tailieunhanh - Peterson’s master toefl vocabulary part 17

A thesaurus is especially helpful when you're trying to express an idea but you don't know how to phrase it. It is also a helpful reference book when you are trying to find a better word than the one youVe been using. This helps you state exact shades of meaning rather than approximations. | Chapter 5 All About Roots 103 8. Congress h. aversion 9. conjecture i. wrongdoing 10. objectionable j. blessing Vocabulary Builder 4 Answers 1. The correct answer is e. 2. The correct answer is c. 3. The correct answer is h. 4. The correct answer is j. 5. The correct answer is d. 6. The correct answer is i. 7. The correct answer is a. 8. The correct answer is f. 9. The correct answer is b. 10. The correct answer is g. Latin Roots for Kill or Cut The Latin root cide means kill or cut. As you read the following chart cover the fifth column. See how many words you can decode using what you know about the root and its meaning. Word Prefix Meaning Root Word Meaning insecticide insect bug cide killing bugs genocide gen people cide killing a race of people homicide homo mankind cide a person killing a person matricide matr mother cide killing your mother patricide patr father cide killing your father fratricide frat brother cide killing your brother sororicide soro sister cide killing your sister suicide sui self cide killing yourself infanticide infant baby cide killing a baby ceticide cet whales cide killing whales 104 PART III TOEFL Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Builder 5 Directions In the space provided write T if the definition is true and F if it is false. Use what you learned about Latin roots to help you figure out what each word means. 1. unification union 2. degradation encouragement 3. induce influence 4. jettison bring on board 5. addiction habit fixation 6. gentrification growing old 7. scribe writer 8. malediction bad luck 9. dejected depressed 10. propellant meddler 11. contradict dissent deny 12. gradient flat surface 13. inscribe write on 14. traduce praise 15. abduct kidnap Vocabulary Builder 5 Answers 1. The correct answer is T. 2. The correct answer is F. 3. The correct answer is T. 4. The correct answer is F. 5. The correct answer is T. 6. The correct answer is F. 7. The correct answer is T. 8. The correct answer is F. 9. The correct