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Chapter 3

Chapter 3. Anglo-Saxon Prefixes 1-2. FORE-: “BEFOREHAND,” “FRONT,”, “BEFORE”. Section 1. 1. Forearm (n). (literally, “the front part of the arm”); part of the arm from the wrist to the elbow A weightlifter has well-developed forearms. 2. Forebear (n).

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Chapter 3

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  1. Chapter 3 Anglo-Saxon Prefixes 1-2

  2. FORE-: “BEFOREHAND,” “FRONT,”, “BEFORE” Section 1

  3. 1. Forearm (n) • (literally, “the front part of the arm”); part of the arm from the wrist to the elbow • A weightlifter has well-developed forearms.

  4. 2. Forebear (n) • (literally, “one who has been or existed before”); ancestor; forefather • Do you know from whom you are descended? Who were your forebears?

  5. 3. Foreboding (n) • Feeling beforehand of coming trouble; misgiving; presentiment; omen • The day before the accident, I had a foreboding that something would go wrong.

  6. 4. Forecast (n) • Estimate beforehand of a future happening; prediction; prophecy • Have you listened to the weather forecast for the weekend?

  7. 5. Forefront (n) • (literally, “front part of the front”); foremost place or part; vanguard • The mayor is at the forefront of the drive to attract new industry to the city.

  8. 6. Foregoing (adj) • Going before; preceding; previous • Carefully review the foregoing chapter before reading any further.

  9. 7. Foremost (adj) • Standing at the front; first; most advanced; leading; principal; chief • Marie Curie was one of the foremost scientists of the twentieth century.

  10. 8. Foreshadow (v) • Indicate beforehand; augur; portend • Our defeat in the championship game was foreshadowed by injuries to two of our star players in a previous game.

  11. 9. Foresight (n) • Act of looking forward; prudence; power of seeing beforehand what is likely to happen. • Foresight is better than hindsight.

  12. 10. Foreword (n) • Front matter preceding the text of a book; preface; introduction; prologue • Before Chapter 1, there is a brief foreword in which the author explains the aims of the book.

  13. MIS-: “BAD,” “BADLY,”“WRONGLY” Section 2

  14. 11. Misbelief (n) • Wrong or erroneous belief • People generally believed the earth was flat until Columbus’ momentous voyage corrected that misbelief.

  15. 12. Misdeed (n) • Bad act; wicked deed; crime; offense • The criminals were punished for their misdeeds by fines and prison terms.

  16. 13. Misfire (v) • (literally, “fire wrongly”); fail to fire or explode properly. • The soldier’s weapon misfired during target practice.

  17. 14. Misgiving (n) • Uneasy feeling; feeling of doubt or suspicion; foreboding; lack of confidence • With excellent weather and a fine driver, we had no misgivings about the trip.

  18. 15. Mishap (n) • Bad happening; misfortune; unlucky accident; mischance • Right after the collision, each driver blamed the other for the mishap.

  19. 16. Mislay (v) • Put or lay in an unremembered place; lose • Yesterday I mislaid my keys, and it took me about a half hour to find them.

  20. 17. Mislead (v) • Lead astray (in the wrong direction); deceive; delude; beguile • Some labels are so confusing that they mislead shoppers.

  21. 18. Misstep (n) • Wrong step; slip in conduct or judgment; blunder • Quitting school is a misstep that you may regret for the rest of your life.

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