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Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSENSUS
Candor
Control
Adversity
Adept
Accord
Accord
"Consensus" means a unanimous agreement or an accord, so "accord" is the correct answer. For clarification, "unanimous" means concordant and specifically refers to a situation in which all parties agree to something; "adversity" means hardships or difficulties that need to be overcome, "adept" means skilled, "candor" means honesty or frankness, and "control" means dominance.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISTASTEFUL
Agreeable
Praiseworthy
Well-mannered
Excessive
Unpleasant
Unpleasant
"Distasteful" means unpleasant. "Agreeable" means pleasant, so it is an antonym, not a synonym, of "civil," and cannot be the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "distasteful": "praiseworthy" means of high quality or worthy of praise or worrisome, "well-mannered" means having good manners or polite, and "excessive" means more than is necessary or too much.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISSATISFIED
Joyful
Grateful
Respectable
Unhappy
Pleased
Unhappy
One can infer that "dissatisfied" means not satisfied because it is a combination of the negative prefix "dis-", which means not, and the word "satisfied." "Unhappy" is the answer choice that is closest in meaning to "dissatisfied," so "unhappy" is the correct answer.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Recall
to research
to disturb
to remember
to direct
to begin
to remember
"Recall" means to remember.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Synonyms: Choose the word or phrase that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
INTERPOSE
Cliché
Interrupt
Douse
Commodious
Abduct
Interrupt
The prefix inter- means between, and the word “interpose” means to put between, to interject into a conversation. This is closest in meaning to “interrupt,” which you will notice has the same prefix. To provide further help, “abduct” means kidnap, take; a “cliché” is something likely true, but well-established and unoriginal; “douse” means cover in water; “commodious” means roomy, spacious.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
EXTRAJUDICIAL
Outside the law
Changes to the Constitution
Outside conventional science
Outside the country
Dismissal from the court
Outside the law
“Judicial” means related to law or legal matters, and the prefix extra- means beyond, outside of, so “extrajudicial” means beyond the law, or outside the law. To provide further help, “conventional” means ordinary; the “constitution” is the written down set of founding laws and principles for a country; “dismissal” means removal.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMBIDEXTROUS
Final competition
Lost and found
Able to use both hands
Single-minded
Room temperature
Able to use both hands
If you are “ambidextrous,” you can use both hands with equal proficiency. It is linked to the word “dexterity,” which describes your ability to do things with your hands. The prefix "ambi-" means both or around, such as in the word "ambient."
Example Question #41 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INFERTILE
Sequential
Fecund
Barren
Fraternal
Miserable
Barren
The prefix "in-" is a negative prefix; it takes a word “fertile,” which means able to have children, and turns it into “infertile,” which has the opposite meaning of not able to have children. Another word for “infertile” is “barren.” As for the other answer choices, none are close in meaning to "infertile": “fecund” is another word for fertile; “miserable” means very sad; “sequential” means happening in sequence or happening in an order; and “fraternal” means having to do with brothers or brotherhood.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Synonyms: Choose the word or phrase that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
POSTPARTUM
After marriage
After death
After birth
Afterwards
Afterlife
After birth
The prefix post- means after, and the word fragment -partum- means related to birth. “Postpartum” means after birth.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISBAR
Laud
Extol
Expel
Praise
Commend
Expel
The prefix "dis-" commonly means a negation of or to remove. In this instance, the word “disbar” means expel or banish from a group. Its original meaning was to take away the right of an attorney to practice law; however, it is now used to mean expel or remove from office. To help you, the other four answer choices are all synonyms of each other—they all mean offer praise about.
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