The Mighty Prefix

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The BIG E: E and EX

The BIG E: E and Ex

ExitExtinguishExtrovertElusive

ExorbitantEminentExpound

EXTINGUISH

OUTGOING PERSONALITY

ELUSIVE: “out of reach”; hard to find or catch

EXORBITANT -- unreasonably high

EMINENT

Eccentric

EXPOUNDING

A and AN --

GREEK for “NOT”

A and An – not, without

AtypicalAtheistAmorphousAtrophyAnomaly

ATYPICALNot a characteristic

presidential portrait

Not typical presidential reading

ATHIEST –

Literally “without God”One who does not believe in

God

AMORPHOUSWithout

shape or form

ATROPHYWasting or withering away

ANOMALY--abnormality

--departure from the general rule

RE – back again

RevokeRevitalizeRenovate

ResurgeRedundantRemuneratio

n

REVOKE - recall, cancel

REVITALIZERestore vitalityRestore liferevive

RENOVATEMake new again

“re-do”

REDUNDANT

Unnecessary repetition

REDUNDANT

Unnecessary repetition

REMUNERATION

CompensationPayLiterally “to

give back

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AMICUSGREGPATHOSFID

AMICUS - (L.) friends

AmicableAmityAmiable

AMICABLECharacterized by or showing friendship

AMITYPeaceful relations

AMIABLEGood natured, friendly,

affable

GREGGregariousCongregateSegregateAggregateEgregious

GREGARIOUS

Liking groups and the company of others

CONGREGATETo flock together in a group

SEGREGATETo keep

apartTo separate

into different groups

AGGREGATETo gather into a whole or mass

so as to constitute the sum total

EGREGIOUS

Outandingly bad

PATHOSApathyAntipathySympathyEmpathy

APATHY--indifference

I was going to put in a picture, but…………………………….

ANTIPATHYStrong feeling against someone

or something

SYMPATHYA feeling or

expression of pity or sorrow

EMPATHY

To feel as one would in another’s place

FIDFidelityConfidantDiffidentPerfidious

FIDELITY--Faithful devotion

to duty and to one’s obligations

CONFIDANTA person whom one can trust

completely A person you tell your secrets to

DIFFIDENT

Lacking faith or confidence in oneself

PERFIDIOUS

DisloyalTreacherous

Synonym Clusters

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Synonym Clusters

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SYNONYM CLUSTERS

Thrill-of-VictoryAgony-of-DefeatStubbornSecret

THRILL OF VICTORYExuberantEbullientExultantElatedExhilaratedEcstatic

EXUBERANTOverflowing with enthusiasm and excitement

Full of joy

EBULLIENTOverflowing with enthusiasm and excitement

EXULTANTOverflowing

with enthusiasm and excitement

Triumphant

ELATEDOverflowing with enthusiasm

and excitementFeeling great

EXHILARATEDOverflowing with enthusiasm and excitement

Very happy

ECSTATIC

Overflowing with enthusiasm & excitement; euphoric

Stubborn ClusterObstinateObdurateIntransigentRecalcitrantDogged

OBSTINATEStubborn and unyielding

OBDURATE stubborn and unyielding

Particularly hardhearted and callous

INTRANSIGENTStubborn and unyielding

Uncompromising

RECALCITRANT--stubborn and un-yielding, particularly to authority

DOGGEDStubborn

and unyielding

Not easily subdued

Secret ClusterClandestineSurreptitiouslyStealthyCovertFurtive

CLANDESTINE

SecretHidden

SURREPTITIOUSLY

SecretHiddenIn a concealed manner

STEALTHY

--secret--hidden--hard to detect

COVERTSecretHiddenUndercover

FURTIVE

In a hidden or secret manner

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IN & IM – Latin “NOT”

InterminableIncorrigibleImpious

IncorporealIntrepidInviolable

INTERMINABLEendless

INCORRIGIBLECannot be corrected or

reformed

IMPIOUSIrreverentDisrespectful

INCORPOREALHaving no body or substance

INTREPIDFearlessBraveCourageous

INVIOLABLE

SecureCannot be violated

UN – not, without (O.E.)

