Lesson 1
This prefix means “two,” like in a vehicle powered by two pedals.
(What is bi-?)
This word means “obvious” or “easy to see,” like when the answer becomes clear after thinking about it.
(What is manifest?)
This prefix means “half,” like in a circle shape that shows exactly half of a whole.
(What is semi-?)
This word means calm, peaceful, and undisturbed—like a quiet lake at sunrise.
(What is serene?)
The mechanic had to _____frost the car windows on the cold morning.
(What is de-?)
This prefix means “under,” like the part of a marine boat that travels below the ocean surface.
(What is sub-?)
This word describes a feeling or idea that is deep or thoughtful, like a powerful message in a story.
(What is profound?)
This prefix means “between” or “among,” as in the system of roads between cities.
(What is inter-?)
This word can mean “sharp” or “highly sensitive,” like a dog’s ability to hear tiny sounds.
(What is acute?)
A word that means “extraordinary in size or greatness.”
(What is prodigious?)
This prefix means “before,” like steps you take before reading a book—such as thinking about the title.
(What is pre-?)
Listening to her speech had a _____ effect on the audience, making them think deeply.
(What is profound?)
A word that means “not able to be seen.”
(What is unseen?)
This word means to talk down to someone, as if you think you are more important.
(What is condescend?)
The cheerleading team performed a _____human pyramid that amazed the crowd.
(What is super-?)
A word that means “to go underwater,” often done with goggles and a tank.
(What is submerge?)
After running the mile, a heavy _____ slowed the team down as they walked back inside.
(What is languor?)
A word that means to not connect or to turn something off.
(What is disconnect?)
The old statue looked so _____ that some people were afraid to walk past it at night.
(What is grotesque?)
A word meaning bizarrely ugly or unnervingly distorted.
(What is grotesque?)
A word that means “to pack your belongings and move away from a place.”
(What is depart?)
The scientist made a _____ discovery that changed everything we knew about the ocean.
(What is prodigious?)
A word for a truck with a trailer that is only partly attached.
(What is a semi-truck?)
The trash had an _____ smell that made everyone cover their noses.
(What is odious?)
A word meaning hateful or revolting.
(What is odious?)