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CAE 1A Word formation

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  • A root word is a word to which prefixes and suffixes are attached. True or false?
    True
  • Adverb - Despite; not being affected by something. R...
    Regardless
  • Verb - To drink water or other liquids because you do not have enough water in your body. R...
    Rehydrate or hydrate.
  • Adjective - Unreasonable or unsuitable because of being based on bad judgment or on wrong information or beliefs. M...
    Misguided
  • Verb - To get rid of feelings of stress (= worry caused by difficult situations in your life or job). D...
    De-stress
  • A prefix: 1 Changes the meaning of the root words that it "hooks up" with, or 2 is a word part that "hooks up" to the front of a root word, or 3 cannot stand by itself as a word, or all of the above.
    All the above
  • Verb - To improve the quality of something by adding something else. E...
    Enrich
  • Verb - To put more fuel into an aircraft, ship, etc. so that it can continue its journey. R
    Refuel
  • Verb - To remove bad substances from something to make it pure. P...
    Purify
  • Verb with the infix ‘chron’ - To (cause to) happen at the same time.
    Synchronize
  • Verb - To be greater in number than someone or something. O...
    Outnumber
  • A suffix: 1 Changes the meaning of the root word, or 2 cannot stand by itself as a word, or 3 is a word part which "hooks up" to the end of a root word, or all the above.
    All the above
  • Verb - To calculate an amount wrongly or to judge a situation badly. M...
    Miscalculate
  • Noun - A feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain. D...
    Distress
  • Adjectives - Frightened or worried about something and its opposite. F...
    Fearful and fearless
  • Verb - To reduce something to the least possible level or amount. M...
    Minimize
  • Adjective - The negative form of satisfied.
    Dissatisfied
  • Adjective - One of two words in the title of a love song by George Michael. C... Whisper.
    Careless
  • Adjective with the prefix ‘chron’ - Following the order in which a series of events happened.
    Chronological
  • Adjective - The opposite of legible.
    Illegible