Latin Roots R Us

1.ambidextrous	a)an instrument for measuring light intensity or optical properties of solutions or surfaces
2.indictment	b)able to use the right and left hands equally well
3.dictation	c)the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material
4.maternity	d)the chemical element of atomic number 15; a solid that ignites spontaneously in air and glows in the dark
5.matradelphy	e)A mother's brother who is the uncle of her children
6.phosphorus	f)a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
7.photometer	g)the state of being a mother; motherhood
8.ambiguous	h)open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
9.fracture	i)the act of saying or reading aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record
10.fraction	j)a numerical quantity that is not a whole number

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Activity 2
                               1.The plant was _________ , therefore it had both leaves and flowers.
                                    a)interdict       b)ambiparous       c)intimater       d)photoautotroph

                               2.The __________, the proclamation of taxes in Ancient Rome, was with met by resistance by the citizens.
                                    a)fratus       b)ambivalence       c)indiction       d)photocurrents

                               3. Instead of throwing away the broken pieces, we made _________.
                                    a)fractals       b)photocompositions       c)ambiences       d)verdicts

                               4.The child was comforted by the ________ touch of the home.
                                    a)retrodict       b)maternal       c)photodiode       d)fractious

                               5.The crowd applauded the ___________ of the judge.
                                    a)verdict       b)ambivert       c)photodetector       d)fractious

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