Using Context Clues and Word Parts Directions: Use One of the Word

question 9

Short Answer

Using Context Clues and Word Parts Directions: Use one of the word parts below to fill in the blanks and create a word that fits the context.
           jec/ject (to throw)                                                       mis/miso (to hate)
            junc/junct (to join)                                                      mono (one)
            gen/gene (production, formation, origin, cause)         
Although some men in the United States freely take more than one wife because their religion encourages it, most can't handle anything more complicated than  ____________________gamy.^*
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*gam: Greek root meaning "marriage."

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Definitions:

-Ectomy

A suffix used in medical terms to denote the surgical removal of a specified part of the body.

Combining Form

In linguistics, especially in the formation of technical or medical terms, a form that combines with another form to create a new word, often linked by a vowel.

Prefix

A word, letter, or number placed before another.

Consonant

A basic speech sound made by obstructing part of the vocal tract, classified differently from vowels in linguistics.