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Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
faculty
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
A faculty consists of a group of teachers and cannot exist without them. The faculty may work in buildings (choice a), but the buildings aren't essential. They may use textbooks (choice b) and attend meetings (choice d), but these aren't essential either.
32
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
recipe
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
A recipe is a list of directions to make something. Recipes may be used to prepare desserts (choice a), among other things. One does not need a cookbook (choice c) to have a recipe, and utensils (choice d) may or may not be used to make a recipe.
33
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
autograph
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Without a signature, there is no autograph. Athletes and actors (choices a and b) may sign autographs, but they are not essential. An autograph can be signed with something other than a pen (choice d).
34
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
cage
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
A cage is meant to keep something surrounded, so enclosure is the essential element. A prisoner (choice b) or an animal (choice c) are two things that may be kept in cages, among many other things. A zoo (choice d) is only one place that has cages.
35
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
champion
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Without a first-place win, there is no champion, so winning is essential. There may be champions in running, swimming, or speaking, but there are also champions in many other areas.
36
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
saddle
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
A saddle is something one uses to sit on an animal, so it must have a seat (choice b). A saddle is often used on a horse (choice a), but it may be used on other animals. Stirrups (choice c) are often found on a saddle but may not be used. A horn (choice d) is found on Western saddles, but not English saddles, so it is not the essential element here.
37
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
dome
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
A dome is a large rounded roof or ceiling, so being rounded is essential to a dome. A geodesic dome (choice b) is only one type of dome. Some, but not all domes, have copper roofs (choice d). Domes are often found on government buildings (choice c), but domes exist in many other places.
38
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
glacier
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
A glacier is a large mass of ice and cannot exist without it. A glacier can move down a mountain, but it can also move across a valley or a plain, which rules out choice a. Glaciers exist in all seasons, which rules out choice b. There are many glaciers in the world today, which rules out choice c.
39
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
directory
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
A directory is a listing of names or things, so (choice b) is the essential element. A telephone (choice a) often has a directory associated with it, but it is not essential. A computer (choice c) uses a directory format to list files, but it is not required.Names (choice d) are often listed in a directory, but many other things are listed in directories, so this is not the essential element.
40
Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
contract
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
An agreement is necessary to have a contract. A contract may appear on a document (choice b), but it is not required. A contract may be oral as well as written, so choice c is not essential. A contract can be made without an attorney (choice d).