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Question 2 of 10
Read the paragraph. Then select the correct answer.


In 1792, the leaders of the United States enacted the Post Office Act. It was a groundbreaking law. The Post Office Act allowed newspapers to be sent through the mail at low rates. It also permitted the establishment of new postal routes, ensuring that people could exchange letters over longer distances. With this new system, the sender and recipient knew their letters would be delivered, no matter how far apart they lived.

Which word contains the prefix meaning "to cause to be" and the Latin root meaning "the process of doing"?


exchange

groundbreaking

permitted

enacted

Answer 1

enacted

Explanation: en- is a prefix meaning "to cause to be" and act (from Latin agere, actus) relates to doing/the process of doing, combined in "enacted."