PPT-Vocab. List 1: Prefixes

1 antecedent going before in time Prefix ante before antipathy revulsion any object of strong dislike Prefix anti against Circumvent to go around to catch in a trap to gain superiority over to prevent from happening. The Crucible. 1. . Confounded . (. adj. /v). - . confused. 2. . Incredulously . (adv). - . doubtfully; skeptically. ; with questions or . reservations. 3. Conciliatory (. adj. ). - soothing, cooperative, or apologetic (esp. in a tense, angry situation). The . Crucible . & Catcher. Terse (. adj. ) . - describes when someone speaks abruptly and rudely. Calumny (n). . - defamation; slander/libel; false accusations meant to ruin someone. Arbitrate (v). The Crucible/Catcher in the Rye. 1. Theocracy (n). - government by priests claiming to rule with divine authority. 2. Autocracy (n). - government by a single person or small group that has unlimited power or authority (could be a theocracy; another kind is plutocracy, gov’t by the rich). : . Poetry/. The . Great . Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. #8. : . The Great Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. Into the Wild. 1. Trough (n). - lowest point of something. 2. Amalgam (n). - mixture; combination (of). 3. Anomaly (n). - abnormality; exception; peculiarity. 4. Amphibious (. adj. ). - having a mixed nature; the ability to conform and thrive in different environments. Pre-GCSE English. Aims and Objectives. Aims. To identify how words can be broken down into individual parts, and to understand that each part has its own meaning.. Objectives. To . discuss. prefixes, suffixes, and root words. : . The Great Gatsby. 1. . Feign (v)- . to make believe; pretend. 2. . Supercilious. . (. adj. )- . arrogant; smug. 3. . . Complacent. . (. adj. )- . smug or comfortable, without awareness of some potential danger or defect. Into the Wild. 1. Trough (n). - lowest point of something. 2. Amalgam (n). - mixture; combination (of). 3. Anomaly (n). - abnormality; exception; peculiarity. 4. Amphibious (. adj. ). - able to conform and thrive in different environments; of a . The Crucible. Terse (. adj. ) . - describes when someone speaks abruptly and rudely. Calumny (n). . - defamation; slander/libel; false accusations meant to ruin someone. Arbitrate (v). - mediate; negotiate; to act as an impartial judge in order to settle a dispute. What is a Prefix?. A prefix is an attachment before or in front of an existing word or stem, serving to form a new word or new meaning. . . New . meaning. example: . . “. un-. ” makes a . happy. Prefixes A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning. With Adjectives: They usually give adjectives a negative or an opposite meaning. For example: This chair is and Suffixes. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Yes, this is an actual word. What does it mean? . Biology can be filled with words that sometime seem incomprehensible. By "dissecting" these words into discrete units, even the most complex terms can be understood. . Kindergarten . Lesson . 18 - Text . Mapping. re-. -s. -. er. -. ing. un-. -. ed. He is jump. ing. .. He jump. ed. .. He is a jump. er. .. Here are two jumper. s. .. 2. . He is jumping.. He jumped.. He is a jumper..