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Movement and Passage

Learn five prefixes that describe how something moves or passes through space: ex-/e-, trans-, circum-, per-, and dia-. Questions move from direct meaning recognition through familiar words in context to SAT-level vocabulary. After completing this quiz, you will be able to use these prefixes to determine the directional meaning of unfamiliar words.

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The prefix ex- means "out of" or "out from," as in expel. Before certain consonants, it shortens to e-, as in evoke. What does ex-/e- mean?
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The prefix trans- appears in transport and transfer. What does trans- mean?
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The prefix circum- appears in circumference. What does circum- mean?
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The prefix per- appears in permeate. The root -meate comes from a Latin word meaning "to go" or "to pass." How does per- shape the meaning of permeate?
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The prefix dia- means "through" or "across," as in diagonal. The root -meter comes from a Greek word meaning "measure." What does diameter most likely mean?
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The prefix per- appears in persevere. The root -severe comes from a Latin word meaning "strict" or "persistent." Which of the following best describes what per- contributes here?
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The word exclude contains the prefix ex-. The root -clude means "to close" or "to shut." How does ex- shape the meaning of exclude?
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The prefix trans- appears in transient. The root comes from a Latin word meaning "to go." What does transient most likely mean?
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The prefix circum- appears in circumspect. The root -spect means "to look." What does circumspect most likely mean?
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The prefix dia- appears in diaphanous. The root comes from a Greek word meaning "to show" or "to appear." What does diaphanous most likely mean?
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