The prefix or root word "port-" meansrelated to moving or transporting, so a “porter” is another name for a“doorman.” For example, the person who collects your bags and holds the door for you at a hotel is considered a "porter." To provide further help, a “protector” issomeone who defends someone else.

A “conjunction” issomething that joins words together, a connection. The root "junct" meansjoining, as in “junction.” To provide further help, “enamor” meanslove; “mar” meansruin; “novelty” meansnewness or originality.

"Allegiance," meaningdevotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause, comes from the same root as the words "ally" and "allied." An "ally" isa person on your side of an argument or war. "Devotion" and "loyalty" also describe dedication.

“欣赏”这个词也许是如此常见,你所愿ll at first trick yourself into choosing the wrong answer. The word comes from Latin roots that are related to the word "miracle" and "miraculous." Miracles and miraculous things are things thatarouse wonder, for they areunexpectedandmarvelous. When we "admire" someone, wefind that person to be wonderful or out of the ordinary. This sense of marvel and wonder leads us tohave respect forthe person. Therefore, while we can perhaps say that admiration is more than mere respect, still among the answers provided, this is the best option for a synonym.

The word "persist" comes from root words in Latin that meanto stand thoroughly, to the end. To "persist" is to remain steadfast and devoted to something—not giving up but instead continuing. A "persistent" cold is one that remains for a long time, and a "persistent" person is someone who never gives up. The word "persist" can be used as a verb to indicate that something continues on, as when "the cold weather persisted for weeks," meaning that it continued or endured for weeks. (To "endure" can mean tocontinue existing.) Therefore, the best option among those provided is "endure." Note, however, that "to persist" does not necessarily mean "to devote." "To devote" time to something might be a way of persisting, but the two words do not exactly indicate the same thing.

"Negligent" is an adjective that means "failing to take proper care in doing something. While "negative" might look like a potentially good answer because both "negligent" and "negative" begin with the root word "neg-" which means "no," "not," or "deny," "negative" does not mean the same thing as "negligent," so it cannot be the correct answer. "Irresponsible," however, is an adjective that is used of a person, attitude, or action and means "not showing a proper sense of responsability." Because "irresponsible" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "negligent," it is the correct answer.

The word "apprehend" comes from the Latin forto lay ahold of. When we "com-prehend" something, we understand it thoroughly—we grasp it thoroughly. The word "apprehend" is often used when we talk about capturing a criminal. The police "apprehend" a wrongdoer, meaning that theycapture,seize, orcatchhim or her. Therefore, the best answer among those provided is "catch."

The word "annihilate" literally means "to make into nothing." The "-nihil-" portion of the word comes from the Latin for "nothing." "Annihilation" is complete destruction, and "to annihilate" is to bring about such complete destruction. Although bombing, battering, and attacking might bemeansto bringing it about, only the word "obliterate" is a good synonym for complete destruction. The word "obliterate" means "to utterly destroy" and literally means "to erase like letters from a paper." To "obliterate" a city is to "wipe it out from existence."

The word "illuminate" has the base "-lumen- / -lumin" in it. This comes from the Latin for "light." If you look at your lightbulbs, you will see that they are not only measured in watts but also in "lumens." This measurement—"lumens"—indicates the amount of light that the bulb produces. During the holiday season, people might speak of "exterior illumination" when they decorate their houses outside. This describes the "outside lights" that they put up on the house and the bushes and/or trees around their houses. To "illuminate" something is to shine light on it. Therefore, the best option for a synonym is "brighten."

"Domestic" meanspertaining to the home.The best choice is "household" because it has the same definition as domestic when used as an adjective, as in the phrase "household chores." The "dom-" in "domestic" comes from the Latin word forhouse.