Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots. parasol solarium solar solstice dysplasia dystopia bad; wrong sun

Explanation:

• "dysplasia": The prefix "dys - " means "bad; wrong", and "plasia" refers to growth or development. So "dysplasia" means abnormal growth.
• "dystopia": The prefix "dys - " means "bad; wrong", and "topia" refers to place. So "dystopia" means a bad place (opposite of utopia).
• "parasol": "sol" means sun. A parasol is something that provides protection from the sun.
• "solarium": "sol" means sun. A solarium is a room or place exposed to sunlight for the purpose of sunbathing.
• "solar": Directly related to the sun.
• "solstice": "sol" means sun. The solstice is related to the sun's position (the point where the sun seems to stand still).

Answer:

• bad; wrong: dysplasia, dystopia
• sun: parasol, solarium, solar, solstice