Direct Hits Affixes Vocabulary 5 Flashcards
anti
against
sub
under
multi
many
peri
around
Paramount
vital
e-, ex-
out
Expunge, Excise, Expurgate
to take out; to delete; to remove
Eccentric
literally out of the center; departing from a recognized, convetional, or established norm; an odd, unconventional person
Extricate
to get out of a difficult situation or entanglement
Exemplary
standing out from the norm; outstanding; worthy of imitation
Enumerate
to count out; to list; to tick off the reasons for
Elusive
out of reach and therefore difficult to catch, define, or describe
Exorbitant
literally out of orbit and therefore unreasonably expensive
Grandiose
pretentious
re-
back, again
Redundant
needlessly repetitive; saying things again and again
Implore
urge
Repudiate, Recant, Renounce
to take back; to reject; to disavow
Relinquish
to surrender or give back (or return) a possession, right, or privilege
Resilient
bouncing back from adversity or misfortune; recovering quickly
Reaffirm
to assert again; to confirm; state positively
Reticent
holding back one’s thoughts, feelings and personal affairs; restrained or reserved
Revered
deeply respected or admired
Rebuff
to repel or drive back; to bluntly reject
Renovate
to make new again; restore by repairing and remodeling
Rejuvenate
to make young again; to restore youthful vigor and appearance
juvenis
young
Resurgent
rising again; sweeping or surging back
Repugnant
abhorrent; offensive to the mind or senses; causing distaste or aversion
pugn, pug
fighting (from pugnus, a fist)
Pugnacious
disposed to fight, quarrelsome, combative
Pugilist
a boxer, one who fights with his fists
Repugnance
fighting back, extreme dislike, aversion, disgust, antipathy
Impugn
to fight against, attack, challenge, the motives of
de-
down