As someone who tutors for the ASVAB, in order to prepare to teach my ASVAB prep course, I make sure to review material from numerous ASVAB study guides. I was looking through a study guide and came across the word “pansophy”. It was a word I of which I did not know the meaning. I quickly thought about analyzing the word by its root words. The word “pansophy” has 2 root words, pan and soph. Both of these words are Green root words. Pan means all. Soph means wisdom. When I put the 2 Greek roots together, it meant all wisdom. Knowing this lead me to the answer, choice A universal wisdom. Do not underestimate the importance of knowing Latin and Greek word roots. When a word is broken up through the parts of prefix, root word, and suffix, it is a very useful technique to understand the meaning of the words. Some words do not have word roots, but many do. Many people come to me for ASVAB math help, but I remind them to not lose sight of studying for vocabulary. I remind my students to study prefixes, roots words, suffixes, and lists of common ASVAB vocabulary words.
