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1. The Latin root "-cad-" or "-cid-" (as in decadent) means:
to fall
to cut
to shine
2. "Misanthrope" combines *miso-* (hatred) and *anthropos* (man), meaning:
a socialite
one who dislikes humans
a hermit
3. Which root implies "to wash"?
-lav-
-lu-
both of these
4. "Enervate" comes from Latin *enervare*, meaning:
to drain of strength
to energize
to excite
5. The root "-val-" (ambivalent, valiant) relates to:
empty
strength or worth
truth
6. "Sesquipedalian" comes from *sesqui-* (one and a half) and *ped-* (foot), meaning:
small-minded
quick-witted
long/complex (words)
7. The root "-gen-" (as in progenitor, genesis) means:
birth or origin
kind or type
both of these
8. "Tenuous" derives from *tenuis*, meaning:
strong
thin/slight
stretched
9. Which prefix means "many"?
multi-
poly-
both of these
10. "Grandiloquent" means using bombastic language, derived from *grandis* and:
-dic-
-loqui-
-loqu-
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