Chapter 6: All About Prefixes 131 www.petersons.com Vocabulary Builder 6 Answers 1. The correct answer is (D). 2. The correct answer is (D). 3. The correct answer is (C). 4. The correct answer is (D). 5. The correct answer is (A). 6. The correct answer is (D). 7. The correct answer is (D). 8. The correct answer is (C). 9. The correct answer is (C). 10. The correct answer is (A). Ten More Testworthy Latin Prefixes There are ten more Latin prefixes for you. Knowing just one prefix can help you figure out five or even more words. Consider how many words you can define when you know ten, twenty, or thirty prefixes! Prefix Meaning Example Definition de down demolish tear down e out elongate stretch out ex out exchange replace inter between intercom two-way radio infra under infrared rays under red mal bad malodor bad odor male evil maledict cursed ob toward obedient respectful per through perambulate walk through post after postpone do after TIP Remember: the more prefixes you learn, the more words you can decode. 06_TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40131 132 PART III: TOEFLVocabulary Review www.petersons.com Vocabulary Builder 7 Directions: Choose the best definition from the words in the box. You will have definitions left over. flowing forth teach awkward criminal attractive odd vulgar restless comely write on dig out invocation compatriot a fellow countryman expedient berate compendium pendant to scold harshly an abridged form of a work principles sound waves with a frequency below the audible range 1. excavate ________________________________________________ 2. infrasonic _______________________________________________ 3. impart __________________________________________________ 4. maladroit _______________________________________________ 5. malefactor ______________________________________________ 6. eccentric ________________________________________________ 7. impatient _______________________________________________ 8. effluent _________________________________________________ 9. inscribe _________________________________________________ 10. indecent ________________________________________________ Vocabulary Builder 7 Answers 1. The correct answer is dig out. 2. The correct answer is sound waves with a frequency below the audible range. 3. The correct answer is teach. 4. The correct answer is awkward. 5. The correct answer is criminal. 6. The correct answer is odd. 7. The correct answer is restless. 8. The correct answer is flowing forth. 9. The correct answer is write on. 10. The correct answer is vulgar. 06_TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40132 Chapter 6: All About Prefixes 133 www.petersons.com PREFIXES FOR NUMBERS The symbols we use for numbers—1, 2, 3, 4, etc.—come from the Arabs, the first great mathematicians. The words we use to speak or write these symbols—one, two, three, four, etc.—are from the Anglo-Saxons. How many sides does the Pentagon have? How many tentacles does an octopus have? If you know your number prefixes, these questions are a snap to answer. The envelope, please: The Pentagon has five sides (penta = five). An octopus has eight tentacles (octo = eight). As you can see, when we want to combine a number and a word to form another word, such as a synonym for a “five-sided figure,” we use the Greek or Roman word for the number, pentameter. Below are ten Greek and Latin prefixes that show the numbers one to ten. Number Prefix Example Definition 1 uni unicycle cycle with one wheel 2bi bicycle cycle with two wheels 3 tri tripod three-legged stand 4 quad quadrangle four-sided figure 5 penta pentameter five-sided figure 6 hexa hexagon six-sided figure 7 hepta Heptateuch the first seven books of the Hebrew Bible 8 oct octet a group of eight, usually singers (ock-tet) 9 nov novena Roman Catholic prayers or services conducted on nine consecutive days 10 deca decathlon ten-event athletic contest (di-kath-lon) ANGLO-SAXON PREFIXES Below are the five most common Anglo-Saxon prefixes and their variations. Read through the chart and examples. To help you remember the prefixes, complete the self- test that follows. Prefix Meaning Examples Definition a on, to, at, by ablaze on fire be around, over besiege attack mis wrong, badly mistake error over above, beyond overreach reach too high un not unambiguous clear (un-am-big-yoo-us) 06_TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40133 134 PART III: TOEFLVocabulary Review www.petersons.com Vocabulary Builder 8 Directions: Based