SAT Homework Assignment - 5

Perform 2 tasks for the following Word List:

A) Write down 1) dictionary meaning & 2) meaning in your own words.
B) Frame 2 unique sentences for each word.

Word List:
1) Root word FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY (to do, to make)
a) Factory
Meaning - a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled
chiefly by machine.
Understanding place where goods are manufactured.
- The factory turned out to be earning good revenue to its owner.
- The factory had high initial cost to set up.
b) Facsimile
Meaning- an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
Understanding duplicate.
- The twins faces were like a facsimile.
- The ride was facsimiled for another theme park.
c) Facile
Meaning - ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.
Understanding over simple, not looking at deep meaning.
- The young teens facile the importance of academics in framing their future.
- The facile understanding of the topic lead him to be unconfident during the test.
d) Faction
Meaning - a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
Understanding sector of something.
- The companies mechanical faction had 3 parts.
- The history faction had European and American history.
e) Fiction
Meaning- something that is invented or untrue.
Understanding false, fantasy
- The fiction novel interested many kids.
- The fiction movies create an attraction for young minds.
f) Factitious
Meaning- artificially created or developed.
Understanding- made by robots and technology.
- The modern world is surrounded by factitious objects.
- Factitious technology help scientist in preparing for their experiments.
g) Efficient
Meaning - (of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum
wasted effort or expense.
Understanding organized.
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The efficient business practices lead to monetary gains.

Being efficient saved business cost.

h) Deficient
Meaning - not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.
Understanding insufficient.
- The chocolate was deficient of vitamin D.
- The evidence found was deficient to find the culprit.
i) Proficient
Meaning - competent or skilled in doing or using something.
Understanding skilled.
- The person was proficient in doing his job.
- When one is proficient, he becomes effective too.
j) Munificent
Meaning characterized by or displaying great generosity.
Understanding liberal, generous.
- His munificent nature could lead to people taking his advantage.
- Being munificent is a gold like quality.
k) Prolific
Meaning - (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many
offspring.
Understanding productive, inventive.
- The farmer prolific nature lead him to produce many different fruits for his business.
- In captivity anyone would be a prolific breeder.
l) Soporific
Meaning - tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
Understanding makes someone sleep.
- The long journey lead to a soporific mood.
- the patient was given a soporific.
m) Figure
Meaning - a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the
financial performance of a company.
Understanding quantity.
- The figure for company stock had been rising exponentially.
- She had a great understanding in accounting figures.
n) Figment
Meaning - a thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their
imagination.
Understanding fabricate.
- The young boy figments mickey mouse, a Disney character.
- It was really her husband and not a figment of her imagination.
o) Configuration
Meaning - an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or
combination.
Understanding arrangement.
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- The configuration process to turn the device ON was lengthy.

- The well configured pc didnt face any problem in the future.
p) Effigy
Meaning - a sculpture or model of a person.
Understanding statue.
- The effigy of Amitabh Bachan in madamme toussads valours india.
- The effigys in pyramids are of great importance.
q) Magnify
Meaning - make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or
microscope.
Understanding enlarge, amplify.
- Students often magnify things using microscopes in the labs.
- By magnifying, scientist can look into much deeper details of the effigy.
r) Rarefy
Meaning - make or become less dense or solid.
Understanding become less complicated.
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The Phd was asked to rarefy the topic for the students.
The sound penetrating was starting to rarefy the noise of air.

s) Ratify
Meaning - sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it
officially valid.
Understanding agreement.
- The Indian government ratified the UN norms with USA.
- The principal ratified the new rules with the trusties.
t) Ramification
Meaning- a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.
Understanding consequence, outcome.
- As he cheated in exam, he would have to face the ramification.
- He violated the law, he would have to go under serious ramification.
u) Counterfeit
Meaning - made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive.
Understanding fake.
- The counterfeit money was caught, and the person was sent to jail.
- The counterfeit certificate lead to him getting into the sports team.
v) Feign
Meaning - pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
Understanding fake.
- Even when her friend was in trouble she feigned her caring nature.
- She feigned nervousness.
w) Fait accompli
Meaning - a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear
about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it.
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Understanding something which is bound to be done.

