T. D. James-Moss, Instructor2013-2014

LEARNING VOCABULARY

THROUGH WORD PARTS

UNAFFORDABLE

UN-(not)

AFFORD(able to

pay/provide)

UNAFFORDABLE(not able to pay or provide)

(not worthy of pay)

-ABLE(capable or

worthy)

UNBELIEVABLE

UN-(not)

BELIEVE(accept as

true)

UNBELIEVABLE(not able to accept as true)

(not worthy of being received as true)

-ABLE(capable or

worthy)

UNCIVILIZED

UN-(not)

CIVIL(relating to

citizens; polite)

UNCIVILIZED(not being a polite citizen)

(not discussed in a polite manner)

-IZED(to become

or be discussed in a manner)

UNPRODUCTIVE

UN-(not)

PRODUCT(something

made or produced)

UNPRODUCTIVE(not producing or making things)

(tending to not make things)

-IVE(doing or tending to

do)

RESTART

RE-(again; back)

START(to begin; to

react suddenly)

RESTART(to begin again)

(to respond back suddenly)

REALIGN

RE-(again; back)

ALIGN(to arrange things in a

line or proper

position)

REALIGN(to line things up again)

(to line things back into their proper positions)

REFLEX

RE-(again; back)

FLEX(to bend, move or tighten)

REFLEX(to bend again or bend back)

(to tighten again)(to move back again)

REPORT

RE-(again; back)

PORT(carry)

REPORT(to carry back again)

PREAMBLE

PRE-(before)

AMBLE(walk slowly;

walk on relaxingly)

PREAMBLE( (to be read before you go on

relaxingly)

PREMEDITATE

PRE-(before)

MEDITATE(deep, quiet

thought)

PREMEDITATE(to have deep quiet thought before

action)

PRENUPTIAL

PRE-(before)

NUPTIAL(relating to marriage or

breeding ceremonies)

PRENUPTIAL(before marriage)

(before the breeding season)

PREADMISSION

PRE-(before)

ADMIT(to allow, admit or accept)

PREADMISSION(a condition required before

acceptance)(an action required before being

admitted)

-ION(an act,

process or condition)

BIANNUAL

BI-(twice)

ANN/ANNU/ENNI

(yearly)

BIANNUAL(characterized as happening twice a

year)

-AL(relating to/characterize

d by)

BICENTENNIAL

BI-(twice)

CENT-(one

hundred)

BICENTENNIAL(characterized as happening twice

every one hundred years)

-AL(relating to/characterize

d by)

ANN/ANNU/ENNI

(yearly)

BIFOCAL

BI-(twice)

FOCUS(central subject,

interest or image)

BIFOCAL(relating to having two images/visual

strengths)

-AL(relating to/characterize

d by)

BILINGUAL

BI-(twice)

LINGU/LINGUA(tongue/

language)

BILINGUAL(relating to two languages)

(characterized as speaking two languages)

-AL(relating to/characterize

d by)

MISINFORM

MIS-(bad/wrongopposite)

INFORM(guide/direct/make

known)MISINFORM

(to give bad guidance)(to lead someone in a wrong

direction)(to give bad information)

MISANTHROPIC

MIS-(bad/wrongopposite)

ANTHROP/ANTHROPO

(human/humankind)

MISANTHROPIC(having a bad attitude about people)

(hating all humans)(hating people)

-IC(having the character or attitude of/

being)

MISPERCEPTION

MIS-(bad/wrongopposite)

PERCEPT(impression/understandi

ng)

MISPERCEPTION(the process of developing a wrong

impression)(a condition of wrong understanding)

-ION(an act,

process or condition)

MISDIAGNOSIS

MIS-(bad/wrongopposite)

DIAGNOSIS(identificatio

n of an illness)

MISDIAGNOSIS(the wrong identification of an illness)

DISABILITY

DIS-(to deprive

of or remove/to

lack)

ABLE(having

power, skill, money to

do)

DISABILITY(lacking the power or skill to do)

(a quality of lack with regard to skill)

-ITY(quality/

state/degree of)

DISARRAY

DIS-(to deprive

of or remove/to

lack)

