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Lesson 13
word roots ch 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| per- | through, very |
| pre- | before |
| re- | back, again |
| suc- | below, under |
| cinct | bind, border, surround |
| cuss | strike, shake |
| con- | with, together |
| -ion/ -ions | an action or process, state, quality or act |
| -ure | state, quality, act; that which, process, condition |
| -ness | state, quality |
| concussion | an injury to the brain |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds |
| percussion | a group of instruments that produces sound by being struck like a drum, cymbals and tambourines |
| succinctness | the quality of expressing things in a few words |
| repercussions | the effects, often indirect or remote, of some event or action |
| cincture | anything that encircles, such as a belt or a girdle |