- The girls father fait accompli her marriage.
- The children are fait accompli to study.
x) Ex post facto
Meaning - with retrospective action or force.
Understanding looking back and dealing with something
- the principal ex post facto the students misbehavior last week.
- the judge ex post facto the one year pending case.
2) Root word FID (faith, trust)
a) Confide
Meaning - tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat
it to others.
Understanding reveal.
- People often have problem confiding themselves as they find it hard to trust people.
- The student confides to teacher about the mishap caused due to him.
b) Confident
Meaning - feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's abilities or qualities.
Understanding- positivity.
- The student was confident about the test results.
- Being confident will help achieve students competence too.
c) Confidant
Meaning - a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to
repeat it to others.
Understanding close friend.
- People often have their confidants as their family and friends.
- A confidant must not break the trust of the person trusting him.
d) Affidavit
Meaning - a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in
court.
Understanding a statement used as a proof.
- The worker swore to the affidavit to the unjust he faced in the company he worked.
- The students made a affidavit to lower the quantity of hw.
e) Diffident
Meaning - modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
Understanding shy.
- Diffident people often have a stage fright.
- Diffident people expose once they get to know others well.
f) Fidelity
Meaning - faithfulness to a person
Understanding - loyalty.
-Some people have great fidelity towards their favorite sports clubs.
- his fidelity towards liberal arts was tremendous.
g) Infidelity
Meaning - the action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner.
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Understanding cuckoldry, cheating

- His infidelity continued after his marriage.
- He was charged due to his infidelity.
h) Perfidy
Meaning - the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy.
Understanding disloyalty.
- He went through a tough time, making him acting like a perfidy.
- The perfidy nature lead him to have many emotions and thus depression.
i) Fiduciary
Meaning - involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee
and a beneficiary.
Understanding trusting in presence of trustee and beneficiary.
- The limited companies have fiduciary with shareholders.
- The limited company broke the fiduciary with shareholders.
j) Infidel
Meaning - a person who has no religion or whose religion is not that of the majority.
Understanding atheist.
- The infidel person was beaten up by the society, which was wrong.
- The infidel person believed that helping needy itself is a religion.
k) Semper fidelis
Meaning - Latin phrase that means "always faithful" or "always loyal".
Understanding always believe
- The US marines semper fidelis to their country.
- Due to semper fidelis, marines can give life for their nation.
l) Bona fide
Meaning- genuine; real.
Understanding authentic.
- For eligibility of the tournament, contestants were asked for their bona fide certificates.
- The school gave a bona fide certificate to Gary.

Essay
1. I observe, gentlemen, that when I would lead you on a new venture you no longer follow me with your
old spirit. I have asked you to meet me that we may come to a decision together: are we, upon my advice,
to go forward, or, upon yours, to turn back?
2. If you have any complaint to make about the results of your efforts hitherto, or about myself as your
commander, there is no more to say. But let me remind you: through your courage and endurance you
have gained possession of Ionia, the Hellespont, both Phrygias, Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Lydia, Caria,
Lycia, Pamphylia, Phoenicia, and Egypt; the Greek part of Libya is now yours, together with much of
Arabia, lowland Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylon, and Susia; Persia and Media with all the territories either
formerly controlled by them or not are in your hands; you have made yourselves masters of the lands
beyond the Caspian Gates, beyond the Caucasus, beyond the Tanais, of Bactria, Hyrcania, and the
Hyrcanian sea; we have driven the Scythians back into the desert; and Indus and Hydaspes, Acesines

