Prefixs, Suffixes and Roots.

1. Prefixes and Suffixes  1). PREFIXES Prefix          Meaning               Example a-, an-         not                    amoral, atypical, amorphous             ab-            away from            abnormal, abrupt, abstain ad-            toward, to            administer, adhere, adapt ante-          before, in front of    anteroom, antecedent, antedate anti-          against, opposite     antidote, antipathy, antiseptic arch-          chief, prime           archbishop, archangel, archenemy auto-          self                    automatic, automobile be-            to cause, intensely   belittle, befriend, beware, bedecked,                                           befuddled bene-         well                   benefactor, benefit, benevolent bi-            two                    bisect, bifocal, bigamy circum-       around, on all sides  circumscribe, circumnavigate, circumvent con-          with                   conversation, confound, convoy   col-         with                   collage, collateral, collapse   cor-         with                   correlate, correspond, correct   co-          with                   co-worker, co-exist, co-author contra-         against, opposite     contradict, contraband, contravene counter-      against, opposite     counteract, counterbalance, countermand de-            not, away from,      descend, deflate, deviate                   down from di-            apart, away, not      diverge, diminish, dilute, divorce di-            twice fold, double    dichotomy, diagraph, dilemma dia-           through, completely  diameter, diaper, diaphanous, Diaspora dif-            apart, away, not      diffuse, differ, difficult dis-           apart, away, not      distrust, disinterested, disorder en-            make, create          engage, enact, entrust epi-           above, aronud,         epicenter, epidemic, epidermis                   additional equi-          equal                  equivalent, equinox, equilibrium ex-, e-         out from, former     exit, excavate, ex-governor, egress, exhale extra-         outside, beyond               extraordinary, extrasensory, extravagant hetero-         different              heterogeneous, heterosexual homo-         same                  homogeneous, homosexual hyper-         extremely             hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole hypo-         below, beneath               hypodermic, hypocrisy, hypotenuse in-            into, not              inhale, inept, innocent   im-          into, not              impel, imbalance, immoral   il-           into, not              illuminate, illiterate, illegal, illegible   ir-           into, not              irradiate, irregular, irresponsible, irresolute inter-          between, at intervals intersperse, intermittent, intervene intra-          within                 intracellular, intramural intro-         motion inward         introduce, introspective, introvert macro-         large                  macrocosm, macrobiotics, macro-organism mal-           ill, badly, bad, wrong malfunction, malnutrition, malevolent mega-         big                    megaphone, megaton, megalopolis micro-         small                  microscope, microphone, micro-organism mini-          small, little            minivan, miniskirt, minimal mis-           wrong, wrongly, not  misunderstanding, misuse, mistrust mono-         single, one            monophonic, monologue, monomania multi-         many                  multisided, multiplex, multivitamin neo-          new                   neophyte, neoclassical, neonatal non-          not                    nonexistent, nonpayment, nonconformist ob-            against                 obstinate, obscure, object pan-          all, whole, completely Pan African, panorama, pandemic para-          beyond, outside, near parabola, paramilitary, paradox, paramedic pen-          almost                 peninsula, penultimate per-           motion through,       percolate, perfect, perceive                   thoroughly peri-          around, about,         perimeter, periscope, periphery                   enclosing poly-          many                  polygamy, polyglot, polychrome post-          behind, after          posterity, posthumous, postscript pre-           before, earlier,               preconceived, premonition, predict                   in front of pro-           forward, before,      propulsion, prologue, project                   in favor of proto-         earliest, first, original prototype, proto-American, protocol re-            back, again           reappear, recapture, reclaim, return retro-         backwards            retrospect, retroactive, retroflex se-            aside, apart           seclusion, secede, seduce semi-         half, partly            semiannual, semicircle, semiprecious simil-         like                    similar, simile sub-          under, below          subway, submarine, subnormal, submerge super-         over, above, extra   superimpose, supernatural, superfluous sur-           above, additional     survey, surtax, surface syn-, sym-   together               synchronize, synthesis, sympathy tele-           distant                 telegraph, telepathy, television trans-         across, over, through, transition, transcend, transgress                   beyond tri-            three                  trimester, trilateral, trillion ultra-          beyond, excessively  ultraliberal, ultramodern, ultraviolet un-            not                    unimportant, unflattering, unattractive uni-           one                    uniform, unicameral, unique vice-          one who takes the   vice-president, viceroy, vice-consul                   place of another 2) NOUN SUFFIXES Suffix          Meaning               Example -ance, -ence act of                 attendance, precedence, reliance          -ancy, -ency state of                       hesitancy, presidency, consistency -age           action, condition      message, bondage, marriage, postage,                 collection             baggage -ant, -ent     one who, that which stimulant, participant, student, president -ar            one who              bursar, liar, beggar -ary, -ory,    one who, place where,       secretary, library, history, conservatory,  -ery, -ty      study of               winery, bakery, chemistry -dom          domain, condition of  freedom, wisdom, kingdom -ee            one who is           employee, refugee, absentee -eer           one who              profiteer, racketeer, pamphleteer -er            one who              painter, receiver, baker -ess           one who(female)      actress, poetess, lionss -hood         state of                       boyhood, falsehood, manhood -ian           one who              beautician, musician, librarian -ics           science, art, or       graphics, mathematics, athletics, dramatics                   practice of -ion, -ation,  state, action,          fixation, exploration, starvation, foundation,   -sion, -tion   institution             organization, preservation, susension,                                           competition -ism           doctrine, point of view       mannerism, idealism, realism -ist            one who, believer    segregationist, realist, cyclist -ity            state, quality          sanity, rapidity, elasticity -ment         state, quality, act of amazement, payment, embodiment -ness         state of                       fullness, shyness, sickness -ocracy               system