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KEY: 1–c, 2–b, 3–c, 4–a, 5–c, 6–b, 7–a, 8–b, 9–b, 10–a, 11–b, 12–b, 13–c, 14–b, 15–b, 16–b,
17–a, 18–a, 19–b

B. Can you recognize roots?

MEANING ROOT

1. penuria _________________

EXAMPLE penury

2. fluo _________________

EXAMPLE affluent

3. opulentus _________________

EXAMPLE opulent

4. ephemera _________________

EXAMPLE ephemeral

5. vanesco _________________

EXAMPLE evanescent

6. pheme _________________

EXAMPLE euphemism

7. phone _________________

EXAMPLE phonetics

8. logos _________________

EXAMPLE eulogy

9. thanatos _________________

EXAMPLE euthanasia

10. platys _________________

EXAMPLE platitude, platypus

11. odyne _________________

EXAMPLE anodyne