Directional prefixes (at, ad, de, dis,
con,ex, pre, pro, sub, in)
Negative prefixes (Un, in, im, il,
non)
Intensifying prefixes
At, ad= to, toward, add to (advance)
De= down, off (depart)
Dis= apart, in different directions
Con= with, together
Ex= out of (Ex. Exit sign)
Pro= forward, ahead
Re= back, again (redo an assignment)
Sub= under, below (submarien)
In= in, into
Meaning
Word
Meaning
Noun:
a loud, confused noise, as of ma
ny voices:
There was quite a hubbub in the
auditorium after the
announcement.
hubbub
Synonym:
See noise. 2. disturbance, disord
er, confusion.
Antonym
1. quiet. 2. calm.
Meaning
Verb
1.to drag or let drag along the ground or oth
er surface; draw or drag along behind.
2.to bring or have floating after itself or ones
elf: a racing car trailing clouds of dust.
3.to follow the track, trail, or scent of; track.
4.to follow along behind (another), as in a ra
ce.
5.to mark out, as a track.
Word
Meaning
Trail
Noun
• a path or track made across a
wild region, over rough countr
y, or the like, by the passage of
people or animals.
• the track, scent, or the like, lef
t by an animal, person, or thin
g, especially as followed by a h
unter,hound, or other pursuer.
• something that is trailed or tha
t trails behind, as the train of a
skirt or robe.
• a stream of dust, smoke, light,
people, vehicles, etc., behind s
omething moving.
Meaning
Word
Adjective
1.strong and healthy; hardy; v
igorous: a robust young man;
a robust faith; a robust mind.
2.strongly or stoutly built: his
robust frame.
3.suited to or requiring bodily
strength or endurance: robus
t exercise.
4.rough, rude, or boisterous:
5.rich and fullbodied: the robust flavor of fr
eshly brewed coffee.
Robust
Antonym: bland,
mild
Meaning
Meaning
Noun
1.a military unit consisting of two o
r more squads or sections and a
headquarters.
2.a small unit of a police force.
3.a company or group of persons:
a platoon of visitors.
4.Football. a group of players speci
ally trained in one aspect of the ga
me, as offense or defense, anduse
d as a unit: a halfback on the offen
sive platoon.
Word
Meaning
Platoon
Verb
•
to use (a player) at a position in
a game alternately with anoth
er player or players.
• to alternate (two different tea
ms or units), as separate offens
ive and defensive squads.
Meaning
Word
Meaning
Verb:
to go or move quickly or
in haste.
verb (used with object),
scur·ried, scur·ry·ing.2.
to send hurrying along.
noun, plural
Scurry
Scurrying
Noun:
scur·ries.
3.a scurrying rush: the
scurry of little feet on t
he stairs.
4.a short run or race.
Synonym: hurry,
brisk, hastily
Antonym: plod
Meaning
Adjective
1.capable of enduring fatigue,
hardship, exposure, etc.; stur
dy; strong: hardy explorers of
northern Canada.
2.(of plants) able to withstand
the cold of winter in the open
air.
3.requiring great physical cour
age, vigor, or endurance: the h
ardiest sports.
4.bold or daring; courageous:
hardy soldiers.
Word
hardy
Meaning
Meaning
Noun:
1.a craft for traveling on water, no
w usually one larger than an ordin
ary rowboat; a ship or boat.
2.a hollow or concave utensil, as a
cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used
for holding liquids or other
contents.
3.Anatomy, Zoology . a tube or du
ct, as an artery or vein, containing
or conveying blood or some othe
r body fluid.
Word
Vessel
Meaning
Meaning
Word
Meaning
Verb:
1.to cast or thrust forcib
ly or suddenly into som
ething, as a liquid, a pe
netrable substance, a pl
ace,etc.; immerse; sub
merge:
2.to bring suddenly or
forcibly into some condi
tion, situation, etc. to pl
unge a country into war
; to pull a
switch and plunge a hou
se into darkness.
plunge
Noun
The act of plunging.
12.a leap or dive, as int
o water.
13.a headlong or impet
uous rush or dash: a pl
unge into danger.
14.a sudden, violent pit
ching movement.
15.a place for plunging
or diving, as a swimmin
g pool.
Meaning
Adjective
1.hanging loosely or in
disorder; unkempt: dish
eveled hair.
2.untidy; disarranged: a
disheveled appearance.
Word
Disheveled
Dis- apart, in
different
directions
Meaning
Synonym: sloppy,
messy,
Antonym:
Neat, orderly
Meaning
Word
Noun:
a sudden, sharp pain:
On damp days, he's ofte
n bothered by a twinge
of rheumatism.
Twinge
2.a mental or emotional
pang: a twinge of guilt;
twinges of sorrow.
Meaning
verb
twinged, twing·ing.
3.to affect (the body or
mind) with a sudden,
sharp pain or pang.
4.to pinch; tweak;
twitch.
5.to have or feel a
sudden, sharp pain.
Meaning
Word
Meaning
Verb
1.to stop; discontinue:
Not all medieval beliefs
have ceased to exist.
Cease
Noun
cessation: The noise of
the drilling went on for
hours without cease.
