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Based on the meaning of the prefix mis-, meaning "not", what can you conclude is the definition of the underlined word in the following sentence?

She mistrusted the report she read on the Internet.

a did not trust
b trusted too much
c wanted to trust
d trusted with good reason

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Answer: The answer would be A) did not trust.

Explanation: The reason for this is if you break up the word into "mis- " and "trusted" you know from the question that the prefix mis- means "not". Therefore if you add the prefix mis- to the word "trusted" it would mean that something is not trusted.

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Answer:

As mis- means "not", "mistrusted" means "not trusted", which is A.

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