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The Power of SEMI- Understanding Prefix Meaning

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post

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US / pəʊst /

UK / post /

A1
  • noun
  • Message delivered or shared in an online group
  • Piece of wood, metal in the ground for support
  • Job or position within an organization or company
  • Place where a soldier, etc. is ordered to go
  • verb
  • To send a letter or package using stamps
  • To share a message on an internet discussion group
  • To send a soldier somewhere to do a job
  • To put a message in public for everyone to see

common

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US / 'kɒmən /

UK / ˈkɑmən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Shared; Belonging to or used by everyone
  • Typical, normal; not unusual
  • noun
  • Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • Field near a village owned by the local community

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

link

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US / lɪŋk /

UK / lɪŋk /

A2
  • noun
  • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • Connection between two or more things or people
  • Webpage item you click to go to another webpage
  • verb
  • To join or connect together

room

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US / ru:m /

UK / rum, rʊm /

A1
  • noun
  • All of the people inside a particular room
  • Part of building enclosed by walls, e.g. kitchen
  • Opportunity to exist, happen, or be true
  • verb
  • To share a home with someone

take

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US / teɪk /

UK / tek /

A1
  • noun
  • Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
  • verb
  • To accept something that is offered
  • To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
  • To use a camera to make (a photo)
  • To pick up something and go away with it
  • To study a subject in school
  • To attempt to pass (an exam)
  • To require a certain amount of time, money, space

tie

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US / taɪ /

UK / taɪ /

A2
  • noun
  • Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
  • Strong connection between people, countries
  • When both sides in a game, vote get same score
  • One match or game that is part of a bigger contest
  • Something that lessens a person's freedom
  • Thin piece of cloth worn round neck of shirt
  • Piece of wood/metal used to stop something moving
  • verb
  • To attach things (together) with a string or rope
  • To end a game, contest or vote with the same score
  • To require someone to be in a specific place

download

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US / 'daʊnləʊd /

UK / ˈdaʊnˌlod /

A2
  • noun
  • Transfer of data from the internet to a computer
  • verb
  • To transfer data from a computer or the internet

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

bet

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US / bet /

UK / bet /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
  • verb
  • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

change

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US / tʃeɪndʒ /

UK / tʃendʒ /

A1
  • noun
  • Exchange of one set of clothes for another
  • Money in the form of coins instead of paper
  • Money returned after giving too much
  • Act of making or becoming something else
  • verb
  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • To exchange one kind of money for another
  • To replace something with another thing
  • To make or become something else
  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

travel

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US / ˈtrævl /

UK / ˈtrævəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Going to other places, esp. distant places
  • verb
  • To go to a place that is far away

blog

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US / blɒɡ /

UK / blɑ:ɡ /

A2
  • noun
  • A shared on-line public journal
  • verb
  • To read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal

kilometre

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US / ˈkɪləmi:tə(r) /

UK / ˈkɪləmiːtər /

A1
  • noun
  • A metric unit of length equal to 1000 metres

thank

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US / θæŋk /

UK / θæŋk /

A1
  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

bluff

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US / blʌf /

UK / blʌf /

B2
  • noun
  • Attempt to fool or trick someone
  • verb
  • To pretend to do something to trick someone

weak

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US / wi:k /

UK / wik /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not having a strong character
  • Less valuable compared to money of other countries
  • Ineffective; unconvincing; not strong
  • Having little power or ability
  • Not having the necessary or proper amount
  • Having little power; not strong; easy to break
  • (Of a drink) having lots of water and little taste

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

without

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US / wɪˈðaʊt /

UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

A1
  • preposition
  • Not with; not having

desert

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US / 'dezət /

UK / ˈdɛzət /

A2
  • noun
  • Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
  • verb
  • To leave a place for ever; abandon
  • To leave when one is needed or expected to stay

everyday

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US / ˈevrideɪ /

UK / ˈɛvriˈde /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary

hand

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US / hænd /

UK / hænd /

A1
  • noun
  • Cards given to a player in a card game
  • Piece of a clock that points to the time
  • Someone who performs physical tasks or work
  • Body part at the end of a person's arm
  • Help for someone performing a particular action
  • Condition of having power or influence
  • Member of the crew of a ship
  • verb
  • To give something to someone personally

indicate

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US / ˈɪndɪkeɪt /

UK / ˈɪndɪˌket /

A2
  • verb
  • To show something; direct attention to; point out
  • To represent something using a symbol or sign

anytime

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US / 'enɪˌtaɪm /

UK / ˈɛniˌtaɪm /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time you choose, it's not important when

