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Difficulty: HardCommon Prefixes

Which common Latin prefix meaning 'backward' or 'affecting what is past' correctly completes the sentence below to describe a policy applied to prior events?

Answer:Because the revised compensation agreement applied to work completed during the previous quarter, the accounting department processed the adjustments as 【retro】active payments.

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retro-
The prefix 'retro-' is derived from Latin and means 'backward', 'behind', or 'back in time'. When attached to the base word 'active', it forms 'retroactive', which specifically describes a statute, rule, or payment that takes effect from a point in the past.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the sentence context and meaning of the missing term.
The sentence describes compensation adjustments that take effect for past work completed in an earlier quarter.
Word Knowledge questions in context require identifying the semantic function of the target word within the sentence.
2
Examine the root word and target morphological structure.
The root base provided is 'active', requiring a directional/temporal prefix to mean 'taking effect from a date in the past.'
Morphological analysis requires combining the appropriate prefix to the base word 'active' to create the standard formal term.
3
Select the correct Latin prefix matching the required definition.
The Latin prefix 'retro-', meaning 'backward' or 'behind in time', combines with 'active' to form 'retroactive'.
'Retroactive' specifically denotes extending in scope or effect to a prior time period.

Key Concept

Morphological analysis of common directional and temporal prefixes
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