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KEY: 1–a, 2–b, 3–c, 4–b, 5–c, 6–b, 7–c, 8–c
B. Can you recognize roots?
ROOT MEANING
1. ego ___________
EXAMPLE egoist
2. alter ___________
EXAMPLE alternative
3. verto ___________
EXAMPLE introvert
4. misein ___________
EXAMPLE misogynist
5. anthropos ___________
EXAMPLE anthropologist
6. gyne ___________
EXAMPLE gynecologist
7. gamos ___________
EXAMPLE bigamy
8. centrum ___________
EXAMPLE egocentric
9. dexter ___________
EXAMPLE dexterous
10. droit ___________
EXAMPLE adroit
11. monos ___________
EXAMPLE monogamy
12. andros ___________