Lesson 9-10 Review: Words, Roots, Sentences, Analogies, Associations

Which words HAVE a "false" association?

Even though I was being genuine, my _____ compliment was mistaken for an insult.

proceeding with ease

Which word does NOT have a "growth" association?

Professional athletes make physical moves especially _________.

Archeologists depend on ______ to make sense of how ancient societies farmed or traded or used tools.

an exact copy

Which words are derived from the root meaning "to make"?

Which word does not refer to a person?

Identify the root of the word "melody":

cresco : accrue ::

The doctor's prescription was ________; she felt better immediately.

craftiness or trickery

In Lord of the Flies, the society formed by the boys breaks into two ______, hunters and firebuilders.

a gradual increase in sound

As the parade approached, the sounds rose in a deafening _________.

To come as a natural increase

Her ______ to the mountains depicts in poetry her intense emotional connection to the Alps.

Cartoonists sometimes ________ political figures or events.

to describe

Which word does NOT have a positive connotation?

The student ________ to her class the events surrounding the American Revolution.

Which word would be considered a compliment?

artisan : artifact ::

Early investments in a retirement fund help _________ wealth over a long period of time.

to calm or make gentle

What word best matches this picture?

a skilled craftsperson

a poem addressed to a person, object, or event

Which word is derived from the root meaning "to paint" or "to embroider"?

crude; ignorant; simple

to take back a formal statement

Which words are derived from the root "ars, artis"?

conflict within an organization

effective

Identify the root of the word "picturesque":

Many libraries have _______ of famous books like The Bible and Shakespeare's plays.

Which words are derived from the root meaning "to sing"?

Which words are derived from the root meaning "to grow" or "to increase"?

The ______ was not good; she had been on the same street on the same day as the crime.

Which word is derived from the root meaning "to increase"?

Identify the root of the word "textural":

______ on the walls in India and China help explore East Asian mythology.

Which word does NOT have an association with "making" or "doing"?

Which words are derived from the root meaning "to weave"?

a false reason

The composer's __________ described the passion he felt for his newborn son.

Which word does NOT have definitions that are both positive and negative?

My dog always _________ me after a long day.

Which words are derived from the root meaning "to make"

An object made by human beings

In Hansel and Gretel, the children use __________ to escape from the witch.

The jeweler was such a superb _________ that customers came from all over the world.

abnormal growth

Which words are derived from "aoide"?

ode : aoide ::

the chanting of words seeming to have magical power

Using the _______ of a hurt knee, the basketball player sat out the game.

the circumstances surrounding an event

speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

a picture or drawing representing words or ideas

What is something a human creates?

beneficience : artifice ::

What word best matches this picture?

The Red Cross organizes many forms of _____________ to local communities.

Which word is NOT associated with "words"?

Identify the root of the word "decrease":

Although Galileo was convinced of a heliocentric world, he _____ his view because it was unpopular.

What word best matches this picture?

doing good

Strangely and unevenly shaped, wild mushrooms look like _____________ of the earth.

Which word is derived from "aoide"?

beneficience : doing good ::

The ________ "expecto patronum" spoken in Harry Potter is mainly a defensive spell.

Which word is NOT a verb?

a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music