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Month 5 NTF
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dishonest (dis-honest) | Not truthful; not worthy of trust or belief. [dis- (prefix) means “not; the opposite of”; honest (root word) means truthful; worthy of trust or belief] |
| illegal (il-legal) | unlawful; prohibited by law. [il- (prefix) means “not; the opposite of”; legal (root word) means lawful; allowed by law] |
| irresponsible (ir-response-ible) | not accountable for one’s actions; unreliable. [ir- (prefix) means “not; the opposite of”; response (root word) means to act or answer in words or actions; the e in response is dropped; -ible (suffix) means “capable of”] |
| misunderstand (mis-understand) | to take words or meanings in a wrong way; misinterpret. [mis- (prefix) means “not; the opposite of”; understand (root word) means to comprehend; to know] |
| performance (per-form-ance) | a particular action such as acting in a musical or play before an audience. [per- (prefix) means “through, thoroughly, very”; form (root word) means to arrange in an order; -ance (suffix) means “the state or quality of”] |
| rearrange (re-arrange) | to change the order of. [re- (prefix) means “again or back”; arrange (root word) means to put into order] |
| replacement (re-place-ment) | a substitution or equivalent for something. [re- (prefix) means “again or back”; place (root word) means to put in a particular order; -ment (suffix) means “the state of being acted upon”] |