Building Vocabulary from Root Words: Unit 3-Grade 9

Question 1

Which of the prefixes means “above, over”?

Accepted Answer

hyper-, super-

Question 2

Which base means “feed, nourish”?

Accepted Answer

troph

Question 3

Which base means “put, place”?

Accepted Answer

thes

Question 4

Which base means “turn”?

Accepted Answer

vers

Question 5

Which of the following is more likely to have hypertrophied muscles?

Accepted Answer

a body builder

Question 6

Which of the following words means exceptional or extreme in degree?

Accepted Answer

superlative

Question 7

What does it mean to succumb?

Accepted Answer

to yeild or surrender

Question 8

Which word means “occurring below the earth’s surface”?

Accepted Answer

subterranean

Question 9

Which definition describes hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

a supposition; an underlying assumption

Question 10

Someone who is subversive can best be described as…

Accepted Answer

insidious and undermining

Question 11

A rhetorical exaggeration; overstatement of the facts is known as?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 12

Which base means “earth”?

Accepted Answer

terra

Question 13

A person with superfluous income might drive…

Accepted Answer

an expensive sports car

Question 14

If something is "superseded" it can be described as…

Accepted Answer

replaced and rendered out of date

Question 15

When someone is subservient, they are…

Accepted Answer

submissive and slavishly obedient

Question 16

Which prefix means “below, under”?

Accepted Answer

hypo-, sub-

Question 17

Which base means “to throw the voice”?

Accepted Answer

bol

Question 18

Which base means “lie, recline”?

Accepted Answer

cumb

Questions 18