UnfetteredUnfoundedUnflappableUnscathedUnorthodox

UNFETTERED

UnchainedLiberated

UNFOUNDEDUnsubstantiatedUnwarranted

UNFLAPPABLE

CalmControlledUnruffled

UNSCATHED

UnharmedUninjured

UNORTHODOXDeviating from

accepted normsRadical

AB – (L.) away from, off

AbhorAbdicateAbstainAberrant

ABHOR--Intensely

dislike

--Disdain

ABDICATETo surrender

or give away, as a throne

ABSTAINTo voluntarily

avoid or stay away from doing something

ABERRANTDeviantNot standard

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LUC and LUMENACRI and ACERFLU

LUC and LUMEN - light:

LucidPellucidElucidateLuminous

LUCID

Clear

PELLUCIDCrystal

clear

ELUCIDATETo explain or make clear

LUMINOUS-- glowing,

giving off light

ACRI and ACERAcuteAcumenAcidExacerbateAcrimonious

Sharp, bitter

ACUTESharp,

keen, or perceptive

ACUMENMental sharpness,

keenness

ACID

Sharp or bitter, as in taste or speech

EXACERBATETo make worse

ACRIMONIOUS Full of spite, bitter, nastybad

FLU - flowFluentConfluenceMellifluousAffluentSuperfluous

FLU – to flow

FluentConfluenceMellifluous

FLUENT

Flowing easily

CONFLUENCETo flow together

CONFLUENCE =

MELLIFLUOUS

To flow like honey

AFFLUENTHaving an overflowing abundance of material goods

SUPERFLUOUS

--exceeding what is necessary

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SYNONYM CLUSTERS

Relieve ClusterCommonplace ClusterIntroduction ClusterTemporary ClusterHasty Cluster

RELIEVE CLUSTERAlleviateAllayAssuageMitigateMollify

ALLEVIATETo relieve or lessen, as in PAIN

ALLAYTo relieve or lessen, as in fears

ASSUAGETo relieve or lessen, as in GRIEF

MITIGATETo relieve or lessen, as a PUNISHMENT

MOLLIFYTo relieve or lessen, as in ANGER

Commonplace Cluster

TriteBanalHackneyedPedestrian

TRITE

Commonplace, as a trite plot

BANALCommonplace, as a banal lecture

HACKNEYED Common-place, as a hackneyed saying

PEDESTRIANCommonplace, as a pedestrian idea

Introduction ClusterPreamblePrefacePrologueOverturePrelude

PREAMBLE

--introduction to a constitution or law

PREFACEIntroductory

statement to a book, article, or speech

PROLOGUE

Introduction to a poem or play

OVERTUREIntroduction to a musical

PRELUDE

Introductory music

Temporary ClusterMomentaryEphemeralEvanescentFleeting

* All mean temporary, short-lived

MOMENTARY--temporary--short-lived--lasting only a

moment

EPHEMERALTemporaryShort-livedFleetingTransient

TRANSIENTTemporaryShort-livedNot staying long in one place

Hasty ClusterImpetuousRashImpulsivePrecipitate

* All mean hasty, lacking caution

IMPETUOUS

HastyLacking cautionRash

RASH--hasty, lacking caution--without considering consequences

IMPULSIVEHastyLacking cautionWithout forethought

PRECIPITATE

HastyLacking caution

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BENE – (L.) wellBENE – (L.) wellBenefitBenevolentBenefactorBenedictionBenign

BENEFITBENEFIT

Anything that promotes or enhances well-being

BENEVOLENTBENEVOLENT

--Kindly

--full of good will

BENEFACTOROne who

does good by giving financial or other aid

BENEDICTION

blessing

BENIGNBENIGN

--harmless

--kind, gentle

MAL – (L.) badMAL – (L.) badMalignMaliciousMaledictionMalignantMalingerer

MALIGNMALIGNTo speak badly of

MALICIOUSMALICIOUSFilled with malice or ill will

Road Rage !

