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Vocabulary List #2
Meanings of Affixes
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| co- | With, together, as | Copilot, cooperate, coleader, coworker |
| de- | Off, away from, down | Depart, Deactivate, define, derail |
| e- | Out | Erase, Eject, Emerge, Erupt |
| Auto | Self | Automatic, Automobile, Autopilot, Automatically |
| Deca | Ten | Decade, Decagon. Decameter, Decathlon |
| Dynam | Power | Dynamic, Dynamite, Dynameter, Dynagraph |
| Fin | End | Finish, Finals, Finale, Find |
| Form | Shape | Formation, Former, Formidable, Format |
| -ed | Past tense | Walked, Talked, Stalked. Finished |
| -est | Most | Fastest , Biggest, Smallest, Tallest |
| -ic, -ical | Pertaining to, having to do with | Mythic, Mythical, Magical, Cubical |
| -ist | One who practices | Violinist, Pianist, Theorists, Harpist |
| -ite | Forming adjective or noun | Finite, Infinite, Cite, Kite |
| bi- | Two | Bicycle, Biograph, Biology, Biannual |