Advanced Practice on Word Formation Key

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ANSWER KEY

1

1 well-bred

2 well-rounded

3 well-liked

4 self-deprecating

5 self-confident / self-assured

6 self-absorbed

7 well-informed

8 well-mannered / well-behaved

9 self-reliant

10 self-important

11 self-centred

12 well-brought-up / well-educated

13 self-conscious

14 well-adjusted

15 self-congratulatory

16 well-dressed

2

1 personality

2 characteristics

3 character

4 personalities

5 characteristics

6 (a) personality

(b) interpersonal

(c) intrapersonal

7 depersonalizes

8 (a) character

(b) personification

9 characterful / characterless

10 uncharacteristically

3

 -tion is the most commonly used suffix

 More suggested words: decadence,

credence, arrogance, accuracy, frequency,

freedom, childhood, desirability, brevity,

merriment, punishment, happiness,

forgiveness, prevention, conviction, caution,

tenure, failure, stricture

4

1 revolution

2 connections

3 development

4 foundation

5 existence

6 significance

7 stability

8 commitment

9 intimacy

10 happiness

2 Change

1

1 retrospect

2 retrospective

3 retrograde

4 retrogressive

5 retroactively / retrospectively

6 retronyms

7 retrofitted

2

1 bygone

2 contemporary / current / topical

3 current / topical

4 preceding

5 current

6 recurrence

7 concurrent

8 artefacts

9 infinitesimal

10 temporary

11 discolouring

12 withstand

13 deterioration

14 counterpoint

15 embalming

3

anti- anti-colonial/anticolonial, antiseptic

dis- discomfort, disinterest, disobedience,

dissatisfied

im- immature, immobile, impolite,

implausible

in- incapable, ineligible, inexperience,

intolerant

mal- malformation, malpractice

mis- misbehave, misconduct, misgovernment,

misinform

un- uncomfortable, undesirable, undo,

ungrateful, untrustworthy

Note: the prefix anti is sometimes used with a

hyphen, and sometimes not There are no set

rules for when a hyphen is used or not, but, in

general, one is not used in words like antiseptic

or anticlimax, where the combination of prefix +

noun/adjective is quite commonly used Hyphens

are frequently used in combinations like

anti-terrorist, antifascist, anti-nuclear In some

words, both spellings may be used, depending on

individual preference e.g anticlockwise or

anti-clockwise, antisocial or anti-social

4

 bring/put into

immigrate (v) to come and live permanently

in a country after leaving your own country

implant (v) to fix an idea, attitude, etc

firmly in sb’s mind; to put sth (usually sth artificial) into a part

of the body for medical purposes, usually by means of an operation

implant (n) sth that is put into a person’s

body in a medical operation

imperil (v) to put sth/sb in danger

import (v) to bring a product, a service,

an idea, etc into one country from another

import (n) a product or service that is

brought into one country to another

imprison (v) to put sb in a prison or another

place from which they cannot escape

5

1 inefficiency

2 antisocial

3 mistrust

4 monotonous

5 malnutrition

6 underdone / overdone

7 inedible

8 miscalculated

9 impatience

10 disinclination

11 unacceptable

12 uncharacteristic

13 immodest

14 finalist

15 deliberately

3 Community

1

1 individuality (NOT individualities)

2 dissociate

3 assimilated

4 stereotypical

5 self-destruction

6 counter-culture

7 coarsened

8 dropouts

9 standout

10 breakaway

11 opt-out

12 dumbfounded

13 repulsive / compulsive

14 impulsive

15 foremost

2

-ful blissful, cheerful, delightful, disgraceful,

forgetful, playful, restful, wasteful

-ic artistic, chaotic, dramatic, ecstatic, idyllic, materialistic, sarcastic, therapeutic

3

dreadful – dread (noun and verb): a feeling of / feeling anxiety about something that may happen

4

artful: clever at deceiving people

5

Possible answers: archaic, aquatic, atavistic,

chic, eccentric, erratic, frenetic, prolific, rustic,

septic, sporadic

6

critic – critical, logic – logical, polemic –

polemical, statistic – statistical, topic – topical

8

1 materialistic

2 meaningful

3 therapeutic

4 stressful

5 uneventful

6 atmospheric

7 distasteful

8 enthusiastic

9 Understandably

10 resentful

11 unrealistic

12 hypocritical

13 inconveniences

4 Science

1

1 pharmaceutical

2 after-effects / side-effects

3 additives

4 contagious

5 connote

6 unveiled

7 bewildering

8 ailments

9 lifespan

10 undertake

11 disinfectant(s)

12 inflammation

13 (in)flammable / non-flammable

14 anti-inflammatory

15 war-torn – poverty-stricken

16 refrigerants – refrigeration

17 enumerate

18 numberless / innumerable

19 innumerate

20 waterproof / water-resistant

2

1 evidence-based

2 evaluation

3 exposure

4 foundation

5 dosage

6 contaminants

7 analysing

3

de- decompress – decompression, decontaminate – decontamination, defrost, delouse, demotivate – demotivation

em-/

en- embitter – embitterment, enclose – enclosure, encourage – encouragement, enlarge – enlargement

re- refuel – refuel, replace – replacement, restate – restatement, retry - retrial

4

deform (v) change the usual shape of

something so that its usefulness

or appearance is spoiled

degenerate (v) become worse

devalue (v) reduce the value of a

currency; make someone or something seem less important or valuable than they really are

devitalize (v) take the power or strength

away from something

reform (v) change a system, law,

organization, etc so that it operates in a more effective way; change you behaviour and

become a better person

regenerate (v) make something develop and

grow strong again

revalue (v) examine something again in

order to calculate is present value; increase the value of a country’s money in relation to that of other countries

revitalize (v) put new strength or power

into something

5

1 Intergovernmental

2 reappraise

3 projections

4 unequivocally

5 deforestation

6 recycle

7 concentrations

8 cattle-raising / cattle-rearing

9 decomposing

10 endangering

11 livelihoods

12 unanimity

13 emissions

14 enact

15 reaffirmed

16 renewable

5 Achievement

1

1 a contexts

b contextualize

c contextual

2 a indefinable

b (un)defined / indefinite

c well-defined

3 a well-established

b disestablished

c establishments

4 a consist

b inconsistency

c consistent

5 a misconceptions

b conceptual

c conceptualize

6 a reassessment

b self-assessment

c Assessable

7 a lessen

b selfless

c belittled

8 a hypothesis

b hypothesizing

c hypothetical

9 a future-proofed

b proofreading

c unproven

10 a invalidate

b validity

c invalid

2

1 profoundly

2 refine

3 strategies

4 periodically

5 multi-tasking

6 counterparts

7 excelling

8 emotional

9 conclusion

10 disability

3 & 4

Noun outbreak, outbuilding, outburst,

outlaw, outlook, outpatient, outset

Verb outdistance, outdo, outgrow,

outlast, outlaw, outlive, outnumber, outperform, outstay

Adjective outdated, outdoor, outlying,

outspoken

5

outburst (burst out) an explosion / sudden occurrence of something, e.g noise, anger,

protest

outlook (look out) the prospects for something, e.g the economic outlook; the

outlook for tomorrow’s weather

or your attitude to life, e.g an optimistic outlook

outset (set out) the beginning outspoken

(speak out) unafraid to voice an opinion openly

6

outlaw

7

1 deprivation

2 outstrip

3 backgrounds

4 well-balanced

5 outperforming

6 achievement

7 underperformance

8 spokesman

9 Discouragement

10 hostility

11 resentful

12 underprivileged

13 outstandingly

14 outshone

15 supportive