Suffix and Prefix help us to conclude the meaning of a word but sometimes you may conclude wrong meaning with the use of suffix and prefix. Now let us see some more such words :-
COMMONPLACE RESENT REPEAL LISTLESSNESS CONTEND ACCIDENCE RECOLLECTION CONTENTION REDRESS
COMMONPLACE RESENT REPEAL LISTLESSNESS CONTEND ACCIDENCE RECOLLECTION CONTENTION REDRESS
COMMONPLACE (N/Adj.)
Right Meaning:-- done very often
- an event, etc. that happens very often and is not unusual
From word "commonplace", you may guess something of place that is common.
RESENT (V)
Right Meaning:-- to feel bitter or angry about something, especially because you feel it is unfair
Don't guess word resent for re (again) + sent (send).
REPEAL (N/V)
Right Meaning:-- cancel officially
- the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
In first appearance repeal looks like appeal. And you may wrongly guess repeal for re-appeal.
LISTLESSNESS (N)
Right Meaning:-- having no energy or enthusiasm
- a feeling of lack of interest or energy
Word listlessness is not related with something of List .
CONTEND (V)
Right Meaning:-- to say that something is true, especially in an argument
- to compete against somebody in order to gain something
- eg:- Three armed groups were contending for power.
Don't guess word contend as word content. Don't confused with word content.
ACCIDENCE (N)
Right Meaning- the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words (=changes in their form according to their function in the sentence)
Don't guess accidence as accident. No relation between accidence and accident.
RECOLLECTION (N)
Right Meaning:-- the ability to remember something
- to recall your memory
Recollection is not collecting something again but it is calling your memory again.
CONTENTION (N)
Right Meaning:-- angry disagreement between people
There is no relation between contention and content. In first glance, you may think it is noun of content.
REDRESS (N/V)
Right Meaning- to correct something that is unfair or wrong
- payment, etc. that you should get for something wrong that has happened to you or harm that you have suffered.
Don't guess word Redress for Re-dress. Re means again and Dress means to wear. There is no relation of word redress with Re-dress.
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