Guess the word
While there is no dress code, most of the restaurant's ____ will be dressed in a business casual manner.
A) terse B) clientele C) maxim D) protocol
B) clientele (n.) a body of customers
Pre-
A) with B) from C) before D) many
C) before
like the words...
Prefix, Premature, Predecessor, Prelude
-osis
A) to kill B) multiple C) a belief D) a condition
D) a condition
Like the words...
Psychosis, Hypnosis, Metamorphosis
(Verb) To urge or plead for
A) Retain B) Advocate C) Withhold D)Verbalize
B) Advocate
Belittle
Example: Parents should not belittle their children's early attempts at drawing, but should encourage their efforts.
Though Mr. Collins constantly interrupted his wife, she ignored his ____ behavior because she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.
A) orthodox B) passive C) boorish D) exemplary
C) boorish (adj.) rude; insensitive.
Anti-
A) from B) opposite C) full of D) under
Like the words...
Antisocial, Anticlimactic, Antithesis
-ate
A) to make B) to lessen C) a person who D) from
A) to make
Like the words...
Pollinate, Vaccinate, Eradicate
Related to the study of disease
A) Pathological B) Nefarious C) Disparate D) Amity
A) Pathological
Somber
Example: From the doctor's grim expression I could tell he had somber news.
In the 1980's neon colored clothing was in ______.
A) vogue B) verve C) lampoon D) gist
A) vogue (n.) popular fashion
Auto-
A) self B) to make C) away from D) many
A) self
Like the words...
Automatic, Autopilot, Autonomous, Automaton
-logy or -ology
A) a condition B) related to C) the study of D) full of
C) the study of
like the words...
Biology, Psychology, Pharmacology
(adj.) Native to.
A) Caustic B) Indigenous C) Iconoclastic D) Heterodox
B) Indigenous
Labyrinth
Example: They had a difficult time navigating the labyrinth of hospital hallways.
Concerned whether her vegetarian son 's ______ diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
A) Abundant B) Abstract C) Abrasive D) Abstemious
D) Abstemious (adj.) sparing in eating and drinking; temperate.
Ante-
A) like B) before C) the study of D) from
B) before
like the words...
Ancient, Ancestor, Antecede
-ous
A) capable of B) around C) like D) full of
D) full of
Like the words...
gaseous, hazardous, momentous
(adjective) cheating; deceitful.
A) Illicit B) Cogent C) Fraudulent D)Recalcitrant
C) Fraudulent
Malevolent
Example: Jafar is a malevolent villain who plots against Aladdin.
"Absolutely brilliant!" cried the teacher, as her student made yet another ______ observation. A) wry B) oblivious C) perspicacious D) belated
C) Perspicacious (adj.) having insight; penetrating; astute.
Peri-
A) single B) to go C) with D) around
D) around
like the words...
Perimeter, Peripheral, Pericardium
-ist
A) a student of B) a dealer or doer C) to kill D) full of
B) a dealer or doer
Like the words...
Artist, Realist, Fascist
(noun) tender sorrow; pity; quality in literature that produces these feelings.
A) Xenophobia B) Sentinel C) Pathos D) Demagogue
C) Pathos
Contingent
Example: The student's grades were contingent on her participation in class as well as her attendance.