MUET Malaysia (Malaysian University English Test) · Vocabulary and Semantics
Morphological Derivations, Affixes, and Word Families
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- Choose the word with the correct Greek negative prefix 'a-' or 'an-' denoting 'without' or 'lacking':
The clinical trial observed an ________ immune response in a minority of subjects who displayed n… - Select the adjective derived from the Greek root 'chronos' (time) meaning out of its proper historical epoch:
Critics argued that requiring physical hand-written carbon receipts for online retail tra… - Choose the adjective derived from Latin 'circum' (around) and 'specere' (to look) meaning cautious and prudent:
Given the delicate geopolitical negotiations, the chief diplomat was exceptionally ____… - Select the verb derived from Latin 'vox/vocare' (voice/to call) meaning to officially cancel or annul a license or decree:
The municipal board voted to ________ the operating permit of the chemical r… - Choose the correct prefix to describe collaboration taking place within a single organization rather than between separate entities:
The vice-chancellor emphasized that boosting ________ departmental… - Select the noun that correctly forms the abstract quality of being easily influenced or molded:
Neuroscientists have demonstrated that the remarkable ________ of the human brain allows neural pathway… - Choose the adjective meaning completely undamaged and whole, from Latin 'tangere' (to touch):
Remarkably, the ancient ceramic amphora remained completely ________ despite lying submerged on the coral… - Select the verb meaning to undermine the power and authority of an established system:
Clandestine foreign intelligence agencies attempted to ________ the democratic electoral process by disseminatin… - Choose the adjective derived from Greek 'hetero-' (different) and 'genos' (kind) meaning diverse in character or content:
The student population at the international matriculation college is remarkab… - Select the adjective derived from 'misein' (to hate) and 'anthropos' (human) describing someone who dislikes humankind:
Following a string of public scandals and betrayals, the reclusive billionaire… - Choose the adjective meaning unchanging over time or unable to be altered:
Philosophers of legal positivism reject the notion that moral codes are ________ natural laws etched permanently into human… - Select the adjective derived from Latin 'transire' (to go across) meaning not permanent or brief in duration:
Macroeconomists noted that the inflationary spike was merely ________, expecting commodit… - Choose the adjective ending in '-ous' that means causing harm or damage:
Chemical run-off from unregulated nickel processing plants has exerted ________ impacts on riparian aquatic life. - Select the adjective from Latin 'bene' (well) and 'facere' (to do) meaning resulting in good or actively doing good:
The foundation's ________ investments in rural clean energy provided electricity t… - Choose the noun derived from Latin 'mal' (bad/evil) and 'faisance' (doing) meaning wrongdoing, especially by a public official:
The state anti-corruption commission initiated formal prosecution again… - Choose the correct noun form of the verb 'deny' to complete the sentence:
The minister issued a firm ________ of the allegations. - Choose the correct negative form of 'legible' to complete the sentence:
The doctor's handwriting was so ________ that the pharmacist could not read the prescription. - Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence:
Once the security footage was released, the defendant's alibi was no longer ________. - Choose the word from the same family that correctly completes the sentence:
The study found no statistically ________ difference between the two groups of students. - Choose the word with the correct prefix to complete the sentence:
The journalist was accused of ________ the minister's remarks to make them sound more extreme.
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