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IWP-Quiz 3
Ms. Kirklin- Instant Word Power
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Raised stand | podium |
| Three feet | tripod |
| Group of three | trio; triplet |
| Three wheels | tricycle |
| Three times as much | triple |
| To cut in two | bisect |
| To cut in three | trisect |
| To cut between | intersect |
| A cut creature | insect |
| Two children born from one pregnancy | twins |
| Three such children | triplets |
| Four such children | quadruplets |
| To cut in four | quadrisect |
| Speaking two languages | bilingual |
| Speaking three languages | trilingual |
| Speaking four languages | quadrilinqual |
| Science of languages | linguistics |
| An expert in language | linguist |
| Three copies | triplicate |
| Four copies | quadruplicate |
| Clear | definite |
| To say something indirectly; to suggest meaning without putting it into words | imply |
| A hint; an indirect expression | implication |
| Sectus | to cut |
| Lingua | tongue or language |
| Plico | to fold |
| To suggest | imply |
| Negative suggestion | insinuation |
| To draw a conclusion from an indirect statement | infer |
| To carry across | transfer |
| To carry back | refer |
| To carry away | differ |
| To carry down | defer |
| Difficult to unfold | complex or complicated |
| Easily influenced | persuaded (folded) |
| Instrument for bending | gripping |
| Ad | to or toward |
| Ex | out |
| Verto | to turn |
| Sesqui | one and a half |
| Manus | hand |
| Ped | foot |
| Cura | care |
| Enn/ann | year |
| Fero | to bring or carry |
| Centum | 100 |
| Mille | 1000 |
| De | down |
| Trans | across |
| Dis | against or away |
| con | with |