Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots. mortuary fixture postmortem mortality fixative suffix attach death

Explanation:

• For "attach":
• "Fixture" comes from the root related to "fix" which can imply attaching or making firm.
• "Fixative" also has the root "fix" and is something that attaches or makes stable.
• "Suffix" has the root "fix" (in the sense of attaching a word - part at the end).
• For "death":
• "Mortuary" is related to the handling of the dead, with the root "mort" meaning death.
• "Mortality" refers to the state of being subject to death, with the root "mort".
• "Postmortem" means after death, with the root "mort".

Answer:

• attach: fixture, fixative, suffix
• death: mortuary, mortality, postmortem