Rootonym 6 December Answers are published below and we have included the root word, it’s meaning, the hint so that you can get a little help and trying to figure it out yourself, and finally we have included the answer if you cannot figure it out yourself.
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LECT | Root means ‘choose, gather’
A tendency to favor something in particular: partiality; preference (noun)
hintDon has a ________ for the Chicago Cubs because that was his father’s favorite team.for exampleDon has a PREDILECTION for the Chicago Cubs because that was his father’s favorite team.answer:PREDILECTION
To take by preference from a number or group: to choose; to pick out (verb)
hintSpectators cheered when the band decided to ________ Sousa’s popular marches and play them.for exampleSpectators cheered when the band decided to SELECT Sousa’s popular marches and play them.answer:SELECT
Faculty of the mind for thinking or acquiring knowledge of a high, complex order (noun)
hintFran is a precocious girl who shows an astounding ________ that impresses her teachers.for exampleFran is a precocious girl who shows an astounding INTELLECT that impresses her teachers.answer:INTELLECT
The act of recalling to mind something forgotten or overlooked; a memory; remembrance (noun)
hintHelga enjoys listening to her aunt’s ________ of her childhood in Switzerland.for exampleHelga joys listening to her aunt’s RECOLLECTION of her childhood in Switzerland.answer:RECOLLECTION
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