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Latin prefixes 13-18
Honors English 10
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| illegible (adj) | not legible; impossible or hard to read; undecipherable |
| illiterate (adj) | not literate; unable to read or write; uneducated |
| illogical (adj) | not logical; not observing the rules of logic (correct reasoning); irrational;fallacious |
| immaculate (adj) | not spotted; absolutely clean;stainless |
| immature (adj) | not mature; not fully grown or developed; young; childish |
| impunity (n) | state of being not punished; freedom from punishment, harm, loss, etc.; immunity |
| inaccessible (adj) | not accessible; unreachable; hard to get to; unapproachable |
| incessant (adj) | not ceasing; continuing without interruption; interminable; ceaseless |
| inflexible (adj) | not flexible; not easily bent; firm;unyielding |
| ingratitude (n) | state of being not grateful; ungratefulness; lack of gratitude |
| inhospitable (adj) | not hospitable; not showing kindness to guests and strangers; unfriendly |
| insoluble (adj) | 1.not soluble; incapable of being solved; unsolvable; irresolvalble 2. not capable of being dissolved |
| irreconcilable (adj) | not reconcilable; not able to be brought into friendly accord or compromise; incompatible |
| irrelevant (adj) | not relevant; inapplicable;off the topic; extraneous |
| irrevocable (adj) | not revocable; incapable of being recalled or revoked; unalterable;irreversible |
| benediction (n) | (literally, "good saying") blessing; good wishes; approbation |
| malediction (n) | (literally, "evil saying" curse |
| benefactor (n) | (literally, "one who does good") person who gives kindly aid, money, or a similar benefit |
| malefactor (n) | (literally, "one who does evil"offender; evildoer; criminal |
| beneficial (adj) | productive of good; helpful; advantageous |
| beneficiary (n) | person receiving some good, advantage, or benefit |
| benevolent (adj) | (literally, "wishing well") disposed to promote the welfare of others; kind; charitable |
| malevolent(adj) | (literally, "wishing ill") showing ill will; spiteful; malicious, vicious |
| maladjusted (adj) | badly adjusted; out of harmony with one's environment |
| malice (n) | ill will; intention or desire to harm another; enmity; malevolence |
| malnutrition (n) | bad or faulty nutrition; poor nourishment |
| maltreat (v) | treat badly or roughly; mistreat; abuse |
| demented (adj) | out of (down from) one's mind;mad; insane; deranged |
| demolish (v) | pull or tear down; destroy; raze; wreck |
| demote (v) | move down in grade or rank; degrade; downgrade |
| dependent (adj) | (literally, "hanging down from") unable to exist without the support of another |
| depreciate (v) | 1. go down in price or value 2. speak slightingly of; belittle; disparge |
| despise (v) | look down on; scorn; feel contempt for; abhor; disdain |
| deviate (v) | turn aside, or down (from a route or rule); stray; wander; disgress |
| devour (v) | (literally, "gulp down") eat greedily; eat like an animal |
| discontent (adj) | (usually followed by with) opposite of "content"; dissatisfied; discontented; disgruntled |
| discredit (v) | disbelieve; refuse to trust |
| discrepancy (n) | disagreement; difference; inconsistency; variation |
| disintegrate (v) | do the opposite of "integrate" (make into a whole); break into bits; crumble; decay |
| dispassionate (adj) | opposite of "passionate" (showing strong feeling); calm; composed; impartial |
| disrepair (n) | opposite of good condition or repair; bad condition |
| dissent (v) | feel differently; differ in opinion; disagree |
| dissident (adj) | (literally, "sitting apart") not agreeing; dissenting; nonconformist |
| distract (v) | draw away, or divert the attention of; confuse; bewilder |
| secede (v) | (literally, "go apart") withdraw from an organization or federation |
| secession (n) | (literally, "a going apart") withdrawl from an organization or federation |
| seclude (v) | keep apart from others; place in solitude; isolate; sequester |
| secure (adj) | 1. apart, or free, from care, fear, or worry; confident; assured 2. safe against loss, attack, or danger |
| sedition (n) | going apart from or against, an established government; action, speech, or writing to overthrow the government; insurrection; treason |
| segregate(v) | (literally, "set apart from the herd") separate from the main body; isolate |
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