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Prefixes Dis- and In-: Disapprove, Disbelief and Insatiable Exercise

May 25, 2023 A2pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1My neatly ordered records were ............... by the children, so now I can't find anything.
Wrong!
"Disarranged" means put out of order, which is why the speaker can't find anything.
2His ............... in my alibi was obvious; he clearly thought I was lying.
Wrong!
"Disbelief" means not believing that something is true, which matches his thinking that I was lying.
3Her parents ............... of her decision to marry her secretary and refused to attend the wedding.
Wrong!
"Disapproved" means thought something was wrong or unacceptable, which is why they refused to attend.
4The sudden ............... of the secret file created a scandal; nobody knew where it had gone.
Wrong!
"Disappearance" means the fact that something has gone missing.
5There was ............... between their stories, so the police knew one of them was lying.
Wrong!
"Disagreement" means a lack of agreement or a difference between accounts.
6You ............... us by not coming to our party.
Wrong!
"Disappointed" means made someone feel unhappy because something expected did not happen.
7His ............... prevents him from walking without support.
Wrong!
"Disability" means a physical or mental condition that limits what someone can do.
8His ............... offer was quickly rejected because nobody believed he meant it.
Wrong!
"Insincere" means not expressing real or honest feelings, so nobody believed he meant the offer.
9The letter made her ............... with jealousy.
Wrong!
"Insane" means extremely unreasonable or mentally disturbed in this context.
10An ............... amount of money was spent on the costumes.
Wrong!
"Inordinate" means much more than is reasonable or usual.
11He has an ............... appetite.
Wrong!
"Insatiable" means impossible to satisfy.
12A feeling of ............... kept the boy from socializing.
Wrong!
"Insecurity" means a lack of confidence or a feeling of not being safe.

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  1. My neatly ordered records were disarranged by the children, so now I can’t find anything.
  2. His disbelief in my alibi was obvious; he clearly thought I was lying.
  3. Her parents disapproved of her decision to marry her secretary and refused to attend the wedding.
  4. The sudden disappearance of the secret file created a scandal; nobody knew where it had gone.
  5. There was disagreement between their stories, so the police knew one of them was lying.
  6. You disappointed us by not coming to our party.
  7. His disability prevents him from walking without support.
  8. His insincere offer was quickly rejected because nobody believed he meant it.
  9. The letter made her insane with jealousy.
  10. An inordinate amount of money was spent on the costumes.
  11. He has an insatiable appetite.
  12. A feeling of insecurity kept the boy from socializing.

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