Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots. subservient encircled circuit servant circus service serve circle

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the roots of each word:

• For the root "serve" (related to serving): "subservient" (relating to serving), "servant" (one who serves), "service" (act of serving) share this root.
• For the root "circle" (related to circular/round): "encircled" (surrounded in a circle), "circuit" (a circular path), "circus" (originally a circular arena) share this root.

Answer:

• Under "serve": subservient, servant, service
• Under "circle": encircled, circuit, circus