SAT VERBAL REVIEW

Sentence Completion

100

The selection committee for the exhibit was amazed to see such fine work done by a mere -- (A) connoisseur (B) artist (C) amateur (D) entrepreneur (E) exhibitionist

(C) amateur CONNOISSEUR - a discerning judge of the best in any field ARTIST - a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria AMATEUR- a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity ENTREPRENEUR - a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk exhibitionist - a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or display his or her powers, personality, etc.

Prefixes

100

dis, dif

NOT, APART: discord - lack of harmony differ - disagree

200

an, a

WITHOUT: anarchy - lack of government, anemia - lack of blood

300

olig

FEW : oligarchy - government by a few

400

pseudo

FALSE : pseudonym - a false name

500

dys

FAULTY OR BAD : dyslexia - faulty ability to read

Root Words

100

am

LOVE : amorous - loving

200

carn

FLESH : carnivorous - flesh eating

300

auto

SELF : automobile - a vehicle that moves itself

400

cognosc, cognit

TO LEARN : agnostic - lacking knowledge

500

eu

GOOD, WELL, OR BEAUTIFUL : eupeptic - having good digestion