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Word With Prefixes 3
| Term | Definition | Synonym | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal (n) | a person, plant, or animal native to a specific area from earliest times; a indigenious | endemic, autochthonous, primordial | Early history aboriginal people have lived throughout the area for thousands of years.An aborigianal person ofte knew what was best to do. |
| Abstruse (a) | deep and complex, and thus difficult to understand | incomprehensible | Unfortunately, it is sometimes difficult for the economic operators to comprehend the abstruse provisions correctly. If your initial topic seems abstruse , consider the motivation that led you to it in the first place. |
| Ambiance (n) | the general surrounding atmosphere or enviroment | enviroment | The walls enclose an area of less than a square mile that now restricts vehicle traffic to preserve the ancient ambiance . All serve excellent food, and are also noteworthy for their attractive interiors and sophisticated ambiance . |
| Ambiguous (a) | literally, towander around and thus having more than one possible meaning; not clear; indefinite, uncertain, or vague | vague, indeterminate, unclassifiable | In the hurry of ordinary business, I had been ambiguous as to when and where Confusing, ambiguous communication won't relay the correct news. |
| Amphitheater (n) | a large circular building or open space with rising rows of seats all around; a big lecture hall | hall, big room | The crowd shuffled across the cement floor and into a stark amphitheater lined with metal bleachers. The site also features an indoor gallery and an amphitheater for special performances. |
| Antebellum (a) | before the war,especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war | before the war | Ten years ago, this quaint antebellum log home with a stone hearth was moved from another location and thoroughly renovated. It felt like I had stepped into an antebellum time warp. |
| Antediluvian (a) | literally, from before the Biblical Flood, and thus out-of-date or old-fashioned, an old-fashioned or primitive person or thing | biblical term | The antediluvian bug eyed monsters opposing this will retire soon enough. It then scrapped its antediluvian operating system and developed an entirely new one that has won plaudits from reviewers. |
| Cataclysm (n) | any great upheaval, such as a flood, deluge, or earthquake, causing sudden and violent changes; a disaster | See disaster | The immediate cause for this cataclysm was the recession. One is that they formed along with the stars long ago, and somehow survived this cataclysm . |
| Catalyst (n) | a substance, person or event that quickens or hastens a result | quickness, rapid | Green is going to be the next big catalyst for economies across the globe. By connecting rather than alienating in a public setting, it is a great catalyst for collaboration. |
| Catatonic (a) | characteristic or catatonia, a condition in which the body loses the ability to move, the limbs remaining frozen in whatever position they are placed | syndrome | She can play ferocious or catatonic with equal plausibility. |
| Aggrandizement (n) | anything that makes something (appear) greater, as in power, stature, or sphere of influence; the process of making something appear greater | bigger, expand | It takes the onus off what might otherwise be pure aggrandizement . They place a reasonable restriction on the desire for territorial aggrandizement . |
| Detriment (n) | a damage, injury, or disadvantage; anyhting that causes harm or injury | damage | Let us just say that everything that they tout as an "improvement" is a detriment to the actual functioning of the product. It is to the detriment of that country. |
| Disclosure (n) | the process of revailing or making known, usually that which has been unknown, a revelation | dicovery | Easing a disclosure rule that has been burdensome for private companies should be done by tweaking, rather than gutting. There are two controversies surrounding the disclosure . |
| Docile (a) | able to be easily taught or managed;submissive, especially to discipline or instruction | manageable, malleable; obedient | He looked all right – middle-aged, docile features, trustworthy. Snails would seem fairly docile creatures. |
| Habiliments (n) | collectively, clothing, furnishings, attire, equipment, or trappings- as those that go with a position or station in life;paraphernalia | clothing | She soon after re-appeared, disrobed of her worldly habiliments , and dressed in the simple garb of a nun. |
| Portly (a) | carrying a lot of weight, and thus stout, corpulent, or fat | heavy, a ton | So there he was, a portly septuagenarian sunk deep in a leather chair. He may have been more portly than the statue shows him, though. |
| Primogeniture (n) | the practice of an inheritance going to the firstborn son; the state of being the firstborn child of the same parents | practice, learning | One's position in society was hereditary, with primogeniture the general rule. To see how, think about what happens to a farm as it is handed down the generations in a country without primogeniture . |
| Puerile (a) | like a child, and thus immature and silly childish or trivial | youthful, juvenile | The writing of such cables is puerile and serves no value to society. Some observers decry the inanity of the site's top stories, and even habitual users admit that the comments are mostly puerile . |
| Rapture (n) | the state of being "carried away" as by pleasure,joy, or love, ecstasy | pleasure | Into them it inspired no other sentiments than those of exultation and rapture . Yes, she is hyper-polarizing: she sends her fans into rapture and drives her detractors stark raving mad. |
| Senile (a) | typical of the variety of deteriorations often accompanying old age | old | The quaint idea of comparing reading a book in bed to having a computer in bed with you is charmingly senile . The sad senile fool would rather burn down his own country than to step down. |
| Surly (a) | like an overly masterful man, and thus ill-tempered and uncivil; gloomy, rude, or threatning | uncivil | We trailed them to the other side, but another surly elephant drove us off and sent the entire pride into hiding. On the other hand, surly comebacks and even noncontact can cost you more than you realize. |
| Virile (a) | like a man, snd thus manly, masculine, vigorous, or forceful | vigorous. See male. | The experience introduced to the public those virile qualities of his with which his friends were familiar. Church's desire to paint more fascinating scenes reflected his virile character. |
| Abdicate (v) | to give up in a formal way, as a high officeor position of authority, to renounce or deny | resign, quit | We live in a society that encourages us to abdicate responsibility. Kings may die or abdicate . |
| Aberration (n) | a deviation or departure from what is proper, true, or expected; an atypical variance from the norm | wandering, deviation, divergence | Although there are no colors in the photograph, chromatic aberration will blur the image. Newspapers are an aberration. |
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