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Affixes - Prefixes
Lesson 160.
Fore adds its own meaning to the word; as foretaste, to taste before; pre is from the Latin prae, before; ante (Latin), before. Anti (Greek), means against or opposite.
fore’sight fore tell’er fore bod’ing ly
fore’most fore knowl’edge fore de ter’mine
fore know’ fore’cas tle pre med’i tate
pre fix’ pre cau’tion pre oc’cu py
pre judge’ [...]
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Affixes - Prefixes
Lesson 159.
Post is a Latin word, meaning after.
post’script post-di lu’vi an post me rid’i an
post’-date post po si’tion post’hu mous ly
Other words are formed by prefixing the English word post, a letter-carrier.
post’al post’man post’mark
post’-chaise post’-town post’-office
post-haste’ post’boy post’mas ter
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The prefix after conveys its own meaning.
aft’er piece aft’er noon aft’er most
aft’er guard aft’er math aft’er-thought
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Prefixes
Lesson 158.
Dis is a Latin particle, and has the force of a negative or privative; as,
disagree, not to agree, disarm, to deprive of arms.
dis please’ dis ap pear’ dis con tin’ue
dis joint’ dis be lieve’ dis in her’it
dis lodge’ dis o blige’ dis or’gan ize
dis charge’ dis cour’age dis sim’i lar
dis grace’ dis cov’er dis [...]
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Lesson 157.
In, also, has a negative meaning; it often becomes im, il, ir, or ig, for
the sake of sound.
in act’ive in sin cere’ ir res’o lute
im prop’er im po lite’ ir re lig’ious
il le’gal il lu’sive irre spect’ive
ig no’ble ig’no rant ir’ri ta ble
im ma te ri al’i ty im prac ti ca bil’i ty
in [...]
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