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parts of words
Question | Answer |
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a, ab, abs | |
[absent; abscond] | away form |
able, ible, ble | |
[edible; salable] | able to |
acious, cous, al | |
[nocturnal; vivacious] | like, having the quality of |
act, ag | |
[agent, activity] | to do, to act |
ance, ancy | |
[performance; truancy] | the act of; a state of being |
ant, ent, er, or | |
[occupant; respondent; teacher; creator] | one who |
anti | |
[antifreeze; antisocial] | against |
apert | |
[aperture] | open |
ar, ary | |
[ocular; beneficiary] | connected with; related to |
as, a, ac, af, ag, an, ar, at, as | |
[adapt; adhere; attract] | to; toward |
bas | |
[basement] | low |
bi, bis | |
[bicycle; biannual] | two |
cap, capt, cip, cept, ceive | |
[captive; receive; capable; recipient] | to take, to hold, to seize |
ced, cede, ceed, cess | |
[precede; access; proceed] | to go, to give in |
circum, cir | |
[circumscribe] | around |
com, con, co, col | |
[with, together] | with, together |
cred, credit | |
[Credible; incredible] | to believe |
curr, curs, cours | |
[current; precursory] | to run |
de | |
[depart; decline] | away from, down, the opposite of |
dic, dict | |
[dictionary; indict] | to say |
dis, dif, di | |
[distant, dislike] | apart |
duc, duct | |
[induce; conduct; aqueduct] | to lead |
ence | |
[existence] | quality of; act of |
epi | |
[epitaph] | upon, on top of |
equ, equi | |
[equalize; equitable; equanimity] | equal; fair; even |
ex, e, ef | |
[exit; eject; exhale] | out; from |
fac, fact, fic, fect, fy | |
[facile; fiction; factory; affect] | to make; to do |
fer, ferr | |
[defer; referral] | to carry, bring |
ful | |
[fearful] | full of |
graph | |
[monograph; graphite] | write |
ic, ac, il, ile | |
[cardiac; civil; infantile; acidic] | of, like, pertaining to |
in, il, ir, im, en | |
[inactive; ignoble] | not |
inter | |
[international; interpose] | between; among |
ion | |
[correction] | the act or condition of |
ism | |
[patriotism] | the practice of, support of |
ist | |
[artist] | one who makes, does |
ity, ty, y | |
[unity; shifty; showy] | the state of, character of |
ive | |
[active] | having the nature of |
less | |
[heartless] | lacking; without |
mal, male | |
[malpractice; malfuntion] | bad, ill, wrong |
mis | |
[mistreat; misplace] | wrong, badly |
mit, mis | |
[admit; missile] | to send |
mono | |
[monopoly; monotone] | one, alone, single |
non | |
[nonsense; nonprofit] | not, the reverse of |
ob | |
[obstacle; obvious] | in front, against, in front of, in the way of |
omni | |
[omnipresent; omnipotent] | everywhere, all |
ory | |
[laboratory] | having the nature of, a place or thing for |
ous, ose | |
[dangerous; verbose] | full of; having |
par | |
[parity; disparity] | equal |
per | |
[pervade; perveive] | through |
plic | |
[complicated; implicate] | to fold, to bend, to turn |
poly | |
[polysyllable] | many |
pon, pos, posit, pose | |
[component; transpose; compose; deposit] | to place |
post | |
[postpone; postmortem] | after |
pre | |
[preview; prehistoric] | before, earlier than |
pro | |
[proceed; prowar] | forward, going ahead of; supporting |
re | |
[retell; recall] | again, back |
scrib, script | |
[describe; transcript] | to write |
se | |
[secede, seclude] | apart |
sequ, secu | |
[sequence; consecutive] | to follow |
ship | |
[leadership] | the art or skill of; the ability to |
some | |
[troublesome] | full of, like |
spec, spect, spic | |
[aspect; specimen] | to appear, to look, to see |
sta, stat, sist, stit, sisto | |
[constant; status; desist ] | to stand or make stand |
sub | |
[submarine; subliminal] | under, less than |
super | |
[superimpose] | over, above, greater |
tact | |
[contact; tactile] | to touch |
ten, tent, tain | |
[tenable; retentive; maintain] | to hold |
tend, tens, tent | |
[extend; tension] | to stretch |
tract | |
[attract; contract] | to draw |
trans | |
[transcontinental; transverse] | across |
tude | |
[aptitude] | the state of quality of; the ability to |
un | |
[uninterested; unhelpful] | not |
un, uni | |
[unanimous; unilateral] | one |
ven, vent | |
[convene; advent] | to come |
ver, vert, vers | |
[avert; revert; reverse] | to turn |