to give at no charge) * *edit** (to give changes/suggestions)

Question 167

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dorm**

Answer 167

**to sleep** ## Footnote * *dormant** (sleeping) * *dormitory** (where people sleep)

Question 168

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dox**

Answer 168

**thought** ## Footnote * *unorthodox** (thinking that is outside the norm) * *heterodoxy **(unconventional thinking)

Question 169

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **duc**, **duct**

Answer 169

**to lead** ## Footnote * *abduct** (to lead away) * *conduct** (to lead, e.g. an orchestra or train)

Question 170

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dura**

Answer 170

**to last** ## Footnote * *endure** (to last) * *duration** (the length of time something lasts)

Question 171

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dynam**

Answer 171

**power** ## Footnote * *aerodynamics** (the study of the power of air) * *dynamite** (a powerful explosive)

Question 172

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **dys**

Answer 172

**abnormal** ## Footnote * *dyslexia** (abnormal development in learning to reading) * *dysfunctional** (not working normally)

Question 173

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ec**, **ecto**

Answer 173

**outside of** ## Footnote * *ecstasy** (out of control joy) * *eccentric** (outside of the norm)

Question 174

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **en**, **em**

Answer 174

**to put into** or **surround with** ## Footnote * *entangle** (to surround someone in problems) * *ensnare** (to put into a trap)

Question 175

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **epi**

Answer 175

**on** or **over** or **among** ## Footnote * *epigraph** (a brief statement written over another work) * *epidermis** (outer layer of skin)

Question 176

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **equi**

Answer 176

**equal** ## Footnote * *equidistant** (equally far away) * *equator** (the line equally distant from each pole of the Earth)

Question 177

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **erg**

Answer 177

**work** ## Footnote * *allergy** (illness caused by immune system working against foreign bodies) * *ergomaniac** (someone obsessed with working)

Question 178

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ev**, **et**

Answer 178

**time** ## Footnote **medieval** (the time of the Middle Ages)

Question 179

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ex**

Answer 179

**out of** or **away from** ## Footnote * *exhale** (to breath out) * *extroversion** (interest in one's surroundings )

Question 180

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fa**, **fess**

Answer 180

**to speak** ## Footnote * *affable** (easy to talk to) * *famous** (known by many or spoken about by many)

Question 181

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fall**, **fals**

Answer 181

**to deceive** ## Footnote * *false** (untrue) * *fallacious** (deceptive)

Question 182

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fer**

Answer 182

**to bear** or **carry** ## Footnote * *ferry** (a boat that carries people across water) * *reference** (a statement that carries the significance of another connected statement or fact)

Question 183

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fid**, **feder**

Answer 183

**faith** ## Footnote * *fidelity** (loyalty or faithfulness) * *infidel** (disloyal person)

Question 184

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fig**

Answer 184

**shape** or **form** ## Footnote * *figment** (a fantastic idea formed by concepts) * *figure** (a shape, esp. of the body)

Question 185

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fila**, **fili**

Answer 185

**thread** ## Footnote * *filamentous** (composed or containing many threads) * *filet** (lace made of threads)

Question 186

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fin**

Answer 186

**end** ## Footnote * *infinite** (endless) * *finish** (to complete)

Question 187

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fix**

Answer 187

**to** **attach** ## Footnote * *prefix** (a word element that is attached to the beginning of another) * *transfix** (to hold motionless)

Question 188

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **flex**, **flect**

Answer 188

**to bend** ## Footnote * *genuflect** (to bow with one knee bent) * *reflect** (to bend light back)

Question 189

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **flict**

Answer 189

**to strike** ## Footnote * *conflict** (strikes between foes) * *inflict** (to deal a blow)

Question 190

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **flu**

Answer 190

**to flow** ## Footnote * *fluent** (flowing easily) * *fluctuate** (to change or have a varying flow)

Question 191

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **for**, **fore**

Answer 191

**before** ## Footnote * *foretell** (to predict something before it has happened) * *foreboding** (an uneasy feeling before something bad occurs)

