English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SYNONYMS BY PREFIXES
1. Indecent is the opposite of decent, but invaluable has the same meaning as valuable. An invaluable person or thing is extremely useful.
2. Inconsiderate is the opposite of considerate, but inhabitable has the same meaning as habitable. An inhabitable place is somewhere that is suitable to live in.
3. Inactive is the opposite of active, but inflammable has the same meaning as flammable. An inflammable substance or material is highly flammable (easily set on fire).
4. Decode is the opposite of code, but to debar means to bar. Both “bar” and “debar” mean to exclude or prohibit someone from doing something.
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