Dinner Menu #7

retro

a Latin prefix that means "backward

retroactive

Going backward in time. To have an effect on something that is past

retrograde

Moving backward or having a backward motion.

retrospect

Thoughts looking backward to the past.

e, ex

Latin prefixes that means "out.

egress

An exit. A place to go out.

emergent

Coming out, beginning.

exclusion

Shutting something or someone out.

exile

Being forced to leave one's country or home.

Fac, fec, fic, fy

Latin roots that all mean "Make

artifact

Any object made by human skill or handiwork -- usually of cultural significance.

artificial

Made by human skill or labor; not natural.

facsimile

Something made to be like something else-- an exact copy.

falsify

To make false or incorrect.

ineffective

Not making something happen. Not useful.

infection

The condition when you have gotten a disease from germs.

personify

To pretend to be someone else. To pretend to be another person or have the form of another idea or thing.

proficient

Able to make good progress because of being skilled or being an expert.

mis

an Old-English prefix that means "badly" or "wrongly

mischievous

Doing bad things and causing trouble.

miscue

A mistake or a "bad" action.

misgiving

A feeling of doubt, suspicion, or anxiety that something bad is going to happen.

misnomer

Something that is wrongly named.