Critical Reading & Writing - Vocabulary

The video tutorial provides strategies for expanding vocabulary, focusing on Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes. It emphasizes the importance of understanding word structure to infer meanings, especially for SAT preparation. The tutorial covers both positive and negative prefixes, offering examples and tips for memorization. It concludes with advice on using dictionaries and encourages active learning by looking up unfamiliar words.

What is a recommended method for memorizing new vocabulary words?

• Writing them repeatedly

• Associating them with familiar people or things

• Using flashcards

• Listening to them in songs

What are the three main parts of a word?

• Prefix, middle, and suffix

• Root, base, and ending

• Prefix, root, and suffix

• Prefix, suffix, and base

Which prefix means 'all' and is often seen in words like omnipotent?

• Bene

• En

• Magni

• Omni

What does the prefix 'bene' mean?

• Bad

• Good

• All

• Large

Which prefix indicates a negative connotation and is found in words like 'malicious'?

• Bene

• Mal

• Omni

• Magni

What does the prefix 'dis' mean?

• Above

• Below

• Apart

• Together

Which prefix can mean 'against' and is used in words like 'antibiotic'?

• Anti

• Omni

• Pro

• En