Set Five

Question 1

Brevity

Answer 1

Root: “brev” (short)
Prefix: None
Suffix: “-ity” (forming nouns indicating a quality or condition)
Etymology: From Latin “brevitas,” from “brevis” (short). The suffix “-itas” indicates a state or quality.

Question 2

Relegated

Answer 2

Root: “leg” (to send)
Prefix: “re-“ (back, again)
Suffix: “-ate” (forming verbs) + “-ed” (forming past participles)
Etymology: From Latin “relegatus,” past participle of “relegare” (to send away, banish), from “re-“ (back) + “legare” (to send, to appoint).

Question 3

Demagogue

Answer 3

Root: “dem” (people) + “agogue” (leader)
Prefix: None
Suffix: None
Etymology: From Greek “demagogos,” from “demos” (people) + “agogos” (leader, guide). The term originally referred to leaders who stirred up popular sentiments, often with a negative connotation.

Question 4

Delineated

Answer 4

Root: “line” (to mark, outline)
Prefix: “de-“ (down, away)
Suffix: “-ate” (forming verbs) + “-ed” (forming past participles)
Etymology: From Latin “delineatus,” past participle of “delineare” (to sketch, outline), from “de-“ (down) + “lineare” (to draw lines, from “linea” meaning line).

Question 5

Venerable

Answer 5

Root: “vener” (to honor, respect)
Prefix: None
Suffix: “-able” (forming adjectives meaning capable of being)
Etymology: From Latin “venerabilis,” from “venerari” (to worship, revere), from “vener-“ (related to Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, but here meaning to respect).

Question 6

Serendipitous

Answer 6

Root: “serendip” (a Persian place name)
Prefix: None
Suffix: “-ous” (forming adjectives)
Etymology: From “serendip,” an old name for Sri Lanka, combined with “-ous” to form the adjective. The term was coined by Horace Walpole, inspired by the Persian fairy tale “The Three Princes of Serendip,” whose heroes were always making discoveries by accidents and sagacity.

Question 7

Elucidate

Answer 7

Root: “luc” (light)
Prefix: “e-“ (variant of “ex-“, meaning “out”)
Suffix: “-ate” (forming verbs)
Etymology: From Latin “elucidare,” from “e-“ (out) + “lucidare” (to make clear), from “lucidus” (clear, bright), from “lux” (light).

Question 8

Admonished

Answer 8

Root: “mon” (to warn, remind)
Prefix: “ad-“ (to, toward)
Suffix: “-ish” (forming verbs) + “-ed” (forming past participles)
Etymology: From Latin “admonitus,” past participle of “admonere” (to advise, warn), from “ad-“ (to) + “monere” (to warn, advise).

Question 9

Reconnaissance

Answer 9

Root: “connaiss” (knowledge)
Prefix: “re-“ (again, back)
Suffix: “-ance” (forming nouns indicating a state or action)
Etymology: From French “reconnaissance,” from “reconnaître” (to recognize, to find out), from Latin “recognoscere” (to recognize, recall), from “re-“ (again) + “cognoscere” (to know).

Question 10

Intransigent

Answer 10

Root: “transig” (to come to an agreement)
Prefix: “in-“ (not)
Suffix: “-ent” (forming adjectives)
Etymology: From Latin “intransigens,” present participle of “intransigere” (to not come to an agreement), from “in-“ (not) + “transigere” (to come to an agreement, settle), from “trans-“ (across) + “agere” (to drive).

Question 11

Polyglot

Answer 11

Root: “poly” (many) + “glot” (language, tongue)
Prefix: None
Suffix: None
Etymology: From Greek “poluglōttos,” from “poly-“ (many) + “glōtta” (language, tongue).

Question 12

Imbue

Answer 12

Root: “bue” (to soak, imbue)
Prefix: “im-“ (in, into)
Suffix: None
Etymology: From Latin “imbuere” (to moisten, to inspire), from “in-“ (into) + “buere” (to wet, moisten).