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Words with (mostly negative) prefixes

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He's lying. His story about how he cycled across Africa was completely__________. BELIEVE

UNBELIEVABLE

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These organic potatoes are delicious. Be careful not to ___________ them. COOK

OVERCOOK

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Jessica decided not to accept the job because the company's policies were _________. ETHICS

UNETHICAL

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I think I've done this all wrong. I probably __________ the instructions. UNDERSTAND

MISUNDERSTOOD

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My house is always __________. I don't have enough time to organise my things. TIDY

UNTIDY

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She walks to work every day, despite her physical ____________. ABLE

DISABILITY

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It's easy to _________ someone's character by looking at the clothes they wear. JUDGE

MISJUDGE

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You can't come to the office dressed like this. It's ____________. APPROPRIATE

INAPPROPRIATE

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He left his laptop on the train. He's very ____________. RESPONSIBILITY

IRRESPONSIBLE

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It's difficult to travel because the buses and trains are very __________. REGULAR

IRREGULAR

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The number is not correct. It's ___________. ACCURACY

INACCURATE

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She behaves like a child. She's very ___________. MATURITY

IMMATURE

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There is no good reason for it, it's completely ___________. RATIONAL

IRRATIONAL

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Derek is so ________________. You can never trust him to arrive on time for anything. RELY

UNRELIABLE

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These vegetables are _____________. You should have boiled them a bit longer. COOK

UNDERCOOKED

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Most of what you've written in your answer has nothing to do with the questions and is therefore _____________. RELEVANCE

IRRELEVANT

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