Vocabulary/Spelling #9 Test on February 3
Prefix to study: im- which means not
- impossible
- improbable F.Y.I. According to the Random House Dictionary, the origin of probable is
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin probābilis likely, literally, capable of standing a test, equivalent to probā ( re ) to test ( see probe ) + -bilis -ble
- imperfect
- immobile F.Y.I. If you are mobile, you can move. A related word is automobile. "Auto" means "self," and "mobile' means "capable of being moved," so an automobile can move itself.
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immobile -- The child is immobile because he has been in an accident and will be moved to the hospital. |
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imperfect |
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improbable -- It probably wouldn't happen. |
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impossible -- This could not be built. |