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Affixes and root words
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English
6th Grade
12/01/2014

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Term
in-
Definition

not

 

inable, incapable 

Term
sub-
Definition

under

 

submarine, subtropical

Term
trans-
Definition

across

 

transport

Term
re-
Definition

back, again

 

replay, recycle

Term
un-
Definition

not or in reverse

 

unacceptable, unallowed 

Term
de-
Definition

away, off, reversal

 

deforestation, declutter

Term
pre-
Definition

before

 

pregame, precaution

Term
pro-
Definition

for, forward

 

proceed, prologue

Term
inter-
Definition

between, in the middle of

 

interact, integration

Term
-ible
Definition

possible to

 

possible, invisible 

Term
-ation
Definition

state or action

 

determination, multiplication

Term
-ion
Definition

state or condition

 

diversion, possession

Term
-ing
Definition

forms present tense

 

running, reading

Term
-tion
Definition

state or condition

 

accomodation, mutation

Term
anti-
Definition

against

 

antibullying, antiauthority

Term
bio
Definition

life

 

biology

Term
co
Definition

with, together

 

cooperation, coexist

Term
equ/equi-
Definition

equal, same

 

equator

Term
graphy/graphic
Definition

to write

 

calligraphy

Term
homo-
Definition

same

 

homogeneous, homo sapiens

 

 

Term
hydro-
Definition

water

 

hydrogen, hydropower

Term
mis-
Definition

wrong, incorrect, bad

 

misbehave, misunderstand

Term
multi-
Definition

many

 

multifuctional, multi-colored

Term
non
Definition

not

 

nonexistent, nonsense

Term
-ology
Definition

the study of

 

biology, hydrology, geology

Term
para-
Definition

alongside, beside

 

paragraph, parallel

Term
poly-
Definition

many

 

polytheistic

Term
super
Definition

above, beyond

 

superior, superficial

 

 

 

 

Term
-al
Definition

of or pertaining to

 

global, universal, unequal

 

 

Term
auto
Definition

self

 

automobile, autonomous

Term
demo
Definition

people

 

democracy, demography

Term
dis-
Definition

apart, away

 

disconnected, disintegrate

Term
dom
Definition

collection, rank, station

 

dominate, kingdom

Term
eco
Definition

enviornement

 

ecology

Term
em-
Definition

into, put into

 

emigration

Term
en-
Definition

in

 

endemic

 

 

Term
ex
Definition

out, outside of

 

exclave, exports

Term
fore
Definition

earlier, before

 

forecast, foresee, forbearers

Term
gen-
Definition

race, kind, class

 

genocide, generation

Term
hemi
Definition

half

 

hemisphere

Term
im-
Definition

into, within

 

immigration, imports

Term
-ism
Definition

the state of, the theory of

 

communism

Term
just
Definition

guided by truth/reason

 

justice, judicial, prejudice

Term
pan
Definition

all

 

Pangaea, Pan-American

Term
polis
Definition

city

 

megalopolis, acropolis, Annapolis

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