Prefixes and Suffixes
After the delay, the engineering firm _______(affirm) its commitment to complete the renovation
reaffirm
Jason always keeps________, so if he said he'd be here by ten, then he'll be here.
his word
The beginning of something new, especially something positive
the dawn of
It is strictly forbidden to go any further into the cave.
- You ______ any further into the cave.
mustn't go / can't go
There have been twenty-four cases of illegal hunting in the area this year, though that figure is just _______ as most cases go unreported.
the tip of the iceberg
In factories were workers are required to perform only a single set of actions, the work is repetitive and ______ (tone).
monotonous
Keeping the audience's ________ for two hours without boring them is challenging.
attention
The day or period just before an event
on the eve of
I regret not joining the hiking team.
- I ________ the hiking team.
should have joined
The one page he managed to write yesterday is _____ compared to the 20,000 words he is expected to have produced by the end of the month.
a drop in the ocean
A complementing or contrasting item.
______point
counterpoint
It's really hard to keep your _______ with such loud and annoying neighbours.
temper
A keen sense of adventure is a _______ anyone who wants to become an astronaut.
prerequisite for
If you want to finish in time, you ______ spend the whole afternoon watching TV.
had better not / mustn't
What does "like looking for a needle in a haystack" mean?
something which is impossible or extremely difficult to find
Something that follows as a result or consequence.
______come
outcome
You should always keep _____ of your children at the playground.
sight
The captain's attempts to steer the ship towards safety were______; soon water was filling the compartments and the ship started to sink.
in vain
Because the thunder was so loud, I ______ sleep for most of the night.
couldn't
"The police left no stone unturned" means ...
To do everything you can to solve a problem or to find something
The group gathered outside the bus station at the ______(arrange) time.
prearranged
I've been struggling lately to keep ______ between my personal and my work life.
a balance
Further details about the New Inventors Convention will be given ______.
on request
It's lucky we had the first-aid kit with us during th hike, otherwise Aidan_________ ended up getting an infection when he injured his knee.
could have
We booked a trip to Mauritius for our honeymoon, but then I saw a brochure for Scotland and I wished we had booked that instead.
Oh well, the grass...
is always greener on the other side