Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT

USING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES 33 prefix mal- means bad, evil, or wrong can help you significantly narrow down your choices in the ...

34 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT ◗ Common Prefixes a-, an-: not, without amoral (not moral), atypical (not typical) ab-, abs-: from, ...

USING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES 35 mal-: bad, abnormal, evil, wrong malfunction (to fail to function properly), malpractice (wrongdo ...

36 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT A more comprehensive list of the most common English prefixes is located in Appendix B. After you ha ...

USING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES 37 SUFFIXES Suffixes are syllables added to the end of words to change or add to their meaning. They ...

38 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT Likewise, the word venerate changes from a verb to an adjective to a noun, depending upon its suffix ...

USING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES 39 The following is a list of the suffixes you need to know for the practice questions at the end of ...

40 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT HERE’S A HINT MEMORIZING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES You may try to save time by memorizing a difficult vo ...

USING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES 41 -ive: performing or tending towards (an action); having the nature of cooperative (marked by a wi ...

42 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT vocabulary skills as you can to determine meaning, including prefixes and suffixes, word roots (cove ...

USING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES 43 4. Consensus means a. general agreement by a group. b. an individual opinion. c. a counting of in ...

44 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT 10. Galvanize means a. to be active or aware. b. the state of becoming active or aware. c. one who b ...

P refixes and suffixes attach to word roots—the base parts of words that typically convey the bulk of their meaning. The more wo ...

46 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT is called etymology. When you break down a word and identify a root word from another language, you ...

WORD ROOTS 47 Here are some tips on creating mnemonics that will be easy to remember and, therefore, useful: Use rhymes, rhythm ...

48 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT Now, try determining what the word recede means: a. to go forward blindly b. to stop or abandon befo ...

WORD ROOTS 49 HERE’S A HINT MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR LEARNING STYLE For many people, especially visual learners, the best way to me ...

50 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT What follows is a list of some of the most common Latin and Greek word roots. Review the list carefu ...

WORD ROOTS 51 err: to wander err (to make a mistake), error (a mistake; an incorrect or wrong action) ferv: to boil, bubble, bur ...

52 VOCABULARY FOR TOEFL iBT omni: all omnipresent (everywhere at once), omnipotent (all powerful) plac: to please placid (calm a ...