1. Prefix List #7 English 1 Mrs. Lucidi

2. Fore- Meaning: beforehand, front, before Vocabulary words: -Foreshadow -Foreboding

3. foreshadow (verb) To indicate beforehand The mystery writer did not want to foreshadow too much too early in his book.

4. Foreboding (noun) A feeling of coming trouble; misgiving My dad had a sense of foreboding the night before he fell off the ladder.

5. Mis- Meaning: bad, badly, wrong Vocabulary words: -Mislay -Misstep

6. Mislay (verb) To lose You may borrow my CD’s, but please be careful not to mislay them. Oh no! I’ve looked everywhere, but I can’t find them!

7. Misstep (noun) A wrong step; a blunder or mistake. Quitting school is a misstep that one may regret forever. Quitting school was a misstep. I wish I could go back in time...

8. Out- Meaning: beyond, out, more Vocabulary words: -Outlandish -Outwit

9. Outlandish (adjective) Strange or fantastic His idea that he can hold his breath for five minutes is simply outlandish!

10. Outwit (verb) To get the better of by being more clever. Frank can outwit most of his friends; this frustrates them. Hee Hee! I’m so clever!

11. Anti- Meaning: against, opposing Vocabulary words: -Antibiotic -Antibacterial

12. Antibiotic (noun) A substance that can kill bacteria in the body. Mark had to take an antibiotic for ten days in order to get rid of his infection.

13. Antibacterial (adjective) Killing or reducing the growth of bacteria. Many people like to use an antibacterial hand- washing scrub

14. Dia- Through, across Vocabulary words: -Diagnose -Diameter

15. Diagnose (verb) To identify an illness Dr. Benson will be able to diagnose most illnesses after an interview with the patient. You have bronchitis.

16. Diameter (noun) The length of a line running through the center of a circle The diameter of the pizza was 14 inches. 0. The old redwood had a diameter of seven feet.