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suffix-prefix
| Term | Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| non | not | nonfiction,nonviolent | |
| miss | wrongly | misjudge | |
| sub | under | submarine, subterranean | |
| inter | between, among | intermission, interaction, intergenerational | Clue: talk among yourselves; family reunion |
| super | above | supernatural | Superman - flies above the ground |
| extra | outside/beyond | extracurricular | old time news boy on the corner; EXTRA, EXTRA |
| post | after | postwar | |
| in | not | incorrect | |
| un | not/opposite of | uncover, unwilling, unhappy | if un-happy-NOT happy |
| trans | over/accross/beyond | transcontinental | transportation;planes, trains, cars, boats=over land, across the sea |
| ly | characteristic of | lovely, sweetly, carefully | |
| er/or | person connected with | actor, dancer, producer, teacher | something someone does |
| tion/ion | act or process | protection, detention, reflection | |
| ness | state or condition of | kindness, goodness | |
| ment | action or process | recruitment, equipment | |
| en | made of | wooden, woolen | |
| less | without | motionless, legless, headless (horseman) | |
| ible/able | can do/able | predictable, compatible | clue in the suffix |
| ship | state or condition of/character | championship, friendship, internship | in a boat together |
| ful | characterized by/full of | joyful, thankful, hopeful | clue in the suffix |
| pre | before | predetermine, predestined | |
| dis | not, opposite of | discontent, disembodied |