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3rd.LEnciso
Word Roots and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| un | unabridged - not shortened ; unfair - opposite of fair ; unfriendly - lacking friendliness |
| re | rebound - to spring back again; rewind - to wind something backward; reaction: a response recognize :to identify someone or something seen before |
| dis | digression - a departure from the main issue, subject; disappear - to move out of sight; dissect - to cut apart piece by piece |
| in-/im | Incredible (not credible, meaning something is extraordinary) Insert (to put into something) |
| pre | preamble - a part in front of a formal document; prepare - to get ready in advance; prediction - a statement foretelling the future. |
| sub | submarine - an underwater boat; submerge - to put underwater; substandard - inferior to accepted standards. |
| mis | misbehave - to behave badly; misprint - an error in printing; misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing |
| non | nondescript - with no special characteristics; nonfiction - true, real, not made-up; nonsense - without sense |
| over | overconfident - more confident than his appropriate; overstock - more supplies than is desirable; overexcited - ,more excited than one should be. |
| -s/-es | Chinese, Congolese, vietnamese |
| -ed | called, hammered, laughed |
| ing | bedding, seeing, writing |
| -ly | badly, courageously, happily |
| -er/-or | bigger, faster, happier |
| -ion/-tion/-sion/-ation | celebration, completion, navigation |
| -able/-ible | excitable, portable, preventable |
| -al/-ial | bacterial, theatrical, natural |
| y | brainy, fruity, gooey |
| ness | kindest, shyness, weakness |
| in-/im | Incredible (not credible, meaning something is extraordinary) Insert (to put into something) |