SAT Mc Graw Hill 2011

118 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT

Unit 3 Exercise Sets II and III Answer Key

Exercise Set II

1. A-: without
   atheist, atrophy, apathy,
   asexual, amorphous, abyss


2. AN-: without
   anarchy, anecdote, anaerobic,
   analgesic, anemia, anesthesia,
   anonymous


3. PERI-: around
   peripatetic, perambulate, peri-
   cardium, period, perimeter,
   peripheral, peristalsis,
   periscope


4. AB-: away
   abdicate, abscond, abduct,
   aberration, absolve, abject,
   abscess, abomination


5. ACRI: bitter
   acrimony, acrid, acrimonious
   6. BELLUM-: war
   belligerent, bellicose, rebel,
   rebellion
   7. AM-, AMICUS: friend
   amiable, amicable, enemy,
   inimical, amity
   8. ANTHRO-: mankind
   anthropology, anthropo-
   centric, philanthropist,
   misanthrope
   9. MUNUS: gift
   munificent, immunity,
   remuneration


6. TROPH: nourishment
   atrophy, phototroph,
   heterotroph, autotroph,
   dystrophy


7. PRO-: forward, forth
   procrastinate, prolific, proph-
   esy, propagate, propensity,
   profound, provoke,
   provocative


8. PHON: sound
   cacophony, phonetic,
   symphony, euphonious


9. PURG-: to clean
   expurgate, purge, purgatory,
   spurge


10. PEL: to push
    compel, impel, expel,
    propulsion


11. SEQUI: to follow
    obsequious, prosecute,
    pursue, segue, subsequent

Exercise Set III

1. Y


2. Y


3. N


4. N


5. Y


6. itinerant


7. torpid


8. decorum


9. raze


10. deplete


11. porous


12. ambulatory


13. altruism


14. incite


15. undermine


16. noisome


17. vulnerable


18. static


19. abort


20. impel


21. amicable


22. pugnacious


23. jettison


24. deplorable


25. hiatus


26. torpid


27. abdication


28. volatility


29. altruistically


30. pugnacity


31. lethargic


32. efface


33. atrophy


34. moratorium


35. munificent


36. belligerent


37. obsequious


38. deviate


39. irascible


40. gregarious


41. acrimony