Word Knowledge
Yesterday I presented a question on root words.
What does the root word “gress” mean?
As an ASVAB tutor, I stress the importance of learning prefixes, root words, and suffixes to the students in my ASVAB prep course. One of the root words in my book, The ASVAB Tutor’s Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension Study Guide is the root word -gress.
The root word -gress means walk.
There are many words in the English language with the root word -gress.
Here are the meanings of these words.
Progress means forward movement toward a destination.
Progression means the process of developing or moving gradually toward a more advanced state.
Progressive means happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step.
Regress means to return to a former or less developed state.
Regression means the return to a less developed state.
Digress means to leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
Did you know what -gress means?