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

diameter

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US / daɪˈæmɪtə(r) /

UK / daɪˈæmɪtɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Distance across the center of an object

could

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US / kəd /

UK / kʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

slightly

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US / ˈslaɪtli /

UK / ˈslaɪtli /

B1
  • adverb
  • Only a little

dark

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US / dɑ:k /

UK / dɑrk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Of a color that is not light
  • Marked by unhappiness or hopelessness
  • Having little or no light; not light in color
  • noun
  • The time of day when the sky is black

upgrade

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US / ˌʌpˈgreɪd /

UK / ˈʌpˌɡred /

B1
  • noun
  • Updated or better version of something
  • verb
  • To improve something in terms of quality

chocolate

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US / ˈtʃɒklət /

UK / ˈtʃɑ:klət /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being made from cocoa beans
  • noun
  • Hard brown candy made from cocoa beans

region

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US / 'ri:dʒən /

UK / ˈridʒən /

A2
  • noun
  • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.

completely

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US / kəmˈpli:tli /

UK / kəmˈpliːtli /

A1
  • adverb
  • In every way or as much as possible

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

milk

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US / mɪlk /

UK / mɪlk /

A1
  • noun
  • White liquid produced by females to feed babies
  • verb
  • To take white liquid from cows etc. to drink
  • To take as much from a person/situation as you can

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1
  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

shirt

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US / ʃɜ:t /

UK / ʃɜ:rt /

A1
  • noun
  • Light garment for upper body, with sleeves

approximately

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US / əˈprɒksɪmətli /

UK / əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ /

A2
  • adverb
  • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)

partially

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US / ˈpɑ:ʃəli /

UK / ˈpɑ:rʃəli /

B1
  • adverb
  • In part; in some degree; not wholly

surgery

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US / 'sɜ:dʒərɪ /

UK / ˈsɚdʒəri /

B1
  • noun
  • A doctor's office; health clinic
  • Medical operation involving cutting into body

most

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US / məʊst /

UK / most /

A1
  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

office

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US / ˈɒfɪs /

UK / ˈɔ:fɪs /

A1
  • noun
  • Room or building used for business
  • Important job position, often in a government

throughout

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US / θru:ˈaʊt /

UK / θruˈaʊt /

A2
  • adverb
  • From the beginning of something until the end
  • preposition
  • Over/across an entire place/thing; in every part

mayonnaise

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US / ˌmeɪəˈneɪz /

UK / ˈmeɪəneɪz /

B2
  • noun
  • Creamy, thick savory dressing for food

keep

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US / ki:p /

UK / kip /

A1
  • noun
  • Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • Money spent on you so you can live in a place
  • verb
  • To continue doing something; not to stop
  • To stop balls going in a goal in sports
  • To not give back or return something
  • (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
  • To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
  • To have and continue to hold something
  • To do something that you have promised or agreed
  • To stay in a certain place or condition
  • To maintain the rules

element

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US / 'elɪmənt /

UK / ˈɛləmənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Essential or particular part of something

derive

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US / dɪˈraɪv /

UK / dɪˈraɪv /

B1
  • verb
  • To come from another thing

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

bitter

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US / 'bɪtə(r) /

UK / ˈbɪtɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Feeling angry and sad over something
  • Sharp unpleasant taste (e.g. strong black coffee)

example

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US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /

UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Thing, person which represents a category

language

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US / ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ /

UK / ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ /

A1
  • noun
  • Words or signs used to communicate messages

opponent

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US / əˈpəʊnənt /

UK / əˈponənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
  • Person that you are competing against in a game

