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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. mallonpiml means blue light
II. mallontifl means blueberry
III. arpantifl means raspberry

Which word could mean "lighthouse"?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Mallon means blue; pimlmeans light; tifl means berry; and arpan means "rasp" in raspberry. The word piml, which means light, is required for the word lighthouse. That rules out choices a and c. Arpan in choice b means "rasp", so that rules out choice b. That leaves choice d the only possible answer.
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. briftamint means militant
II. uftonel means occupied
III. uftonalene means occupation

Which word could mean "occupant"?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Brift means the root word mili–; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix –tant; the root word ufton– means occupy; el means the suffix –ied of occupied; and alene means the suffix –tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, c, and d can be easily ruled out.)
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. morpirquat means birdhouse
II. beelmorpir means bluebird
III. beelclak means bluebell

Which word could mean "houseguest"?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Morpir means bird; quat means house; beel means blue; clak means bell. Choice c, which begins with quat, is the only possible option.
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. relftaga means carefree
II. otaga means careful
III. fertaga means careless

Which word could mean "aftercare"?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
In this language, the root word taga, which means care, follows the affix (relf, o–, or fer–). Therefore, in the word aftercare, the root word and the affix would be reversed in the artificial language. The only choice, then, is tagazen, because tagafer would mean less care.
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. aptaose means first base
II. eptaose means second base
III. lartabuk means ballpark

Which word could mean "baseball"?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Apta means first; ose means base; epta means second; larta means ball; and buk means park. Thus, oselarta means baseball.
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. krekinblaf means workforce
II. dritakrekin means groundwork
III. krekinalti means workplace

Which word could mean "someplace"?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Krekin means work; blaf means force; drita means ground; and alti means place. Drita means ground, so that rules out choices b and d. Choice c isn't correct because blaf means force. That leaves choice a as the only possible answer.
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. aptaose means first base
II. eptaose means second base
III. lartabuk means ballpark

Which word could mean "baseball"?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Apta means first; ose means base; epta means second; larta means ball; and buk means park. Thus, oselarta means baseball.
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
I. aptaose means first base
II. eptaose means second base
III. lartabuk means ballpark

Which word could mean "baseball"?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Apta means first; ose means base; epta means second; larta means ball; and buk means park. Thus, oselarta means baseball.