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WWTW Ch31
Vocabulary and Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Malapropism | Ludicrous misuse of a word |
| Nonplussed | Perplexed |
| Postlude | Concluding Section |
| Hierarchy | Ranking |
| Portly | Stout |
| Interdiction | Prohibition |
| Vide | See |
| Omnibus | Covering many things |
| Monolithic | Massive and Uniform |
| Imponderable | Not believing |
| Omniscient | All-knowing |
| Neophyte | Beginner |
| Unilateral | One-sided |
| Mal (root) | Bad |
| Post (root) | After |
| Port (root) | Carry |
| Dict (root) | Say |
| Omni (root) | All |
| Lith (root) | Rock |
| Bene (root) | Good |
| Cred (root) | Believe |
| Neo (root) | New |
| Uni (root) | One |
| Non (root) | Not |
| Archy (root) | Government |
| Inter (root) | Between |
| Vid (root) | Look |
| Mono (root) | One |
| Pond (root) | Weight |
| In (root) | Not |
| Sci (root) | Know |
| Phyte (root) | Plant |
| Lat (root) | Side |