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Root Words Bonus Test 119
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the word which best expresses nearly the same meaning of the given word.

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    PANACEA
    Solutions

    ‘Panacea’ means ‘a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases’. ‘Cure-all’ means ‘a medicine or other remedy that will supposedly cure any ailment’. Therefore, option d is the correct answer.

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    Metacognition includes a critical awareness of:

    i) One’s thinking and learning

    ii) Oneself as a thinker and learner

    Solutions

    Metacognition is the process used to plan, monitor, and assess one’s understanding and performance. It includes a critical awareness of one’s thinking and learning and oneself as a thinker and learner.

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    Following are the branches of philosophy and their description.

    I. Metaphysics – Deals with problems of reality

    II. Epistemology – Study of values

    III. Axiology – Study of knowledge

    IV. Aesthetics – Deals with beauty appreciation

    Which combination of the following is correct?

    Solutions

    There are basically three branches of philosophy namely Metaphysics, Epistemology and Axiology. Metaphysics deals with the nature of reality. The basic aim of metaphysics is to get knowledge about the existence of the universe and individual. While epistemology is the branch of philosophy which deals with the nature of knowledge and the process of knowing. Axiology is the branch of philosophy which deals with the values, goodness and beauty. Aesthetics is the sub-branch of axiology which deals with the beauty appreciation. What is beauty? What are the characteristics of beauty? Etc.

    Thus, option C is correct.

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    Directions For Questions

    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

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    The act of killing one's wife
    Solutions
    Uxoricide = the killing of one's wife

    Matricide = the killing of one's mother

    Patricide = the killing of one's father

    Filicide = the killing of one's son or daughter

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

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    Killing one's sister
    Solutions

    Regicide- the act of killing a king.

    Patricide- the killing of one's father.

    Matricide- the killing of one's mother.

    Sororicide- the killing of one's sister.

    So, the correct answer is "sororicide".

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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words

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    Extreme fear of beauty.

    Solutions

    Dipsophobia: is the fear of thirst.

    Cellophobia: is the extreme fear of beauty. Hence, it is the most appropriate answer.

    Ergophobia: Fear of work.

    Anorexia: lack or loss of appetite for food.

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    Directions For Questions

    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

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    The fear of number 13.
    Solutions
    Triskaidekaphobia = the fear of number 13.

    Halitophobia = the fear of bad breath.

    Gerascophobia = the fear of growing old or aging.

    Ergophobia = the fear of work. 

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

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    The fear of fear
    Solutions
    Phobophobia is the fear of fear.

    Mysophobia is the fear of germs, contamination or dirt.

    Heliophobia is the fear of sun or sunlight.

    Ergophobia is the fear of work or functioning.

    Thus, the word "phobophobia" is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

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    INFAMY
    Solutions

    Let's understand the meaning of the given words:

    Infamy = an evil or wicked act
    e.g. "The cold war is one of history's greatest infamies"

    Notoriety = the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed
    e.g. "He gained notoriety for being difficult to work with as an actor"

    Glory =fame, magnificence

    Integrity = honesty, coherence

    Familiarity = close acquaintance with or knowledge of something

    Hence, option A is the correct answer. 

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    Personification is __________
    Solutions
    Personification can be called as the attribution of human characteristics to something non-human.
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