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Vocabulary List #3
Meanings of Affixes
Term | Definition | Example |
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Im- | Not, without | Immoral, Impossible, Important, Immortal |
In- | Not, without | Inconsiderable, Insane, Insensible, Inaccurate |
Ir- | Not, without | Irresponsible, Irregular, Irrational, Irradiant |
Mid- | Middle | Midway, Midturn, Middle, Midcentered |
Non- | Not, without, opposite | Nonstick, Noneffiecent, Nonimaginative, Noncreative |
Pro- | Forward | Project, Projectile, Profile, Prototype |
Semi- | Half | Semicircle, Seminary, Seminal, Semigun |
Sub- | Under | Submarine, Subsurface, Subway, Subsection |
Tri- | Three | Tricycle, Triway, Tribody, Tri |
Uni- | One | Unicorn, Unicycle, Uniform, Uniwat |
Gress, Grad | Move, step, go | Progress, graduate, Graduation, Congress, Graduater |
Ject | Throw | Project, Subject, Inject, Forject |
Marine | Sea | Marina, Marine, Marinimal, Marines |
Oper | Work | Operate, Operator, Operational, Operatable |
Phon | Sound | Phonics, telephone, phone, phony, phonate |
Scrib, script | Write | Inscribe, script, subscribe, describe, subscript |
Tele | Far off | Telephone, telegraph, telemark, teleconference |
-less | Without | Careless, tireless, fearless, weightless |
-ly | In some way | Sadly, slowly, lonely, happily |
-ment | In condition of | Argument, monument, statement, cement |
-ness | State of being | Happiness, loneliness, calmless, baldness |
-ous | Full of | Joyous, outragous, courageous, curious |
-s, -es | More than one | Kids, houses, rats, hats. blouses |
Il- | Not, without | Illegal, Illmannered, Illumonous, Illedgible |