vocab midterm prefixes

A-

not, without; away, from [an- before vowels or h]

Ad-

to, toward

Anti-

against, opposite [ant- before vowels or h]

Con-

with, together, very

De-

down, off, away, from

Dis-

apart, in different directions, not

en- , em-

in-, into

Ex-

out, from

In-

not

Inter-

between, among

Pre-

before, in front of

Pro-

forward, in front of, for

Re-

back, again

Se-

aside, away

Sub-

under, beneath

Super-

over, above, beyond

Un-

not

Malady

Disease, disorder

Malign

speak evil of

Malice

Ill will, desire to harm others

Malinger

pretend illness or injury to avoid work, chores, duty

Acumen

Mental keenness or sharpness

Acrimonious

Harshness or bitterness of speech, feelings, or manner

Acme

Highest point

Exacerbate

make worse

Approbation

Approval, praise

Reprove

criticize, find fault with, correct

Reprobate

Wicked, sinful, immortal person

Probity

Honest, moral, and upright behavior

Benefactor

One who helps or aids others

Beneficiary

One who receives benefits

Benevolent

Desiring to do good

Benign

Mild, pleasant, not causing harm

Incredulous

Unwilling to believe

Credible

Believable

Discredit

disbelieve, destroy confidence in, disgrace

Creed

System or statement of belief

Apathetic

Lacking feeling or interest, unconcern

Pathos

Quality of arousing pity or sadness

Empathize

identify with or fully understand another's feelings and thoughts

Antipathy

Strong dislike

Alleviate

make less severe or lesson

Levity

Lack of seriousness; gaiety of behavior, mind, or character

Relevant

Logically connected with and appropriate to the subject

Irrelevant

Not related to the subject

Cognizant

Aware

Agnostic

One who believes it impossible to know whether or not God exists

Prognosticate

predict

Incognito

With identity disguised

Abject

Miserable, low in spirit or hope

Dejection

Sadness

Conjecture

guess

Interject

introduce suddenly between statements

Assent

Agreement

Dissent

Disagreement

Presentiment

Vague expectation or feeling that something will happen

Consensus

General agreement

Seduce

lead astray; persuade one to do wrong; persuade one to have sexual intercourse

Conducive

Leading, contributing, or favorable to something

Inducement

Act of bringing about something

Traduce

speak evil and falsely of, slander

Sedentary

Characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise

Assiduous

Hardworking; showing great effort, care, and attention

Insidious

Treacherously, tricky, deceitful

Supersede

take the place of

Remiss

failure to show enough care and attention

Surmise

guess

Intermittent

Repeatedly starting and stopping, not constant or steady

Unremitting

Never stopping or getting weaker

Surreptitious

Done in a secret, sneaky way

Rupture

Extreme happiness

Enrapture

intensely delight

Insatiable

Not able to be satisfied

Satiate

satisfy fully or to excess

Saturate

soak or fill completely

Satirical

Humorously exposing weaknesses or bad qualities