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228 Chapter 7 Word Elements: Movement7. Since anti means “against,” a medicine namedhelps fight against dizziness, a feeling that the world is “turning”around you.8. The singing voice of got its name because originallyit “held” a song’s melody.9. People who are cannot be “pulled” to a differentpoint of view, or have their minds changed.10. Many stars go in paths, around the sun.■ Practicing Strategies: Combining Context Cluesand Word ElementsIn each sentence, one word is italicized. Use the meaning of the wordelement and the context to make an intelligent guess about its meaning.1. The truck had to make many stops, and so it took a circuitous ratherthan a direct route.Circuitous means .2. Because of the blockage, blood in the artery reached a state of stasis.Stasis means .3. She interjected jokes into her serious speech.Interjected means .The next two items are taken from newspaper sources.4. To keep the mix from drying between waterings, he adds a waterretentivepolymer, such as Soil Moist.Retentive means .5. These days cruises that circumnavigate the globe are more popularand are attracting younger, more active travelers.Circumnavigate means .Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.