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

A1
  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

even

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US / 'i:vn /

UK / ˈivən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
  • Being divided equally or fairly
  • (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
  • Smooth, level, or regular
  • Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
  • At a regular, equally steady manner
  • Remaining steady and unchanging
  • adverb
  • (When this is surprising) as well; too
  • (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

great

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US / ɡreɪt /

UK / ɡret /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person

mean

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US / mi:n /

UK / min /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being good at
  • Nasty; unkind
  • Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
  • noun
  • Average of a set of numbers
  • verb
  • To express a particular idea or thought
  • To intend to do something in particular
  • To have a particular meaning or value

offer

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US / 'ɒfə(r) /

UK / ˈɔfɚ, ˈɑfɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • Act of making a thing available to be accepted
  • verb
  • To suggest a price you are willing to pay
  • To give the opportunity to accept something
  • To say you are willing to do something
  • To give or say something as an act of worship

watch

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US / wɒtʃ /

UK / wɑtʃ /

A1
  • noun
  • Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
  • Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
  • Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
  • verb
  • To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
  • To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
  • To look at carefully to work out what is happening
  • To protect and care for someone or something

description

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US / dɪˈskrɪpʃn /

UK / dɪˈskrɪpʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Explanation of what something is like, looks like

support

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US / səˈpɔ:t /

UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /

A1
  • noun
  • Assistance or advice given to someone
  • Evidence that helps prove something is true
  • A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
  • verb
  • To give assistance or advice to someone
  • To help prove or show that something is true
  • To hold up or prevent from falling down

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

semi

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US / ˈsemi /

UK / ˈsɛmaɪ, ˈsɛmi /

B1
  • noun
  • House that shares a wall with another house
  • prefix
  • A prefix meaning 'half'

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

english

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US / ˈɪŋglɪʃ /

UK / ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of England
  • noun
  • Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • Person's name

good

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US / ɡʊd /

UK / ɡʊd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

A1
  • adverb
  • At the present time or moment
  • Right away or in the next possible moment
  • Used to refer to something that just happened
  • Time between the present and a moment in the past
  • conjunction
  • Resulting from or because of something

video

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US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /

UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Of a moving film, with sound
  • noun
  • Recording capturing action with sound
  • verb
  • To make a moving film of, with sound

usually

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US / ˈju:ʒuəli /

UK / ˈjuːʒuəli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Normally; regularly

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

A1
  • noun
  • A metal container for storing food
  • other
  • Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
  • verb
  • To have permission to
  • To be possible to do
  • To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

commonly

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US / ˈkɒmənli /

UK / ˈkɑmənlɪ /

A2
  • adverb
  • Typically, normally; not unusually

prefix

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US / 'pri:fɪks /

UK / ˈpriˌfɪks /

B2
  • noun
  • Part of a word added to the front, e.g. UNhappy

study

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US / 'stʌdɪ /

UK / ˈstʌdi /

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  • noun
  • Room that a person studies or reads in
  • Piece of research
  • Topic or subject you research or learn about
  • verb
  • To focus on learning something usually at school

solidity

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US / səˈlɪdəti /

UK / səˈlɪdəti /

C2
  • noun
  • State of having the interior filled with matter

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

A1
  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not old, recently born, built or made
  • Being or doing something for the first time
  • Not felt, seen or known previously
  • Having been recently bought or obtained

area

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US / 'eərɪə /

UK / ˈɛriə /

A1
  • noun
  • Amount of measured space
  • A specific section or space; part of a region
  • A subject or field of study

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

A1
  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

formality

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US / fɔ:'mælətɪ /

UK / fɔrˈmælɪti /

B1
  • noun
  • Rules, behavior (often having little meaning)

day

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US / deɪ /

UK / de /

A1
  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

liquid

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US / ˈlɪkwɪd /

UK / ˈlɪkwɪd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
  • In a state of being uncertain
  • Moving in a flowing manner, like water or oil
  • noun
  • Something that is similar to the state of water

