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Negative Prefixes

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  • something very big – cannot be measured (Im-)
    immeasureable
  • against the law (il-)
    illegal
  • something which is not 100 % correct, esp. statistics (In-)
    inaccurate
  • something that isn’t 100% - it has some small flaws or mistakes (Im-)
    imperfect
  • adj. to describe someone who can’t read or write (il-)
    illiterate
  • state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction/shocking or outrageous
    insane
  • uninvited adj. for guests that you don’t want (Un-)
    unwelcome
  • not right according to a set of rules or principles (Un-)
    unfair
  • to take from something the power to work or function (DIS-)
    disable
  • word for a child that a pregnant woman is carrying (Un-)
    unborn
  • adj. for someone who doesn’t tell the truth (DIS-)
    dishonest
  • not authorized by laws or rule, esp. children of unmarried parents (il-)
    illegitimate
  • to not do what someone orders you to do (DIS-)
    disobey
  • adj. to describe handwriting which cannot be read (il-)
    illegible
  • something which is not likely to happen (Im-)
    improbable
  • a noun for unhappiness about something (DIS-)
    displeasure/dissastisfaction
  • something which makes no sense (il-)
    illogical
  • the feeling of just a little bit of pain or physical unpleasantness (DIS-)
    discomfort
  • someone who is rude (Im-)
    impolite
  • undecided or uncertain, no fixed limits, like the article “a” or “an” (In-)
    indefinite
  • something, esp. manufactured, which is new (Un-)
    unused
  • adj. for a sports team which has not yet lost a game (Un-)
    undefeated/unbeaten
  • not straight, roundabout (In-)
    indirect
  • not having an end (In-)
    infinite
  • an adult who acts like a child (Im-)
    immature