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1、Themanwhoconquers/dominatesvocabularyisunconquerable/indomitable.WordStudyStemsandAffixes(prefix;suffix)Onewaytodiscoverthemeaningofanunfamiliarwordiswordanalysis,thatis,lookingatthemeaningsofpartsofwords.ManyEnglishwordshavebeenformedbycombiningpartsofold
2、erEnglish,Greek,andLatinwords.Ifyouknowthemeaningsofsomeofthesewordparts,youcanoftenguessthemeaningofanunfamiliarEnglishword,particularlyincontext.Forexample,reportisformedfromre,whichmeansback,andport,whichmeanscarry.Scientistisderivedfromsci,whichmeanskn
3、ow,andist,whichmeansonewho.Portandsciarecalledstems.Astemisthebasicpartonwhichgroupsofrelatedwordsarebuilt.Reandistarecalledaffixes,thatis,wordpartsthatareattachedtostems.Affixeslikere,whichareattachedtothebeginningofstems,arecalledprefixes.Affixesattached
4、totheend,likeist,arecalledsuffixes.Generally,prefixeschangethemeaningofawordandsuffixeschangeitspartofspeech.Hereisanexample:Stempay(verb)honest(adjective)Prefixrepay(verb)dishonest(adjective)Suffixrepayment(noun)dishonestly(adverb)Wordanalysisisnotalwayse
5、noughtogiveyoutheprecisedefinitionofawordyouencounterinareadingpassage,butoftenalongwithcontextitwillhelpyoutounderstandthegeneralmeaningofthewordsothatyoucancontinuereadingwithoutstoppingtouseadictionary.Prefixes:in,il,im,ir,un:noteg.:impossible,impatient
6、,immobile,immortal,impolite,immature,inactive,invisible,inflexible,illegal,illiberal,illegible,illogical,illiterate,illegitimate,irregular,irreconcilable,inflammable,invaluable,unconcerned,unclean,unconditional,unconfirmed,unconsciousmicro:smalleg.:microsc
7、ope,microcomputer,microfilm,microphone,microbe,microbiology,microchip,microcosmpre:beforeeg.:prepare,prehistoric,prerecord,preset,preview,previous,preventfore:beforeeg.:forearm,forebear,forecast,forefront,foresight,foreword,foreshadow,foregoing,foremostant
8、e:beforeeg.:anterior,antecedents(前因；经历；祖先),antedate,antemeridian（a.m.）post:aftereg.:postmortem,postscript(p.s.),postdate,postmeridian,postgraduateretro:back,againeg.:retrospect,retrocede（后退；交还）,retrogress（倒退；
