Root Word Vocabulary

Question 1

Give an example using Cracy, Crat, Cratic:

Answer 1

demo/cracy - government by the people; literally people rule

Question 1

Cracy, Crat, Cratic

Answer 1

rule; government; power

Question 2

Give an example using Cred, Credit:

Answer 2

cred/ible - capable of being believed; as, the author story was credible

Question 3

Cred, Credit

Answer 3

belif; trust; faith

Question 4

De-

Answer 4

to remove or undo; away from

Question 5

Give an example using De:

Answer 5

de/duct - to take away an amount from a total; as, to deduct 5 from 10

Question 6

Dec, Deca, Decem, Decim, Decu

Answer 6

ten; a tenth part

Question 7

Give an example using Dec, Deca, Decem, Deci, Decim, Decu:

Answer 7

Dec/ade - a period of ten years; as, there are ten decades in a century; a group of ten; as, the decades in a rosary

Dec/athlon - an athletic contest in which the contestants must take part in ten different event; compare pentathlon

Question 8

A, Ab, Abs

Answer 8

away; from; off