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Eng 10 Vocab 9
"improving" Vocab Ch 9
Term | Definition |
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concurrent | happening or existing at the same time |
confiscate | to seize with authority |
constitute | to make up |
decipher | to interpret or read |
default | to fail to do something required. to return to the original settings. |
hypothetical | supposed for the sake of argument or examination |
nominal | slight, very small to what might be compared with what might be expected |
predominant | most common or most noticeable. with this prefix, it's the thing you'd notice first. |
prerequisite | something required beforehand |
recession | an economic slump. |
prefix "con-" | prefix means "with" |
prefix "pre-" | prefix means "before" |
suffix "-ion" | suffix always turns a word into a thing (a noun) |
suffix "-ate" | suffix almost always turns a word into a verb |