chapter-17

SESSION 47

I—etymology

ROOT

MEANING

1. fluo

_________________

EXAMPLE affluent

2. pheme

_________________

EXAMPLE euphemism

3. platys

_________________

EXAMPLE platitude

4. felis

_________________

EXAMPLE feline

5. piscis

_________________

EXAMPLE piscine

6. nostos

_________________

EXAMPLE nostalgia

7. kakos

_________________

EXAMPLE cacophony

8. carnis

_________________

EXAMPLE carnivorous

9. voro

_________________

EXAMPLE voracious

10. omnis

_________________

EXAMPLE omnivorous

11. potens, potentis

_________________

EXAMPLE impotent

12. ubique

_________________

EXAMPLE ubiquity

13. lupus

_________________

EXAMPLE lupine

14. doleo

_________________

EXAMPLE dolorous

15. porcus

_________________

EXAMPLE porcine

16. thanatos

_________________

EXAMPLE euthanasia

17. canis

_________________

EXAMPLE canine

18. vulpus

_________________

EXAMPLE vulpine

19. algos

_________________

EXAMPLE nostalgic

20. odyne

_________________

EXAMPLE anodyne

21. logos

_________________

EXAMPLE eulogy

22. sciens, scientis

_________________

EXAMPLE omniscient

23. ursus

_________________

EXAMPLE ursine

24. phone

_________________

EXAMPLE euphonious

25. penuria

_________________

EXAMPLE penury

II—more etymology

ROOT, PREFIX

MEANING

1. nervus

_________________

EXAMPLE enervate

2. ergon

_________________

EXAMPLE energy

3. nego

_________________

EXAMPLE negation

4. caput, capitis

_________________

EXAMPLE decapitate

5. capitulum

_________________

EXAMPLE recapitulate

6. vegeto

_________________

EXAMPLE vegetate

7. simulo

_________________

EXAMPLE simulate

8. similis

_________________

EXAMPLE similarity

9. levis

_________________

EXAMPLE alleviate

10. intimus

_________________

EXAMPLE intimate (v.)

11. miser

_________________

EXAMPLE commiserate

12. vacillo

_________________

EXAMPLE vacillate

13. ambi-

_________________

EXAMPLE ambivalent

14. oscillum

_________________

EXAMPLE oscillate

15. sequor, secutus

_________________

EXAMPLE obsequious

16. queror

_________________

EXAMPLE querulous

17. cilium

_________________

EXAMPLE supercilious

18. super-

_________________

EXAMPLE superior

19. strepo

_________________

EXAMPLE obstreperous

20. pecus

_________________

EXAMPLE impecunious

21. equus

_________________

EXAMPLE equine

22. caballus (caval-)

_________________

EXAMPLE cavalier

23. loquor, locutus

_________________

EXAMPLE circumlocution

24. cado

_________________

EXAMPLE decadence

25. vanesco

_________________

EXAMPLE evanescent

III—same or opposite?

1. penury—affluence

SAME OPPOSITE

2. vicarious—secondhand

SAME OPPOSITE

3. ephemeral—evanescent

SAME OPPOSITE

4. badinage—persiflage

SAME OPPOSITE

5. cacophony—euphony

SAME OPPOSITE

6. clandestine—surreptitious

SAME OPPOSITE

7. parsimonious—extravagant

SAME OPPOSITE

8. indigent—opulent

SAME OPPOSITE

9. destitute—impecunious

SAME OPPOSITE

10. euphemistic—indirect

SAME OPPOSITE

11. cliché—bromide

SAME OPPOSITE

12. platitudinous—original

SAME OPPOSITE

13. voracious—gluttonous

SAME OPPOSITE

14. omniscient—ignorant

SAME OPPOSITE

15. omnipresent—ubiquitous

SAME OPPOSITE

16. carnal—libidinous

SAME OPPOSITE

17. carnage—slaughter

SAME OPPOSITE

18. enervated—exhilarated

SAME OPPOSITE

19. castigate—condone

SAME OPPOSITE

20. simulate—pretend

SAME OPPOSITE

IV—matching

WORDS

DEFINITIONS

1. alleviating

a. excessively polite or servile

2. cavalier (adj.)

