Roots Or Stems#7

Question 0

Nomen

Answer 0

Name
Nomenclature act of naming, terminology
Nominal- in name only ( as opposed to actual)
Cognomen- surname, distinguishing nickname

Question 1

Neg

Answer 1

Deny
Negation- denial
Renege- deny, go back on one’s word
Renegade- turncoat, traitor

Question 2

Nov

Answer 2

New
Novice- beginner
Renovate- make new again
Novelty- newness

Question 3

Omni

Answer 3

All
Omniscient- all knowing
Omnipotent- all powerful
Omnivorous- eating everything

Question 4

Oper

Answer 4

To work
Operate- work
Cooperation- working together

Question 5

Pac

Answer 5

Peace
Pacify- make peaceful
Pacific- peaceful
Pacifist- person opposed to war

Question 6

Pass

Answer 6

Feel
Dispassionate- free of emotion
Impassioned- emotion-filled
Impassive- showing no feeling

Question 7

Pater, patr

Answer 7

Father
Patriotism- love of one’s country (fatherland)
Patriarch- male ruler of a family, group, or state
Paternity- fatherhood

Question 8

Path

Answer 8

Disease, feeling
Pathology- study of diseased tissue
Apathetic- lacking feeling; indifferent
Antipathy- hostile feeling

Question 9

Ped, pod

Answer 9

Foot
Impediment- stumbling-block; hindrance
Tripod- three-footed stand
Quadruped- four-footed animal

Question 10

Ped

Answer 10

Child
Pedagogue teacher of children
Pediatrician- children’s doctor

Question 11

Pel, puls

Answer 11

To drive
Compulsion- a forcing to do
Repel- drive back
Expel- drive out, banish

Question 12

Pet, petit

Answer 12

To seek
Petition- request
Appetite- craving, desire
Compete- vie with others

Question 13

Phil

Answer 13

Love
Philanthropist- benefactor, lover of humanity
Anglophile- lover of everything english
Philanderer- one involved in brief love affairs

Question 14

Pon, posit

Answer 14

To place
Postpone- place after
Positive- definite, unquestioned (definitely placed)

Question 15

Port,portat

Answer 15

To carry
Portable- able to be carried transport carry across
Export- carry out (of country)

Question 16

Poten

Answer 16

Able,powerful
Omnipotent- all-powerful potentate powerful person
Impotent-powerless

Question 17

Psych

Answer 17

Mind
Psychology-study of mind
Psychosis-mental disorder
Psychopath-mentally ill person

Question 18

Put,putat

Answer 18

To trim,to calculate
Putative-supposed (calculated)
Computation-calculation
Amputate-cut off

Question 19

Quer,ques,quir,quis

Answer 19

To ask
Inquiry-investigation
Inquisitive-questioning
Query-question

Question 20

Reg,rect

Answer 20

Rule
Regicide-murder of a ruler
Regent-ruler
Insurrection-rebellion;overthrow of a ruler

Question 21

Rid,ris

Answer 21

To laugh
Derision-scorn
Risibility-inclination to laughter
Ridiculous-deserving to be laughed at

Question 22

Rog,rogat

Answer 22

To ask
Interrogate-question
Prerogative-privilege

Question 23

Rupt

Answer 23

To break
Interrupt-break into
Bankrupt-insolvent
Rupture-a break

Question 24

Sacr

Answer 24

Holy
Sacred-holy
Sacrilegious-impious,violating something holy
Sacrament-religious act

Question 25

Sci

Answer 25

To know
Science-knowledge
Omniscient-knowing all
Conscious-aware

Question 26

Scop

Answer 26

Watch,see
Periscope-device for seeing around corners
Microscope-device for seeing small objects

Question 27

Scrib,script

Answer 27

To write
Transcribe-make a written copy
Script-written text
Circumscribe-write around,limit

Question 28

Sect

Answer 28

Cut
Dissect-cut apart
Bisect-cut into two pieces