Directional prefixes (at, ad, de, dis, con,ex, pre, pro, sub, in) Negative prefixes (Un, in, im, il, non) Intensifying prefixes

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2 Directional prefixes (at, ad, de, dis, con,ex, pre, pro, sub, in) Negative prefixes (Un, in, im, il, non) Intensifying prefixes

3 At, ad= to, toward, add to (advance) De= down, off (depart) Dis= apart, in different directions Con= with, together Ex= out of (Ex. Exit sign) Pro= forward, ahead Re= back, again (redo an assignment) Sub= under, below (submarien) In= in, into

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6 noun 1. a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface. 2. a series of shallow or steplike waterfalls, either natural or artificial. verb 1. to fall in or like a cascade.

7 1. a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter. Verb to laugh loudly and boisterously.

8 Adjective 1.having delicate health; not robust; weak: 2. easily broken or destroyed; fragile. 3. morally weak; easily tempted. My grandmother is rather frail now.

9 a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains. 3. the back of an animal. 4. any raised, narrow strip, as on cloth. 5. the horizontal line in which the tops of the rafters of a roof meet. Verb to provide with or form into a ridge or ridges.. to mark with or as if with ridges.

10 Don't pester me with your trivial problems. Verb to bother persistently with petty annoyances Trouble

11 Adjective endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of goodfellowship: a wonderfully jovial host. a wonderfully jovial host.

12 a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat. Anatomy, Zoology. a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid. a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents.

13 a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery. a source of much trouble, worry, or annoyance. Verb to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches. 2. to worry or annoy excessively: to torment one with questions.

14 Word Meaning Adjective Muscular Strong Related forms brawn i ly, adverb brawn i ness, noun un brawn y, adjective Synonyms burly, robust, strapping. Antonyms weak, slight, frail.

15 Meaning A trick Word

16 Verb Jazz. to perform exceptionally well Verb to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually highpitched or clearsounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain. to make mournful sounds, as music or the wind..

17 Adjective bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape. Adjective extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.

18 an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees. a group or collection of such trees.

19 a mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cookery. V erb to coat with batter. To beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly. a player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket. To damage by beating or hard usage: Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast.

20 Meaning Adjective Word loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky: a ramshackle house.

21 Meaning a large-scale, atmospheric windand-pressure system characterized by low pressure at its center and by circular wind motion, Word 2. (not in technical use) tornado

22 a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: in the glare of sunlight. a bright, smooth surface, as of ice. Verb to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light a fiercely or angrily piercing stare. dazzling or showy appearance; showiness. to stare with a fiercely or angrily piercing look

23 Adjective Adjective capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada. (of plants) able to withstand the cold of winter in the open air. bold or daring; courageous: hardy soldiers.

24 Meaning any evergreen, coniferous shrub or tree of the genus having cones that resemble dark-blue or blackish berries Word

25 a partly suppressed laugh Verb to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction: 2. to laugh to oneself: to chuckle while reading. They chuckled at the child's efforts to walk.

26 Meaning Adjective rude or badtempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby. Word 2. unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion. Synonyms: threatening, 3. dark or dismal; menacing; threatening: a surly sky. Synonyms: ominous.

27 Meaning Word an open space in a forest. A clearing

28 a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock: 2. a large group of people: 3. any large quantity: a herd of bicycles. 4. the herd, the common people; masses; The star was mobbed by a herd of autograph seekers. Verb to unite or go in a herd; assemble or associate as a herd.

29 Adjective Verb high-pitched and piercing in sound & quality: a shrill cry. betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness a shrill sound. adverb in a shrill manner; shrilly. to cry shrilly.

30 a small, narrow, secluded valley.