es and suffixes
will enlarge the vocabulary.
PREFIXES
1. a = on, in, at, to; _abed, aboard, afield, afire_
2. ab (a, abs) = from, away; _absent, abstract, abdicate_
3. ad, etc. = to, in addition to; _adapt, admit, adduce_
4. ante = before, _anteroom, antebellum_
5. anti = against, opposite; _anticlimax, antipodes, antipathy_
6. bi= two; _bicycle, biennial, biped, biplane_
7. circum = around, about; _circumnavigate, circumscribe,
circumvent_
8. con (col, com, co, cor, etc.) = with, together; _consent,
collect, cooerdinate, composite, conspiracy_
9. contra (counter) = against; _contradict, counteract, countermand_
10. de = down, from, away; _depose, desist, decapitate,
denatured_
11. demi, hemi, semi = half; _demi-tasse, hemisphere, semiannual,
semitransparent_
12. di (dis) = twice, double; _dissyllable_
13. dis (di, dif) = apart, away, not; _distract, diverge, diversion,
disparage_
14. en (em) = in, on, into; _engrave, embody, embrace_
15. extra = beyond; _extraordinary, extravagant_
16. hyper = above; _hypercritical_
17. in (il, im, ir) = in, into, not; _inclose, illustrate, irrigate,
inform, illiterate, impious, irregular_
18. ex (e, ec, ef) = out of, from, beyond, thoroughly, formerly
but not now; _exclude, excel, ex-senator._
19. inter = between, among; _intercede, interchange, interfere,
interurban, interlude_
20. mis = wrongly, badly; _miscalculate, misspell, misadventure_
21. mono = one; _monoplane_
22. per = through, thoroughly, by; _perchance, perfect, per-adventure_
23. poly = many; _polygon, polytheism_
24. post = behind, after; _postgraduate, post-mortem, postlude_,
_postscript, post-meridian_ (P.M.)
25. pre = before (in time, place, or order); _preeminent, predict,
prefer, prefix, prejudge, prejudice_
26. preter = beyond; _preternatural_
27. pro = before, forth, forward; _proceed, prosecute_
28. pro = siding with; _pro-ally_
29. re = back, again; _recover, renew, recall_
30. sub, etc. = under; _submerge, subscribe, subterranean,
subterfuge_
31. super (sur) = over, above; _superintend, supercargo_
32. trans (tra) = across; _translate, transmit, transfer_
33. vice (vis) = instead of; _vice-president, vice-admiral_
SUFFIXES
1. ee, er = one who; _absentee_, _profiteer_, _mower_
2. ard, art= term of disparagement; _drunkard_, _braggart_
3. esque = like; _statuesque_
4. ism = state of being; _barbarism_, _atheism_
5. et,
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