Translate from an imaginary language into English. Then, look for the word elements that appear both on the list and in the answer choices.
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Here are some words translated from an artificial language. briftamint means militant uftonel means occupied uftonalene means occupation
Which word could mean "occupant"?
[A].
elbrifta
[B].
uftonamint
[C].
elamint
[D].
briftalene
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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.)