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Roots & Affixes
Roots, prefixes, suffixes
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8th Grade
09/19/2015
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Term
a-
 Definition

away

(prefix)
Term
ant-
 Definition
against (prefix)
Term
ex-
 Definition
out from (prefix)
Term
in-
 Definition

not/without 

(prefix)
Term
micro-
 Definition
small (prefix)
Term
aud
 Definition
to hear (root)
Term
bio
 Definition
life (root)
Term
bene
 Definition
good (root)
Term
ortho
 Definition
straight (root)
Term
photo
 Definition
light (root)
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of (suffix)
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-dom
 Definition
the state of (suffix)
Term
con-/com-
 Definition
with/together (prefix)
Term
extra-
 Definition
beyond, more than (prefix)
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geo-
 Definition
earth (prefix)
Term
post-
 Definition
after (prefix)
Term
crat
 Definition
rule (root)
Term
dorm
 Definition
sleep
Term
poly
 Definition
many
Term
fract/frag
 Definition
break
Term
-hood
 Definition
state of being (suffix)
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-ory
 Definition
a place for (suffix)
Term
contra-
 Definition
against (prefix)
Term
omni-
 Definition
all (prefix)
Term
tele-
 Definition
distance (prefix)
Term
capit
 Definition
head (root)
Term
cred
 Definition
believe
Term
liber
 Definition
free (root)
Term
-ish
 Definition
having the quality of
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-sion
 Definition
state of being
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-en
 Definition
become
Term
frat-
 Definition
brother (prefix)
Term
neo-
 Definition
new (prefix)
Term
syn-
 Definition
same (prefix)
Term
gen
 Definition
give birth, create (root)
Term
astro
 Definition
star (root)
Term
derm
 Definition
skin (root)
Term
phob
 Definition
fear (root)
Term
-er, -or
 Definition
one who (suffix)
Term
-ful
 Definition
notable for (suffix)
Term
re-
 Definition
again, back (prefix)
Term
co-
 Definition
with, together as
Term
trans-
 Definition
across (prefix)
Term
en-
 Definition
put into (prefix)
Term
ject
 Definition
throw (root)
Term
therm
 Definition
heat (root)
Term
cred
 Definition
believe (root)
Term
-ship
 Definition
position held
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining, or belonging to
Term
-sion/tion
 Definition
state of being (suffix)
Term
dis-
 Definition
not (prefix)
Term
di-
 Definition
apart (prefix)
Term
post-
 Definition
after (prefix)
Term
meter
 Definition
to measure (root)
Term
pater
 Definition
father (root)
Term
sequ
 Definition
follow (root)
Term
stru, struct
 Definition
build (root)
Term
vac
 Definition
empty (root)
Term
-ify, -fy
 Definition
make or become (root)
Term
-ing
 Definition
the result of
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