Question

Using your knowledge of Latin roots, choose the correct answer. The word ‘beautiful’ is not strong enough to convey the overwhelming grandeur of St. Peter’s Church in Rome – it is nothing less than ______________!

A) omnipotent

B) magnificent

C) omniscient

D) vitality

Answer 1

Among the options provided above, the correct answer is:

B) magnificent

This word has the same meaning as the word beautiful but higher in ranking as to mean splendid in appearance or beauty. This word originated from the word magnific with the suffix -ent from Latin roots.