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and Hydraotes flow now through country which is ours. With all that accomplished, why do you hesitate to
extend the power of Macedonyour powerto the Hyphasis and the tribes on the other side? Are you
afraid that a few natives who may still be left will offer opposition? Come, come! These natives either
surrender without a blow or are caught on the runor leave their country undefended for your taking; and
when we take it, we make a present of it to those who have joined us of their own free will and fight on our
side.
3. For a man who is a man, work, in my belief, if it is directed to noble ends, has no object beyond itself;
none the less, if any of you wish to know what limit may be set to this particular campaign, let me tell you
that the area of country still ahead of us, from here to the Ganges and the Eastern ocean, is
comparatively smallOur ships will sail round from the Persian Gulf to Libya as far as the Pillars of
Hercules, whence all Libya to the eastward will soon be ours, and all Asia too, and to this empire there will
be no boundaries but what God Himself has made for the whole world.
4. But if you turn back now, there will remain unconquered many warlike peoples between the Hyphasis
and the Eastern Ocean, and many more to the northward and the Hyrcanian Sea, with the Scythians, too,
not far away; so that if we withdraw now there is a danger that the territory which we do not yet securely
hold may be stirred to revolt by some nation or other we have not yet forced into submission. Should that
happen, all that we have done and suffered will have proved fruitlessor we shall be faced with the task
of doing it over again from the beginning. Gentlemen of Macedon, and you, my friends and allies, this
must not be. Stand firm; for well you know that hardship and danger are the price of glory, and that sweet
is the savour of a life of courage and of deathless renown beyond the grave
5. I could not have blamed you for being the first to lose heart if I, your commander, had not shared in
your exhausting marches and your perilous campaigns; it would have been natural enough if you had
done all the work merely for others to reap the reward. But it is not so. You and I, gentlemen, have shared
the labour and shared the danger, and the rewards are for us all. The conquered territory belongs to you;
from your ranks the governors of it are chosen; already the greater part of its treasure passes into your
hands, and when all Asia is overrun, then indeed I will go further than the mere satisfaction of our
ambitions: the utmost hopes of riches or power which each one of you cherishes will be far surpassed,
and whoever wishes to return home will be allowed to go, either with me or without me. I will make those
who stay the envy of those who return.

Essay Prompt
Write an essay in which you explain how Alexander the Great builds an argument to persuade his
exhausted troops to continue their advances into India. In your essay, analyze how Alexander the Great
uses one or more of the features listed above (or features of your own choice) to strengthen the logic and
persuasiveness of his argument. Be sure that your analysis focuses on the most relevant aspects of the
passage.
Your essay should not explain whether you agree with Alexander the Greats claims, but rather explain
how he builds an argument to persuade his audience.

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ANSWER:
Alexander the great was a name know to all , but not all know the extent of
Alexanders accomplishments.
In this passage we have seen glory which Alexander the great has
achieved over the years and the places he has conquered and aiming to
conquer.
By giving examples of the places they have conquered, Alexander the great
tells the troops about the hard work and determination they have had over
the years. By saying this he tells the troops not to give up at the end
moment, as the success is only few steps ahead. This courageous attitude
of Alexander motivates his troops to support their leader. The leadership
quality of Alexander is portrayed when he says that the troops having any
complaints about him could leave. This tells that Alexander was a great
leader as he tried to understand his troops in their level and was of more
leading nature than commanding. This could make troops sympathize with
him and hence carry on to fight.
He talks about the benefits they would get if they are able to conquer the
next region. He mentions the benefits such as the ease in trade they would
get, also the fact about the regions they own would be vast and how they
would be the most powerful amongst all. These fruity words by Alexander
makes the drained troops want to work hard with devotion. He also
mentions the con about not fighting further, someone else might capture it
and all the hard work put in till now will go to waste. This again kindles a
spark in the troops to not give up and fight in the future.
He says they need to stand together to go ahead and hit their target, he
gives a very striking quote hardship and danger are the price of glory, and
that sweet is the savour of a life of courage and of deathless renown
beyond the grave. Alexander the great tells the troops that they are the
backbone of the campaign and without them he is nothing, thus he expects
the troops to unite with him. Alexander the great also tells the fruitful
rewards they would get in the future if they work hard for the time being
such as the riches and power.
Overall Alexander was a great leader as he knew how to manage and
control his troops, not be command and power but by staying with them
and walk alongside them i.e united. He portrays himself like a leader,
pushing his tired troops I hard times rather than ordering and commanding.
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The prizes of the battles would be equally given to troops, suggests the god
like quality he has as he considered himself as a troop.

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