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Prefix Roots
English Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| spec | to see/watch |
| port | to carry |
| frag/frac | to break |
| manu | hand |
| anim/life | spirit |
| ex | out |
| dis | away,from |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| cent | 100 |
| ject | to throw or push in |
| grimace | to frown |
| wince | to cringe |
| tenacious | go getting |
| exuberant | excited |
| somber | serious or sad |
| fallible | makes mistakes |
| belligerent | confrontational |
| intricate | detailed |
| luminous | filled with light |
| nape | back |
| drone | low continuous sound |
| surreal | fantastic and incongruous imagery |
| bedraggled | messy or wiped out condition |
| expound | explain, add details |
| warily | manner marked by careful caution |
| oxymoron | two conflicting or contrasting terms |
| agape | mouth wide open as in wonder or awe |
| nostalgia | warm feeling remembering the past |
| rail | to complain bitterly |
| conniving | something immoral, illegal, or harmful |
| brusque | brief, rude, abrupt |
| shroud | dead person is wrapped |
| gaunt | lean and haggard |
| manacle | shackle |