ISEE Upper Level Verbal Reasoning › Synonyms: Suffixes from Greek
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ICONOCLAST
Critic
Fanatic
Purveyor
Peddler
Vendor
The suffix -clast is of Greek origin, it means break. An "iconoclast" is a critic, someone who tries to break an institution by attacking it. To provide further help, a "fanatic" is someone who cares deeply about something; "vendor," "purveyor," and "peddler" are all synonyms - they all mean seller.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANARCHY
Chaos
Order
Disgust
Redemption
Utopia
"Anarchy" means chaos, the lack of a political order. As a word it can be easily broken down to its component parts. The prefix an- means without and the root -arch- means leader, chief. So "anarchy" is without a leader, without a government, the lack of political order.