Author: Clive Rogers

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. in light
B. to run to the light
C. an idea that is held
D. running now
E. a p>F. having qualities of light

one who is held in place, courier

light goes through, tendency

elucidate
lucent
luminary
luminosity
luster
p>tenacious
tenant
tennis
maintenance

accurate
curator
cure
curiosity
curio
p>security
course
courser

Inference

his television had been stolen.

one of them didn’t follow the rules of the road.

pack lightweight clothes.

Sentence Comp>

making an unbiased decision.

have to mortgage their house.

strike.

patient’s surgery.

the new product.

it had been taken care of.

the funeral.

immigrants.

infiltrate.

it was getting its yearly dental checkup.

turned hot and humid.

studying for finals.

stop people from watching it.

shackling them to the wall.

gasp.

Words in Context

xenophobia, subjugated, discordant, invective, pristine, impregnable

pithy, expedite, prodigal, inherent, tenuous, torpid

filibuster, prodigal, subdued

English Practice

A

C

C

C

B

D

Writing

Brown’s definition of genius is fitting, because it is as mercurial as the thing itself; most other definitions of genius end up excluding some well-known genius or another, and proving the subjectivity of the definition. Therefore, a broad assessment is best.

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. love of p>B. love of music
C. sea time
D. related to the eye
E. someone who studies the eye
F. under the sea

loves wisdom, wise fool

love of England, love of France, love of books

p>p>bibliop>p>binocular
electrooculogram
marine
aquamarine
maritime

Inference

play without it.

go to prison.

he started sneezing everywhere.

Sentence Comp>

the protestors overthrew him.

losses.

promoting her.

twist their bodies into a pretzel shape.

having a healthy work/life balance.

pawning a precious family heirloom.

spite of growing up in a predominantly Christian environment.

they left a trail of kernels.

finish his mission.

was perfectly tailored to fit the client.

soldiers.

gave the students detention.

bats emerged.

a circus performer.

turn himself in.

Words in Context

circumspect, retribution, repose, abscond, penitent, scourge

taciturn, renegades, exodus, uncanny, terse, vindicate

agnostic, raillery, caustic

Critical Reading

C

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A. hand binding
B. born within
C. where one is born
D. becoming born
E. becoming born again
F. hand cleaning

*done with the hands
*man, fac, make with the hands
*influencing with the hands, written by hand

Perhaps because official commands were once written by hand.

fluorescent, evanescent, pearlescent, pubescent

natural
nascent
natal
native
innate
international
nationalism
nationalize

Inference

start a physical altercation.

use teargas.

could not get married.

Sentence Comp>

game tonight.

had gained weight since the last time she’d come in.

the frontlines.

a fight.

boxer.

math and science.

long division.

madness.

dragons and knights.

alcohol.

miserable for the woman who got the job.

exposed them for fraud.

stop global warming.

plant matter.

more food.

Words in Context

prowess, pugnacious, rabble, vindictive, quell

precocious, linguistics, pique, ranconteur

rabid, quixotic, predatory, purloin, plebeians, pusillanimous

Subject Promp>

As long as all images and data that could be traced back to an individual are reasonably inoffensive, it isn’t unwise for that person to post whatever they want; self-expression on the internet is such a big part of our culture that it might be more suspicious to an employer if they couldn’t find anything online about a prospective job candidate.

Crossword Puzzle

Across
2. noxious
4. fallacy
5. comp>7. bask
10. frugal
11. juggernaut
15. indiscreet
16. verbose
17. mundane
Down
1. Charlatan
3. inert
6. circumvent
7. barrister
8. liege
9. culinary
12. myriad
13. nocturnal
14. novice

Deep>

bawdy

cheap

phony

thrilled

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