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ch 3
Question | Answer | |
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-ant | A, N Latin (actor, showing, agent) | tenant defiant protestant |
-ary | A, N Latin (belonging to, one connected with) | primary temporary tertiary mortuary granary |
-ate | N, A, V Latin (rank, office) | delegate irate navigate precipitate |
-ence | N Latin (act, condition, fact) | independence convergence science |
-ent | A, N Latin (doing, showing, actor) | parent proponent incumbent |
-ic | A, N Latin, Greek (dealing with, caused by, person or thing, showing) | chronic topic photographic neurotic psychic |
-ity | N Latin (state, quality, condition) | stupidity alacrity monstrosity femininity |
-ize | V Greek (make, cause to be) | vocalize Americanize vaporize |
-oid | resembling A, N Greek (resembling, like) | android spheroid adenoids |
-ory | A, N Latin (pertaining to, doing, place/thing for) | sensory dormitory auditory oratory |
-ous | A Latin (marked by, given to) | porous ridiculous pompous |
-sis | N Greek (action, process, condition) | analysis thesis synthesis |
-tion | N Latin (action, condition) | nation action |
-tive | A, N Latin (belonging to, tending to, one belonging to) | native laxative |
-y | N Latin, Greek (result, action, quality) | astronomy sympathy privacy |
super- | above | Latin superficial supersede supercilious superpower |
homo | same | Greek homosexual homogeneous |
eu- | good | Greek euphoria eulogy euthanasia euphemism |
in- | not | Latin incompatible inequity impossible* ignorant* |
an- | not without | Greek anarchy anaerobic anhydrous |
sub- | under | Latin subhuman subclass subreption |
intra- | within | Latin intramural intravenous |
syn- | with | Greek synchronize sympathy synergy |
con- | with | Latin convene convention concord |
ob- | toward against | Latin object obstacle obstruct |
ad- | to toward | Latin adapt adduce adit |
per- | through thorough | Latin perturb pervade pernicious |
dia- | through | Greek diameter dialysis diachronic |
de- | reverse from | Latin detract descend denote demand |
meso- | middle | Greek Mesopotamian Mesolithic mesomorph mesosphere |
ex- | out | Latin excavate exfoliate except extend |
extra- | outside | Latin extraordinary extraterrestrial extraneous extramarrital |
ecto- | outside | Greek ectoplasm ectomorph ectoderm |
ec- | out | Greek ecstatic appendectomy tonsillectomy |
epi- | on over | Greek epitome epitaph epigram |
endo- | inside | Greek endoscopy endomorphism endoscopy |
en- | in | Greek energy encephalitis encyst |
in- | in into | Latin invade inception incinerate incite |
ab- | from away | Latin abolish absolute abdicate |
pro- | forward for | Latin & Greek proceed provide produce |
iso- | equal | Greek isotope isosceles isometrics |
cata- | down backwards | Greek catacomb catapult catalyst cataclysm |
hypo- | under below | Greek hypodermic hypothermia hypothesis |
infra- | below | Latin infrared infrastructure |
inter- | between | Latin internal interior international |
pre- | before | Latin prehistoric prewar preadolescent |
meta- | beyond | Greek metaphysics metamorphosis metaphor |
para- | beside nearly | Greek parallel paramedic paranormal paragraph |
ante- | before | Latin anterior antebellum antedate antecedent |
apo- | away from off | Greek apology apogee apoplectic |
peri- | around near | Greek perimeter periscope |
se- | apart | Latin separate select seduce segregate |
contra- | against facing | Latin contraceptive contradict contrapositive |
re- | again back | Latin review reuse reappoint |
ana- | up again back | Greek analog anabolic anachronism |
post- | after behind | Latin postwar posterior posterity postpartum |
trans- | across through | Latin trans-Atlantic transparent transaction |
hetero | other | Greek heterosexual heterodox |
-ance | N Latin (act, condition, fact) | acceptance penance exuberance |