chapter-13

SESSION 38

I—etymology

ROOT

MEANING

1. scribo, scriptus

_________________

EXAMPLE proscribe

2. aequus (equ-)

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EXAMPLE equivocal

3. malus

_________________

EXAMPLE malign

4. dico, dictus

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EXAMPLE malediction

5. volo

_________________

EXAMPLE malevolent

6. facio

_________________

EXAMPLE malefactor

7. bonus, bene

_________________

EXAMPLE benevolent

8. fides

_________________

EXAMPLE infidelity

9. dono

_________________

EXAMPLE condone

10. nox, noctis

_________________

EXAMPLE equinox

11. equus

_________________

EXAMPLE equestrian

12. libra

_________________

EXAMPLE equilibrium

13. taceo

_________________

EXAMPLE taciturn

14. loquor

_________________

EXAMPLE loquacious

15. solus

_________________

EXAMPLE soliloquy

16. venter, ventris

_________________

EXAMPLE ventral

17. magnus

_________________

EXAMPLE magniloquence

18. verbum

_________________

EXAMPLE verbatim

19. volvo, volutus

_________________

EXAMPLE voluble

20. animus

_________________

EXAMPLE pusillanimous

21. dorsum

_________________

EXAMPLE endorse

22. vox, vocis

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EXAMPLE vocal

23. fero

_________________

EXAMPLE vociferous

24. ambulo

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EXAMPLE somnambulist

25. somnus

_________________

EXAMPLE somnolent

II—more etymology

ROOT

MEANING

1. phanein

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EXAMPLE sycophant

2. vir

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EXAMPLE virago

3. pater, patris

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EXAMPLE patricide

4. onyma

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EXAMPLE synonym

5. homos

_________________

EXAMPLE homonym

6. phone

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EXAMPLE homophone

7. archein

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EXAMPLE matriarch

8. mater, matris

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EXAMPLE matron

9. caedo (-cide)

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EXAMPLE suicide

10. homo

_________________

EXAMPLE homicide

11. uxor

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EXAMPLE uxorious

12. maritus

_________________

EXAMPLE mariticide

13. pyros

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EXAMPLE pyromania

14. theos

_________________

EXAMPLE atheist

15. vivo

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EXAMPLE viviparous

16. credo

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EXAMPLE credulous

17. pungo

_________________

EXAMPLE pungency

18. unus

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EXAMPLE unanimous

19. trepido

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EXAMPLE intrepid

20. scintilla

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EXAMPLE scintillate

21. urbs

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EXAMPLE urbanity

22. rus, ruris

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EXAMPLE rural, rustic

23. gnosis

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EXAMPLE prognosis

24. pan

_________________

EXAMPLE pantheism

25. omnis

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EXAMPLE omniscient

III—same or opposite?

1. disparage—praise

S O

2. proscribe—prohibit

S O

3. placate—irritate

S O

4. taciturn—talkative

S O

5. cogent—brilliant

S O

6. atheistic—religious

S O

7. convivial—unfriendly

S O

8. ingenuous—naïve

S O

9. perspicacious—keen-minded

S O

10. intrepid—fearful

S O

11. malign—praise

S O

12. inarticulate—verbal

S O

13. verbose—laconic

S O

14. tyro—virtuoso

S O

15. megalomania—modesty

S O

16. satyriasis—nymphomania

S O

17. claustrophobia—agoraphobia

S O

18. indefatigability—tirelessness

S O

19. credulous—skeptical

S O

20. animosity—hostility

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

steal

f. tyro

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

not God exists

a. dipsomaniac

2. is a criminal

b. pyromaniac

3. is a connoisseur of good food c. agnostic

4. sets fires for revenge

d. hypochondriac

5. meets adversity or pain

without flinching

e. gourmet

6. walks in his sleep

f. stoic

7. is obsessively addicted to

drink

g. malefactor

8. has imaginary ailments

h. somnambulist

9. compulsively sets fires

i. nymphomaniac

10. is a woman who is sexually

insatiable

j. incendiary

VI—recall a word

1. to make unnecessary

1. O__________________

2. to flatter fulsomely

2. A__________________

3. to spread slander about

3. M__________________

4. economical in speech

4. L__________________

5. trite and hackneyed

5. B__________________

6. word for word

6. V__________________

7. killing of masses of people

7. G__________________

8. inheritance from one’s father

8. P__________________

9. belief in many gods

9. P__________________

10. a person aggressively fighting for a cause

10. M__________________

11. sincere; valid; in good faith

11. B__________________

F__________________

12. babbling ceaselessly about trivia (adj.)

12. G__________________

13. to speak to oneself, as in a play

13. S__________________

14. masterpiece

14. M__________________

O__________________

15. unselfish; not revengeful

15. M__________________

16. able to walk after being bedridden

16. A__________________

17. inability to fall asleep

17. I__________________

18. morbid fear of heights

18. A__________________

19. the killing of one’s brother

19. F__________________

20. opposite in meaning (adj.)

20. A__________________

21. “joy of life”

21. J_________D________

V__________________

22. to rob of life or vigor

22. D__________________

23. inexperience, unsophistication

23. N__________________

24. scrupulously careful in the observance of proper procedure

24. P__________________

25. clear, understandable (of style or language)

25. P__________________

26. wary, cautious, watchful

26. C__________________

27. a backward look

27. R__________________

28. all of one mind (adj.)

28. U__________________

29. uncomplaining in face of pain, misfortune, or emotional

difficulties (adj.)

29. S__________________

30. between cities (adj.)

30. I__________________

KEY: A correct answer counts one point. Score your points for each

part of the test, then add for a total.

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: __________________

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–fire, 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: __________________

1–e, 2–b, 3–g, 4–d, 5–i, 6–j, 7–a, 8–h, 9–f, 10–c

Your score : __________________

1–c, 2–g, 3–e, 4–j, 5–f, 6–h, 7–a, 8–d, 9–b, 10–i

Your score: __________________

1–obviate, 2–adulate, 3–malign, 4–laconic, 5–banal, 6–verbatim, 7–

genocide, 8–patrimony, 9–polytheism, 10–militant, 11–bona fide,

12–garrulous, 13–soliloquize, 14–magnum opus, 15–magnanimous,

16–ambulatory, 17–insomnia, 18–acrophobia, 19–fratricide, 20–

antonymous, 21–joie de vivre, 22–devitalize, 23–naïveté, 24–

punctilious, 25–perspicuous, 26–circumspect, 27–retrospect, 28–

unanimous, 29–stoical, 30–interurban

Your score: __________________

Your total score: __________________

Significance 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 first 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.