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teas prefixes and suffix

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bi
two
Example bisect, biennial
mono
one, single
Example monopoly
poly
many
Example polymorphic
semi
half/ partly
Example semicircle
uni
one
Example Uniform
a
in, on, of, up, to
Example afoot
ab
from, away, off
Example abduction
ad
to, toward
Example adventure
ante
before, previous
Example antecedent
anti
against, opposing
Example antigen
cata
down, away, thoroughly
Example catastrophe
circum
around
Example circumference
com
with, together, very
Example communication
contra
against, opposing
Example contraband
de
from
Example depart
dia
through, across, apart
Example diameter
dis
away, off, down, not
Example distance
epi
upon
Example epidermis
ex
out
Example exam
hypo
under, beneath
Example hypotension
inter
among, between
Example interrupt
intra
within
Example intrastate
ob
against, opposing
Example objective
per
through
Example perceive
peri
around
Example perimeter
post
after, following
Example postoperative
pre
before, previous
Example Prevent
pro
forward, in place of
Example pronoun
retro
back, backward
Example retroactive
sub
under, beneath
Example is sub-terrain
super
above, extra
Example supersede
trans
across, beyond, over
Example transport
ultra
beyond, excessively
Example ultraviolet
negative prefix
a-
without, lacking
Example atheist
negative prefix
in-
not, opposing
Example incapable
negative prefix
non-
not
Example nonsense
negative prefix
un-
not, reverse of
Example unhappy
belli
war, warlike
Example bellicose
bene
well, good
Example benefit
equi
equal
Example equivalent
for
away, off from
Example forget
fore
previous
Example forefathers
homo
same, equal
Example homozygote
hyper
excessive, over
Example hypertension
in
in, into
Example intruder
magn
large
Example Magnify
mal
bad, poorly, not
Example malpractice
mis
bad, poorly, not (same as mal)
Example misspell
mor
death
Example mortuary
neo
new
Example neolithic
omni
all, everywhere
Example omnivore
ortho
right, straight'
Example orthodox
over
above
Example overbearing
pan
all, entire
Example panoramic
para
beside, beyond
Example paranormal
phil
like, love
Example philanthropist
prim
first, early
Example Primitive
re
backward, again
Example rewind
sym
with, together
Example sympathy
vis
to see
Example vision
adjective suffix
able
cable of being
Example likable
adjective suffix
esque
in the style of, like
Example picturesque
adjective suffix
ful
filled with, marked by
Example joyful
adjective suffix
ic
make, cause
Example terrific
adjective suffix
ish
suggesting, like
Example childish
adjective suffix
less
lacking, without
Example hopeless
adjective suffix
ous
marked by, given to
Example religious
noun suffix
acy
state, condition
Example privacy
noun suffix
ance
act, condition, fact
Example brilliance
noun suffix
ard
one that does excessively
Example drunkard
noun suffix
ation
action, state, result
Example starvation
noun suffix
dom
state, rank, condition
Example wisdom
noun suffix
er(-or)
office, action
Example teacher, elevator
noun suffix
ess
feminine
Example Goddess, waitress, actress
noun suffix
hood
state, condition
Example manhood
noun suffix
ion
action, result, state
Example fusion
noun suffix
ism
act, manner, doctrine
Example mannerism
noun suffix
ist
worker, follower
Example communist
noun suffix
ity
state, quality, condition
Example tranquility
noun suffix
ment
result, action
Example Testament
noun suffix
ness
quality, state
Example greatness
noun suffix
ship
position
Example internship
noun suffix
sion (tion)
state, result
Example revision
noun suffix
th
act, state, quality
Example warmth
noun suffix
tude
quality, state, result
Example solitude
verb suffix
ate
having, showing
Example separate
verb suffix
en
cause to be, become
Example strengthen
verb suffix
fy
make, cause to have
Example justify
verb suffix
ize
cause to be, treat with
Example to sterilize
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