Vocabulary and Word Meaning Quiz

What does the prefix "ac-" mean?

• from, away, down

• to, toward, near

• apart, away

• back, again

What is the meaning of the root "celer"?

• step

• fast

• make

• act

What does the suffix "-ion" signify?

• to make, to act

• an action or process

• fast

• step

Which word means "a movement forward or onward; improvement"?

• regression

• progress

• deceleration

• digress

Which word means "a movement back to an earlier state"?

• regression

• acceleration

• progress

• digression

Which word means "to depart from the main issue, subject, etc."?

• regress

• digress

• progress

• accelerate

Which word means "to go back to an earlier state"?

• progress

• regress

• accelerate

• digress

What does the root "gress" mean?

• fast

• step

• make

• act

The contractor was hoping to __________________ the building process so the office complex would be finished before winter started.

• decelerate

• accelerate

• progress

• regress

The teacher was happy to see the __________________ his class had made in learning multiplication.

• regression

• progress

• deceleration

• digression