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The Mighty Prefix

The Mighty Prefix. Ch. 1, pp. 50-54 Ch. 5., pp. 168-171 Ch. 9, pp. 272-275. The Mighty Prefix. PART I. The BIG E: E and EX. We're outta' here !. Exit Extinguish Extrovert Elusive. Exorbitant Eminent Expound. The BIG E: E and Ex. EXTINGUISH. OUTGOING PERSONALITY.

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The Mighty Prefix

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  1. The Mighty Prefix Ch. 1, pp. 50-54 Ch. 5., pp. 168-171 Ch. 9, pp. 272-275

  2. The Mighty Prefix PART I

  3. The BIG E: E and EX We're outta' here !

  4. Exit Extinguish Extrovert Elusive Exorbitant Eminent Expound The BIG E: E and Ex

  5. EXTINGUISH

  6. OUTGOING PERSONALITY

  7. ELUSIVE: “out of reach”; hard to find or catch

  8. EXORBITANT -- unreasonably high

  9. Not to be confused with IMMINENT (about to happen) or EMANATE (coming forth from) EMINENT

  10. Eccentric

  11. EXPOUNDING

  12. A and AN -- GREEK for “NOT”

  13. Atypical Atheist Amorphous Atrophy Anomaly A and An – not, without

  14. Not a characteristic presidential portrait Not typical presidential reading ATYPICAL

  15. ATHIEST – • Literally “without God” • One who does not believe in God

  16. AMORPHOUS • Without shape or form

  17. ATROPHY • Wasting or withering away

  18. ANOMALY --abnormality --departure from the general rule

  19. Revoke Revitalize Renovate Resurge Redundant Remuneration RE – back again

  20. REVOKE - recall, cancel D.U.I.

  21. REVITALIZE • Restore vitality • Restore life • revive

  22. RENOVATE • Make new again • “re-do”

  23. REDUNDANT • Unnecessary repetition

  24. REDUNDANT • Unnecessary repetition

  25. REMUNERATION • Compensation • Pay • Literally “to give back

  26. ROOTS & BRANCHES Ch. 1, pp. 57-59 Ch. 5, pp. 173-176 Ch.9, pp. 278-281

  27. ROOTS & BRANCHES Part I

  28. Meet these word families: • AMICUS • GREG • PATHOS • FID

  29. AMICUS - (L.) friends • Amicable • Amity • Amiable

  30. AMICABLE • Characterized by or showing friendship

  31. AMITY • Peaceful relations

  32. AMIABLE • Good natured, friendly, affable

  33. GREG • Gregarious • Congregate • Segregate • Aggregate • Egregious

  34. GREGARIOUS • Liking groups and the company of others

  35. CONGREGATE To flock together in a group

  36. SEGREGATE • To keep apart • To separate into different groups

  37. AGGREGATE • To gather into a whole or mass so as to constitute the sum total

  38. EGREGIOUS • Outandingly bad

  39. PATHOS • Apathy • Antipathy • Sympathy • Empathy

  40. APATHY --indifference I was going to put in a picture, but…………………………….

  41. ANTIPATHY • Strong feeling against someone or something

  42. SYMPATHY • A feeling or expression of pity or sorrow

  43. EMPATHY • To feel as one would in another’s place

  44. FID • Fidelity • Confidant • Diffident • Perfidious

  45. FIDELITY --Faithful devotion to duty and to one’s obligations

  46. CONFIDANT • A person whom one can trust completely • A person you tell your secrets to

  47. DIFFIDENT • Lacking faith or confidence in oneself

  48. PERFIDIOUS • Disloyal • Treacherous

  49. Synonym Clusters Ch. 1, pp. 62-64 Ch. 5, pp. 178-180 Ch.9, pp. 284-286

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