1. After 8 roots we will have a quiz!
Unit #7
clud, clus . fus . dict . ambi. circum. apo . lingu . gam, gamy.
After 8 roots we will have a quiz!

2. 1. clud, clus = to close exclude ex(out) clud(close) e
to shut out or keep out; prevent the entrance of
seclude
se(apart) clud(close) e
 to put or withdraw into solitude; remove from contact
1. clud, clus = to close

3. 2. fus = pour refuse re(back; again) fus(pour) e to decline to accept
confuse
con(together) fus(pour) e
to combine without order; to make unclear
2. fus = pour

4. 3. dict = speak; proclaim Predict pre(before) dict(speak)
to state or tell about or make known in advance
contradict
contra(against) dict(speak)
to express a statement and its opposite
3. dict = speak; proclaim

5. 4. ambi = on both sides ambivalent
ambi(on both sides) valent(ability; capacity; strength)
feeling opposing feelings that cause indecisions
ambidextrous
ambi(on both sides) dextr(right hand) ous(full of)
able to use both hands equally well
4. ambi = on both sides

6. 5. circum = around circumlocution circum(around) locution(speech)
the use of many words, deliberate attempt to be vague
circumspection
circum(around) spect(look; see) ion(act of)
the state or quality of using good judgment or common sense
5. circum = around

7. 6. apo = away, from, off, separate
apostrophe
apo(away) strophe(turn)
(‘) or a type of speaking in which an absent person is addressed
apoplexy
apo(separate) plex(to strike) y
 unconsciousness or incapacity; resulting from a brain hemorrhage or stroke
6. apo = away, from, off, separate

8. 7. lingu = language, tounge
bilingual
bi(two) lingu(language) al(related to)
describes someone who knows two languages
Linguistics
lingu(language) ist(one who) ic(characteristic of) s
the academic study of languages rules and structures
7. lingu = language, tounge

9. 8. gam, gamy = marriage polygamy poly(many) gamy(marriages)
marriage to more than two people simultaneously
hypergamy
hyper(above) gamy(marriages)
 “marrying up”; marriage to someone of a higher socioeconomic class states
8. gam, gamy = marriage