The Diary of Anne Frank Vocabulary Review
Summative Assessment – Friday, December 12
Words to Know – Act 1
1. Capitulation – surrender (noun) Dutch capitulation
2. Conspicuous – easy to notice, obvious (adjective) the Star of David was conspicuous
3. Fatalist – one who believes words are determined by fate (adjective) a fatalist person
4. Insufferable – unbearable (adjective) insufferable behavior
5. Jubilation – rejoicing, a celebration (noun)
6. Loathe – to hate, to dislike someone or something greatly (verb)
7. Mercurial - quick or changeable in behavior (adjective)
8. Meticulous – extremely careful about details (adjective) a meticulous craftsmen
9. Oppression – the act of keeping someone down (noun)
10. Ostentatiously – in a showy way (adverb)
11. Portly – large, heavy, and dignified (adjective)
12. Unabashed – unashamed, not embarrassed (adjective)
13. Vile – disgusting, hateful, unpleasant (adjective) vile crimes
14. Zeal – great enthusiasm (noun) she had a zeal for life
Warm-Up Directions: Save as a Google Document
1. Go to the add-on Texthelpstudyskills
2. Highlight all prefixes in yellow
3. Collect all highlights
4. What does each prefix mean? Type the meaning of the prefix after the word.
5. Which words don’t have a prefix? Type NP after each word without a prefix.
6. Add a phrase to remember the meaning after each word. See examples in italics.
Common Prefixes and Their Meanings
A prefix is a meaningful unit of letters attached to the beginning of a word.
Adding a prefix to a word changes the meaning or grammatical role of the original
word.
The following is a list of some common prefixes, their meanings, and examples of the
prefix attached to a word.
Anti- : against
Examples: antifreeze / antilock / antibacterial
Ab- / Abs- : away, from, separated
Examples: absent / abhor / abstract
Ambi- / Amphi- : both, around, combining from
Examples: amphitheater / amphibian / ambivalent / ambidextrous
Co- / Com- / Con- : with, together
Examples: connect / contain / comply
De- : down from, reverse, remove, out of, derived from
Examples: descend / decide
Di- / Dif- / Dis- : separation, negation, apart, in different directions
Examples: discharge / dismember / dislike
In- / Im- / Il- / Ir- : not
Examples: injustice / impossible / irresponsible / illegal
Mis- : wrongly / not:
Examples: misunderstand / misfire / misgivings
Non- / Un- : not:
Examples: nonsense / nonsmoker / unkind / unravel
Pre- : before, in front of
Examples: pretest / preview / prewriting
Pro- : in favor of or advancing
Examples: proponent / propel / progress
Re- / Retro-: backwards, back, again
Examples: retrograde / review / revision
Semi- : half of
Examples: semiannual / semicircle
Sub- : under, up from under, secondary action
Examples: submarine / subvert / subsequent / sublet
Syl- / Sym- / Syn- : united, together with, same as
Examples: synchronize / symbol / symmetry
Tra- / Trans- : beyond, across, through, on or to the other side
Examples: transgress / transatlantic / transcending