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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BENEVOLENCE
Desire
Goodness
Evil
Vice
Malevolence
Goodness
"Benevolence" means goodness; someone who is benevolent is virtuous. For clarification, "malevolence" is the antonym of benevolence and means evil or vice.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Roots
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
CREDENTIALS
Qualifications
Prospects
Requirements
Excessive
Misdemeanors
Qualifications
“Credentials” are qualities that make a person suitable for a job or task. It is closest in meaning to "qualifications." To provide further help, “misdemeanors” are petty crimes, bad behavior; “prospects” are opportunities; “requirements” are things that are needed; “excessive” means too much.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AUDIBLE
Able to be felt
Able to be seen
None of these answers
Able to be tasted
Able to be heard
Able to be heard
Something that is "audible" is able to be heard. The prefix, aud-, generally refers to sound or hearing, as in audible or audio.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEBULOUS
Hazy
Astronomical
Definite
Alien
Dusty
Hazy
"Nebulous" means hazy or indistinct, so "hazy" is the correct answer.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Roots
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
VOCIFEROUS
Vapid
Quiet
Noisy
Soft
Enlighten
Noisy
"Vociferous" is a synonym of noisy. It has the root "voc-" in it, which means voice and is found in words like vocal and advocate.
Words you may not know:
- "Enlighten" means to make aware or to inform.
- "Vapid" means lacking life or substance.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Roots
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SANCTIMONIOUS
Self-righteous
Pious
Self-obsessed
Self-centered
Parsimonious
Self-righteous
Sanctimonious means self-righteous, or assured of one’s own superiority. So, "self-righteous" is the correct answer. Someone who is "self-centered" is very selfish, "pious" means religious, and "parismonious" means stingy.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TACITURN
Tedious
Humble
Reticent
Appropriate
Repulsive
Reticent
"Taciturn" most nearly means not saying much, or "reticent." One might write, "The taciturn man listened to the conversation, but didn't volunteer his own opinion."
Example Question #102 : Using Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots To Identify Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MINISCULE
Very small
Timid
Ostentatious
Grandiose
Very large
Very small
"Miniscule" means tiny. For clarification, "grandiose" and "ostentatious" are synonyms that both mean very large and luxurious; "timid" means very shy.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Roots
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INNOVATIVE
Worn
Mobile
Traditional
Incomplete
New
New
"Innovative" is an adjective that means original and unprecedented. Of the answer choices, the word with the closest meaning is "new."
Example Question #104 : 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.
INNOCUOUS
off-kilter
under the skin
harmless
antagonistic
proper
harmless
"Innocuous" means harmless.
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