Word Formation Flashcards
[allow] disallow (v)
to say officially that sth cannot be accepted because it has not been done in the correct way
[allow] allowance (n)
an amount of money that parents regularly give to their child to spend as they choose ( = pocket money);
money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing
[allow] allowable (adj)
allowed according to the rules or laws that control a particular area of activity
[associate] disassociate (v)
( = dissociate sb/sth from sb/sth)
to consider as separate and not related
[associate] association (n)
a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose;
the fact of being involved with or connected to sb/sth
[associate] associated (adj) # unassociated (adj)
connected
[compete] competition (_____)
noun
[compete] competitor (n)
a person, team, or company that is competing against others
[compete] competitive (adj) - competitively (adv)
involving competition;
wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people
[enjoy] enjoyment (of) (n)
the feeling of enjoying sth
[enjoy] enjoyable (adj)
An _____ event or experience gives you pleasure
[equip] equipment (_____)
noun
[equip] equipped (adj)
having the necessary tools, clothes, equipment, etc;
having the skills, knowledge, or qualities needed to do sth
[fortune] misfortune (n)
bad luck, or an unlucky event
[fortune] fortunate (adj) # unfortunate (adj)
lucky
[fortune] fortunately (_____) # unfortunately (_____)
adv - adv
[interest] interesting (_____) # _____ (_____)
(adj) # uninteresting (adj)
[interest] _____ (adv) # _____ (_____)
interestingly # uninterestingly (adv)
[know] knowledge (_____)
noun
[know] knowledgeable (adj) # unknowledgeable (adj)
knowing a lot
[lose] lost (_____)
adj
[lose] loss (_____)
noun
[maintain] maintenance (_____)
noun
[medal] medallist (n)
a person who has won a medal in sport
[medal] medallion (n)
a metal disc that is worn for decoration on a chain or string around the neck
[oppose] opposition (n)
strong disagreement
[oppose] opponent (n)
a person who disagrees with sth and speaks against it or tries to change it;
a person who sb is competing against in a sports event
[oppose] opposite (_____/_____/_____/_____)
adj/prep./noun/adv
[oppose] opposing (adj)
competing or fighting against each other
[practice] practise (_____)
verb
[practice] practical (adj) # impractical (adj)
suitable for the situation in which something is used;
able to provide effective solutions to problems;
able to be done or put into action
[practice] _____ (adv) # _____ (adv)
practically # impractically
[train] retrain (v)
to learn new skills so you can do a different job;
to teach sb a new skill so that they can do a different job
[train] trainer (n)
a person who teaches skills to people or animals and prepares them for a job, activity, or sport
(trainee (n) = the person who is trained by the trainer)
[train] trainers (n)
= training shoes = sneakers