Question

PLEASE HELP!! Define each CAPITALIZED word below, and identify its root and affix(es).

B. The DISREPUTABLE company preyed on senior citizens in the community.

Answer 1

disreputable: not of a respectable background.

dis- (prefix) + reput- (root) + -able (suffix)

Answer 2

The answer is:

DISREPUTABLE: not considered respectable in nature or looks.

Root: reput

Affixes:

dis-: prefix expressing negation.

-able: suffix meaning able to be or having the quality to.

The definition of a word is a statement with its exact meaning. The root of a word is the word in its basic form, with no affixes. Affixes are groups of letters attached to words which change their meaning, like prefixes and suffixes.