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Difficulty: MediumLatin Roots

Analyzing morphological roots helps determine the precise meanings of complex terminology. Match each Latin root on the left with its foundational English definition on the right.

  • ced / cessto go, yield, or withdraw
  • fract / fragto break, shatter, or snap
  • jectto throw, cast, or hurl
  • clud / clusto close, shut, or confine

Answer

'ced / cess' matches 'to go, yield, or withdraw'; 'fract / frag' matches 'to break, shatter, or snap'; 'ject' matches 'to throw, cast, or hurl'; 'clud / clus' matches 'to close, shut, or confine'.
The correct pairings accurately reflect foundational Latin etymologies: 'ced/cess' signifies 'to go, yield, or withdraw' (as in 'concession'); 'fract/frag' signifies 'to break, shatter, or snap' (as in 'infraction'); 'ject' signifies 'to throw, cast, or hurl' (as in 'interject'); and 'clud/clus' signifies 'to close, shut, or confine' (as in 'occlusion').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze each Latin morpheme and recall English derivatives containing the root.
Identified derivative families: 'recede/procession' for 'ced/cess', 'fracture/fragile' for 'fract/frag', 'eject/trajectory' for 'ject', and 'include/seclusion' for 'clud/clus'.
Connecting roots to known vocabulary isolates the core morphemic definition.
2
Pair each root with its primary definition.
'ced/cess' corresponds to movement/yielding ('to go, yield, or withdraw'); 'fract/frag' corresponds to structural disruption ('to break, shatter, or snap'); 'ject' corresponds to propulsion ('to throw, cast, or hurl'); 'clud/clus' corresponds to enclosure ('to close, shut, or confine').
Verifies that each morphological root directly maps to its etymological English meaning.

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Latin Root Morpheme Decoding
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