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Question
Refer to your dictionary. Add a prefix or suffix to the following words and find their antonyms.
| 1. | privileged | |
| 2. | animate | |
| 3. | discriminate | |
| 4. | empty | |
| 5. | communicate | |
| 6. | learn |
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Solution
| 1. | privileged | unprivileged |
| 2. | animate | inanimate |
| 3. | discriminate | discrimination |
| 4. | empty | emptiness |
| 5. | communicate | communication |
| 6. | learn | learned |
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