English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 28

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 27, we learnt about the prefixes Ex, E, Ec, Ef.  Ex, E, Ec, Ef  represents the meanings out of and former. Today we shall see the prefixes extra, extro. Happy Reading :)

Day 28 : Extra, Extro

• extra,extro - outside; beyond

Let's try to understand this with some examples

• extraordinary (adjective) = uncommon, special
• • extra - Prefix = outside
  • ordin (ordinem) - Root = order
    
  • ary - Suffix = connected with
• extrovert (noun) = person interested chiefly in external objects and actions
• • extra - Prefix = outside
  • vert - Root = to turn 

Let's have a look at some more words with extra, extro prefixes, for better understanding.

• extramarital = happening outside marriage
• extrajudicial = happening outside the normal power of law
• extraterritorial = valid outside the country where the law was made
• extraordinaire = outstanding in a particular capacity 
• extrapolate = extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable
• extramural = outside the walls or boundaries of a town or city
• extracurricular - outside the normal routine

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. -acid
2. -bene
3. -calori
4. -audio

a. heat

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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