1. prefix, root and suffix
com : with; together eg. complement, companioncomplement (v.) to combine well with something, often something that has different qualities
compliment (n.) something nice that you say to praise someone
dis : negative eg. discreet
discreet (adj.) careful not to say anything that is secret or that could upset someone
sub, sup : under eg. subordinate, superior
subordinate (adj.) having less power or authority than someone else
ad : forward eg. advocate, adventure, adroit
adroit (adj.) clever or skillful
ob, op : against eg. obstacle, opponent
obstacle (n.) a difficulty or problem that prevents you from achieving something
opponent (n.)
-al : standing for noun eg. removal, refusal, approval, rehersal
2. extra information
a. Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and, during the American Civil War, a Union spy. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the struggle for women's suffrage
b. Checkmate
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is a game position in chess (and in other board games of the chaturanga family) in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture) and there is no way to remove the threat. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
c. reach
reach the goal
reach the agreement
reach the age of majority
3. About final exam
會考 Kent Smith Chapter 22 (fill-ins)
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