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pre, suff and root
prefixes suffixs and root words for the asvab word knowledge portion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | no, not |
| ab- or abs- | away, from |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| circum- | around |
| com- or con- | with, together |
| contra- or counter- | against |
| de- | away from |
| deca- | ten |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| fore- | in front of |
| geo- | earth |
| hyper- | above, over |
| il- | not |
| mal- or male- | evil, bad |
| multi- | many |
| ob- | blocking |
| omni- | all |
| out- | external |
| que-, quer-, or ques- | ask |
| re- | back, again |
| semi- | half |
| super- | over, more |
| tele- | far |
| trans- | across |
| un- | not |
| -able or -ible | capable of |
| -age | act of |
| -al | relating to |
| -ance or -ence | instance of action |
| -ation | action, process |
| -en | made from |
| -ful | full of |
| -ic | relating to, like |
| -ical | possessing a quality of |
| -ion | result of, act of |
| -ish | resembling |
| -ism | condition or manner |
| -ist | one who or that which does |
| -ity | quality of or state of |
| -less | not having |
| -let | small one |
| -ly | like |
| -ment | act or process of |
| -ness | possessing a quality |
| -or , -er | one who does a thing |
| -ous | state of |
| anthro or anthrop | relating to humans |
| bibl | relating to books |
| brev | short |
| ced or ceed | go, yield |
| chrom | color |
| cogn | know |
| corp | body |
| dict | speak |
| domin | rule |
| flu or fluc | flow |
| form | shape |
| fract or frag | break |
| graph | writing |
| junct | join |
| liber | free |
| lum or lumen | light |
| oper | work |
| path or pathy | suffer, feeling |
| port | carry |
| press | squeeze |
| scrib or script | write |
| sens or sent | feel |
| tract | pull |
| voc or vok | call |