ARRAY(arrange/position)

DISARRAY(to remove an arrangement)

(to lack arrangement)(to be in a messy state)

DISCONCERT

DIS-(to deprive

of or remove/to

lack)

CONCERT(agreement/

unity/harmony)

DISCONCERT(to deprive a group of harmony)

(to remove the unity)

DISPOSSESS

DIS-(to deprive

of or remove/to

lack)

POSSESS(to have or

own)

DISPOSSESS(to remove a person’s ownership)

(to deprive a person of having something)

ILLOGICAL

IL-(not)

LOGOS(wisdom/

reasoning)

ILLOGICAL(characterized by not having wisdom

or a reasoning attitude)

-IC(having the character or attitude of/

being)

-AL(relating to/characterize

d by)

ILLEGIBLE

IL-(not)

LEGIBLE(can be read

or understood)

ILLEGIBLE(cannot be read)

(cannot be understood, typ. penmanship)

ILLITERATE

IL-(not)

LITERATE(educated/cultured/

able to read and write)

ILLITERATE(not educated)(not cultured)

(not able to read and/or write)

ILLAUDABLE

IL-(not)

LAUD(praise)

ILLAUDABLE(not worthy of any praise)

(not having any positive qualities)

-ABLE(capable or

worthy)

IRRESPONSIBLE

IR-(not)

RESPOND(to react or

have desired reaction to something)

IRRESPONSIBLE(not capable of reacting

appropriately)(not capable of reacting in desired

way)

-IBLE(capable or

worthy)

IRRATIONAL

IR-(not)

RATIONAL(thinking based on facts and reason)

IRRATIONAL(not able to think based on facts)(not able to decide/reason things

based on fact)

IRREGULAR

IR-(not)

REGULAR(happening often or in same time or same

way)IRREGULAR

(not happening often)(not happening in the same way it

used to)

IRREFUTABLE

IR-(not)

REFUTE(deny truth or accuracy; prove wrong w/ evidence)

IRREFUTABLE(not capable of denying the truth of a

thing)(not able to prove a thing wrong with

evidence)

-ABLE(capable or

worthy)

NONNEGOTIABLE

NON-(not)

NEGOTIATE(try to reach

an agreement

or compromise)

NONNEGOTIABLE(not able to be compromised)

(not able to be agreed upon through discussion)

-ABLE(capable or

worthy)

NONABRASIVE

NON-(not)

ABRASIVE(rough/harsh/

little concern for others’ feelings)

NONABRASIVE(not rough)(not harsh)

(very concerned for others’ feelings)

NONSENSE

NON-(not)

SENSE(body’s

perception of a

stimulus/sane or realistic

attitude)

NONSENSE(not perceived by another’s senses)

(not having a sane or realistic attitude)

NONSENSICAL

NON-(not)

SENSE(body’s

perception of a

stimulus/sane or realistic

attitude)

NONSENSICAL(not able to be perceived by another’s

senses)(not having a sane or realistic attitude)

-IC/-ICAL(having the character or attitude of/

being)

NONCONFRONTATIONAL

NON-(not)

CONFRONT(meet

someone face to face; deal with)

NONCONFRONTATIONAL(not characterized as meeting someone face to

face)(not dealing with things directly)

-ATION(action/result of action)

-AL(relating to/characterize

d by)

OVERREACT

OVER-(too great/

better/ beyond)

RE-(again)

OVERREACT(to act again in a way too great or

beyond necessity)

-ACT(to process of doing)

OVERAGE

OVER-(too great/

better/ beyond)

OVERAGE(a collection of too much/extra)

Also… (to be too old to participate)

-AGE(result of/ collection/ place of)

OVERARCHING

OVER-(too great/

better/ beyond)

ARCH(chief/ most important/

rule)

OVERARCHING(a rule bigger or greater than others)

(a process that is most important)

-ING(action/ process/ result of process)

OVEREXERT

OVER-(too great/

better/ beyond)

EXERT(to use or put forth

strength or ability)

OVEREXERT(to put forth too great an amount of

energy)(to put forth too great an amount of

ability)