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#W1 GEN101 Reading
Vocabulary week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What ROOT WORD means "not, without; unusual or irregular"? | A,AN |
| One who does not know whether there is a God. | Agnostic |
| Literally without a ruler; political disorder and confusion. | Anarchy |
| A rare exception; something that is not normal. | Anomaly |
| Adjective-having an unknown or unacknowledged name. | Anonymous |
| Not having both sides exactly alike; not symmetrical. | Asymmetrical |
| What ROOT WORD means "around, both"? | AMBI,AMPHI |
| The surrounding atmosphere. | Ambience |
| Uncertain; having two possible meanings. | Ambiguous |
| An oval or round structure with tiers of seats around an open space. | Amphitheater |
| Adjective-able to use both hands with equal ease. | Ambidextrous |
| Adjective-having conflicting (both kinds of) feelings toward someone or something. | Ambivalent |
| What ROOT WORD means "year"? | ANN,ENN |
| Noun-the yearly return of the date of some memorable event. | Anniversary |
| Adjective-occurring two times a year. | Biannual |
| Noun-hundreth anniversary. | Centennial |
| Noun-a period of a thousand years. | Millennium |
| Noun-having a life cycle lasting more than two years. Also, lasting many years. As a (blank) youth. | Perennial |
| What ROOT WORD means "Before"? | ANTE,ANTI |
| Adjective- located before or in the front. The (blank) legs of the kangaroo are shorter than the posterior ones. | Anterior |
| Verb- To realize beforehand. | Anticipate |
| Adjective- so old as to no longer be useful. | Antiquated |
| Noun- Blonging to an earlier (before) period. | Antique |
| Noun- Ancient (before) times. | Antiquity |