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affixes and roots

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show Meaning: into Examples: INject (put into)   Examples: INject (put into)  
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show Meaning: do over, again, undo Examples:REread ( do over), REmove (undo)   Examples:REread ( do over), REmove (undo)  
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prefix: dis-   Meaning: negative, reverse   show
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prefix: mono- uni-   show examples: MONOply, UNIform, UNIcycle  
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prefix: bi-   show examples:BIlingual  
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prefix: mis-   meaning:wrongly   show
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prefix: tri-   meaning:three   show
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prefix: quad-   meaning:four   show
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prefix:pent-   show examples: PENTagon  
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show meaning:half   examples:SEMIcircle  
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show meaning: self   examples: AUTOmobile, AUTObiography  
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prefix: ab-   meaning:away from   show
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show meaning: hard , lasting   examples: DURAble  
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show meaning: many   examples: POLYester  
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prefix: pre-   show examples: PREceed  
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show meaning:in favor of   examples: PROmote  
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prefix: anti-   meaning: against   show
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prefix: ante-   meaning: first, before   show
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prefix: philo-   meaning: love of something   show
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prefix: sub-   show examples: SUBmarine  
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prefix: trans-   show examples: TRANSport  
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prefix: inter-   meaning: between   show
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prefix: de-   meaning: opposite   show
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show Meaning: not Example: INattentive, IMpossible   Example: INattentive, IMpossible  
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root: dict   show examples: dictionary , contradict  
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root: bio   meaning: life or living things   show
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root: ortho   show examples: orthodontist  
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show meaning: foot   examples: pedicure, orthopedic, tripod  
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root: script   meaning: to write ( latin)   show
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show meaning: to form or to shape (greek)   examples: metamorphisis  
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root: thermo   meaning: heat (greek)   show
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root: audio   meaning:hearing   show
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show meaning: to see, to look   examples: inspect  
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root: derm   show examples: dermotologist  
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root: path   meaning: feel, feelings   show
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show meaning: wisdom, knowledge   examples: sophisticated, philisophy  
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show meaning: to break   examples: fragile, fraction, fragment, rupture  
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root: cian   meaning: possessing a specific skill   show
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root: urb   show examples: urban, suburb  
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root: graph, gram   meaning: to write, written   show
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root: sent, sens   show examples: sensitive, resent, sensation  
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root: cred   show examples: incredible, credulous  
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show meaning:sound   examples: telephone, phonics  
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root: ject   meaning: to throw   show
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root: vid, vis   meaning: to veiw   show
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show meaning: far off or away   examples: telescope, telephone  
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show meaning: a person   examples: teacher, mountaineer, aviator  
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suffix:ence, ance, ent   show examples:presence, significance,  
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root: dict   show examples: dictionary , contradict  
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root: bio   show examples: biology, biography  
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root: ortho   show examples: orthodontist  
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root: ped , pod   show examples: pedicure, orthopedic, tripod  
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root: script   show examples: manuscript , scripture  
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root: morphus   meaning: to form or to shape (greek)   show
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root: thermo   meaning: heat (greek)   show
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root: audio   show examples: audiology  
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root: spec, spect   meaning: to see, to look   show
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show meaning: skin   examples: dermotologist  
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show meaning: feel, feelings   examples: sympathy  
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show meaning: wisdom, knowledge   examples: sophisticated, philisophy  
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show meaning: to break   examples: fragile, fraction, fragment, rupture  
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root: cian   meaning: possessing a specific skill   show
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show meaning: city (latin)   examples: urban, suburb  
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root: graph, gram   meaning: to write, written   show
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show meaning: feel, feelings   examples: sensitive, resent, sensation  
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root: cred   meaning: to believe   show
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root:phon   show examples: telephone, phonics  
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root: ject   show examples:reject, inject  
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root: vid, vis   show examples: visual, supervise  
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show meaning: far off or away   examples: telescope, telephone  
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suffix: er, eer, or   meaning: a person   show
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show meaning:the condition of   examples:presence, significance,  
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suffix:ate, ize   meaning: turns noun or adjective into verbs   show
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show meaning:turns verb into noun   examples: act- action, produce- production  
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suffix: ness   meaning: turns adjectives into nouns   show
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suffix: ism   meaning: a beleif   show
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suffix: ist   meaning: make an object into a person   show
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suffix: ary, ery, ory   show examples: dictionary, bravery, dormitory  
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suffix: logy   meaning: a feild of study or science   show
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suffix: an, ian, ant, ent   show examples: American, Asian, vegetarian  
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show meaning: a state of something or skill   examples: sponsorship  
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suffix:ous, ious, ful   show examples:joyful, envious, hopeful  
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suffix:able, ible   show examples:capable, edible, agreeable  
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root: glot, gloss   meaning: tongue (greek)   show
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