Question 192

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **forc**, **fort**

Answer 192

**strong** ## Footnote **fortitude** (strength of character), **forte** (area of expertise or strength)

Question 193

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fra**

Answer 193

**break** ## Footnote * *infraction** (the breaking of a rule) * *frail** (easy to break) * *fragment** (a broken piece)

Question 194

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fuge**

Answer 194

**to flee** ## Footnote * *refugee** (one who flees for his own safety) * *fugacious** (fleeting)

Question 195

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **fuse**

Answer 195

**to pour** ## Footnote **infuse** (to pour into)

Question 196

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **gam**

Answer 196

**marriage** ## Footnote * *polygamy** (marriage to more than one person) * *monogamy** (marriage to only one person)

Question 197

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **gen**

Answer 197

**race** or **kind** ## Footnote **general**, **generic **(relating to all kinds)

Question 198

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **germ**

Answer 198

**vital part** ## Footnote **germane** (relevant)

Question 199

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **gest**

Answer 199

**to carry** or **bear** ## Footnote **gestation** (pregnancy; the period of "carrying" a child)

Question 200

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **quir**, **quis**, **quest**, **quer**

Answer 200

**to seek** or **ask** ## Footnote * *query** (a question) * *inquire** (to ask about) * *quest** (act of seeking or searching)

Question 201

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **re**

Answer 201

**back** or **again** ## Footnote * *retract** (to pull back) * *realign** (to align again)

Question 202

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **reg**, **recti**

Answer 202

**straighten** ## Footnote * *direct** (straightforward) * *rectify** (to set right)

Question 203

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **retro**

Answer 203

**backwards** ## Footnote * *retrospect** (a review of past events) * *retrogression** (a return to a previous state)

Question 204

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ri**, **ridi**, **risi**

Answer 204

**laughter** ## Footnote * *deride** (to laugh at contemptuously) * *risible** (provoking laughter) * *ridiculous** (laughable)

Question 205

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **rog**

Answer 205

**to ask** ## Footnote **interrogate** (to question formally and systematically)

Question 206

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **rupt**

Answer 206

**break** ## Footnote * *interrupt** (to break the continuity or uniformity of an action or conversation) * *disrupt** (to break the stream of an action)

Question 207

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sacr**, **sanc**, **secr**

Answer 207

**sacred** ## Footnote * *sanctify **(to bless) * *sacrosanct** (holy) * *desecrate** (to violate the holiness of something)

Question 208

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **salv**, **salu**

Answer 208

**safe** or **healthy** ## Footnote * *salvage** (the act of saving or rescuing property in disuse) * *salvation** (to save from sickness, death, or sin)

Question 209

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sci**, **scio**, **scientia**

Answer 209

**know** ## Footnote * *omniscient** (to have infinite understanding, awareness and insight) * *conscious** (perceiving with a degree of controlled observation)

Question 210

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sat**, **satis**

Answer 210

**enough** ## Footnote * *saturation** (a condition of maximum density or activity) * *satisfy** (to please enough)

Question 211

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **scope**

Answer 211

**to see** or **watch** ## Footnote * *telescope** (object used to view distant objects) * *colonoscopy** (a medical examination of the colon)

Question 212

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **scrib**, **script**

Answer 212

**to write** ## Footnote * *postscript **(something written at the end of a document) * *scribe** (a copier of a manuscript)

Question 213

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **se**

Answer 213

**apart**, **to move away from** ## Footnote **secede** (to withdraw from an organization)

Question 214

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sect**, **sec**

Answer 214

**cut** ## Footnote * *intersect** (to cut across each other) * *dissect** (to separate into pieces)

Question 215

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sed**, **sess**, **sid**

Answer 215

**sit** ## Footnote * *preside** (to occupy the seat of authority) * *sediment** (to sit at the bottom of a liquid) * *session** (a seated gathering)

Question 216

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **semi**

Answer 216

**half**, **partial** ## Footnote * *semicircle** (half of a circle) * *semimonthly** (twice a month)

Question 217

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sen**, **scen**

Answer 217

**old** or **to age** ## Footnote * *senile** (exhibiting loss of abilities due to old age) * *senescence** (growing old)

Question 218

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sent**, **sens**

Answer 218

**feel**, **think** ## Footnote * *dissension** (thinking differently from someone else) * *sensitive **(feeling things acutely)

Question 219

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sept**

Answer 219

**seven** ## Footnote * *septet** (group of seven) * *septennial** (consisting of or lasting for seven years)

Question 220

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sequ**, **sue**, **secu**

Answer 220

**follow** ## Footnote * *subsequent** (following in time) * *ensue** (to take place afterward) * *prosecute** (to follow until the end)

