Module 7 Adjective Roots

Question 1

ambly-

Answer 1

dull; blunt

[no connecting vowel follows]

Question 2

amph-

Answer 2

both

[connecting vowel always i or o]

Question 3

amb-

Answer 3

both

[connecting vowel always i]

Question 4

arch-

Answer 4

ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

Question 5

archae-

Answer 5

ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

Question 6

arche-

Answer 6

ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

Question 7

aut-

Answer 7

spontaneous; itself; own; self

[often modifies termination rather than the root, and almost always placed at the beginning of a term]

Question 8

crypt-

Answer 8

hidden

Question 9

echin-

Answer 9

spiny [adjective]; a spine [noun]

[Does not refer to the human spine]

Question 10

gymn-

Answer 10

naked

Question 11

hem-*

Answer 11

half

[connecting vowel i]
[See Mod. 8, hem-]

Question 12

sem-

Answer 12

half

[connecting vowel i]

Question 13

pan-

Answer 13

all; entire; whole

[no connecting vowel]

Question 14

hol-

Answer 14

all; entire; whole