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Learning Vocabulary Through Word Parts. T. D. James-Moss, Instructor 2013-2014. Unaffordable. UN- (not). AFFORD (able to pay/provide). -ABLE (capable or worthy). UNAFFORDABLE (not able to pay or provide) (not worthy of pay). UNBELIEVABLE. UN- (not). BELIEVE (accept as true). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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T. D. James-Moss, Instructor2013-2014
LEARNING VOCABULARY
THROUGH WORD PARTS
UNAFFORDABLE
UN-(not)
AFFORD(able to
pay/provide)
UNAFFORDABLE(not able to pay or provide)
(not worthy of pay)
-ABLE(capable or
worthy)
UNBELIEVABLE
UN-(not)
BELIEVE(accept as
true)
UNBELIEVABLE(not able to accept as true)
(not worthy of being received as true)
-ABLE(capable or
worthy)
UNCIVILIZED
UN-(not)
CIVIL(relating to
citizens; polite)
UNCIVILIZED(not being a polite citizen)
(not discussed in a polite manner)
-IZED(to become
or be discussed in a manner)
UNPRODUCTIVE
UN-(not)
PRODUCT(something
made or produced)
UNPRODUCTIVE(not producing or making things)
(tending to not make things)
-IVE(doing or tending to
do)
RESTART
RE-(again; back)
START(to begin; to
react suddenly)
RESTART(to begin again)
(to respond back suddenly)
REALIGN
RE-(again; back)
ALIGN(to arrange things in a
line or proper
position)
REALIGN(to line things up again)
(to line things back into their proper positions)
REFLEX
RE-(again; back)
FLEX(to bend, move or tighten)
REFLEX(to bend again or bend back)
(to tighten again)(to move back again)
REPORT
RE-(again; back)
PORT(carry)
REPORT(to carry back again)
PREAMBLE
PRE-(before)
AMBLE(walk slowly;
walk on relaxingly)
PREAMBLE( (to be read before you go on
relaxingly)
PREMEDITATE
PRE-(before)
MEDITATE(deep, quiet
thought)
PREMEDITATE(to have deep quiet thought before
action)
PRENUPTIAL
PRE-(before)
NUPTIAL(relating to marriage or
breeding ceremonies)
PRENUPTIAL(before marriage)
(before the breeding season)
PREADMISSION
PRE-(before)
ADMIT(to allow, admit or accept)
PREADMISSION(a condition required before
acceptance)(an action required before being
admitted)
-ION(an act,
process or condition)
BIANNUAL
BI-(twice)
ANN/ANNU/ENNI
(yearly)
BIANNUAL(characterized as happening twice a
year)
-AL(relating to/characterize
d by)
BICENTENNIAL
BI-(twice)
CENT-(one
hundred)
BICENTENNIAL(characterized as happening twice
every one hundred years)
-AL(relating to/characterize
d by)
ANN/ANNU/ENNI
(yearly)
BIFOCAL
BI-(twice)
FOCUS(central subject,
interest or image)
BIFOCAL(relating to having two images/visual
strengths)
-AL(relating to/characterize
d by)
BILINGUAL
BI-(twice)
LINGU/LINGUA(tongue/
language)
BILINGUAL(relating to two languages)
(characterized as speaking two languages)
-AL(relating to/characterize
d by)
MISINFORM
MIS-(bad/wrongopposite)
INFORM(guide/direct/make
known)MISINFORM
(to give bad guidance)(to lead someone in a wrong
direction)(to give bad information)
MISANTHROPIC
MIS-(bad/wrongopposite)
ANTHROP/ANTHROPO
(human/humankind)
MISANTHROPIC(having a bad attitude about people)
(hating all humans)(hating people)
-IC(having the character or attitude of/
being)
MISPERCEPTION
MIS-(bad/wrongopposite)
PERCEPT(impression/understandi
ng)
MISPERCEPTION(the process of developing a wrong
impression)(a condition of wrong understanding)
-ION(an act,
process or condition)
MISDIAGNOSIS
MIS-(bad/wrongopposite)
DIAGNOSIS(identificatio
n of an illness)
MISDIAGNOSIS(the wrong identification of an illness)
DISABILITY
DIS-(to deprive
of or remove/to
lack)
ABLE(having
power, skill, money to
do)
