T. D. James-Moss, Instructor 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/ characterized by)

BICENTENNIAL BI- (twice) CENT- (one hundred) BICENTENNIAL (characterized as happening twice every one hundred years) -AL (relating to/ characterized 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/ characterized by)

BILINGUAL BI- (twice) LINGU/LINGUA (tongue/ language) BILINGUAL (relating to two languages) (characterized as speaking two languages) -AL (relating to/ characterized by)

MISINFORM MIS- (bad/wrong opposite) INFORM (guide/direct/ make known) MISINFORM (to give bad guidance) (to lead someone in a wrong direction) (to give bad information)

MISANTHROPIC MIS- (bad/wrong opposite) 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/wrong opposite) PERCEPT (impression/ understanding) MISPERCEPTION (the process of developing a wrong impression) (a condition of wrong understanding) -ION (an act, process or condition)

MISDIAGNOSIS MIS- (bad/wrong opposite) DIAGNOSIS (identification 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/ characterized 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/ characterized 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)