Deciphering Definitions
These are words you haven’t seen in this book. They are
all real words containing the word parts you’ve been studying.
- First, categorize the words as either “positive,”
“negative,” or “neutral” by marking each blank.
- Second, define each one in the space below (or on a separate
sheet of paper) based solely on your knowledge of word parts.
- Third, look these words up in your dictionary
to see how close you were.
Set 1
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1. circumnavigate |
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2. patricide |
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3. dystopia |
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4. primal |
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5. nominal |
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6. expulsion |
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7. amity |
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8. inauguration |
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9. interregnum |
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10. brachiation |
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11. infraction |
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12. misanthropic |
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13. ingrate |
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14. capitation |
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15. malediction |
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16. metonymy |
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17. transpiration |
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18. archetype |
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19. heliotropic |
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20. diachronic |
Set 2
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1. ambulatory |
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2. amphitheater |
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3. anthropogenesis |
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4. aqueduct |
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5. archaism |
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6. synchronic |
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7. microcosm |
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8. incorporate |
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9. gradient |
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10. ideography |
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11. malodorous |
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12. circumspect |
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13. extemporaneous |
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14. tractable |
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15. convivial |