DISABILITY(lacking the power or skill to do)
(a quality of lack with regard to skill)
-ITY(quality/
state/degree of)
DISARRAY
DIS-(to deprive
of or remove/to
lack)
ARRAY(arrange/position)
DISARRAY(to remove an arrangement)
(to lack arrangement)(to be in a messy state)
DISCONCERT
DIS-(to deprive
of or remove/to
lack)
CONCERT(agreement/
unity/harmony)
DISCONCERT(to deprive a group of harmony)
(to remove the unity)
DISPOSSESS
DIS-(to deprive
of or remove/to
lack)
POSSESS(to have or
own)
DISPOSSESS(to remove a person’s ownership)
(to deprive a person of having something)
ILLOGICAL
IL-(not)
LOGOS(wisdom/
reasoning)
ILLOGICAL(characterized by not having wisdom
or a reasoning attitude)
-IC(having the character or attitude of/
being)
-AL(relating to/characterize
d by)
ILLEGIBLE
IL-(not)
LEGIBLE(can be read
or understood)
ILLEGIBLE(cannot be read)
(cannot be understood, typ. penmanship)
ILLITERATE
IL-(not)
LITERATE(educated/cultured/
able to read and write)
ILLITERATE(not educated)(not cultured)
(not able to read and/or write)
ILLAUDABLE
IL-(not)
LAUD(praise)
ILLAUDABLE(not worthy of any praise)
(not having any positive qualities)
-ABLE(capable or
worthy)
IRRESPONSIBLE
IR-(not)
RESPOND(to react or
have desired reaction to something)
IRRESPONSIBLE(not capable of reacting
appropriately)(not capable of reacting in desired
way)
-IBLE(capable or
worthy)
IRRATIONAL
IR-(not)
RATIONAL(thinking based on facts and reason)
IRRATIONAL(not able to think based on facts)(not able to decide/reason things
based on fact)
IRREGULAR
IR-(not)
REGULAR(happening often or in same time or same
way)IRREGULAR
(not happening often)(not happening in the same way it
used to)
IRREFUTABLE
IR-(not)
REFUTE(deny truth or accuracy; prove wrong w/ evidence)
IRREFUTABLE(not capable of denying the truth of a
thing)(not able to prove a thing wrong with
evidence)
-ABLE(capable or
worthy)
NONNEGOTIABLE
NON-(not)
NEGOTIATE(try to reach
an agreement
or compromise)
NONNEGOTIABLE(not able to be compromised)
(not able to be agreed upon through discussion)
-ABLE(capable or
worthy)
NONABRASIVE
NON-(not)
ABRASIVE(rough/harsh/
little concern for others’ feelings)
NONABRASIVE(not rough)(not harsh)
(very concerned for others’ feelings)
NONSENSE
NON-(not)
SENSE(body’s
perception of a
stimulus/sane or realistic
attitude)
NONSENSE(not perceived by another’s senses)
(not having a sane or realistic attitude)
NONSENSICAL
NON-(not)
SENSE(body’s
perception of a
stimulus/sane or realistic
attitude)
NONSENSICAL(not able to be perceived by another’s
senses)(not having a sane or realistic attitude)
-IC/-ICAL(having the character or attitude of/
being)
NONCONFRONTATIONAL
NON-(not)
CONFRONT(meet
someone face to face; deal with)
NONCONFRONTATIONAL(not characterized as meeting someone face to
face)(not dealing with things directly)
-ATION(action/result of action)
-AL(relating to/characterize
d by)
OVERREACT
OVER-(too great/
better/ beyond)
RE-(again)
OVERREACT(to act again in a way too great or
beyond necessity)
-ACT(to process of doing)
OVERAGE
OVER-(too great/
better/ beyond)
OVERAGE(a collection of too much/extra)
Also… (to be too old to participate)
-AGE(result of/ collection/ place of)
OVERARCHING
OVER-(too great/
better/ beyond)
ARCH(chief/ most important/
rule)
OVERARCHING(a rule bigger or greater than others)
(a process that is most important)
-ING(action/ process/ result of process)
OVEREXERT
OVER-(too great/
better/ beyond)
EXERT(to use or put forth
strength or ability)
OVEREXERT(to put forth too great an amount of
energy)(to put forth too great an amount of
ability)