(Unit 0 Lesson 3) Prefixes and Suffixes

Question 1

harmful

Answer 1

[adj.]

Causing or likely to cause harm:
e.g.
‘the ozone layer blocks the harmful rays from the sun’
‘sugars which can be harmful to the teeth’

Question 2

thoughless

Answer 2

[adj.]

(Of a person or their behaviour) not showing consideration for the needs of other people:
e.g.
‘it was thoughtless of her to have rushed out and not said where she would be going’

Question 3

usable

Answer 3

[adj.]

Able or fit to be used:
e.g.
‘usable information’

Question 4

dusty

Answer 4

[adj.]

Covered with, full of, or resembling dust:
e.g.
‘dusty old records’
‘a hot, dusty road’

Question 5

yellowish

Answer 5

[adj.]

Having the nature of yellow.
e.g.
‘I have a yellowish shirt’

Question 6

irretrievable

Answer 6

[adj.]

Not able to be retrieved or put right:
e.g.
‘the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage’

Question 7

inconclusive

Answer 7

[adj.]

Not leading to a firm conclusion or result; not ending doubt or dispute:
e.g.
‘three years of inconclusive negotiations’
‘the medical evidence is inconclusive’

Question 8

illiberal

Answer 8

[adj.]

Opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behaviour:
e.g.
‘illiberal and anti-democratic policies’

Question 9

disjointed

Answer 9

[adj.]

Lacking a coherent sequence or connection:
e.g.
‘piecing together disjointed fragments of information’
‘If items are too dissimilar, it can have a disjointed and fragmented appearance’

Question 10

immature

Answer 10

[adj.]

Not fully developed:
e.g.
‘many of the fish caught are immature’