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

A1
  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

flow

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US / fləʊ /

UK / flo /

A2
  • noun
  • Amount of something that moves through an area
  • verb
  • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction

pot

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US / pɒt /

UK / pɑt /

A2
  • noun
  • Container designed to hold or store something
  • Deep, round container that is used for cooking
  • Large, significant quantity of something
  • Slang name for marijuana
  • Net pocket at the corners, etc. of a snooker table
  • Money that can be won in a card game or a bet
  • verb
  • To plant something in a container filled with soil
  • To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker

pdf

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US / ˌpiː diː ˈef /

UK / ˌpiː diː ˈef /

A1
  • abbreviation
  • PDF is an acronym

taste

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US / teɪst /

UK / test /

A2
  • noun
  • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
  • A liking for something; preference
  • Brief experience of something
  • verb
  • To experience something
  • To experience the flavor of food, drink
  • To briefly experience to see if you like something

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  • Trip to a place for a time, usually for a reason
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  • To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason

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  • To be able to use a certain language
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  • Ability to employ something
  • Need to enable it to work
  • Permission to do something with something
  • Act of spending money
  • Operation of a machine for its function
  • verb
  • To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
  • To need to operate or work
  • To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
  • To treat a person badly
  • To do something with, for a task or purpose

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  • Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • Clothing suitable for a time period or occasion
  • verb
  • To prepare food (e.g. salad) before cooking or eating
  • To decorate something for display e.g. a mannequin
  • To put clothes on
  • To clean, care for and apply a cover to a wound

sweet

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  • adjecitve
  • Having a gentle, likable nature
  • Making one feel happy, pleased or content
  • Cute in appearance
  • Tasting like sugar; containing sugar
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  • Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar

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  • Often; regularly

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  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

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  • Machine that plays recorded material
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  • Person who plays games on devices
  • Person who plays sports

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  • Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
  • Being well made and expected to last long
  • Having no space or emptiness inside
  • Being made entirely of one material or substance
  • noun
  • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid

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  • Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • The planet we live on
  • Soil in which we grow plants

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  • (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • Having big muscles; physically powerful

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  • Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for

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  • Fire iron used to stir a fire
  • Betting card game

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  • Living, happening without being controlled
  • Costing no money
  • Not working; not busy
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  • To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison

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  • Loose, free movement between two objects
  • Single action in a sports game
  • Performance in which people act in a theater
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  • To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • To perform music on an instrument
  • To use a device, e.g. a video game
  • To do something for enjoyment and fun
  • To do or perform a game or sport

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  • Unit of language that has a meaning
  • Promise
  • Short remark or piece of information
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  • To express something by choosing particular words

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  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
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  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
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  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

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  • adjecitve
  • Popular
  • Serious
  • Large

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  • Of or typical of a Spanish-speaking culture
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  • Ancient Roman language affecting many languages

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  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
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  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

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  • Used to politely request an action
  • Used to express that something could happen
  • Power, strength, force or influence

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  • To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • To allow someone to become a member (of a club)
  • To welcome someone as a guest into your home
  • To respond to (e.g. news) in a particular way

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  • Product made by a particular company; brand
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  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
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  • Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • Instructions to others to do what you want
  • State in which things are neat and organized
  • What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
  • Social or political control of an area
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  • To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
  • To give instructions to others to do what you want
  • To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal

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  • Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
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  • Person who receives medical treatment or care

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  • Typical weather conditions in a particular place

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  • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • Of high quality; made with great skill
  • In a careful or exact manner; into small pieces
  • Being of high quality
  • Good; okay; no problem
  • (Of weather) good; not raining
  • noun
  • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
  • verb
  • To pay money because you broke a law

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  • State of being incomplete or imperfect

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  • Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • Used to refer to the age of a person

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  • Person or people in general

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  • Not complete
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  • Partly; somewhat
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  • The part you get when one is divided into two;

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  • Moving or going inside something
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  • So as to become; taking the state of

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  • Water falling from the sky

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  • State of being hidden from the presence of others

