Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots. quadriplegic antitoxin quadruped quadrant quadrilateral detoxify poison four

Explanation:

• For "poison":
• The root related to "poison" is "tox".
• "antitoxin" means a substance that counteracts a toxin (poison).
• "detoxify" means to remove poison or harmful substances.
• For "four":
• The root related to "four" is "quadr".
• "quadriplegic" refers to a person with paralysis of four limbs.
• "quadruped" is an animal with four feet.
• "quadrant" is one of four sections (like in a circle divided into four parts).
• "quadrilateral" is a four - sided figure.

Answer:

• poison: antitoxin, detoxify
• four: quadriplegic, quadruped, quadrant, quadrilateral