Cluster 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

phoneme

Answer 1

(n) the smallest unit of sound in speech

Question 2

morpheme

Answer 2

(n) the smallest unit of meaning in a language

Question 3

affix

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(n) a word-forming element added to the beginning, middle, or end of a base or root word to change its meaning; primarily, a prefix or a suffix

Question 4

prefix

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(n) a morpheme added to the beginning of a base or root word that changes the meaning of the word

Question 5

suffix

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(n) a morpheme added to the end of a base or root word that gives meaning and often changes the part of speech

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*root word

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a morpheme in modern English that is derived from Latin or Greek

Question 7

*base word

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a morpheme in modern English that (usually) comes from Old English and can always stand alone as a word

Question 8

idiom

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from the meaning of the words themselves

Question 9

-y

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(adj suffix) inclined to; tend to/toward

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-ar -er -or

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(n suffix) one who; that which

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re-

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back; again

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un-

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not

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-less

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(adj suffix) without

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-ly

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(adv suffix; less frequently, adj suffix) how; in the manner of; like

Question 15

-ness

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(n suffix) state of

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-ful

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(adj suffix) full of

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-an -ian

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(adj suffix) native of; relating to

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-able -ible

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(adj suffix) able; can do

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discord

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(n) a lack of agreement or harmony; active quarreling or conflict; strife

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forger

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(n) maker; craftsman (lit., one who forges)

Question 21

infidelities

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(pl n) disloyalties; affairs (esp. romantic affairs)

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intriguers

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(pl n) those who engage in secret schemes; schemers; plotters

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pent up

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(adj; an idiom) held or kept inside; not released; shut up or confined

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prophesied

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(pt v) predicted; foresaw

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swaddling

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(v; adj) the act of wrapping tightly; also, tightly wrapped; restricting

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tumult

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(n) commotion; disturbance

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destiny

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(n) a predetermined course of events often held to be irreversible; fate

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fettered

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(pt v; adj) shackled; chained

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forethought

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(n) thinking or planning out in advance; ability to think ahead

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immortal

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(adj) exempt from death; deathless; ageless

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manacles

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(pl n) shackles for the hands or wrists; handcuffs; chains

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tyranny

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(n) oppressive power, esp. when exerted by a government; dictatorship; despotism

Question 33

commenced

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(pt v) began; started

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brackish

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(adj) salty; saline

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innumerable

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(adj) too many to be numbered; countless; many

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appeased

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(pt v) brought to a state of peace or quiet; satisfied; pacified

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banishment

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(n) exile; expulsion

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chastity

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(n) the quality or state of being chaste; purity

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commoners

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(pl n) those not of noble rank; ordinary people

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defiled

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(pt v; adj) made unclean or impure; soiled; tainted

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impetuous

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(adj) marked by impulsiveness; hasty

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nymph

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(n) nature spirit; sprite

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prophecies

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(pl n) predictions; forecasts

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audacity

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(n) intrepid boldness; bold or arrogant disregard for normal restraints; boldness; daring

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clambered

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(pt v) climbed; scrambled

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ineffable

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(adj) incapable of being expressed in words; incredible; indescrible

Question 47

light-fingered

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(adj, an idiom) skilled at thievery

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mewling

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(v; adj) crying weakly; whimpering

Question 49

rapscallion

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(n) rascal; scamp

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ruffians

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(pl n) brutes; barbarians; bullies

Question 51

vagabond

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(n) one who wanders from place to place without a fixed home; vagrant; tramp; bum