Roots Week 5

Question 1

stru-, struct-

Answer 1

pile up, arrange, build

Question 2

ad-

Answer 2

to, toward, at

Question 3

-ure

Answer 3

the result of, the act of, the process of

Question 4

construction

Answer 4

the action of piling up together

Question 5

destroy

Answer 5

to pull down or to reverse build; ravage; tear down; ruin

Question 6

instrument

Answer 6

a product used to build on; any tool, implement, or device for performing work or playing music; a formal legal document

Question 7

misconstrue

Answer 7

to wrongly arrange ideas together; to interpret mistakenly; misread; misjudge

Question 8

obstruct

Answer 8

to pile up against; stop; hinder

Question 9

substructure

Answer 9

the result of building under something else; fondation

Question 10

accept

Answer 10

to take something to oneself

Question 11

admit

Answer 11

to send in and allow access to

Question 12

adversity

Answer 12

the condition of misfortune turning toward one; hardship; affliction

Question 13

advocate

Answer 13

a person who is called to support or intercede for another; supporter

Question 14

affluent

Answer 14

characterized by having an abundance of wealth flowing to oneself

Question 15

attend

Answer 15

to stretch toward; to be present at

Question 16

conjecture

Answer 16

the act of throwing together an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence

Question 17

culture

Answer 17

the result of tilling or tending through artistic, intellectual, and social values and expressions

Question 18

denture

Answer 18

the result of the artificial replacement of a tooth; a set of artificial teeth

Question 19

manufacture

Answer 19

the process of making something made by hand

Question 20

scripture

Answer 20

the result of sacred writing