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Misguided – His decision to skip school was completely misguided.

mis - wrongly (bad judgment)

Embody – She tried to embody kindness by always helping others.

em - into/cause to (cause to have a physical form)

Underestimated – I underestimated how hard the test would be and didn’t study enough.

under - not enough (did not consider enough)

Overlook – Don’t overlook the small details in your science project!

over - too much, above (look above where you should)

Transatlantic – The explorers took a transatlantic journey from Europe to America.

trans - across (across the Atlantic Ocean)

Unwind – After a long day, I like to unwind by listening to music.

un - not (not wound up or stressed)

Regain – After resting for a while, I was able to regain my energy.

re - again (get it back)

Unwavering – He had unwavering confidence that his team would win the championship.

un - not (not changing or decreasing)

Irrational – It’s irrational to be afraid of a tiny bug that can’t even hurt you.

ir - not (not rational or logical)

Impasse – The two friends reached an impasse in their argument and refused to talk.

im - not (could not get past)

Immortal – In myths, some gods and heroes are immortal and never grow old.

im - not (will not die)

Unreceptive – The teacher was unreceptive to my excuse for not finishing my project.

un - not (not receiving my excuse)

Aeronautics – She dreams of studying aeronautics so she can design airplanes one day.

aero - air

Irrelevant – His comment about video games was irrelevant to our math lesson.

ir - not (not related)

Infuriate – It will infuriate my mom if I forget to do my homework again.

in - cause to be (cause to be furious)

Inhabitants – The inhabitants of the island built their homes near the beach.

in - in/into/within (their habitat - where they live - is in the island)