SKILL 9: DETERMINE MEANINGS FROM WORD PARTS

SKILL 9: DETERMINE MEANINGS FROM WORD PARTS


When you are asked to determine the meaning of a long word that you do not know in the reading comprehension section of the TOEFL test, it is sometimes possible to determine the meaning of the word by studying the word parts.

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