Word Study Unit - 96 Miles Vocabulary and Word Roots

Vocabulary words, definitions, prefixes, roots, suffixes, and analogy types from the Word Study Unit.

reservoir

lake used to store water for community use

self-reliance

personal independence

wince

drawback, as with fear or pain

sullen

showing a brooding ill humor

taper

diminish gradually

lope

run easily

ration

a fixed portion that is allotted

mesmerize

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

slump

fall or sink heavily

revolting

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

con-

with, together

de-

away, down

infra-

beneath

ob-

against

re-

back, again

struct

build

-ion

state, quality, act

-ure

process, condition

Destruction

The act of destroying; a state of damage

Construct

To form by putting together parts

Reconstruction

The act of putting back together

Infrastructure

Underlying framework of a system

Obstruction

An obstacle or something put up against something else

Synonym Analogy

An analogy involving words with the same or nearly identical meanings

Antonym Analogy

An analogy involving words that have opposite meanings

Cause and Effect Analogy

An analogy involving a relationship where a cause makes something happen and an effect is the result