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Latin roots review
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1
The servant .....before his master, in a gesture of respect.
genuflected
detracted
remanded
repelled
2
The senators who are elected in 2016 will have a_____of six years.
tenure
credence
fiduciary
retinue
3
Controversy in the Middle East resulted in a(n)____rise in gas costs.
retrogressive
expeditious
constricted
exponential
4
If you have tenacity, you _______to a purpose or task.
follow
command
trust
hold, keep
5
A gracious hostess is never_____to her guests.
fractious
preterhuman
pertinent
gratuity
6
The parts of the word "opponent" signify....
with, fight
against, agitate
over, rough
against, put
7
The Latin root for
break
or
burst
is.....
JECT
MAND
STRICT
RUPT
8
Matricide
is to
mother
as
genocide
is to_______.
tyrant, monarch
country, republic
uncle, aunt
race, ethnic group
9
President Obama entered the rotunda, followed by a ____of Secret Service men.
esprit de corps
retinue
polyglot
corpse
10
The Latin abbreviation for "after meals" is........
a. m.
p.o.
p.c.
a.c.
11
If you dislike taking out the garbage, you have a(n)____to that task.
affinity
aversion
asperity
impartiality
12
The Latin root for "foot" is.....l
cor
ped
brachi
flex
13
The antonym of
disputable
, or
questionable
is.......
inadvertent
loquacious
incontrovertible
intermittent
14
The ANTONYM of a perfidious adviser is a(n)....adviser.
peaceable
languid
skeptical
faithful
15
A remark having no bearing on what has just been said is a___.
exoteric
non sequitur
confidence
subsequent
16
With surprising
impertinence,
the lad flung down his lunchbox and bolted.
firmness
impatience
unreliability
rudeness
17
A trustee was sued for using_____money for his own benefit.
perfidious
gratuity
fiduciary
credulous
18
People who are not faithful to a particular religious belief may be branded as.....
infidels
infractions
strictures
proponents
19
In the preliminary interviews, he tried to___the notion that the football was inflated.
disturb
dispel
postpone
propel
20
The opposite of euphonious is______.
polyphonic
symphonic
cacophonous
monophonic
21
A general might____an order; a judge could____someone to jail.
countermand....avert
remand....countermand
reject....extrovert
countermand...remand
22
A written order from a court to make an official carry out his public duty is a...
writ of mandamus
writ of certiorari
habeas corpus
subpoena
23
The Latin root
secu/sequ
means.......
carry
place
bring
follow
24
The prosecutor showed conclusively, i.e. ____, evidence of his guilt.
vanquished
convicted
evinced
conquered
25
He asked me to _____my statement because he considered it inflammatory.
remit
detract
retract
transmit
26
The ______of the pipeline advocated in favor of passing the bill.
precursors
tenets
components
proponents
27
A person who kills his brother commits....
fratricide
genocide
matricide
regicide
28
A person to whom you entrust your secrets and opinions is your......
confidant
confident
fidelity
confidence
29
When you treat a person with interest and respect, you___yourself with him.
gratuitous
perfidy
ingratiate
confident
30
To
carry
coal
across
the country is to______it.
transport
circumvent
protract
import
31
A creature that is heteromorphic has____.
little shape
many shapes
one shape
the same shape
32
The root "asper" means....
drive
place
rough
commotion
33
The parts of the word "emit" mean...
drag in
carry in
drive out
send out
34
Men put____all around their face after shaving to tighten the pores.
astringent
circumlocution
cacophony
obloquy
35
The opposite of the prefix "post" is ....
anti
a
ante
meridiem
