Unit 15

Question 1

therm

Answer 1

Definition: heat
Examples: thermometer, theorem, thermal, thermos
bottle, thermostat, hypothermia

Question 2

thesis, thet

Answer 2

Definition: place, put
Examples: antithesis, hypothesis, synthesis, epithet

Question 3

tom

Answer 3

Definition: cut
Examples: atom (not cuttable), appendectomy,
tonsillectomy, dichotomy, anatomy

Question 4

tort, tors

Answer 4

Definition: twist
Examples: torture (twisting to inflict pain) retort, extort,
distort, contort, torsion, tortuous, torturous

Question 5

tox

Answer 5

Definition: poison
Examples: toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin

Question 6

tract, tra

Answer 6

Definition: draw, pull
Examples: tractor, attract, subtract, tractable, abstract, subtrahend

Question 7

trib

Answer 7

Definition: pay, bestow
Examples:tribute, contribute, attribute, retribution,
tributary

Question 8

turbo

Answer 8

Definition: disturb
Examples: turbulent, disturb, turbid, turmoil

Question 9

typ

Answer 9

Definition: print
Examples: type, prototype, typical, typography,
typewriter, typology, typify

Question 10

ultima

Answer 10

Definition: last
Examples: ultimate, ultimatum

Question 11

umber, umbracticum

Answer 11

Definition: shadow
Examples: umbra, penumbra, (take) umbrage, adumbrate

Question 12

uni

Answer 12

Definition: one
Examples: unicorn, unify, university, unanimous, universal

Question 13

vac

Answer 13

Definition: empty
Examples: vacate, vacuum, evacuate, vacation, vacant,
vacuous

Question 14

vale, vali, valu

Answer 14

Definition: strength, worth
Examples: equivalent, valiant, validity, evaluate, value,
valor

Question 15

ven, vent

Answer 15

Definition: come
Examples: convene, intervene, venue, convenient, avenue,
circumvent, invent, convent, venture, event,
advent, prevent