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Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| dis- | away, not |
| mis- | wrong |
| non - | not |
| pre- | before |
| re- | again |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under |
| un- | not |
| -able | capable of |
| -dom | state or condition of |
| -en | made of or related to |
| -ful | full of |
| -hood | state of, a group of |
| -ish | have the characteristics of |
| -less | lacking |
| -ly | sharing qualities of |
| -ness | state of |
| -ous | like |
| context clues | look at other words around the word to help figure out meaning |
| euphemism | using mild words instead of possibly offensive or unpleasant terms to describe something |
| denotation | dictionary definition |
| connotation | feelings that are associated with the word |