ty in de struc ti bil'i ty
in com pat i bil'i ty ir re sist i bil'i ty
in com press i bil'i ty im pen e tra bil'i ty

Lesson 158.

Dis is a Latin particle, and has the force of a negative or privative; as,
disagree, not to agree, disarm, to deprive of arms.

dis please' dis ap pear' dis con tin'ue
dis joint' dis be lieve' dis in her'it
dis lodge' dis o blige' dis or'gan ize
dis charge' dis cour'age dis sim'i lar
dis grace' dis cov'er dis crim'i nate

The prefix after conveys its own meaning.

aft'er piece aft'er noon aft'er most
aft'er guard aft'er math aft'er-thought

Lesson 159.

Post is a Latin word, meaning after.

post'script post-di lu'vi an post me rid'i an
post'-date post po si'tion post'hu mous ly

Other words are formed by prefixing the English word post, a letter-
carrier.

post'al post'man post'mark
post'-chaise post'-town post'-office
post-haste' post'boy post'mas ter

Bene is a Latin prefix, signifying well.

ben'e dict ben e fac'tion be nef'i cence
ben'e fice ben e fi'cial be nev'o lence

Lesson 160.

Fore adds its own meaning to the word; as foretaste, to taste before; pre
is from the Latin prae, before; ante (Latin), before. Anti (Greek), means
against or opposite.

fore'sight fore tell'er fore bod'ing ly
fore'most fore knowl'edge fore de ter'mine
fore know' fore'cas tle pre med'i tate
pre fix' pre cau'tion pre oc'cu py
pre judge' pre ced'ing pre-em'i nent
pre serve' pre des'tine an te pas'chal
pre sage' an'te past an te mun'dane
pre text' an'te date an te nup'tial
fore warn' an'ti pode an ti cli'max
fore'front an'ti dote an ti feb'rile

Lesson 161.

The word miss signifies to err, to go wrong; in the compound
the last s is omitted.

mis guide' mis be lief' mis reck'on
mis spell' mis con ceive' mis con'strue
mis choose' mis di rect' mis gov'ern
mis chance' mis re cite' mis guid'ance

Words formed by the prefixes up and under.

up raise' un der lay' un'der hand
up heave' un der write' un'der growth
up'right un der sign' un'der brush
up'ward un der neath' un'der shot

Lesson 162.

Words formed by the prefixes out and over.

out brave' o ver reach' o'ver board
out grow' o ver awe' o'ver