Question

touching base twelve words of latin origin appear in this box. the italicized part of each word is called the base. use the glossary to figure out the meaning of the base. learn each base and its meaning or meanings, then complete the rest of the exercises. glossary base meaning anim mind; feeling; life; heart capit, cipit (cept) head grand great greg flock; herd jur to swear; law leg (lig), lect (lit) to choose; to gather mut to change ped foot purg to clear sent, sens to feel; to think tenu thin vi way; road branching out here is a list of english words. each word includes one or more of the latin bases you have been studying. the base or bases are italicized. match each word with its meaning. english word meaning 1. aggrandizement a. social 2. devious b. hindrance 3. recapitulate c. tricky; off the beaten path 4. gregarious d. hostility 5. purgatory e. changeable 6. impediment f. thin, unsubstantial 7. abjure g. exaggeration 8. mutable h. premonition 9. tenuous i. qualified to be chosen 10. presentiment j. summarize 11. animosity k. deny under oath 12. eligible l. place for purification

Explanation:

1. "aggrandizement" contains "GRAND" (great), so it means exaggeration - g.
2. "devious" has "VI" (way; road), and it implies tricky; off the beaten path - c.
3. "recapitulate" has "CAPIT" (head), and it means summarize - j.
4. "gregarious" has "GREG" (flock; herd), related to social - a.
5. "purgatory" has "PURG" (to clear), a place for purification - l.
6. "impediment" has "PED" (foot), can be seen as a hindrance - b.
7. "abjure" has "JUR" (to swear; law), means deny under oath - k.
8. "mutable" has "MUT" (to change), means changeable - e.
9. "tenuous" has "TENU" (thin), means thin, unsubstantial - f.
10. "presentiment" has "SENT, SENS" (to feel; to think), means premonition - h.
11. "animosity" has "ANIM" (mind; feeling), means hostility - d.
12. "eligible" has "LEG (LIG), LECT (LIT)" (to choose; to gather), means qualified to be chosen - i.

Answer:

1. g. exaggeration
2. c. tricky; off the beaten path
3. j. summarize
4. a. social
5. l. place for purification
6. b. hindrance
7. k. deny under oath
8. e. changeable
9. f. thin, unsubstantial
10. h. premonition
11. d. hostility
12. i. qualified to be chosen