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(MIS)wrong, bad, badly
Old English (with Latin parallels) for wrong or badly. To misjudge is to judge wrongly; misfortune is bad fortune.
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Good, bad, with, againstExample words
mistake
to take or understand wrongly
misfortune
bad luck or a bad event
misbehave
to behave badly
misjudge
to judge wrongly
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Grades served: 4, 5
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Good, bad, with, against. Roots that judge or pair things up: good, bad, together, opposed.
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