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  • Place where changing of direction happens
  • Your time or chance to perform a duty
  • Your chance to play or do in say a game
  • Unexpected change, as in the weather
  • verb
  • To become (a particular age)
  • To become a different quality, color, etc.
  • To change the direction of something, e.g. a car
  • To move in an opposite direction or position
  • To shape metal with a spinning tool
  • Introduction to Video Content
  • The Power of SEMI- Understanding Prefix MeaningIn the English language, the prefix ‘semi’ is commonly used to indicate incompleteness. This prefix is derived from the Latin word ‘semi’, which means half. When added to a word, it can change its meaning and create new words that are frequently used in everyday language.One example of the use of ‘semi’ is when describing the condition of a patient. After surgery, a patient may be semi-conscious, meaning they are not fully awake or aware, but still able to respond to stimuli. Another example is the term ‘semi-arid’ which is used to describe a climate or region that receives very little rainfall, though more than a desert. These areas usually have minimal rainfall throughout the year.We also use the term ‘semi-sweet’ to describe a taste that is only slightly sweet. Many people enjoy semi-sweet chocolate, as it is not overly sweet like milk chocolate, but also not bitter like dark chocolate.In poker, a semi-bluff is a strategy where a player with a weak hand bets as if they have a strong hand, in order to deceive their opponents. By making a big bet, the player hopes to intimidate others and potentially win the pot.When discussing measurements, we use the term ‘semi-diameter’. This refers to half the diameter of a circle or sphere. For example, the semi-diameter of the Earth is approximately 3,959 miles or 6,378.1370 kilometers.In social settings, we often encounter the term ‘semi-formal’. This means partially formal, with some elements of formality, but not completely formal. An example of dressing semi-formal is wearing a collared shirt without a tie in an office setting.When it comes to privacy, we may come across the term ‘semi-private’. A semi-private space offers some degree of privacy, but is not completely private. For instance, someone with good travel insurance may choose to upgrade from a semi-private room to a private room during their stay at a hospital.The term ‘semi-solid’ refers to something that is partially solid, having some solidity, but not entirely solid. Mayonnaise is a common example of a semi-solid. It is not completely solid, as it can be spread, but it also does not flow like a liquid.In conclusion, the prefix ‘semi’ is a powerful tool in the English language. It has the ability to alter the meaning of words and create new terms that are widely used in various contexts. By understanding the meaning and usage of ‘semi’, we can enhance our understanding and communication skills in English. For more information about the prefix ‘semi’, please visit our blog post that accompanies this video.
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  • The prefix semi is commonly used in the English language to indicate incompleteness.
  • It is derived from the Latin word semi, which means half.
  • The addition of semi to a word can change its meaning, creating new words that are frequently used in everyday language.
  • For example, the patient was semi-conscious after the surgery, but still unable to speak.
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  • Here are some common examples of words with the prefix semi.
  • Semi-arid.
  • A climate or region that receives very little rainfall, but not as little as a desert.
  • Most semi-arid areas usually have very little rainfall throughout the year.
  • Semi-sweet.
  • Referring to a taste that is only slightly sweet.
  • I like semi-sweet chocolate.
  • Dark chocolate is bitter and milk chocolate is too sweet for me.
  • Semi-bluff.
  • A poker play in which a player with a weak hand bets as if they have a strong hand, in order to bluff their opponents.
  • If I make a big bet and turn this into a semi-bluff, I might take the pot down now.
  • Semi-diameter, half the diameter of a circle or sphere.
  • The semi-diameter of the Earth is approximately 3,959 miles.
  • 6,378.1370 kilometers.
  • Semi-formal.
  • Partially formal, having some elements of formality, but not completely formal.
  • We dress semi-formal at the office.
  • A collared shirt without a tie is fine.
  • Semi-private.
  • Partially private, offering some degree of privacy, but not completely private.
  • I had good travel insurance, so I could upgrade from a semi-private room to a private room.
  • Semi-solid.
  • Partially solid, having some solidity, but not completely solid.
  • Mayonnaise is a good example of a semi-solid.
  • It's not completely solid, but it also doesn't flow like a liquid.
  • Visit the blog post that supports this video and learn more about the prefix semi.
  • There's even a free PDF download so you can study this prefix anytime.
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