MALEVOLENTMALEVOLENT

Wishing harm to others

MALEDICTIONMALEDICTION

Curse

“A pox on both your houses.”

MALIGNANTMALIGNANT--Deadly

--Very Harmful

SUPER – above or beyondSUPER – above or beyond

SuperciliousSuperficialSupercede

SUPERCILIOUSSUPERCILIOUSPridefulDisdainfulHaughty

SUPERCEDESUPERCEDETo replaceTo take the place of

MIS – badMIS – badMisnomerMisconceptionMiscreant

MISCONCEPTIONMISCONCEPTION

A wrong interpretation or mis-

understanding of an idea, person, or

event

MISCREANTMISCREANTAn evildoer or scoundrel

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PLACCHRONSPEC / SPICPUG

PLAC – to make calm:

PlacidPlacateComplacentImplacable

PLACID

To be outwardly calm and composed

PlacateTo calm the anger of

especially by appeasing or yielding concessions

COMPLACENTSelf-satisfied or smug

IMPLACABLE -incapable of

appeasement, and therefore,

relentless

CHRON - timeChronologicalSynchronizeChronicleChronicAnachronism

SYCHRONIZETo occur together at the same time, simultaneously

CHRONICLEA record of events in order of time

CHRONIC

A habit, condition, or disease that continues over a long period of time

ANACHRONISMSomething

that is not happening

in its proper time

SPIC / SPEC ConspicuousPerspectiveCircumspectSpeciousPerspicacity

To see or

observe

CONSPICUOUSImpossible

to missEasy to see

PERSPECTIVEPoint of view

CIRCUMSPECT

Being cautious and careful

SPECIOUSSeemingly fair,

attractive, or true, but actually not so, deceptive

PERSPICACITY

Very perceptive astute

PUG - fist

PugnaciousRepugnantImpugn

PUGNACIOUS

--combative--quick to fight

REPUGNANTOffensiveVery

distasteful

IMPUGN

Questioning, criticizing, or challenging the accuracy or honesty of something or someone

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SYNONYM CLUSTERS

Talkative ClusterBrief-and-to-the Point ClusterFreed-from-Blame ClusterDisgusting ClusterUneasy-about-the Future Cluster

Talkative ClusterLoquaciousVerboseGarrulousPrattleBombastic

LOQUACIOUStalkative

VERBOSETalkativeWordy

GARRULOUSTalkativeWordy

PRATTLETalkativeBabbling

BOMBASTICTalkativePompous

Brief-and-to-the-Point Cluster

SuccinctLaconicTerseTaciturn

SUCCINCT BriefTo the point

LACONIC BriefTo the pointOf few words

TERSEBriefTo the pointCurt

TACITURNBriefLacking wordsNot articulate

Freed-from Blame Cluster

ExculpateExonerateVindicateAbsolveAcquit

EXCULPATE

--Free from blame

EXONERATE

Free from blame

VINDICATE

Free from blame

ABSOLVE

Free from blame

ACQUIT

Free from blame

Disgusting ClusterAbhorrentAppallingDespicableRepulsiveHeinous

ABHORRENT--Disgusting

--Revolting

--Horrible

APPALLINGDisgustingRevoltingHorrible

DESPICABLE

DisgustingRevoltingHorrible

REPULSIVEDisgustingRevoltingHorrible

HEINOUSDisgustingRevoltingHorrible

Uneasy-About-the-Future Cluster

ApprehensionForebodingPremonition

* All mean temporary, short-lived

APPREHENSION

-a fearful or uneasy feeling about the future

PREMONITION

A fearful or uneasy feeling about the future

FOREBODING

A fearful or uneasy feeling about the future