"The outcome of the game was suboptimal. We lost in overtime." What does "suboptimal" mean? What common prefix do you see in this word?
suboptimal = less than the best possible level sub = under, less than
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"I told an adult about how the bully had mistreated my friend." What does "mistreated" mean? What common prefix do you see?
mistreated = to treat wrongly mis = wrong
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"The mother disapproved of her son's rude behavior at the grocery store." What does "disapproved" mean? What common prefix do you see?
Disapproved = not approved of, not supported dis = not
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"It is uncommon to see owls during the day time." What does "uncommon" mean? What common prefix do you see in this word?
Uncommon = not common, rare un = not
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"The criminal appeared to be amoral; he had no sense that his actions were wrong." What does "amoral" mean? What common prefix do you see in this word?
amoral = without morals, without a sense of right and wrong a = without
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"The addict avoided drugs for the month, hoping to detoxify his body." What does "detoxify" mean? What common prefix do you see in this word?
Detoxify = to remove toxins, to remove harmful substances De = to remove
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"The doctor prescribed an antibiotic to clear her body of the bacterial infection." What does "antibiotic" mean? What common prefix do you see in this word?
Antibiotic = against bacteria, a substance used to treat infections by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria in or on the body. anti = against
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"The books had fallen flat on the shelves, so I had to reorder them again." What does "reorder" mean? What common prefix do you see in this word?
Reorder = to make orderly again re = again
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"Before I baked the cookies, I needed to preheat the oven." What does "preheat" mean? What common prefix do you see in this word?
Preheat = to heat before pre = before
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"I still hadn't had enough soccer after our final game, so I was excited to know there would be some postseason play." What does "postseason" mean? What common prefix do you see in this word?
Postseason = after the regular season post = after
