ISEE Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Roots from Latin

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Example Questions

Example Question #205 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ENVISION

Possible Answers:

Erect

Replace

Imagine

Predict

Delete

Correct answer:

Imagine

Explanation:

The Latin root -vis- means see, sight, as in "vision" or "visible." So, to "envision" means to see or picture in one's mind, to imagine. Additionally, to "erect" means to build, to put up

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