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suffix-prefix
Term | Definition | ||
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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 |