"not" (negation) or "opposite of" (reversal).

"again," "anew," or "back/backward"

"not," "opposite of," "away," or "apart".

in- and im- are Latin-derived affixes with two primary meanings: "not" (negation) or "in/into" (direction).

in- and im- are Latin-derived affixes with two primary meanings: "not" (negation) or "in/into" (direction)

"before," "in front of," "prior to," or "in advance".

"under," "below," "beneath," or "inferior to".

"wrong," "wrongly," "incorrectly," "badly," or "ill".

"not," "absence of," or "the opposite of".

"too much," "excessive," or "above/beyond,"

used to make words plural or to create present-tense verbs,

a letter or a group of letters that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning or to form a different word.

a word part added to the end of a word

"in a certain way/manner" (e.g., happily), "like" or "characteristic of" (e.g., friendly), or "every" (e.g., daily).

used to turn verbs into nouns that describe a person or thing that performs a specific action

-ion, -tion, -sion, -ation

The result of an action (e.g., creation — something that was created).

combines with verbs to form adjectives.

relating to' or 'characterized by' when added to root words.

"characterized by," "full of," "covered with," or "having the quality of".

state, condition, or quality of being".

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Word Roots and Suffixes

Term	Definition
un	"not" (negation) or "opposite of" (reversal).
re	"again," "anew," or "back/backward"
dis	"not," "opposite of," "away," or "apart".
in/im	in- and im- are Latin-derived affixes with two primary meanings: "not" (negation) or "in/into" (direction).
in/im	in- and im- are Latin-derived affixes with two primary meanings: "not" (negation) or "in/into" (direction)
pre	"before," "in front of," "prior to," or "in advance".
sub	"under," "below," "beneath," or "inferior to".
mis	"wrong," "wrongly," "incorrectly," "badly," or "ill".
non	"not," "absence of," or "the opposite of".
over	"too much," "excessive," or "above/beyond,"
-s/es	used to make words plural or to create present-tense verbs,
-ed	a letter or a group of letters that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning or to form a different word.
-ing	a word part added to the end of a word
-ly	"in a certain way/manner" (e.g., happily), "like" or "characteristic of" (e.g., friendly), or "every" (e.g., daily).
-er/-or	used to turn verbs into nouns that describe a person or thing that performs a specific action
-ion, -tion, -sion, -ation	The result of an action (e.g., creation — something that was created).
-able/-ible	combines with verbs to form adjectives.
-al/-ial	relating to' or 'characterized by' when added to root words.
y	"characterized by," "full of," "covered with," or "having the quality of".
ness	state, condition, or quality of being".

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