Question 221

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sign**, **signi**

Answer 221

**sign**, **mark** ## Footnote * *insignia** (an official mark or badge) * *signature** (one's name marked on a document)

Question 222

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **simil**, **simul**

Answer 222

**like**, **resembling** ## Footnote * *simultaneous** (satisfied by the same conditions) * *similar** (alike)

Question 223

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sist**, **sta**, **stit**

Answer 223

**to stand **or **withstand** ## Footnote * *substitute** (something that stands for something else) * *persist** (to remain standing)

Question 224

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sol**, **solus**

Answer 224

**alone** ## Footnote **solitary soliloquy**(the act of talking to yourself)

Question 225

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **somn**

Answer 225

**sleep** ## Footnote * *insomnia** (inability to sleep) * *somnambulist** (a person who sleepwalks)

Question 226

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **soph**

Answer 226

**wise** ## Footnote * *philosophy **(love of wisdom) * *sophisticated** (having refined knowledge)

Question 227

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **spec**, **spect**, **spi**, **spic**

Answer 227

**to look**, **see** ## Footnote * *expect** (to look forward to) * *aspect** (the way something looks)

Question 228

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **gloss**, **glot**

Answer 228

**tongue** ## Footnote * *glossary** (a listing of terms) * *polyglot** (someone who speaks multiple languages)

Question 229

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **sump**, **sume**

Answer 229

**to take** or **use** ## Footnote * *consume** (to use up completely) * *resume** (to take up again)

Question 230

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **glu**, **glo**

Answer 230

**to bind together** ## Footnote * *conglomerate** (a mass of objects formed or stuck together) * *agglomerate** (to gather in a bunch)

Question 231

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **super**, **supra**

Answer 231

**over** or **above** ## Footnote * *superimpose** (to lay over or above something) * *supranational** (above the level of the nation)

Question 232

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **grad**, **gress**, **gree**

Answer 232

**to walk** or **step** ## Footnote * *gradually** (developed or done in steps) * *ingress** (stepping into a place)

Question 233

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **syn**, **sym**

Answer 233

**together **or **at the same time** ## Footnote * *synchronous** (happening at the same time) * *symbiosis **(the phenomenon of two organisms living together)

Question 234

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **graph**, **gram**, **graf**

Answer 234

**to write** or **draw** ## Footnote * *calligraphy** (beautiful handwriting) * *graphic** (drawn or visually written)

Question 235

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tact**, **tang**, **tag**, **tig**

Answer 235

**touch** ## Footnote * *tangible** (able to be touched) * *contiguous** (touching, as of land)

Question 236

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **grat**

Answer 236

**pleasure** ## Footnote * *gratify** (to please) * *congratulation** (a pleasant commendation for good fortune)

Question 237

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **grav**

Answer 237

**heaviness** or **weight** ## Footnote * *aggravate** (to make "heavier" or worse) * *gravity** (literal and figurative weight of an object or situation)

Question 238

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tain**, **ten**, **tent**, **tin**

Answer 238

**to hold**, **keep**, or **have** ## Footnote * *tenacious** (holding steady, as against obstacles) * *retain** (to keep something) * *contain** (to hold inside oneself)

Question 239

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **greg**

Answer 239

**herd** ## Footnote * *aggregate** (to combine into a union or mass) * *segregate** (to set apart from the "herd")

Question 240

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tect**, **teg**

Answer 240

**cover** ## Footnote **detect** (to uncover)

Question 241

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **her**, **hes**

Answer 241

**to stick to** ## Footnote * *adhesion** (the act of physically sticking to another object) * *coherence **(being able to "stick" together, as of ideas or opinions)

Question 242

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tele**

Answer 242

**distance** ## Footnote * *telephone** (device that allows acoustic communication at a distance) * *telescope** (device that allows visual observation at a distance)

Question 243

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **hetero**

Answer 243

**different** ## Footnote **heterogeneous **(made up of different components)

Question 244

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ten**, **tin**, **tain**

Answer 244

**hold** ## Footnote * *tenure** (the condition of holding a position or post) * *obstinate** (persisting in holding an opinion or ambition)

Question 245

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tend**, **tens**, **tent**

Answer 245

**to stretch** or **strain** ## Footnote * *contend** (to strain in competition) * *tensile** (relating to physical stress)

Question 246

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **termin**

Answer 246

**end**, **limit** ## Footnote * *exterminate** (getting rid of completely) * *terminal** (relating to the end)

Question 247

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **test**

Answer 247

**to bear witness** ## Footnote * *testament** (a statement bearing witness) * *testimony** (a declaration made by a witness)

