Use your knowledge of roots and prefixes to guess the meaning of the words below.

1.After several days the flood water began to recede from the street.

    to go higher  
    to appear for the first time  
    to have a strong bad smell  
    to move back or away

2.His addiction to drugs propelled him towards a life of crime.

    drove forward  
     kept cool  
         turned into  
         proved  
3.A biannual publication will come out in January and again in July.

    happening often  
     happening every two years  
         happening two times a year  
         lasting forever or for a long time

4.My grandparents are quite resistant to any kind of change.

    considered carefully  
     listened to with interest   
         reluctant to change  
         amused by  

5.The committee will convene at 9.00 tomorrow.

    to finish one's business  
     to come together  
         to make a decision 
         to celebrate a victory

6.Ferdinard Marcos fled to Hawaii in 1986 after being deposed as president of the Philippines .

    voted in favor of  
     accused a person of doing something wrong  
         forced out of an official high position  
         announced the death of a person   

7.If you want to be sure we have exactly the same time, we should synchronize our watches.

    seem difficult to perform  
     set at the same time  
         gain strength   
         be quick and graceful

8.If you speak against a person, you contradict him.

    to support  
     to give clear proof  
         to debate  
         to show to be wrong or untruthful   

9.After the transplant, his body rejected the new heart.

    considered   
     accepted  
         denied  
         gave thanks for  

10.The rebels abducted the women and children from the village and asked for food to set them free.

    took away a person unlawfully
    joined within an activity
    complained to the police about
    hurt and killed
11.As the French airport closed during the protest, the plane was diverted to London.
    made an additional trip  
    caused to turn away  
    sent for repair  
    sold 

12.The school director was upset when he received an anonymous letter.

    continuing bitter complaints  
     threatening violence   
         without the writer's name  
         long and difficult to understand  
13.Antibiotics will cure many diseases but not the common cold.

    vitamins  
     a course of body strengthening exercise  
         a group of green vegetables 
         a bacteria destroying substance

14.Sandy was sunk in apathy after her failure

    satisfaction of public demand.  
     lack of desire or ability to act in any way  
         the loss of the ability to understand speech  
         official permission  

15.Many times we need to go back and look at the events in retrospect in order to understand the present .

    looking back towards the past  
     because of the explanation of another person  
         an unfavorable judgment  
         a conclusion after thought and discussion

16.A very good example of an adhesive is glue

    a metal that can be bent  
     an outer covering  
         any kind of plastic  
         a substance that holds things together  

17.Automobiles emit carbon monoxide, which pollutes.

    produce  
     send out  
         cause to boil  
         remove impure substance 

18.Nick has been expelled from school for gambling.

    sent away officially  
     injured  
         warned in strong language  
         punished   

19.That one is a portable CD player. You can bring it with you any place.

    able to be carried   
    able to be kept in the house 
    able to be eaten  
         able to be fold  

20.The party was disrupted by a group of young boys throwing stones.

    expressed one's intention to hurt, punish or cause pai
    gone around on every side
    talked quickly and continuously
    broken in upon and brought into disorder

 
 
 

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