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Semester 1 Affixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ation, -ition, -ion, -ition | act, process, state; makes a verb into a noun |
| in-, im- | into, toward, within, not |
| dis- | not; opposite of |
| -able, -ibl | can be done, able to be |
| -ic, -tic, -ical | having characteristics of; related to |
| -ous | full of, possessing the qualities of |
| re- | back, again |
| -ly | characteristics of, resembling |
| -ity, -ty | state or quality |
| -ance, -ence | act, process, quality, state of being |
| -ment | action process |
| -ed | having, possessing, characteristics of; past tense |
| en-, em- | made of, to make, into |
| sub | under |
| bio | life |
| lumin | to fill with light |
| -ing | an action, having the quality of, happening now |
| un- | not, opposite of |
| duct | to lead |
| geo | earth |
| -ism | the state of |
| doc | teach |
| -ize, -ice | to make, cause to be, subject to |
| -al, -ial | of, like, relating to |
| fac | make do |
| -ate | characteristic of, state, office function |
| -ary, -ery, -ory | relating to, quality, place where |
| form | shape, mod |
| manu | hand |
| script | to write |
| milli | thousand |
| struct | build |
| nav | ship |
| port | carry |
| cede | to go, to yield |
| pre, pro | earlier, before, in front of |
| -or | one who; forms a noun |
| spect | see |
| up | upwards, higher, increased |
| -less | without |
| ex- | out of, form |
| mis- | bad, badly, wrong, wrongly |
| -cy | fact, state of being |
| -ology | study of |
| bene | good, well |
| -ent | doing, having, showing; an agent |
| com, con | with, together |
| for- | completely |
| -ness | state or condition |
| -ian | refers to people |
| aud | to hear |
| dict | speak, tell |
| -age | act, condition, result of, total |
| nov | new |
| intra | within |
| per | through, throughout |
| vit, viv | life, live |
| -ant | being, belonging to, performing |
| -ish | having the characteristics of, of or belonging to |
| -er | someone who, more |
| inter | between |
| ob- | against |
| aristo | best |
| cracy | government rule, influence |
| ive, -ative, -itive | tending to be |
| -se | apart |
| de- | reduce, away, down |
| ir-, il- | not |
| cred | believe |