Lesson 2 Vocabulary & Prefixes    Learning Cards Lesson 2 
ex + wife = ex-wife former wife The man is divorced.  His ex-wife has the kids.  
ex + president = ex-president former leader (of a country or organization) Jimmy Carter is an ex-president of the U.S.
fore + cast = forecast to tell what might happen in advanceof  it happens The weather forecast was wrong!  
fore + head = forehead the place above the eyes and in front of the head. My forehead is hot.  I am sick.  
pre + cooked = precooked heated and prepared before The hot dog was precooked.  Just heat it up in the microwave.  
pre + view = preview to see before I saw a preview of the new Jennifer Alba movie!
post + war = postwar events that happen after a war Many people died of hunger in Postwar Europe.  
post + graduate = postgraduate done after college graduation. Mrs Xin did post graduate work at Harvard University.
retro + rocket = retrorocket a rocket engine that is made to make a spaceship go backwards The space shuttle fired it's retrorockets to dock with the space station.  
retro + spect = retrospect to think back about the past and then know more In retrospect, I should have studied for my English test.
             

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