Prefix |
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a- |
not,without |
ab- |
from,away, off |
ad- |
to, toward |
air- |
air, by air, of air |
an- |
not, without |
amphi- |
around, on both sides, in two ways |
ante- |
before |
anti- |
against,rival,not,preventing,curing, |
arch- |
chief, principle |
auto- |
self, automobile |
be- |
thoroughly, about, make, provide |
bi- |
twice, double, two |
bio- |
living, plants and animals |
circum- |
round about, all sides, in a circle |
co- |
with,together,joint |
com- |
with,together,altogether |
con- |
against |
de- |
do opposite of |
di- |
twice,double,twofold |
dis- |
opposite of |
en- |
cause, put, |
eu- |
good, well |
ex- |
former, out of, thoroughly |
extra- |
outside, beyond, besides |
fore- |
in front, before |
geo- |
to do with the earth |
hydro- |
to do with water |
hyper- |
over, beyond, exceedingly, to excess |
hypo- |
under, beneath, below, less than, slightly, somewhat |
hetro-,heter- |
other, different |
in-, im-,il-,ir- |
not, opposite, absence of, in, into, toward |
inter- |
together, between, during |
intra- |
within, inside, in the middle |
ir- |
not, cannot be |
iso- |
equal, alike |
mal- |
bad, poorly |
mid- |
mid, middle |
mirco- |
small, millionth, use of microscope |
milli- |
one thousandth |
mini- |
small |
mis- |
bad,badly, wrong,wrongly |
mono- |
one, single |
multi- |
having many, many times |
non- |
not, not a, opposite, lack of, failure of |
ob- |
against, inversely,contrary to, toward, on,over |
omni- |
all, complete, infinite |
out- |
outward, at a distance, more than, better than |
over- |
too, extra, over |
pan- |
all |
per- |
through, throughout, very |
poly- |
more than one, many |
post- |
after |
pre- |
before |
pro- |
before, forward, on the side of |
quasi- |
seeming, not real, partly , almost |
re- |
again, once more, back |
self- |
of oneself |
semi- |
half, partly, twice |
step- |
related by remarriage |
sub- |
under, below, down, nearly, lower, resulting from division, small degree |
super- |
over, above, besides, to excess, surpassing |
supra- |
above, over, beyond, before |
syn- |
with, together, at the same time |
tetra- |
four, four parts, four times |
thermo- |
heat |
trans- |
across, over, through, beyond, on the other side |
tri- |
three, three parts, three times, every third |
ultra- |
beyond, extreme |
un- |
not, opposite of * |
under- |
below, beneath, on underside, to a lower position |
up/upper- |
increase, higher, above, erect |
vice- |
substitute, deputy, subordinate |
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-able |
able to be __ed, inclined to |
-age |
act of |
-al/-ial |
of, like, having the nature of |
-an/-ian |
of, having to do with |
-ance/-ence |
act of, state of, thing that |
-ant/-ent |
-ing, one that __s |
-ary/-ory |
place for __, being __ |
-ate |
of,having,become,produce,supply,combine,condition of |
-ation |
state of __ |
-ative |
tending to, having to do with |
-cy |
office of, state of being |
-dom |
position,realm,condition of being, all those who |
-ed |
past, having __ |
-ee |
one who gets, is given |
-eer |
one who is or deals with |
-en |
cause, make, become, gain, made of, past, plural |
-ency |
state of __ing |
-er/-ers |
person or thing that __s, comparative |
-ess |
female |
-est |
superlative |
-et |
little |
-ette |
little, female |
-ey |
full of (var of -y) |
-fold |
times as many, divided into parts |
-form |
shaped, formed |
-ful |
full of, having, enough to fill |
-gram |
something written, grams |
-graph |
make picture,draw,write |
-hood |
state of being, group of |
-ible |
that can be __ed, var. -able |
-ic/-ical |
of, being, made by, like |
-ify |
give quality of __ to, make __ |
-ion |
act of __ing, state of, result of |
-ine |
like, being, having the nature of |
-ing/-ings |
action of ___ |
-ise |
var. -ize |
-ish |
somewhat, resembling, like, belonging to |
-ism |
action, doctrine, system, state, case |
-ist |
one who does/knows/busy with/believes |
-ite |
person associated with |
-itis |
inflammation of |
-ity |
condition of being |
-ive/-ative |
pertaining to, tending to, likely to |
-ize |
make, become, be busy with, treat with |
-kin |
little |
-less |
without, that cannot be __ed |
-let |
little, worn as a band |
-like |
like, proper for * |
-ling |
little, unimportant, one that is, belonging to |
-ly |
in a _ manner, in __ ways, to a degree, in,to,from, of,each,from, in a place, every |
-ment |
act/state/fact of __ing, means for __ing |
-ness |
state/condition of being |
-ology |
any science or branch of knowledge |
-or |
person or thing that __s, var. -er |
-ory |
__ing, of __, of __ion, serving to, tending to |
-ose |
full of, much, many, fond of, like, |
-ous |
having, having much, full of, like, inclined to |
-phobe |
person in fear of |
-proof |
protected against, safe from |
-s/-es/-ies |
plural |
-ship |
office of, state of, skill of, relation between |
-some |
tending to, causing, considerable degree, group of |
-th |
item sequence |
-tion/-sion |
state of __ing, being __ed |
-ry |
work|act|state of a __. var. -ery |
-ster |
one that __s, one that makes, one that is |
-ure |
act of __ing|ed, result of, thing that __s, is __ed |
-ward(s) |
in the direction of, toward |
-ways |
direction, position |
-wise |
in a __ manner, in the way of a __ |
-y |
full of, having, somewhat, inclined to, suggesting, small |
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