MLAT Vocabulary & Word Meaning Comprehension 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word most closely means 'MITIGATE'?
- Worsen
- Lessen (Correct answer)
- Ignore
- Replace
Correct answer: Lessen
Mitigate means to make something less severe or intense.
Question 2: The suffix '-OLOGY' as in 'PSYCHOLOGY' indicates:
- Fear of something
- The study or science of something (Correct answer)
- Against something
- Full of something
Correct answer: The study or science of something
The suffix -ology comes from Greek meaning the study or science of a subject.
Question 3: A 'VERBOSE' writer tends to use:
- Too few words
- Vivid imagery
- More words than necessary (Correct answer)
- Technical jargon only
Correct answer: More words than necessary
Verbose means using more words than needed; it implies wordiness.
Question 4: Which word best describes a person who 'feigns illness to avoid work'?
- Diligent
- Malingering (Correct answer)
- Candid
- Audacious
Correct answer: Malingering
Malingering means pretending to be ill in order to avoid duty or work.
Question 5: The word 'UBIQUITOUS' means:
- Rare and hard to find
- Present everywhere simultaneously (Correct answer)
- Extremely old
- Unnecessarily complex
Correct answer: Present everywhere simultaneously
Ubiquitous describes something that seems to appear everywhere at the same time.
Question 6: Which word is a synonym of 'CANDID'?
- Secretive
- Frank (Correct answer)
- Elaborate
- Hesitant
Correct answer: Frank
Candid means truthful and straightforward, making frank its closest synonym.
Question 7: In the context of language learning, 'COGNATES' are words that:
- Sound identical but have opposite meanings
- Share a common origin and similar meaning across languages (Correct answer)
- Are completely unrelated in all languages
- Exist only in one specific language
Correct answer: Share a common origin and similar meaning across languages
Cognates are words in different languages that share an etymological origin and often similar meanings.
MLAT Vocabulary & Word Meaning Comprehension 4
Which word most closely means 'MITIGATE'?