Latin Roots #11

Question 1

Scrib, script

Answer 1

Write

Question 2

Liter

Answer 2

Letter

Question 3

Litig

Answer 3

Dispute; quarrel; sue

Question 4

Leg, lig, lect

Answer 4

Choose; gather

Question 5

Leg, lect

Answer 5

Read

Question 6

Leg

Answer 6

Law

Question 7

Lig

Answer 7

Bind

Question 8

String, strict [strain, straint]

Answer 8

Bind

Question 9

Stingu, stinct

Answer 9

Prick; prick out; quench

Question 10

Stimul

Answer 10

Goad; rouse

Question 11

Pung, punct [point]

Answer 11

Point, prick

Question 12

Pugn, pug

Answer 12

Fight; fist

Question 13

Inscription

Answer 13

Something marked with words, characters, etc.

Question 14

Literature

Answer 14

Any kind of printed material

Question 15

Litigation

Answer 15

The act or process of carrying on a lawsuit

Question 16

Eligible

Answer 16

Fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice

Question 17

Legible

Answer 17

Capable of being read or deciphered

Question 18

Illegal

Answer 18

Forbidden by law or statute

Question 19

Ligature

Answer 19

The act of binding or tying up

Question 20

Stringent

Answer 20

Rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe

Question 21

Restrict

Answer 21

To confine or keep within limits

Question 22

Distinct

Answer 22

Distinguished as not being the same

Question 23

Stimulate

Answer 23

To rouse to action or effort; spur on

Question 24

Pungent

Answer 24

Sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell

Question 25

Puncture

Answer 25

The act of piercing or perforating

Question 26

Pugnacious

Answer 26

Inclined to quarrel or fight readily

Question 27

Pugilist

Answer 27

A person who fights with the fists