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Prefix Roots
English Vocab
Term | Definition |
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spec | to see/watch |
port | to carry |
frag/frac | to break |
manu | hand |
anim/life | spirit |
ex | out |
dis | away,from |
post | after |
pre | before |
cent | 100 |
ject | to throw or push in |
grimace | to frown |
wince | to cringe |
tenacious | go getting |
exuberant | excited |
somber | serious or sad |
fallible | makes mistakes |
belligerent | confrontational |
intricate | detailed |
luminous | filled with light |
nape | back |
drone | low continuous sound |
surreal | fantastic and incongruous imagery |
bedraggled | messy or wiped out condition |
expound | explain, add details |
warily | manner marked by careful caution |
oxymoron | two conflicting or contrasting terms |
agape | mouth wide open as in wonder or awe |
nostalgia | warm feeling remembering the past |
rail | to complain bitterly |
conniving | something immoral, illegal, or harmful |
brusque | brief, rude, abrupt |
shroud | dead person is wrapped |
gaunt | lean and haggard |
manacle | shackle |