Word Roots (Definitions)
Commonly Confused Words
Test Vocabulary
Word Roots (Examples)
Test Taking Skills
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bene
What is Good
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Sharing a similar meaning, the main difference between "affect" and "effect" is this:
What is affect is a verb; effect is a noun
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Often showing up on tests, the word "omit" means this
What is To leave out or not include
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Meaning evil or ill-tempered, the two word roots found in "malevolent" are these
What are mal and vol?
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Though it's tempting to just move on, a wise test-taker always does this before moving to the next question
What is double checks the answer?
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grade
What is Step
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When considering quantity, the difference between "less" and "fewer" is this
What is Less is used with plural nouns; fewer is used with singular nouns.
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The definition of "analogy"
What is A comparison between a pair of similar objects or ideas?
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To "segregate" is to divide people into groups, which means its word root is this
What is greg?
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It might be a cliche, but eating a good one of these helps your brain focus on a test
What is breakfast?
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junct
What is Join
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The difference between "are" and "our"
What is Our means belonging to us; Are is a form of "to be."
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Often found at the beginning of an essay, a "thesis" is another word for this
What is the main argument of an essay?
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If someone is "eloquent," they have a way with words, which means its word root is this
What is loqua?
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When you must read a piece of text for the answers to a series of questions, this is a good reading strategy to use
What is skimming?
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seque
What is To follow
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The expression "Superman does good; you're doing well" explains the difference between "good" and "well" by indicating this
What is Good is an adjective; well is an adverb
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The definition of "theme" is this
What is something that the author wants the reader to learn?
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A "contradiction" is a type of argument, which means this word's root is this
What is contra?
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Even if you don't know the answer, it's better to do this than to leave your question blank
What is make your best guess?
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vol
What is Will or Choice
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"There," "They're," and "Their" sound alike but have different definitions, which are
What is There: Location; They're: Contraction of they are; Their: Belonging to them.
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Though both of these are used as figurative language, the difference between "metaphor" and "simile" is this
What is the use of like/as?
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To be "sensitive" is to feel things strongly, which means its word root is this
What is sens?
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If you finish early, this is a useful way to spend your extra time
What is checking over all of your answers for mistakes?
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