SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots to Identify Synonyms

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Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Prefixes

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Revival

Possible Answers:

Possibility

Recovery

Monument

Death

Province

Correct answer:

Recovery

Explanation:

"Revival" meansRecovery; Death means the end of one's life; Monument is usually a figure or symbol that represents something or someone; Province is a territory usually part of a larger state or country; and Possibility is a potential outcome.

Example Question #1 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

UNREST

Possible Answers:

Democracy

Enjoyment

Calmness

Peace

Turmoil

Correct answer:

Turmoil

Explanation:

"Unrest" meansturmoil。"Peace" and "calmness" are antonyms of "unrest" and meantranquiity"Enjoyment" meanspleasureoramusement。"Democracy" is arepresentative government.

Example Question #1 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PREAMBLE

Possible Answers:

Conclusion

Tome

Index

Finale

Introduction

Correct answer:

Introduction

Explanation:

A "preamble" isan introduction that appears before the main body of work, so "introduction" is the correct answer. For clarification, "finale" and "conclusion" each meanan ending, a "tome" isa long and ponderous book, and an "index" isa list of subjects that appear at the end of a book and the numbers of pages on which one can read about them in that book

Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

RETROSPECT

Possible Answers:

Prosperous

Evanescent

Optimism

Hindsight

Exuberant

Correct answer:

Hindsight

Explanation:

"Retrospect" meansrecollection,remembering pastevents,hindsight。You might be able to infer this meaning from the word's roots; "retro-" meansbackwards, as in the word "retroactive" (applying to a span of time in the past) and "spect"meanslookorsee, as in the word "spectacles" (glasses). So, "hindsight" is the correct answer. For clarification, "optimism" isa positive feeling about future events, "prosperous" meanswealthyorsuccessful, "exuberant" meanslively,“埃文escent" meansfleeting

Example Question #2 :Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PRESCIENCE

Possible Answers:

Unpredictability

Improvidence

Foreknowledge

Myopia

Shortsightedness

Correct answer:

Foreknowledge

Explanation:

"Prescience" meansforesightorthe ability to know about something before it has actually happened."Shortsightedness" and "myopia" are synonyms, so we can eliminate those. "Improvidence" meanspoor planning for the future, and "unpredictability"the quality of not being able to be foreseen。"Foreknowledge," which meansforesightor知道ledge of something before it happens, is the only choice that works.

Example Question #3 :Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

IMPARTIAL

Possible Answers:

Demanding

Controlling

Bashful

Unbiased

Harangue

Correct answer:

Unbiased

Explanation:

"Impartial" information isunbiased and uncorrupted by personal intervention。For clarification, someone who is "bashful" iseasily embarrassed; "harangue" meansberate or criticize

Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

不知道

Possible Answers:

Informed

Complete

Obvious

Precise

Unknowing

Correct answer:

Unknowing

Explanation:

"Unaware" meansunknowing。“通知”是指知道ing, so it cannot be the correct answer, because it is an antonym, not a synonym, of "unaware." None of the other answers are close in meaning to "unaware": "obvious" meansovertorpalpable; "complete" meanslacking nothing necessary; and "precise" meansexact

Example Question #2 :Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

UNCERTAIN

Possible Answers:

Bright

Frequent

Unknown

Idiotic

Conclusive

Correct answer:

Unknown

Explanation:

"Uncertain" meansnot known with certainty, so "unknown," an adjective that meansnot known, is the correct answer. "Conclusive" is an antonym of "uncertain"; it meansdefiniteorindisputable.None of the answer choices have a meaning related to that of "uncertain": "bright" meansshiningoremiting lots of light; "idiotic" meansstupidorfoolish; and "frequent" meansoccuring oftenorrepeated.

Example Question #1 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

UNCERTAIN

Possible Answers:

Profitable

Complex

Frequent

Secretive

Unsure

Correct answer:

Unsure

Explanation:

"Uncertain" meansunknownorunsure, so "unsure" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "uncertain": "complex" meanscomplicatedorhaving many different parts; "frequent" meansoccurring repeatedly in a relatively short amount of time; "profitable" meanslucrativeorcapable of making a lot of money; and "secretive" meanshiddenorconcealed

Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin

A synonym of “indispensable” is __________.

Possible Answers:

meticulous

superfluous

frightening

partial

essential

Correct answer:

essential

Explanation:

The word “indispensable” consists of the negative prefix “in-,” which means “not,” and the word “dispensable,” so we can infer that it means “not dispensable.” That inference would be correct, as “indispensable” is an adjective that means “absolutely necessary,” so we need to pick out a word that means something like “necessary.” “Superfluous,” then, cannot be the correct answer, because “superfluous” means “unnecessary, especially through being more than enough,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “indispensable.” “Essential,” however, is an adjective that means “absolutely necessary; extremely important,” and because “essential” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “indispensable,” “essential” is the correct answer.

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