Synonyms: Prefixes from Greek

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1

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

AUTONOMY

Independence

CORRECT

Finance

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Replica

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Theory

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Mercenary

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Explanation

"Autonomy" means independence, or a self-governing community. The root word "auto-" means self. The root word "nom" means law or order.

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Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.

ANTIDOTE

Medicine

CORRECT

Canal

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Patron

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Emblem

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Collision

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Explanation

"Antidote" is a medicine or treatment to counteract a poison. "Canal" is a man-made river. "Patron" is a person who donates to a person or cause. "Emblem" is a symbol or badge that represents something such as a country. "Collision" is a crash.

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

APATHETIC

Indifferent

CORRECT

Threadbare

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Stricken

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Extraordinary

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Cooperative

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Explanation

"Apathetic" and "indifferent" mean not interested. The root word "path" means feeling, and the prefix "a-" means not.

4

Complete this analogy.

Necrophobia is to death as philophobia is to _________.

love

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children

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sunlight

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night

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friendship

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Explanation

Necrophobia is the fear of death. The prefix necro- generally suggests an association with death. To solve this analogy you have to determine what philophobia is the fear of. The prefix or suffix phil- means of or relating to love, so philophobia is the fear of love.

5

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

AMORAL

Unethical

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Flexible

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Admirable

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Extravagant

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Elegant

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Explanation

"Amoral" means unethical or not moral.

6

Complete this analogy.

Gynophobia is to women as heliophobia is to _________.

sunlight

CORRECT

warfare

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men

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children

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animals

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Explanation

Gynophobia is the fear of women. The prefix gyno- typically suggests a relationship between the word and women. In order to solve this analogy, it is necessary to determine what heliophobia is the fear of. The prefix helio­­- means of or relating to the sun, so the correct answer is “sunlight.”

7

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

HYPERBOLE

Exaggeration

CORRECT

Supremacy

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Evasion

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Tribune

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Vignette

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Explanation

"Hyperbole" is an obvious exaggeration. The prefix "hyper-" means over or above. "Exaggeration" is thus the correct answer.