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Using Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes - Quiz - Level G
Question 4
If you know that the Latin prefix pre- means "before," you
can probably guess the meaning of the word prehistoric.
Which word in this sentence can help you figure out
whether your guess was correct?
"Down below grunted and growled prehistoric
monsters-great brute dinosaurs, steam shovels and cranes
feeding on the muck, a ton at a gulp."
cranes
muck
growled
dinosaurs
HIE
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Dinosaurs.

Explanation:

As stated in the given question, the word "pre-historic" means anything that is in the past. "Pre" means before and "historic" means anything that is already gone and done.

Taking into account the given sentence, pre-historic may eventually refer to anything from the past. And with that in mind, a thing from the past can best be referred to as "dinosaurs" for they are already extinct and just 'a thing of the past". Thus, the correct answer is "dinosaurs".

Dinosaurs.

Explanation:

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