Review Exercises (Unit 1)

Question 1

a moving backward 1. ________

a) introgression
b) digression
c) regression

the prefix is 2. ___, which means 3. _________

Answer 1

1. regression
2. re
3. back, again

Question 2

to put in, to let in 1. ________

a) to emit
b) to intromit
c) to remit

the prefix is 2. ___, which means 3. _________

Answer 2

1. to intromit
2. intro
3. in, into

Question 3

to agree to (something) 1. ________

a) to resent
b) to disent
c) to assent

the prefix is 2. ___, which means 3. _________

Answer 3

1. to assent
2. as
3. to, toward

Question 4

to indicate beforhand 1. ________

a) to consign
b) to presignify
c) to resign

the prefix is 2. ___, which means 3. _________

Answer 4

1. to presignify
2. pre
3. before

Question 5

to stretch forth 1. ________

a) to retract
b) to protract
c) to distract

the prefix is 2. ___, which means 3. _________

Answer 5

1. to protract
2. pro
3. in favor of

Question 6

opposition, violation, 1. ________

a) contravention
b) convention
c) prevention

the prefix is 2. ___, which means 3. _________

Answer 6

1. contravention
2. contra
3. against

Question 7

something copied 1. ________

a) conscription
b) prescript
c) rescript

the prefix is 2. ___, which means 3. _________

Answer 7

1. rescript
2. re
3. again

Question 8

to move forward 1. ________

a) to emote
b) to promote
c) to demote

the prefix is 2. ___, which means 3. _________

Answer 8

1. promote
2. pro
3. in favor of

Question 9

"Mr. Long will contravene the proposal."
what does contravene mean?
a) go with
b) go against
c) go before
d) go beyond

the prefix 2. ______ = 3. _________

Answer 9

1. B, go against
2. contra
3. go against

Question 10

"Ms. Davis gave a proleptic account of the event."
what does proleptic mean?
a) looking ahead
b) summary
c) contradictory
d) degrading

the prefix 2. ______ = 3. _________

Answer 10

1. A, looking ahead
2. pro
3. in favor of

Question 11

"Gary's friends hoped to dissuade him."
what does dissuade mean?
a) encourage him
b) turn against him
c) turn him aside
d) assist him

the prefix 2. ______ = 3. _________

Answer 11

1. B, turn against him
2. dis
3. away, apart

Question 12

"The doctor will excise the kidney."
what does excise mean?
a) repair
b) remove
c) transplant
d) examine

the prefix 2. ______ = 3. _________

Answer 12

1. remove
2. e
3. out, from

Question 13

"Art's explanation was convoluted."
what does convoluted mean?
a) drawn out
b) filled in
c) separated
d) twisted together

the prefix 2. ______ = 3. _________

Answer 13

1. D, twisted together
2. con
3. together

Question 14

"The youth accosted Mr. Miller."
what does accosted mean?
a) approached 
b) returned to
c) followed
d) preceded

the prefix 2. ______ = 3. _________

Answer 14

1. A, approached
2. ac
3. to, toward

Question 15

"We considered Janice's position a retroversion."
what does retroversion mean?
a) a turning inward
b) a turning back
c) a turning toward
d) a turning around

the prefix 2. ______ = 3. _________

Answer 15

1. B, a turning back
2. retro
3. back

Question 16

"We imbibed the radical views of the new instructor."
what does imbibed mean?
a) ridiculed
b) drank in
c) publicized
d) rejected

the prefix 2. ______ = 3. _________

Answer 16

1. B, drank in
2. im
3. into, in