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Word Study
Learn the definition of various roots, suffixes, prefixes and words.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Root: opus/oper | Work |
| Suffix: ive | Of or that which does something |
| Root: grat | Welcoming/pleasing |
| Suffix: itude | State of/quality of |
| Root: rid | Laugh at |
| Suffix: ous | Full of/having |
| Prefix: mono | One/single |
| Prefix: multi | Many |
| Root: punct | Pierced/stabbed/pointed |
| Root: medi | Middle/in half/ in the middle |
| Word: Opus | The important works of one artist. |
| Word: Opera | A dramatic work containing one or more acts. |
| Word: Cooperate | To work together. |
| Word: Impassive | To show no emotions. |
| Word: Lucrative | A business that makes a lot of money. |
| Word: Assertive | Showing characteristics that are aggressive, self assured, or positive. |
| Word:Ingrate | Someone who isn't pleasing or welcome because they are not kind nor grateful. |
| Word: Gratify | To please someone or to make them happy and welcomed. |
| Word: Ingratiation | Capable of winning favor of people. |
| Word: Turpitude | The state of being in evil actions. |
| Word: Lassitude | The state of tiredness; the lack of interest and energy |
| Word: Rectitude | The state of behaving or conducting yourself in an honest way. |
| Word: Riddle | A puzzle that can be funny and laughed at. |
| Word: Ridicule | To laugh at someone or make fun of them. |
| Word: Ridiculous | Something that is weird or funny |
| Word: Heinous | Something full of evil. |
| Word: Zealous | Spending full time and effort on something. |
| Word: Dubious | Having a feeling of disbelief towards something. |
| Word: Monochrome | A picture or photograph only containing one color. |
| Word: Monolingual | Speaking or knowing only one language. |
| Word: Monotheistic | The belief in only one god. |
| Word: Multiple | To have many of something. |
| Word: Multifarious | Something made up of many different things. |
| Word: Multifaceted | Having many perspectives. |
| Word: Puncture | To poke a small hole in something. |
| Word: Acupuncture | A type of medicine that requires piercing the skin. |
| Word: Punctuation | A mark used in writing to cut-off or stab sentences; also used for emotion. |
| Word: Medial | To split an animal into left and right halves |
| Word: Mediocre | Something that is just average or adequate in quality. |
| Word: Medieval | Referring to the Middle Ages |