b. gaunt, corpselike

3. vacillating

c. noisy

4. obsequious

d. poisonous

5. querulous

e. highhanded

6. obstreperous

f. sad

7. innocuous

g. nagging; complaining

8. cadaverous

h. harmless

9. dolorous

i. soothing

10. noxious

j. constantly changing one’s mind

V—more matching

1. condolence

a. a rising into the air

2. decadent

b. harsh sound

3. levity

c. powerlessness

4. levitation

d. a return to life in a new form

5. surreptitious

e. devouring all; eating

everything

6. cacophony

f. expression of sympathy

7. reincarnation

g. cowlike; phlegmatic; stolid

8. omnivorous

h. morally deteriorating

9. impotence

i. joking

10. bovine

j. stealthy; secret

VI—recall a word

1. lionlike

1. L__________________

2. doglike

2. C__________________

3. catlike

3. F__________________

4. piglike

4. P__________________

5. foxlike

5. V__________________

6. bearlike

6. U__________________

7. horselike

7. E__________________

8. all-powerful

8. O__________________

9. in the flesh

9. I__________________

10. to stagnate

10. V__________________

11. secret

11. C__________________

12. meat-eating (adj.)

12. C__________________

13. lasting a very short time

13. E__________________

14. stingy; tight-fisted

14. P__________________

or P__________________

15. feeling contradictory ways at the same time (adj.)

15. A__________________

16. speech of praise

16. E__________________

17. a feeling of well-being, both physical and emotional

17. E__________________

18. statement intended to allay pain or anxiety

18. A__________________

19. mercy death

19. E__________________

20. science of speech sounds

20. P__________________

21. all-powerful

21. O__________________

22. to give in; to stop resisting

22. C__________________

23. a working together for greater effect

23. S__________________

or S__________________

24. to behead

24. D__________________

25. relating to, pertaining to, or involving money (adj.)

25. P__________________

26. harmless

26. I__________________

27. tending to drink a lot (adj.)

27. B__________________

28. to express sympathy; to share suffering, pain, or grief (with)

28. C__________________

or C__________________

29. snobbish; contemptuous; haughty; arrogant

29. S__________________

30. mounted soldiers

30. C__________________

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

part of the test, then add for a total.

1–to flow, 2–voice, 3–flat, broad, 4–cat, 5–fish, 6–a return, 7–harsh,

bad, ugly, 8–flesh, 9–to devour, 10–all, 11–powerful, 12–

everywhere, 13–wolf, 14–to suffer, grieve, 15–pig, 16–death, 17–

dog, 18–fox, 19–pain, 20–pain, 21–word, speech, 22–knowing, 23–

bear, 24–sound, 25–want, neediness

Your score: __________________

1–nerve, 2–work, 3–to deny, 4–head, 5–little head, chapter heading,

6–to live and grow, 7–to copy, 8–like, similar, 9–light, 10–

innermost, 11–wretched, 12–to swing back and forth, 13–both, 14–a

swing, 15–to follow, 16–to complain, 17–eyelid, 18–above, 19–to

make a noise, 20–cattle, 21–horse, 22–(inferior) horse, 23–to speak,

24–to fall, 25–to vanish

Your score: __________________

III

1–O, 2–S, 3–S, 4–S, 5–O, 6–S, 7–O, 8–O, 9–S, 10–S, 11–S, 12–O, 13–

S, 14–O, 15–S, 16–S, 17–S, 18–O, 19–O, 20–S

Your score: __________________

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

Your score: __________________

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

Your score: __________________

1–leonine, 2–canine, 3–feline, 4–porcine, 5–vulpine, 6–ursine, 7–

equine, 8–omnipotent, 9–incarnate, 10–vegetate, 11–clandestine,

12–carnivorous, 13–ephemeral, 14–penurious or parsimonious, 15–

ambivalent, 16–eulogy, 17–euphoria, 18–anodyne, 19–euthanasia,

20–phonetics, 21–omnipotent, 22–capitulate, 23–synergism or

synergy, 24–decapitate, 25–pecuniary, 26–innocuous, 27–bibulous,

28–condole or commiserate, 29–supercilious, 30–cavalry

Your score: __________________

Your total score: __________________

Significance of Your Total Score:

100–120:

Masterly

80–99:

Good

65–79:

Average

50–64:

Barely acceptable

35–49:

Poor

0–34:

Terrible!

Record your score in the appropriate space below as well as your

scores from Chapters 8 and 13. You will then have a comparison

chart of all three achievement tests.

SCORES

TEST I (Chapter 8):

__________________ out of 120.

TEST II (Chapter 13):

__________________ out of 120.