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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Context Clues, Roots, and Affixes

Question 14 • WI-English Language Arts 8 A

Use your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the word abolitionist.

Answer
A
a person who likes to set fires
B
a person who wants to take slavery away
C
a slave resisting his or her owner
D
a slave fighting back against his or her masters

Explanation

The root abolish means to end or do away with something, and the suffix -ist means a person who supports or practices something. An abolitionist is someone who wanted to end slavery. Therefore, the correct choice is “a person who wants to take slavery away.”

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