Context Clues, Roots, and Affixes

Question 1

Which two languages does the word “vocabulary” come from?

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Latin and French

Question 2

Which word in this sentence is an antonym of emancipated?

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controlled

Question 3

Automobile:

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moving by itself

Question 4

Tenacious:

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holding on tightly

Question 5

Retainer:

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tain

Question 6

From the example context clues in this sentence, you can guess that leviathans means .

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big sea animals

Question 7

From these clues, you can figure out that emancipated means .

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freed

Question 8

From the synonym context clue in these sentences, you can guess that voracious means .

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starving

Question 9

Read this sentence from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and choose the meaning of the word revived.

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brought back to life

Question 10

Which word or words provide a definition for the word deciduous in this sentence?

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those that lose their leaves

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