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Example Question #51 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Subterfuge
Onset
Grain
Underground
Information
Evasion
Evasion
"Subterfuge" means a stratagem used to evade a consequence or conceal something. The best answer choice is "evasion." The Latin root word, "subter," means secretly, and the Latin root word, "fugere," means to flee.
Example Question #52 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Volatile
Perfect
Captivating
Regimented
Friendly
Friendly
Benevolent means kind, friendly, or charitable. The root word "bene" means good or well.
Example Question #53 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENT
Urgent
Harmless
Violent
Kindly
Flexible
Kindly
Someone who is benevolent is kindly, helpful, or friendly. The root word is "bene," Latin for "good."
Example Question #51 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMLOCUTION
Spin
Evasion
Incoherence
Wandering
Journey
Evasion
Circumlocution is the act of talking around the point instead of getting directly to it; it's speaking evasively or indirectly. The roots are "circum", Latin for "around", and "locut-" Latin for "speaking;" "circumlocution" is "around-speaking."
Example Question #55 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGENT
Convincing
Deluded
Hidden
Urgent
Machine-like
Convincing
Something that is cogent is logical, sensible, and intelligent. It comes from the Latin root "cog-" meaning "think/know", as in "cognition" (the act of thinking or knowing) and "incognito" (unknown, or under cover).
Example Question #56 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORPULENT
Thoughtful
Obese
Rotting
Unified
Friendly
Obese
Someone who is corpulent is very fat, or obese. This comes from the Latin root "corp-", meaning body, as in "corpse" and "incorporate."
Example Question #57 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CREDULITY
Cruelty
Fidelity
Gullibility
Misery
Hilarity
Gullibility
Credulity is the condition of being eager to believe something, so the synonym is gullibility. The Latin root here is "cred-", which means to believe, as in "credit" (being willing to trust or believe someone or something), and "incredible" (unbelievable).
Example Question #58 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIMINUTIVE
Funny
Insulting
Tiny
Stupid
Degrading
Tiny
"Diminutive" means small, so the synonym you want is "tiny." This comes from the Latin root "minute," meaning a small thing, as in "minute" (small measure of time) and "mini-" (a prefix meaning anything small in size) or "minus" (to make smaller by subtracting).
Example Question #59 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FIDELITY
Carnage
Identification
Loyalty
Cusp
Transfer
Loyalty
The root 'fid' means faith or trust. Fidelity means loyalty.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
Scholarly
Central
Free
Malevolent
New
New
The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.
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