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Understanding Latin roots can help identify the meanings of complex vocabulary. Which definitions correctly match each of the root-derived vocabulary words below?

  • TaciturnHabitually silent and uncommunicative
  • GregariousSociable and fond of company
  • PugnaciousCombative and eager to fight
  • ImmutableUnchanging over time

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Taciturn matches with 'Habitually silent and uncommunicative', Gregarious matches with 'Sociable and fond of company', Pugnacious matches with 'Combative and eager to fight', and Immutable matches with 'Unchanging over time'.
Each word directly reflects its underlying Latin root: 'taciturn' relates to silence ('tac-'), 'gregarious' relates to groups/flocks ('greg-'), 'pugnacious' relates to fighting ('pugn-'), and 'immutable' relates to lack of change ('mut-').

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Isolate the root and affixes of each target word
Identify 'tac-' (silent) in Taciturn, 'greg-' (flock) in Gregarious, 'pugn-' (fight) in Pugnacious, and 'im-' + 'mut-' (not + change) in Immutable.
Deconstructing words into etymological building blocks provides the primary semantic meaning.
2
Connect the root meanings to the corresponding definitions
Taciturn corresponds to quietness, Gregarious to sociability, Pugnacious to combativeness, and Immutable to resistance to change.
Aligning root definitions directly reveals the exact synonym definitions without ambiguity.

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