2.to come to an end: At
last the war has ceased.
3.Obsolete . to pass awa
y; die out.
verb ceased, ceas·ing.
4.to put a stop or end
to; discontinue: He beg
ged them to cease their
quarreling.
Meaning
Adjective
1.subject to parching or
burning heat, especially
of the sun, as a geogra
phical area: the torrid
sands of the Sahara.
2.oppressively hot,
parching, or burning, as
climate, weather, or air.
3.ardent; passionate: a
torrid love story.
Word
Meaning
Torrid
Synonyms:
Tropical, scorching, arid
Meaning
Noun
the remains of anything
broken down or destroyed;
ruins; rubble: the debris of buil
dings after a tornado.
Word
Debris
Meaning
Synonyms:
Litter, trash
Meaning
Word
Military . a fight between sm
all bodies of troops, especiall
y advanced or outlying detac
hments of opposing armies.
Skirmish
Synonyms:
Combat, brush,
tiff
Noun
2.any brisk conflict or encou
nter: She had a skirmish wit
h her landlord about the rent
.
Meaning
Verb
to engage in a skirmish
Meaning
Adjective
not submissive or confo
rming to rule; ungovern
able; turbulent; intracta
ble; refractory; lawless:
an unruly class;
an unruly wilderness.
Word
Meaning
Unruly
synonyms:
Disobedient, stubborn,
disorderly
Meaning
Noun
Word
Meaning
Dawn
Verb
to begin to grow light in th
e morning: The day dawne
d with a cloudless sky.
4.to begin to open or
develop.
5.to begin to be perceived
(usually followed by on ):
The idea dawned on him.
1.the first appearance o Synonym:
f daylight in the mornin Sunrise
g: Dawn broke over the Antonym: sunset
valley.
2.the beginning or rise
of anything; advent: the
dawn of civilization.
Meaning
Verb
• to rove or go about stealthil
y, as in search of prey, some
thing to steal, etc.
• to rove over or through in s
earch of what may be found
: The cat prowled the alleys i
n search of food
Word
Prowl
Synonym: roam
Meaning
Noun
act of prowling.
Meaning
Adjective
1.gloomily dark; shadowy;
dimly lighted: a somber pas
sageway.
2.dark and dull, as color, or
as things in respect to color:
a somber dress.
3.gloomy, depressing, or dis
mal: a somber mood.
4.extremely serious; grave:
a somber expression on his f
ace.
Word
Somber
Meaning
Antonym:
Bright, cheerful, elated
Meaning
Noun
1.a person who is competing
for the same object or goal as
another, or who tries to equal
or outdo another; competitor.
2.a person or thing that is in a
position to dispute another's p
reeminence or superiority: a st
adium without a rival.
3.Obsolete . a companion in du
ty.
Word
Meaning
Rival
Adjective
competing or standing in rival
ry: rival suitors; rival business
es.
Verb
.to compete with in rivalry: str
ive to win from, equal, or out
do.
.to prove to be a worthy rival
of: He soon rivaled the others
in skill.
.to equal (something) as if in c
arrying on a rivalry: The Huds
on rivals any European river in
beauty.
Meaning
Verb
1.to fly upward, as a bird.
2.to fly at a great height, w
ithout visible movements
of the pinions, as a bird.
3.to glide along at a height
, as an airplane.
4.to rise or ascend to a hei
ght, as a mountain.
5.to rise or aspire to a high
er or more exalted level:
His hopes soared.
Word
Soar
Synonym:
Fly, tower
Meaning
Noun
6.an act or instance of soa
ring.
7.the height attained in so
aring.
Meaning
Adjective
1.uttered or expressed
with frankness or witho
ut reserve: outspoken cr
iticism.
2.free or unreserved in
speech.
Word
Outspoken
Meaning
Verb
past participle of outsp
eak.
Meaning
Noun
1.a small live piece of coal
, wood, etc., as in a dying
fire.
2.embers, the smoldering
remains of a fire.
Word
Ember
Meaning
Meaning
Verb
1.to speak with exagger
ation and excessive prid
e, especially about one
self.
2.to speak with pride (o
ften followed by of ):
He boasted of his famil
y's wealth.
Word
Meaning
Boast
Synonym: brag
Noun
.a thing boasted of; a c
ause for pride: Talent is
his boast.
It is her boast that she
has never betrayed a
friend.
.exaggerated or objecti
onable speech; braggin
g: empty boasts and thr
eats.
Meaning
Adjective
passing swiftly; vanishin
g quickly; transient; tran
sitory: fleeting beauty;
a fleeting glance.
swift; rapid: to be fleet
of foot; a fleet horse.
Word
Fleeting
Synonym:
Speed, hasten
Meaning
Verb
to move swiftly; fly.
Meaning
Adjective
1.indisposed to action o
r exertion; lacking in en
ergy; lazy; indolent: a sl
uggish disposition.
2.not acting or working
with full vigor, as bodily
organs: a sluggish liver.
3.slow to act or respond
: a sluggish car engine.
4.moving slowly, or havi
ng little motion, as a str
eam.
5.slow, as motion.
Word
Sluggish
Synonym: slow
Antonym: quick,
active
Meaning