SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Analogies: Prefixes from Greek
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Example Question #1 :Analogies: Prefixes From Greek
Complete this analogy.
Antiquated is to the past as__________is to the present.
current
severe
mundane
youthful
obdurate
current
The Greek and Latin prefixanti-can mean eitheropposite, againstas in "antisocial" which meansnot social. Or,anti-can meanold, ancient. In "antiquated" it is used in the latter sense, "antiquated" meansvery old, outdated, ancient. Something from the past could be described as "antiquated," so which of these is a word that could describe something from the present? The correct answer is "current" which meanscontemporary, in the present. Additionally, "youthful" meansyoung; "mundane" meansordinary, boring; "severe" meansintense, harsh; "obdurate" meansstubborn, intractable.
Example Question #1 :Analogies: Prefixes From Greek
Complete this analogy.
Astronomy is to space as geology is to__________.
life
rocks
weather
economics
chemistry
rocks
The Greek prefixastr-means星星,太阳and the Greek root-nom-meansarrangement, order, study. So, "astronomy" is literallythe arrangement of the starsorthe study of outer space. Furthermore, the Greek prefixgeo-meansEarth, of the Earthand the suffix-ologymeansstudy of. So, "geology" is literallythe study of the Earthorthe study of rocks and rock formations.
Example Question #1 :Analogies: Prefixes From Greek
Complete this analogy.
Cytology is to cells as nomology is to__________.
math
probability
equations
law
public health
law
"Cytology" isthe study of cells, so to solve this analogy you need to determine what "nomology" is the study of. To solve this problem it helps to consider the meaning of the Greek prefixnom-which meanslaw, order. So, "nomology" isthe study of law.
Example Question #1 :Analogies: Prefixes From Greek
Complete this analogy.
Anthropology is to__________as meteorology is to weather.
mankind
animals
recreation
occupations
literature
mankind
To solve this problem you need to rely on your knowledge of Greek prefixes. To begin with "meteorology" isthe study of weather, the atmosphere, and weather patterns. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "anthropology" is the study of. The Greek prefixanthrop-meanshuman, so "anthropology" isthe study of mankind, the study of humans.
Example Question #3 :Analogies: Prefixes From Greek
Complete this analogy.
Xenophobia is to foreigners as arachnophobia is to_______________.
silence
politics
spiders
psychology
travel
spiders
"Xenophobia" isan irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. The correct answer will demonstrate a relationship between a fear and the object of that fear. "Arachno" derives from the Greek root meaningspider,and "arachnophobia" is the fear of spiders.
Example Question #2 :Analogies: Prefixes From Greek
Complete this analogy.
Claustrophobia is to trapped as acrophobia is to_______________.
dogs
spiders
loneliness
高度s
snakes
高度s
To begin with the suffix-phobiameansfear of. "Claustrophobia" isthe fear of being "trapped," the fear of tight spaces. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what someone who suffers from "acrophobia" is afraid of. The key here is the prefixacro-(as in "acropolis"), it means高度, high. So, "acrophobia" isthe fear of "heights" or high places.
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