Latin Roots: Semi-aevum

Question 0

Sub, suc, suf, sug, sum, sup, sur, sus

Succumb

Answer 0

Definition: under, less than, inferior
Succumb: to yield to something else, physically or figuratively

Question 1

Semi

Semicircle

Answer 1

Definition: half
Semicircle: a half circle

Question 2

Super, supra

Soprano

Answer 2

Definition: above, superior, surpassing
Soprano: the highest singing part

Question 3

Trans

Transcontinental

Answer 3

Definition: across, through
Transcontinental: across a continent

Question 4

Tri

Triangle

Answer 4

Definition: three
Triangle: a polygon with three sides

Question 5

Ultra

Ultrasound

Answer 5

Definition: beyond, on the other side of
Ultrasound: a machine using sound waves above the range of human hearing to capture images of internal structures

Question 6

Itis

Conjunctivitis

Answer 6

Definition: inflammation
Conjunctivitis: pink eye

Question 7

Acerbus, acris, acuere

Acerbate

Answer 7

Definition: sharp, to sharpen, needle, bitter
Acerbate: to annoy to the point of anger or irritability

Question 8

Aequare

Equivocate

Answer 8

Definition: to make equal, even
Equivocate: to use words with dual, uncertain meanings in order to deceive

Question 9

Aevum

Medieval

Answer 9

Definition: age
Medieval: from Middle Ages; outdated