Building Word Power: Cue 1 Prefix Dis

Prefix Dis: a Latin prefix meaning take away, apart, asunder, not, deprive of, utterly, or having a privative, negative, or reversing force. It generally carries with it the feel of failure, you lost something that you once had.

disgrace: DISgrace
loss of good opinion of others; shame

discredit: DIScredit
loss or lack of belief or confidence; defame

disconcerted: DISconcerted
deprived of control, upset

dispose: DISpose
to throw away; to be inclined to

dissolved: DISsolved

broken up; melted away.

disease: DISease

Not in normal state of health; sickness

Word of the Day: DISSEMBLE

DISSEMBLE

verb 

• to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of
• to put on the appearance of; feign
• Obsolete. to let pass unnoticed; ignore
• to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically.

Word of the Day: ABSTEMIOUS

ABSTEMIOUS

adjective

• indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.
• sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.

Word of the Day: LIMPID

LIMPID

adjective

• clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air

• completely calm; without distress or worry

• free from obscurity; clear

Word of the Day: SERE

SERE
adjective

*dried up; withered
*old fashioned, poetic

Word of the Day: FACETIOUS

FACETIOUS
adjective

• not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
• amusing; humorous.
• lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.

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