Question

use your knowledge of word roots to match each word on the left with its definition on the right.
corporeal

generation

credence

theocracy

a belief that something is real

having a body

a group of people born at the same

a country ruled by religious leaders

Explanation:

• "corporeal" comes from the Latin root corpus meaning "body", so it matches "having a body".
• "generation" relates to a cohort of people born in the same time frame, matching "a group of people born at the same [time]".
• "credence" comes from the Latin root credere meaning "to believe", so it matches "a belief that something is real".
• "theocracy" combines the Greek roots theos (god) and kratos (rule), matching "a country ruled by religious leaders".

Answer:

• corporeal → having a body
• generation → a group of people born at the same [time]
• credence → a belief that something is real
• theocracy → a country ruled by religious leaders