style of      democracy, autocracy, plutocracy                   govement -or            one who              actor, governor, inspector -ship          state, condition               friendship, dictatorship, membership 3) ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES Suffix          Meaning               Example -able, -ible   capable of            capable, edible, visible             -al             like, pertaining to    criminal, practical, musical -ary, -ory     connected with,      ordinary, budgetary, compensatory                   engaged in -ed            covered with,          wooded, clothed, blessed                   affected by -en            made of, resembling wooden, ashen, silken -ful            full of, having         useful, hopeful, successful -ic             like, pertaining to    democratic, heroic, specific -ish           like, pertaining to    foolish, childish, selfish -ive           like, pertaining to    active, explosive, sensitive -less          without                 speechless, childless, harmless -like           having the            childlike, cowlike, statesmanlike                   qualities of  -ly             having the            beastly, manly, worldly                   qualities of -oid           like, resembling      spheroid, humanoid, paranoid -ous          like, pertaining to    courageous, ambitious, grievous -ward         manner, position      awkward, backward, forward  4.)ADVERB SUFFIXES Suffix          Meaning               Example -ly             in a _ manner         happily, strangely, comically            -ward(s)      direction of           backward(s), earthward, homeward                   movement   -wise          in the manner of,    crabwise, clockwise, corkscrew-wise,                   as far as _ is        education-wise, weather-wise                    concerned 5) VERB SUFFIXES Suffix          Meaning               Example -ate           to cause, to make    placate, indicate, irritate           -en            to become, to make  deafen, ripen, widen -ify            to cause, to make    beautify, diversify, simplify -ize           to cause, to make    symbolize, hospitalize, publicize 2. Roots Root           Meaning               Example agr            field, farm            agriculture, agronomy                anthro         man                   anthropoid, misanthrope aqua          water                  aquatic, aqueduct astro          star                   astrology, astronaut aud            hear                   auditorium, audience biblio          book                  bibliography, bibliophile bio            life                    biology, biography celer          speed, hasten         accelerate, celerity chronos               time                   chronicle, chronology cap, capt, cip take                   capture, reciprocate cep, cept,     take                   reception, conceive   ceive ced, cess,    go, move along               success, proceed   cede cid            kill                    suicide, genocide clud, clus     close, shut            seclusion, include cosmo         world                  cosmopolitan, cosmonaut crat           power                 democrat, autocrat cred           believe, trust         credit, incredulous cur, curr      run                    incur, current demo          people                 democrat, demography dict            say                    diction, contradict duc, duct     lead                   induce, abduct, educate fac, fact       make, do              manufacture, factory fec, fect       make, do              infect, effect fer             carry, bear           infer, conference fic, fict         make, do              efficacious, fiction flect           bend                  inflection, deflect frater          brother                 fraternal, fratricide fund, fus      pour                   refund, effusive gen, gener    birth, race            generation, regenerate geo            earth                  geology, geography glot           tongue                 polyglot, glottal gram          written                 telegram, grammar graph         write                  autograph, biography gress, grad   go, step               progress, gradual hydra          water                  dehydrate, hydrant ject, jact      throw                 project, rejection jud            judgement             judicial, judicious lect, leg       read, choose         collect, legend, elect logo, log,     study                  anthropology, chronology   logy  loq, loc       speak                 eloquent, locution mamu, mani  hand                   manuscript, manicure mar           sea                    maritime, submarine mater          mother                 maternal, matriarch med           middle                 intermediary, medium min            smaller, less          diminish, minute mit, mis       send, let go          missile, missionary mort           death                  mortician, mortal mot, mob, mo move, start           motion, motivate naut           sailor                  astronaut, nautical necro          death                  necromancer, necropolis neuro         never                 neurology, neurotic nom           name                  nomenclature, nominal nomo          knowledge, law               autonomy, astronomy pater          father                 paternal, patriotic patho          suffering, ill          pathetic, pathology ped, pod      foot                   pedal, tripod pend          hang, weigh           depend, ponderous philo          love                   philosophy, philanthropist phobo         fear                   hydrophobia, phobia phone         sound, voice          phonology, telephone photo         light                   photography, photosynthesis plex, pli, ply  fold                    complexity, pliant, plywood plic            fold                    complicate, duplicate, implicate poli            city                    cosmopolitan, politician port           carry                  portable, import pos, pon      place, put             postpone, position psych         of the mind           psychic, psychology reg, rect      rule, manage          direct, regulate rupt           break                  rupture, disrupt scop          watch/look at         microscopic, telescope scrib, scrip   write                  inscribe, conscription soph          wise                   sophisticated, philosophy spec, spic    see, watch            inspect, despicable sta, stat       stand                  stable, station stit, sis       to set up, establish  constitution, insist tact, tang     touch                  tactile, tangible ten, tain, tin  hold, keep            contain, tenacious tend, tens,    stretch, weaken      extend, tenuous   tent typo           image                 typical, typewriter vacu          empty                 vacuum, evacuate ven            love                   venerate, venereal ven            come                  prevent, convene, intervene voca          call                    vocal, invocation vora           eat, devour           voracious, carnivorous

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Seniors-SPACE Prefixs, Suffixes and Roots.

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ji-in
작성자 07.12.09 12:07

첫댓글 수십년간 철자나열식으로 외워왔던 수없이 많은 단어들을 어근과 접두사 접미사로 쪼개서 한번 정리를 해보는 것도 괜찮을 것 같아서...
nemes
07.12.12 08:33

이걸 어떻게 정리하셨어요. 저 같으면 드래그 안되면 불가.^^
danphil
07.12.31 15:21

Thank you, Ji-in ♪

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