Vocabulary from context
“We endeavor to make our customers happy.”
attempt by employing effort
emphasize
importance, point out
relationship:
connections
What does the prefix mas- indicate?
male, man
emasculate, emasculation, emasculator, masculate, masculine, masculinity
flourish
a showy gesture
Teresa quietly filled her friend in on the bits and pieces of information she gleaned from the conversation with her crush.
collect or gather bit by bit, especially information
contribute:
added on to
significant
important
What does the prefix -re signify?
again, back
return, repaint, retrace, rebuild
malleable
capable of being shaped or bent
When writing your review, I'd rather have your candor than false compliments. Honest feedback leads to improvement while hints just cause uncertainty.
openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
analysis:
explanation
central idea:
main idea
What does the prefix in- indicate?
in, on, not
inland, inexpensive, incarcerate
dissipate
go away, scatter, or disappear
Even from across the room, everyone recognized father's glower. As soon as I saw it, you can bet I left the room as quick as I could, before he turned it on me.
look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
impact:
effect, change
refine:
make really clear or perfect
What does the prefix se- indicate?
apart
separate, select
concede
admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly
William looked around the desolate landscape. How could he survive here, in a barren desert, with nothing but the clothes on his back?
providing no shelter or sustenance
effect (n.)
The result
affect (v.):
change
What do the prefixes syn- and sym- indicate?
with, together
sympathy, symphony, synthesis, synthetic, photosynthesis, synonym, synagogue, synchronize
erratic
liable to sudden unpredictable change