Beginning Roots - Unit 23-24

1. What does serv in servant mean? 7. What does re- in reserve mean?

ⓐ to measure ⓐ apart, away; not

ⓑ to serve, protect, save ⓑ under, below
ⓒ build ⓒ to, toward, against
ⓓ to lean, bend, slope ⓓ with, together
ⓔ write, written ⓔ back, again

2. What does -al in thermal mean? 8. What does meter in thermometer mean?

ⓐ one who, that which ⓐ drug

ⓑ like, related to; an action of process ⓑ center
ⓒ condition ⓒ to measure
ⓓ ⓓ to serve, protect, save
ⓔ having the quality of ⓔ to lean, bend, slope

3. What does therm in thermometer mean? 9. What does -ent in subservient mean?

ⓐ turn ⓐ able to be
ⓑ to measure ⓑ one who, that which; like, related to
ⓒ to bend ⓒ tending to
ⓓ heat ⓓ condition
ⓔ take, hold ⓔ place where

4. What does con- in conservation mean? 10. What does -ant in servant mean?

ⓐ with, together ⓐ state, quality, act

ⓑ step ⓑ like, relating to
ⓒ hear ⓒ of or belong to
ⓓ to stay, position ⓓ one who, that which
ⓔ to serve, protect, save ⓔ to make, to act

5. What does -ation in conservation mean? 11. What does stat in thermostat mean?

ⓐ one who, that which ⓐ to measure

ⓑ tending to ⓑ build
ⓒ an action or process ⓒ height, top
ⓓ full of, having the quality of ⓓ write
ⓔ place where ⓔ to stay, position

6. What does cline in thermocline mean? 12. What does pre- in preserve mean?

ⓐ to lean, bend, slope ⓐ before; in front of

ⓑ live, life ⓑ against, opposite
ⓒ to stay, position ⓒ between, among
ⓓ to measure ⓓ back, again
ⓔ to feel, to perceive ⓔ out, from, away