Lesson 7
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| What does the root "ab" mean? | "away from"
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| harsh or rough | abrasive
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| to exist in great quantities | abound
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| to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself | abscond
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| to detest thoroughly | abhor
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| sparing or moderate, especially in eating and drinking | abstemious
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| What do these root words mean: cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum | "to separate"
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| showing tact, respect, and restraint in speech or behavior | discreet
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| to find out something for certain | ascertain
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| to perceive; to detect differences | discern
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| What do these roots mean: frango, frangere, fregi, fractum | "to break"
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| a violation, especially of a law | infraction
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| to go beyond set limits | infringe
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| the right to vote, or a vote itself | suffrage
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| A synonym of moderate | abstemious
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| A synonym of infringe | intrude
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| synonym of abscond | flee
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| synonym of endless | abounding
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| antonym of courteous | abrasive
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| antonym of love | abhorrence
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| antonym of being ignorant of something | ascertain
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| Through the sophisticated telescope at Palomar Observatory, astronomers can _____ stars millions of light years away. | discern
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| The handwriting expert __________ that a diary supposedly written by Hitler was a forgery. | ascertained
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| Few of Shakespeare's characters are more gentle and __________ than Desdemona, who suffers false accusations with patience. | discreet
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| On a long sea voyage in a small craft with limited food supplies, the crew must be ____________. | abstemious
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| To show that they _______ the slaughter of whales, the protestors blocked the path of whaling vessels. | abhor
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| Although grateful for the Bishop's kindness, Jean Valjean nevertheless ___________ with his host's silverware. | absconds
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| Although in the 19th century buffalo herds _________ on the Great Plains, very few are roaming the range today. | abounded
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| The ____________ texture of a sandpaper smooths the surface of wood. | abrasive
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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