Question

Match each root with its meaning. Match Term Definition 1. Loc A) Measure 2. Ject B) Place 3. Meter C) To step 4. Grad/gress D) To throw 5. Junct E) To join

Answer 1

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Explanation:

• Loc is matched with Place (1 – B). It is the Latin word for the place, and so it is today used in the roots of the words connected to places and placing, such as location, dislocate, local, locus.
• Ject is matched with To Throw (2 – D). Ject is the Latin word for the verb to throw. It appears as the root in the words like reject (connected to throwing back), projector (throwing pictures on the screen), but also words like a jet are derived from it as the plane is "thrown" into the air.
• Meter is matched with Mesure (3 – A). Today meter is the unit for measuring the distance. The word meter comes from the Greek language.
• Grad and gress are matched with to step (4 – C). Grad and gress both mean to step on Latin. It is today in English seen in the words that are like 'stepping' to another phase or stepping stone – graduate, grades in school, to grade someone, digress, transgress, etc.
• Junct is matched with To join (5 – E). Junct is the Latin word for join, unite, and is today the root for words connected to joining, such as conjunct, junction, and adjunct.