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Eng 10 Vocab 9
"improving" Vocab Ch 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |