dico, dictus _________________ EXAMPLE malediction EXAMPLE malevolent EXAMPLE malefactor EXAMPLE benevolent EXAMPLE in delity... EXAMPLE equinox EXAMPLE equestrian EXAMPLE equilibrium EX
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Comprehensive Test II
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1 scribo, scriptus _ EXAMPLE proscribe
2 aequus (equ-) _ EXAMPLE equivocal
EXAMPLE malign
4 dico, dictus _ EXAMPLE malediction
EXAMPLE malevolent
EXAMPLE malefactor
EXAMPLE benevolent
EXAMPLE in delity
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EXAMPLE equestrian
EXAMPLE equilibrium
EXAMPLE taciturn
EXAMPLE loquacious
EXAMPLE soliloquy
16 venter, ventris _ EXAMPLE ventral
EXAMPLE magniloquence
EXAMPLE verbatim
19 volvo, volutus _ EXAMPLE voluble
EXAMPLE pusillanimous
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EXAMPLE vocal
EXAMPLE vociferous
EXAMPLE somnambulist
EXAMPLE somnolent
II—more etymology
EXAMPLE sycophant
EXAMPLE virago
3 pater, patris _ EXAMPLE patricide
EXAMPLE synonym
EXAMPLE homonym
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EXAMPLE matriarch
8 mater, matris _ EXAMPLE matron
9 caedo (-cide) _ EXAMPLE suicide
EXAMPLE homicide
EXAMPLE uxorious
EXAMPLE mariticide
EXAMPLE pyromania
EXAMPLE atheist
EXAMPLE viviparous
EXAMPLE credulous
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EXAMPLE intrepid
EXAMPLE scintillate
EXAMPLE urbanity
EXAMPLE rural, rustic
EXAMPLE prognosis
EXAMPLE pantheism
EXAMPLE omniscient
III—same or opposite?
disparage—praise
S O
proscribe—prohibit
S O
placate—irritate
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S O
cogent—brilliant
S O
atheistic—religious
S O
convivial—unfriendly
S O
ingenuous—nạve
S O
perspicacious—keen-minded
S O
intrepid—fearful
S O
malign—praise
S O
inarticulate—verbal
S O
verbose—laconic
S O
tyro—virtuoso
S O
megalomania—modesty
S O
satyriasis—nymphomania
S O
claustrophobia—agoraphobia
S O
indefatigability—tirelessness
S O
credulous—skeptical
S O
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S O
IV—matching
1 is lewd and lustful a chauvinist
2 caters to the rich b sycophant
3 is an accomplished musician c dilettante
4 sneers at traditions d iconoclast
5 is the mother-ruler of a
family tribe, or nation e lecher
6 has an irresistable urge to
7 is excessively patriotic g virtuoso
8 is a loud-mouthed woman h termagant
9 is a beginner i matriarch
10 is a dabbler j kleptomaniac
V—more matching
1 does not know whether or
2 is a criminal b pyromaniac
3 is a connoisseur of good food c agnostic
4 sets res for revenge d hypochondriac
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without inching
e gourmet
6 walks in his sleep f stoic
7 is obsessively addicted to
8 has imaginary ailments h somnambulist
9 compulsively sets res i nymphomaniac
10 is a woman who is sexually
VI—recall a word
to make unnecessary
1 O
to atter fulsomely
2 A
to spread slander about
3 M
economical in speech
4 L
trite and hackneyed
5 B
word for word
6 V
killing of masses of people
7 G
inheritance from one’s father
8 P
belief in many gods
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a person aggressively ghting for a cause
10 M
sincere; valid; in good faith
11 B
F
babbling ceaselessly about trivia (adj.)
12 G
to speak to oneself, as in a play
13 S
masterpiece
14 M
O
unsel sh; not revengeful
15 M
able to walk after being bedridden
16 A
inability to fall asleep
17 I
morbid fear of heights
18 A
the killing of one’s brother
19 F
opposite in meaning (adj.)
20 A
“joy of life”
21 J _D
V
to rob of life or vigor
22 D
inexperience, unsophistication
23 N
scrupulously careful in the observance of proper procedure
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clear, understandable (of style or language)
25 P
wary, cautious, watchful
26 C
a backward look
27 R
all of one mind (adj.)
28 U
uncomplaining in face of pain, misfortune, or emotional di culties
(adj.)
29 S
between cities (adj.)
30 I
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part of the test, then add for a total
I
1–to write, 2–equal, 3–bad, evil, 4–to say or tell, 5–to wish, 6–to do
or make, 7–good, well, 8–faith, 9–to give, 10–night, 11–horse, 12– balance, pound, 13–to be silent, 14–to speak, 15–alone, 16–belly, 17–big, large, great, 18–word, 19–to roll, 20–mind, 21–back, 22– voice, 23–to bear or carry, 24–to walk, 25–sleep
Your score: II
1–to show, 2–man, male, 3–father, 4–name, 5–the same, 6–sound, 7–to rule, 8–mother, 9–to kill, killing, 10–person, 11–wife, 12– husband, 13– re, 14–God, 15–to live, 16–to believe, 17–to pierce sharply, 18–one, 19–to tremble, 20–spark, 21–city, 22–country (countryside), 23–knowledge, 24–all, 25–all
Your score: III
1–O, 2–S, 3–O, 4–O, 5–S, 6–O, 7–O, 8–S, 9–S, 10–O, 11–O, 12–O, 13–O, 14–O, 15–O, 16–O, 17–O, 18–S, 19–O, 20–S
Your score: IV
1–e, 2–b, 3–g, 4–d, 5–i, 6–j, 7–a, 8–h, 9–f, 10–c
Your score : V
1–c, 2–g, 3–e, 4–j, 5–f, 6–h, 7–a, 8–d, 9–b, 10–i
Your score:
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antonymous, 21–joie de vivre, 22–devitalize, 23–nạveté, 24–
punctilious, 25–perspicuous, 26–circumspect, 27–retrospect, 28– unanimous, 29–stoical, 30–interurban
Your score: Your total score:
Signi cance of Your Total Score:
100–
120: Masterly work; you are ready to move right along.
80– 99: Good work; this review was useful to you
65– 79:
Average work; you’re getting a good deal out of your study, but perhaps you should review thoroughly after each session
50– 64: Barely acceptable; work harder
35– 49: Poor; further review is suggested before you go on
0– 34: You can do much better if you really try
You might turn back for a moment to Chapter 8, in which you recorded your score on the rst Comprehensive Test Did you do better this time? Let’s make a record of both scores at this point for the sake of comparison and to give you a mark to shoot at in the Comprehensive Test you will take in Chapter 17
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(End of Session 38)