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Example Question #1 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Eject
throw
hear
belief
look
across
throw
"Ject" usually meansthrow。Another example is "project."
Example Question #1 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Polyglot
many
speak
turn
both
light
many
"Poly" usually meansmany。Another example is "polygon."
Example Question #1 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Intrepid
Fearless
Conversant
Pointed
Final
Broken
Fearless
"Intrepid" meansfearless。The Latin root word, "trepidus," meansfearful。The prefix "in" means不是。
Example Question #2 :Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
INDELIBLE
Permanent
Churned
Dehydrated
Linked
Tangible
Permanent
"Indelible" meanspermanent。The prefix "in" meansnot, and the root "delere" meansto destroy, so it makes sense that if something is "indelible," it is not be able to be destroyed, or permanent. So, "permanent" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "indelible."
Example Question #3 :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.
CIRCUMVENT
Punch
Line
Elevate
Bypass
Confide
Bypass
"Circumvent" meansto go aroundortobypass, so "bypass" is the correct answer. The root wordcircummeansaround, andvenmeansto come。None of the other answers are close in meaning to "circumvent": "punch" meansto hit; "confide" meansto tell secrets to; "elevate" meansto lift; and "line" meansto mark。
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
INDISTINCT
Pliable
Lucid
Fuzzy
Notorious
Compliant
Fuzzy
"Indistinct" meansfuzzy or not clear。"Lucid" is the antonym; it meansclear and easily distinguishable and seen。"Notorious" meanswell-known for bad qualities or manners。"Compliant" meansobedient or submissive。"Pliable" meansbendable and flexible。
Example Question #1 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MISANTHROPIC
Educated
Prospective
Hateful
Preventable
Apparent
Hateful
"Misanthropic" meanshating humankind。The root word "anthro" meanshuman, and the prefix "mis-" meanswrong or incorrect。"Hateful" is thus the answer choice closest in meaning to "misanthropic."
Example Question #21 :Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRETENTIOUS
Fictitious
Unreal
Ephemeral
Ostentatious
Illusory
Ostentatious
Although the word “pretentious” is related to the word “pretend,” do not be fooled. “Pretend” literally meansto stretch forwardin the sense of taking or claiming something. The “-tend” meansstretch, as is found in “extend.” The “pre-” does not meanbefore在世俗的意义上,而是在物理nse—e.g. “he stood before the magistrate.” When someone is pretentious, he or she claims to be something that he or she is not, often doing so with much fanfare to draw attention. The word “ostentatious” means much the same, itself being derived from Latin roots meaningto stretch out to show。
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Prefixes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSITION
Alteration
Oversight
Termination
Dismissal
Regress
Alteration
The word “transition” is taken from two familiar components, though you might not see the second component at first sight. The prefix “trans-” meansacross。When someone “translates” something, he or she “carries” it from one language to another. Likewise, “transferring” is the sending or carrying of something “across from one person or place to another.” The “-ition” is related to the small “-it” in “exit.” It meansto go, and “exit” meansto go out。A “transition” is agoing across from one place, quality, etc. to another。Better stated, it meansa change from one thing to another。"Alteration" is thus the answer choice closest in meaning to "transition."
Example Question #1 :Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGRESS
Private
Entryway
Discredit
Interior
Insult
Entryway
The word “ingress” is perhaps a bit strange looking, but you can infer its meaning from two relatively well known bases. The prefix “in-” merely meansinorinto。而“行走”似乎是未知的,想到我们rds like “progress” or “digress.” The “-gress” in these words comes from the Latin word forto step。The words “grade” and “gradual” both come from this same base. Literally speaking, an “ingress” is a “going in” or—more appropriate for our word choices—the means of going in。For this reason, it often means merely “door,” “entrance,” or “entryway.”
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