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VOCAB WORD PARTS AND CONTEXT CLUES

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  • -ly means
    the way something is done (quickly, rapidly, likely, unlikely)
  • A suffix is found....
    at the end of a word
  • cent means
    hundred (centipede, percent)
  • re- means
    again, back (redo, return, rewrite)
  • de- means
    opposite, remove (deflate, decompress, dehydrate, deflate, decrease)
  • Mis- means
    wrong (misunderstanding, miscount, misbehave)
  • -ful means
    full of (wonderful, beautiful)
  • synonym means
    find the similar meaning or same meaning
  • A prefix is found....
    at the beginning of a word
  • Antonym means
    find the opposite meaning
  • Maya was reluctant, she was unwilling or hesitant, to volunteer for the debate first. Reluctant means:
    unwilling or hesitant
  • im-, in-,il-, irr- means
    not (impossible, incorrect, illegal)
  • IDEAS Stands for....
    INFERENCE, DEFINITION, EXAMPLE, ANTONYM, SYNONYM
  • -tion, -sion means
    state or being (invention, vision, extension)
  • Copying hundreds of survey responses by hand took hours, and by the end, everyone felt bored and exhausted by the tedious task. Tedious means:
    Exhausting, repetitive, ongoing, tiring
  • un- means
    not (unfair, unavailable, unbelievable)
  • Inference means
    use background knowledge or personal experience
  • in the context of IDEAS, definition means
    the meaning of the unknown word is stated in the sentence
  • -able, ible means
    able to (breakable, edible, unable, audible)
  • Without regular repairs, the old bridge began to deteriorate, or slowly decay and weaken. Deteriorate means:
    slowly decay and weaken
  • During the drought, clean water was scarce; unlike in rainy years, there was very little available. Scarce means:
    Scarce means: very little available.
  • port means
    carry (transport, portable)
  • -ous means
    Having qualities of (humorous)
  • Jordan is a versatile athlete: she plays soccer, runs track, swims, and can even coach younger students. Versatile means:
    can do many things, fluid
  • Pre- means
    before (preheat, prefix, prepare, preface, prevent)
  • -ic means
    relating to (scenic, ironic, iconic, heroic)
  • in the context of IDEAS, example means
    an example is given in the sentence and you can use background knowledge to figure out the meaning
  • min means
    small (minuscule, miniature)
  • dis- means
    not, opposite of, break, split (disappear, disappoint, disconnect, disagree)
  • aud means
    hear (auditorium, audition, audible)
  • -less means
    without (hopeless, tactless, careless, endless, fearless)
  • vac means
    empty (vacuum, vacant)
  • A root is found....
    in the main part of a word
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