Tham khảo tài liệu 'exam success vocabulary_5', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | PREFIXES SUFFIXES AND WORD ROOTS PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE DEFINITION SENTENCE omni- all omniscient adj knowing all Dr. Perez seems omniscient she knows what all of us are thinking in class. micro- small microcosm n little or miniature world something representing something else on a very small scale Some people say that Brooklyn Heights the Brooklyn district across the river from the Wall Street area is a microcosm of Manhattan. mini- small minority n small group within a larger group John voted for Bridget but he was in the minority most people voted for Elaine. macro- large macrocosm n the large scale world or universe any great whole Any change to the macrocosm will eventually effect the microcosm. ante- before anticipate v to give advance thought to foresee expect His decades of experience enabled him to anticipate the problem. pre- before precede v to come before in time or order The appetizers preceded the main course. post- after postscript n message added after the close of a letter His postscript was almost as long as his letter inter- between intervene v to come between Romeo trying to make peace intervened in the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio. inter- together interact v to act upon or influence each other The psychologist took notes as she watched the children interact. intra- within intravenous adj within or into a vein She could not eat and had to be fed intravenously for three days. intro- into within introvert n a person whose attention is largely directed inward toward himself or herself a shy or withdrawn person Unlike his flamboyant sister quiet Zeke was a real introvert. 157 PREFIXES SUFFIXES AND WORD ROOTS PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE DEFINITION SENTENCE in- in into induct v to bring in to a group She was inducted into the honor society. ex- out from expel v to drive out or away Let us expel the invaders circum- around circumscribe v to draw a line around to mark the limits of She carefully circumscribed the space that would become her office. sub-
