Wordlist 1

Question 1

Cognitive

(roots co- and gnos)

Answer 1

Relating to thinking, using one’s mind

From co- (“together, with”) and gnos (“knowledge”)

Question 2

Connotation

(roots co- and not)

Answer 2

Feelings and ideas we connect to a word that go above and beyond the word’s meaning in the dictionary

From co- (“together, with”) and not (“mark, note, make a note of”)

Question 3

Contradict

(roots contra- and dict)

Answer 3

When one idea is at odds with another idea so both can’t be true.

From contra- (“against”) and dict (“to say, speak”)

Question 4

Credible

(root cred)

Answer 4

Believable, trustworthy

From cred (“believe”)

Question 5

Distribute

(roots dis- and tribut)

Answer 5

To divide something into parts in order to spread it out.

From dis- (“apart, not”) and tribut (“divide, give”)

Question 6

Evidence

(roots ex- and vid)

Answer 6

Facts and information that suggest something is true

From ex- (“out, out of, fully”) and vid (“to see”)

Question 7

Metaphor

(roots meta- and phor)

Answer 7

Something understandable and familiar that is used as a symbol of something complex or hard to explain.

From meta- (“across, between”) and phor (“to carry/bear”)

Question 8

Subsequent

(roots sub- and sequi)

Answer 8

Following in time, coming later

From sub (“under, beneath, behind”) and sequi (“follow”)

Question 9

Subtle

(roots sub- and tela)

Answer 9

Difficult to see or understand

From sub- (“under, beneath, behind”) and tela (“web, net, warp of fabric”)

Question 10

Inchoate

(roots in- and cohum)

Answer 10

Undeveloped and fuzzy, just starting to grow

From in- (“in, on, into, not”) and cohum (“a strap used to hitch an ox to a plow”)

Question 11

Caper

(root capri)

Answer 11

Hopping or skipping dance moves

From capri (“male goat”)

Question 12

Cram

(root crammian)

Answer 12

To procrastinate until the last minute and then to stuff huge amounts of information into your brain right before a test.

From crammian (to press something into something else)