Question 248

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **homo**

Answer 248

**same** ## Footnote * *homogenous** (made up of identical components) * *homophone** (a word with the same pronunciation as another)

Question 249

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **hydra**, **hydro**

Answer 249

**water** ## Footnote * *hydraulics** (the use of water in mechanics) * *hydrosphere** (the part of the environment made of water)

Question 250

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **therm**

Answer 250

**heat** ## Footnote * *thermostat** (a device used to regulate temperature) * *hypothermia** (subnormal temperature of the body)

Question 251

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **thesis**

Answer 251

**to place** or **put** ## Footnote **antithesis** (something placed in opposition with another)

Question 252

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tire**

Answer 252

**to draw** or **pull** ## Footnote **retire** (to pull back or retreat)

Question 253

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tom**

Answer 253

**cut** ## Footnote * *atom** (an indivisible constituent of matter) * *anatomy** (separation or division into parts for the purpose of detailed examination)

Question 254

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tor**, **tors**, **tort**

Answer 254

**twist** ## Footnote * *torsion** (twisting) * *tortuous** (characterized by twists and turns)

Question 255

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tox**

Answer 255

**poison** ## Footnote * *intoxicated** (drunk, poisoned by alcohol) * *toxic** (poisonous)

Question 256

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tract**, **tra**, **treat**, **trai**

Answer 256

**to drag**, **pull**, or **draw** ## Footnote * *detract** (to take away) * *traction** (the act of drawing or pulling with force)

Question 257

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **trans**

Answer 257

**across**, **beyond**, or **to change** ## Footnote * *transform** (to change in structure or composition) * *transoceanic** (beyond the ocean)

Question 258

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **tri**

Answer 258

**three** ## Footnote * *tripod** (a three-legged stand) * *trinity** (a group of three closely-related things)

Question 259

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **trib**

Answer 259

**to pay** or **bestow** ## Footnote * *tribute** (a payment by one ruler or nation to another) * *attribute** (a bestowed quality)

Question 260

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **umber**

Answer 260

**shadow** ## Footnote * *umbra** (a shaded area) * *penumbra** (an area of partial illumination)

Question 261

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **un**

Answer 261

**against**, **not**, or **opposite** ## Footnote * *unceasing** (never ending) * *unequal** (not equal)

Question 262

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **uni**

Answer 262

**one** ## Footnote * *unicorn** (mythical horse with one horn) * *unanimous** (of one mind)

Question 263

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ure**

Answer 263

**an act**, **condition**, **process**, or **function** ## Footnote * *conjecture** (the act of supposition) * *exposure** (the act of uncovering)

Question 264

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **vade**

Answer 264

**to go** ## Footnote * *evade** (to escape from) * *invade** (to enter for conquest)

Question 265

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **veh**, **vect**

Answer 265

**to carry** ## Footnote **vehicle** (object used to carry goods or people)

Question 266

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ven**

Answer 266

**come** ## Footnote * *venue** (the place where an event is held) * *convene** (to summon a group)

Question 267

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ver, veri**

Answer 267

**true** ## Footnote * *verity** (the quality of being true or real) * *verisimilitude** (the quality of seeming true)

Question 268

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **verv**, **verb**

Answer 268

**word, talk** ## Footnote * *verbose **(wordy) * *verve **(enthusiasm or spirit)

Question 269

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **vert, vers**

Answer 269

**to turn** or **change** ## Footnote * *conversion **(a change into something else) * *extrovert** (someone whose personality is turned towards the outside)

Question 270

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **via**

Answer 270

**way** ## Footnote **via **(by way of)

Question 271

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **vic**, **vicis**

Answer 271

**substitute** or **change** ## Footnote * *vicarious** (serving as a substitute) * *vicissitude** (a change)

Question 272

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **hyper**

Answer 272

**above** or **over** ## Footnote * *hyperactive** (overly energetic) * *hypersensitivity** (a heightened level of sensitivity)

Question 273

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **hypn**

Answer 273

**sleep** ## Footnote **hypnosis** (a sleeplike state)

Question 274

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ignis**

Answer 274

**fire** ## Footnote * *ignition** (to start a fire) * *ignescent** (having fiery sparks)

Question 275

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **in**, **im**, **il**, **ir**

