Question

Using the charts above as references, find two words using the root below. If you need to, use your dictionary (Do not use the example word given above.). Then illustrate that the word has the meaning of that root by using one of those words in a sentence.

Example: mon

1. admonish

2. demonstrate

She admonished her children to stay away from the busy street.

gest
1. 2.

Answer 1

Two words using the root -gest- are gesture and digestion. The original meaning of the root as inherited from Lating was "carry" or "perform". In modern English, however, the word has a separate meaning of "a tale of adventures" or "a romance in verse" (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary).

Step-by-step explanation:

Here is a sentence with the word "gesture".

Peter's gift was a very kind gesture.

As for the connection of the word "gesture" with its root: the gift actually "carries" kindness or "performs" an act of kindness.