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Vocabulary List #2
| Affix | Definition | Example | Three more examples | Sentence with context clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| co- | with, together, as | copilot | coherant, coworker, collect | My mom dreaded going to work because her coworkers are very lazy and don't do their work. |
| de- | off, away from, down | depart | decay, debrief, deform | The plant dies and then decays and breaks down in the soil. |
| e- | out | erase | eliminate, elect, eliminated | I spelled vacuum wrong on my essay, so I had to erase the mistake with a pink eraser. |
| auto | self | automatic | autobiography, autograph, automobile | I saw my favorite singer, Taylor Swift, so I went up to her with pen and paper to get her autograph. |
| deca | ten | decade | decagon, decathlon, decameter | My uncle has been training very hard for his decathlon, so he will able to do all ten events. |
| dynam | power | dynamic | dynamite, dynasty, dynamotor | I put on goggles and went into a sturdy building as the dynamite blew up so I didn't get blown to pieces. |
| fin | end | finish | finalist, definite, finale | The sixty question test was very hard, which made me worry I wouldn't finish the test in time. |
| form | shape | formation | reform, deform, conform | The marching band's formations were very impressive including stars, squares, and circles. |
| -ed | past tense | walked | jogged, talked, yelled | My eight year old little sister was crossing the street by herself, so I yelled at her to stop. |
| -est | most | fastest | slowest, quickest, cheapest | My class had a running competition to see who was the fastest runner, but I did not cross the finish line first. |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to, having to do with | mythic, musical | magical, mythical, lyrical | The Harry Potter world is full of magical people who can cast spells, brew potions, see the future, and much more. |
| -ist | one who practices | violinist | artist, chemist, guitarist | My friend, Ashlin, is an incredible artist, because she draws neat and impressively. |
| -ite | forcing adjective or noun | finite | definite, ignite, infinite | The move to California is definite because my parents have already bought the house there and there is no turning back. |
| bi- | two | bicycle | bicentennial, biannual, biangular | One of the tires on my bicycle popped leaving me with only one good tire. |