Etymology & SAT Vocab #2

In the words magnanimous, magnate, magnitude the root 'magn' most closely means

"For women, motherhood is venerated in theory, belittled in practice, still seen as an obstacle," venerated means

"He has worn a wedding ring for the past decade - it was a fake diamond used as a subterfuge," subterfuge means

In the words genuflect, deflect and inflection the root 'flect' most closely means

True or false: In the words reticent, tacit, and taciturn, the root 'tac/tic' means "to voice".

In the words confidant, fidelity and perfidy the root 'fid' most closely means

In the words autotroph, metatroph and heterotroph, the root 'troph' most closely means

In the sentence, "A florid, gilded mirror that took up most of the wall," florid most closely means

"Ms. Weber has difficulty teaching her somnolent SAT prep students who have been at school all day," somnolent means

"While parents think its rude or confusing, many students have vernacular terms they use with friends," vernacular means

"Executives believe this kind of vague language placates workers, preventing strikes by their unions," placate means

"Both parties in the divorce showed a malign desire to make each other's future life utterly miserable," malign means

True or false: In the words philanthropic, philosophy and technophile, the root 'phil' means love.

In the words vitals, vitality, vitamin, the root 'vit' most closely means

In the words durable, endurance and obdurate the root 'dur' most closely means

"The one standing hut was the vestigial remains of a once-mighty empire," vestigial means

In the words penultimate, ultimate, ultimatum, the root 'ultim' most closely means

In the words sanguinary and sanguine, the root 'sang' most closely means

Which of these prefixes most closely means "wish"?

"The story portrays the decision to use the bomb as one made with sagacious care, not malicious intent" sagacious means

In the words dominant, domineering and dominion the root 'domin' most closely means

True or false: the prefixes 'hetero-' and 'homo-' are opposites of each other.

In the words idiom and idiosyncrasy the root 'ido' most closely means

In the words genesis, genteel, progeny the root 'gen' most closely means

In the words colloquial, eloquent and loquacious the root 'loqu' most closely means