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affixs and roots

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ROOT-AUDIO MEANING-HEARING EXAMPLE-AUDIOLOGY,AUDIOPHILE
ROOT-SPEC,SPECT MEANING-TO SEE TO LOOK EXAMPLE-INSPECT, SPECTATOR
ROOT-DERM MEANING-SKIN EXAMPLE-DERMATOLOGIST
ROOT- PATH MEANING- FEEL, FEELINGS EXAMPLE-SYMPATHY, EMPATHY, PATHETIC
ROOT-SOPH MEANING-WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE EXAMPLE-SOPHISTICATED, PHILOSOPHY
ROOT-FRAG, FRACK, RUPT MEANING-TO BREAK EXAMPLE-FRAGILE,FRACTION, FRAGMENT, RUPTURE,INTERRUPT
ROOT-CIAN MEANING-POSSESSING A SPECIFIC SKILL EXAMPLE-PHYSICIAN, MAGICIAN
ROOT-URB MEANING-CITY (LATIN) EXAMPLE-URBAN, SUBURBAN
ROOT-GRAPH, GRAM MEANING-TO WRITE, WRITTEN EXAMPLE-AUTOGRAPH, GRAPHIC, PHOTOGRAPH, TELEGRAM
ROOT-SENT, SENS MEANING-FEEL,FEELINGS EXAMPLE-SENSITIVE, RESENT, SENSATION
ROOT-CRED MEANING-TO BELIEVE EXAMPLE-INCREDIBLE,CREDULOUS
ROOT-PHON MEANING-SOUND ROOT-TELEPHONE, PHONICS, SYMPHONY
ROOT-JECT MEANING-TO THROW ROOT-REJECT, INJECT, EJECT
ROOT-VID, VIS MEANING- TO VIEW ROOT-VISUAL, SUPERVISE, EVIDENT
ROOT-TELE MEANING-FAR OFF OR AWAY ROOT-TELESCOPE, TELEPHONE
SUFFIX- -ER,EER,OR MEANING- A PERSON EXAMPLE-TEACHER,MOUNTAINEER, AVIATOR
SUFFIX- -ENCE, ANCE, ENT MEANING-THE CONDITION OF EXAMPLE- PRESENCE, SIGNIFICANCE, ABUN
SUFFIX- -ATE, IKE MEANING- TURNS NOUNS OR ADJECTIVES INTO VERBS EXAMPLE-PASTEURIZE, CRITICIZE, INDICATE, MEDICATE
SUFFIX- -ION MEANING- TURNS VERBS INTO NOUNS EXAMPLE-ACT-ACTION, PRODUCE, PRODUCTION
SUFFIX- -NESS MEANING-TURNS ADJECTIVES INTO NOUNS EXAMPLE- HAPPY-HAPPINESS, SATISFY- SATISFACTION
SUFFIX- -ISM MEANING-A BELIEF EXAMPLE-FAVORITISM
SUFFIX- -IST MEANING-MAKE AN OBJECT INTO A PERSON EXAMPLE-MACHINE BECOMES A MACHINIST
SUFFIX- -ARY, ERY, ORY MEANING-CONNECTING OR REFERRING EXAMPLE-
SUFFIX- -logy MEANING- a field of study or science EXAMPLE-biology, psychology
SUFFIX- -an, ian, ant, ent MEANING-refers to place or people EXAMPLE-American, Asian, vegetarian, assistant, student
SUFFIX- -ship MEANING-a state of something or skill EXAMPLE-sponsorship
SUFFIX- -ous, ious, ful MEANING- full of EXAMPLE-joyful, envious, hopeful
SUFFIX- -able, ible MEANING-can be done EXAMPLE-capable, edible, agreeable
PREFIX- in-, im-, il-, ir-, un MEANING-not EXAMPLE-inattentive, impossible, illeagal, irregular, unfair
PREFIX- in- MEANING-into EXAMPLE- inject
PREFIX-re- MEANING-do over, again, undo EXAMPLE- reread, remove
PREFIX-dis- MEANING-negative, reverse EXAMPLE- disgust, discount, disappear
PREFIX-mono-, uni- MEANING- one EXAMPLE- monopoly, uniform, unicycle
PREFIX-bi- MEANING-two EXAMPLE-bilingual
PREFIX-mis- MEANING- wrongly EXAMPLE- misfire, misfortune, misguided
PREFIX-tri- MEANING-three EXAMPLE-triangle, tripod
PREFIX-quad- MEANING-four EXAMPLE-quadruplets
PREFIX-pent- MEANING- five EXAMPLE-pentagon
PREFIX-semi-, demi-, hemi- MEANING-half EXAMPLE- semicircle
PREFIX-auto- MEANING-self EXAMPLE-automobile, autobiography
PREFIX-ab- MEANING- away from EXAMPLE-abduction, abnormal
PREFIX-dura- MEANING-hard, lasting EXAMPLE- durable, duration
PREFIX-poly- MEANING-many EXAMPLE-polyester, polygon
PREFIX-pre- MEANING- before EXAMPLE-precede, preview
PREFIX-pro- MEANING-in favor of EXAMPLE- promote
PREFIX-anti- MEANING-against EXAMPLE-antisocial, antifreeze
PREFIX-ante- MEANING-first, before EXAMPLE- antecedent, anteroom
PREFIX-philo- MEANING-love of something EXAMPLE- philosology
PREFIX-sub- MEANING- under EXAMPLE- submarine, submerge
PREFIX-trans- MEANING-carry,across EXAMPLE-transportation
PREFIX-inter- MEANING-between EXAMPLE-intervene, interrupt
PREFIX-de- MEANING-opposite EXAMPLE-defrost, decompose
ROOT-GLOT,GLOSS MEANING-tongue EXAMPLE-polyglot, glossary
ROOT-dict MEANING-to say something EXAMPLE-dictionary, contradict, predict
ROOT-bio MEANING-life of living thing EXAMPLE-biology, biography
ROOT-ortho MEANING-to straighten EXAMPLE-orthodontist, orthopedic
ROOT-ped, pod MEANING-foot EXAMPLE-pedicure, orthopedic, tripod
ROOT-script MEANING-to write EXAMPLE-manuscript, scripture
ROOT- thermo MEANING-HEAT (GREEK) EXAMPLE- THERMOS,THERMAL
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