Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots.
straight
far away
push or strain
direct
indirectly
telephone
compress
pressure
telegraph
telescope
telegram

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze word roots:

• For "straight": Words with "rect" (meaning straight) like direct, indirectly, straight (matches the root for straight direction).
• For "far away": Words with "tele" (meaning far) like telegraph, telephone, telescope, telegram (all relate to distance/communication over far).
• For "push or strain": Words with "press" (meaning push/strain) like pressure, compress, press (related to force/pushing).

Answer:

• "straight" category: direct, indirectly, straight
• "far away" category: telegraph, telephone, telescope, telegram
• "push or strain" category: pressure, compress, press