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22 Cards in this Set
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Prefix
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One or more letters at the beginning of a word that alters its meaning.
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a-
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Not or without
ex. amoral, atypical, apathetic ,... |
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an-
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Not or without
ex. anaerobic, anarchy, ... |
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eu-
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Good
ex. eulogy, euphemism, ... |
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ben-/bon-
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Good
ex. benefit, benevolent, bon voyage, ... |
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caco-
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Bad
ex. cacophonous |
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de-
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Down from, away from (to put down)
ex. descend, depart, denounce, ... |
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ex-
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Out of, away from
ex. exit, exculpate, extricate, ... |
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ne-/mal-
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Bad
ex. negative, nefarious, malicious, ... |
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im-
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Not
ex. impossible, immortal, implacable, ... |
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in-
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Not
ex. inappropriate, inept, insolvent, ... |
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ante-
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Before
ex. ante meridian, antebellum, antediluvian, ... |
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post-
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After
ex. post meridiem, postmortem, ... |
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Suffix
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Three or four letters at the end of a word that gives the word a specific inflection or changes its type, such as from an adjective to a noun.
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-ette
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Little
ex. cigarette, dinette, coquette, ... |
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-illo
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Little
ex. armadillo, peccadillo, ... |
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-ous
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Full of (very)
ex. joyous, amorous, ... |
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-ist
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A person
ex. typist, pugilist, pacifist, ... |
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-ify (-efy)
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To make
ex. beautify, ossify, liquefy, ... |
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-ize
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To make
ex. alphabetize, immunize, ostracize, ... |
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-ate
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To make
ex. duplicate, renovate, placate, ... |
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-ity
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A noun suffix that doesn't actually mean anything; it just turns a word into a noun.
ex. jollity, serenity, timidity, ... |