Answer 275

**not, in/upon** ## Footnote * *not**: irreplaceable, illegitimate * *in/upon**: impress, irradiate

Question 276

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **inter**

Answer 276

**between** or **amongst** ## Footnote * *international** (between nations) * *intercede** (to come between)

Question 277

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **intra**

Answer 277

**within** ## Footnote * *intramural** (within a community or group) * *intranational** (within a country or nation)

Question 278

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **vict**, **vinc**

Answer 278

**conquer** ## Footnote * *evict** (to force out) * *invincible** (unable to be conquered)

Question 279

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **vid**, **vis**

Answer 279

**sight** ## Footnote * *evident** (plain to be seen) * *visible** (capable of being seen)

Question 280

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **viv**, **vita**, **vivi**

Answer 280

**life** ## Footnote * *vitality** (ability to survive) * *vital** (relating to life)

Question 281

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **voc**, **voke**

Answer 281

**to call** ## Footnote * *evoke** (to call up or forth) * *revoke** (to bring back or call back)

Question 282

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **vol**

Answer 282

**will** ## Footnote * *malevolence **(ill will, hatred) * *volition** (the power of deciding or choosing

Question 283

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **volcan**

Answer 283

**fire** ## Footnote **volcano vulcanize**(the process of treating crude materials such as rubber with fire)

Question 284

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **volv**, **volt**, **vol**

Answer 284

**to turn about** or **roll** ## Footnote * *revolution **(turning around) * *revolt** (to turn against, to rebel)

Question 285

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **vor**

Answer 285

**to eat greedily** ## Footnote **devour voracious** (having a huge appetite)

Question 286

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **ward**

Answer 286

**direction** ## Footnote * *homeward** (toward home) * *windward** (towards the direction from which the wind is blowing)

Question 287

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **with**

Answer 287

**against** ## Footnote **withhold** (to refrain from granting something)

Question 288

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **zo, zoo**

Answer 288

**animal** ## Footnote * *zoology **(the study of animals) * *protozoan **(primitive animal organism)

Question 289

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **intro**

Answer 289

**within** ## Footnote **introspection** (looking within oneself)

Question 290

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **jac**, **ject**

Answer 290

**throw** ## Footnote **eject** (to forcibly throw out)

Question 291

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **join**, **junct**

Answer 291

**joint** ## Footnote * *junction** (the point where two or more lines cross) * *conjoin** (to unite)

Question 292

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **judice**

Answer 292

**to judge** ## Footnote * *prejudice** (preconceived assumptions) * *judicious** (having sound judgment)

Question 293

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **juven**

Answer 293

**young** ## Footnote **rejuvenate** (to restore youthfulness)

Question 294

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **lau**, **lav**, **lot**, **lut**

Answer 294

**to wash** ## Footnote * *laundry** (clothes to be washed) * *lavatory** (washroom)

Question 295

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **lect**, **lig**

Answer 295

**to choose** or **gather** ## Footnote * *eligible** (able to be selected) * *elective** (chosen, rather than mandatory)

Question 296

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **leg**

Answer 296

**law** ## Footnote * *legislature** (body of government that creates laws) * *legality** (lawfulness)

Question 297

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **less**

Answer 297

**without** ## Footnote * *senseless** (not having sense) * *penniless** (without any money)

Question 298

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **levi**

Answer 298

**lightness** ## Footnote * *levitate** (to float) * *levity** (lightness of spirit, lack of seriousness)

Question 299

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **liver**, **liber**

Answer 299

**freedom** ## Footnote * *liberation** (being made free) * *deliver** (to set free)

Question 300

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **liter**

Answer 300

**words** or **letters** ## Footnote * *literal** ("to the letter") * *literary** (related to books and written works)

Question 301

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **loc**

Answer 301

**place** ## Footnote * *location** (a specific place) * *locomotion** (moving from place to place)

Question 302

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **logo**, **ology**

Answer 302

**word** or **reason** ## Footnote * *logic** (the science of reason) * *logorrhea **(excessive talkativeness)

Question 303

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **loqu**, **locut**

Answer 303

**to talk** ## Footnote * *loquacious** (talkative) * *soliloquy** (a speech said to oneself)

Question 304

# What is the denotation of the following word element(s)? **luc**, **lum**, **lust**

Answer 304

**light** ## Footnote * *luster** (a shine from reflected light) * *luminous** (full of light)