WOD Quiz: Part three Flashcards
What does the root word Ex mean
“from” “out of”
What is the definition of excerpt?
A passage selected from a book, play, piece of music, etc. (noun)
What is the definition of exhilaration?
To cheer; to stimulate to enliven (verb)
What is the definition of exonerate?
Freed from blame (verb)
What is the definition of exorbitant?
Excessive (adjective)
What do the root words “pono” “posui” “ponere” and “positum” mean
“to place” “to put”
What is the definition of compound?
To mix together; to combine two or more parts or elements (verb)
What is the definition of expound?
To set forth an explanation or view of something in detail (verb)
What is the definition of exposition?
A precise statement or explanation (noun)
What is the definition of impose?
To set up, or to force something (or ones self) on others (verb)
What is the definition of imposter?
One who deceives by using a false identity (noun)
What is the definition of proponent?
One who argues in support of something (noun)
What words four derive from the root word “Ex”
Excerpt, exhilarate, exonerate, exorbitant
What six words derive from the root words “pono” “ponere” “posui” and “positum”
Compound, exposition, expound, impose, imposter, and proponent
Extraneous
Coming from the outside; foreign (adjective)
Extraterrestrial
Outside or originating outside the limits of the Earth’s atmosphere (adjective)
Extrovert
A person chiefly interested in things outside of the self, directing thoughts outward rather than inward (noun)
Mediate
To act as negotiator between opposing sides of a dispute (verb)
Mediocrity
The condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low, an ordinary person (noun)
Medium
A substance or element through which something Is transmitted (noun)
Non-sequitur
A statement that does not follow logically from evidence (noun)
Obsequious
Excessively willing to yield to others (adjective)
Subsequent
Coming after or later (adjective)
Sequester
To go into hiding, to seek solitude (verb)
