Language and Word Meaning

Which of the following prefixes means opposite?

The root that means govern is _____.

The suffix that means more is _____.

Using your knowledge of word parts, specifically root words and suffixes, what does ''liberty'' mean?

The root that means heat is _____.

The author of the passage primarily focuses on the word 'date' for which of the following reasons?

In the context in which it appears, 'richness' most nearly means

Like poet Walt Whitman, his contemporary, Frederick Douglass, the nineteenth-century Black American abolitionist and orator, made his living by the art of self-celebration, a skill that has always figured in the strategies of American literary figures. He sang his song of himself through four main versions of his autobiography, creating himself as a mythic figure. The result of all this brilliant autobiographical writing is that even scholars who may be relatively unfamiliar with other nineteenth-century Black Americans are acquainted with the major events of Douglass' life.

In typical American fashion, Douglass sought, in his writings, to demonstrate his individuality along with his individualism. Yet the very self-reliance and independence that he stressed in his autobiographies represented conformity to the American type of the self-made individual. Thus, Douglass was, to use Emerson's phrase, a representative man. Much of the present-day biographical and literary treatment of Douglass makes him appear to be exceptional. Yet, for his own part, Douglass stressed the Emersonian dictum that great individuals are often great because they are representative, not because they are exceptional. Self-reliance, for him, often existed in the paradox of blending one's ego into larger forces, of believing that what is true of one's self is true of others. Douglass' concept of self-reliance, like Emerson's, was grounded in the principle of universality, rather than difference.

In the context of the passage, 'figure' most nearly means

While promoting consumer choice through information was the goal of mandatory GM food labeling policies in the European Union, these policies have unintentionally resulted in the disappearance of labeled GM foods from grocery store shelves. This outcome stems from the controversy over GM foods in Europe and consumer perceptions regarding GM foods. In turn, European food processors and retailers have avoided using GM ingredients in order to reduce their risk of loss in market share due to consumers' negative attitudes toward GM foods. In sharp contrast, the Food, Health and Consumer Products Manufacturers of Canada has estimated that in North America 60 to 70 percent of food products on grocery shelves contain GM ingredients.