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LINT2019 LLINT U1
LINT 2019 Language Leader Unit 1 - prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anti | (This prefix gives an) opposite (meaning) | (e.g. -social) |
| bi | two | (e.g.-cycle, -lingual) |
| dis | negative, opposite meaning | (e.g.-comfort, -like) |
| ex | former, not the current one or not valid any more | (e.g. -baseball player, -boss, -president) |
| mis | wrong | (e.g. -behave, -understand) |
| mono | one | (e.g. -rail) |
| out | more, better | (e.g. -perform, -run) |
| over | too much or more than usual | (e.g. -confident, -shadowed) |
| re | again | (e.g. -define, -do) |
| semi | half | (e.g. -circle) |
| under | less, less than normal | (e.g. -rated, -use) |
| antisocial | adj- not sociable or wanting the company of others. |
| bicycle | n- a vehicle consisting of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel. |
| bilingual | adj- speaking 2 languages fluently |
| discomfort | n- slight pain |
| dislike | v- to feel distaste for or hostility towards | n- a feeling of distaste or hostility. |
| ex-baseball player | n- former baseball player |
| ex-boss | n- former boss |
| ex-president | n- former president |
| ex-tycoon | n- former tycoon |
| misbehave | v- behave badly |
| misunderstand | v- fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly. |
| misuse | v- use (something) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose. |
| monorail | n- a railway in which the track consists of a single rail, typically elevated and with the trains suspended from it. |
| outperform | v- perform better than. |
| outrun | v- run or travel faster or further than. |
| overconfident | adj- excessively confident. |
| overshadow | v- be greater in significance than |
| redefine | v- define again or differently. |
| redo | v- do (something) again or differently. |
| rewrite | v- write (something) again so as to alter or improve it. |
| semicircle | n- a half of a circle or of its circumference. |
| underrated | adj- underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something) |
| underuse | v- Use (something) below the optimum level. | |