on the meaning of its prefix, define each of the following words: 1. accord ________________________________________________________________ 2. irradiate ______________________________________________________________ 3. predestination _________________________________________________________ 4. reincarnation __________________________________________________________ 5. convolute _____________________________________________________________ 6. invoke ________________________________________________________________ 7. irrelevant _____________________________________________________________ 8. excommunicate ________________________________________________________ Vocabulary Builder 8 Answers 1. The correct answer is agreement. 2. The correct answer is illuminate. 3. The correct answer is fate. 4. The correct answer is rebirth. 5. The correct answer is twist up. 6. The correct answer is request. 7. The correct answer is not pertinent. 8. The correct answer is exclude from communion. 06_TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40134 Chapter 6: All About Prefixes 135 exercises www.petersons.com _____1. miscarriage of justice (A) benediction (B) detail (C) villain (D) failure _____2. beseech emotionally (A) implore (B) deny (C) shriek (D) pursue _____3. something strange is afoot (A) underneath (B) going on (C) clandestine (D) covert _____4. unethical behavior (A) judicial (B) impartial (C) unprincipled (D) competent _____5. an overwrought child (A) heavy (B) unmannerly (C) placid (D) excited EXERCISES: WORDS IN CONTEXT Directions: Define each of the following underlined words, based on the way it is used in the phrase. Write the letter of your choice in the space provided. 06_TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40135 136 PART III: TOEFLVocabulary Review www.petersons.com EXERCISES: PREFIXES Directions: Each of the following words starts with a prefix. Use what you learned about prefixes to see how many of these words you can define. Select the correct meaning for each of the following boldfaced words. Circle your choice. 1. accede go very fast agree excessive debate 2. hypocrisy overpriced false virtue sweet natured injection 3. subsistence wealth existing under water farming 4. aggregate complete annoy marbles clot 5. ultramarine fashionable weird deep blue famous 6. hyperactivity illness medicine excessive activity slow 7. catacomb comb for cats dessert underground room crooked 8. amoral very moral not moral story lesson high spirits 9. compress squeeze heal measurement tool pat 10. supercilious arrogant high achieving very silly long hairs 06_TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40136 Chapter 6: All About Prefixes 137 exercises www.petersons.com EXERCISES: SYNONYMS Directions: Circle the answer choice that is the synonym for the underlined word. 1. He was inflexible in his determination to unite his country. (A) inflatable (B) infernal (C) infantile (D) inexorable 2. By the time peace was negotiated, the affairs of the nation were in a chaotic state. (A) confused (B) exotic (C) disputable (D) obscure 3. Because the author and the artist refused to collaborate, the book was never finished. (A) confide (B) collate (C) provide proof (D) work together 4. After World War II, the Vietnamese be- lieved that the French would allow them to be an autonomous people. (A) self-respecting (B) self-governing (C) self-reliant (D) self-supporting 5. He took a militant stand against the op- position and won the point. (A) mild (B) aggressive (C) positive (D) awkward 6. The Communist regime favored unifica- tion of the country. (A) leader (B) government (C) regiment (D) register 7. The North Vietnamese gained ascen- dancy over the south after many years of warfare. (A) defeat (B) rising (C) ascription (D) power 06_TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40137 . more prefixes you learn, the more words you can decode. 06 _TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40131 132 PART III: TOEFL Vocabulary Review www.petersons.com Vocabulary Builder 7 Directions: Choose the best. high un not unambiguous clear (un-am-big-yoo-us) 06 _TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40133 134 PART III: TOEFL Vocabulary Review www.petersons.com Vocabulary Builder 8 Directions: Based on the meaning. phrase. Write the letter of your choice in the space provided. 06 _TOEFL Vocab,Ch6,117-142 8/4/06, 12:40135 136 PART III: TOEFL Vocabulary Review www.petersons.com EXERCISES: PREFIXES Directions: