Affixes and rootsss

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Affix

meaning

in-

into

inject (put into)

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re-

do over,again,undo

reread(do over),remove(undo)

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dis-

negative,reverse

disgust,discount(reverse),dissaperar(reverse)

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mono-uni-

one

monopoly,uniform,unicycle

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bi-

two

bilingual

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mis-

wrongly

misfire,misfortune,misguided

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tri-

three

misfire,misfortune,misguided

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quad-

four

quadruplets

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pent-

five

pentagon

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semi-demi-hemi-

half

semicircle,

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auto

self

automobile,autobiography

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ab-

away from

abduction,abnormal

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dura-

hard,lasting

durable,durnation

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poly-

many

polyester,polygon

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pre-

before

preceed,preview

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pro-

in favor of

promote

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anti-

against

antisocial,antifreeze

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ante-

first,before

antecedent,anterroom

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philo-

love of something

philosophy(lover of knowlege)

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sub-

under

submarine,submerge

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trans-

carry,across

transportation

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inter-

between

intervene,interuppt

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de-

oppsite

defrost,decompose

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glot,gloss

tongue(Greek)

polyglot,glossary

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dict

to say something(Latin)

dictorany,contradict,predict

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bio

life or livings(Greek)

biology,biography

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ortho

to staighten (Greek)

orthodonist,orthopedic

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ped,pod

foot

pedicure,orthopedic,tripod

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script

to write (Latin)

mansuscript,scripture

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morphus

to form or to shape(Greek)

metamorphisis

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thermo

heat(Greek)

thermos,thermal

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audio

hearing

audiology,auodiophile

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spec,spect

to see, to look

inspect,spectator

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derm

skin

deromtologist

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path

feel,feelings

sympathy,empathy,pathetic

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soph

wisdom,knowlege

sophisticated,philosophy

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frag,frac,rupt

to break

fragile,fraction,fragment,rupture,interrupt

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cian

possesing a specific skill

physican,magician

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port

to carry,harbor or an entrance

transportation,portable

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urb

city(latin)

urban,suburb

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graph,gram

to write,written

autograph,graphic,photograph,telegram

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sent,sens

feel,feelings

sensitive,resent,sansention

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cred

to belive

incredible,credulous

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phon

sound

telephone,phonics,smyphony

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ject

to throw

reject,inject

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vid,vis

to view

visual,supervise,evident

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tele

far off or away

telescope,telephone

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er,eer,or

a person

teacher,mountanieer,avaitor

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enece,ance,ent

the condition of

presence

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ate,ize

turns nouns or ajectives into verbs

pasturize

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ion

turns verbs into nouns

act-action,produce-production

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ness

turns ajectives into nouns

happy-happiness

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ism

a belief

favorism

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ist

make a object into a person

machine becomes machinist

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ary,ery,ory

connecting or reffering to a person

dictinary

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logy

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an,ian,ant,ent

refers to places or people

American,Asian,vegaterian,assistant,student,

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ship

a state of something or skill

sponsorship,

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ous,ious,ful

full of

joyful,evious,hopeful

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able,ible

can be done

capable,edible,agreeable

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in-im-il-un-

not

inattentive,impossible,illeagal,irregular,unfair,inject(put into)

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