One-Word Substitution
The question that gives a defining phrase and asks for the single word it names, a method built on prefixes and roots, and a domain-grouped set of the words that recur - people, government, fears and studies, speech and writing, places.
What you will be able to do
- State what a one-word-substitution item asks for and how the options differ.
- Use common roots and prefixes to narrow the options.
- Recall high-frequency substitutions grouped by domain.
- Separate a near-synonym distractor from the exact word.
What is inside this lesson
- 1What the question asks
- 2Using roots and prefixes
- 3People by trait or role
- 4Government and rule
- 5Fears, studies, speech and writing
- 6Places
- 7Worked example: two items
- 8Quick revision
- 9Practice
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What the question asks
You are given a phrase that defines something - a person who does not believe in God, a place where weapons are stored - and four words. One word is the exact term for that phrase; the others are close in area but not exact.
The skill is precision, not vocabulary size. Most of the four options are words you know; the item turns on which one matches every part of the phrase - the study of versus the fear of, one who writes versus one who compiles.
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