Latin Roots unit 3 words

Question 1

reiterate

Answer 1

to say or do something again or many times

Question 2

restrict

Answer 2

To limit

Question 3

inscribe

Answer 3

to write something in a permanent or formal way

Question 4

manuscript

Answer 4

the form of a literary work submitted for publication

Question 5

sentiment

Answer 5

A view or opinion, but it can also mean an emotion

Question 6

consent

Answer 6

Permission to do something

Question 7

spectacle

Answer 7

Something you can’t believe you are seeing or something remarkable

Question 8

introspective

Answer 8

Describes the act of looking inside yourself and considering your thoughts and actions

Question 9

infrastructure

Answer 9

the basic structure or features of a system or organization

Question 10

obstruct

Answer 10

block passage through

Question 11

subterranean

Answer 11

being or operating under the surface of the earth

Question 12

subpar

Answer 12

Something that is worse than average

Question 13

tempo

Answer 13

Usually used to describe music, but can describe the pace or speed of something

Question 14

temporary

Answer 14

Describes something that is not permanent

Question 15

abstain

Answer 15

To choose not to partake in or consume something

Question 16

sustain

Answer 16

to support something or keep it going.

Question 17

extract

Answer 17

To remove, usually with some force or effort (concrete – like a tooth and also abstract – like an idea)

Question 18

transit

Answer 18

Journey – to be on your way somewhere

Question 18

intractable

Answer 18

hard to control or deal with

Question 19

transcribe

Answer 19

To write out from speech or notes

Question 20

unison

Answer 20

Something that occurs at the same time

Question 21

unilateral

Answer 21

One-sided

Question 22

vacant

Answer 22

empty

Question 23

vacuous

Answer 23

Stupid and meaningless (it’s a smart sounding way to describe something that is really dumb).

Question 24

visionary

Answer 24

a creative thinker whose ideas are ahead of their time

Question 25

improvise

Answer 25

to react in the moment and perform without preparation

Question 26

voluble

Answer 26

someone who talks a lot; in a continuous steady flow

Question 27

devolve

Answer 27

to get worse over time