SEMESTER 1 AFFIXES

-ation, -ition, -ion, -ition

act, process, state; makes a verb into a noun

in-, im-

into, toward, within, not

dis-

not; opposite of

-able, -ibl

can be done, able to be

-ic, -tic, -ical

having characteristics of; related to

-ous

full of, possessing the qualities of

re-

back, again

-ly

characteristics of, resembling

-ity, -ty

state or quality

-ance, -ence

act, process, quality, state of being

-ment

action process

-ed

having, possessing, characteristics of; past tense

en-, em-

made of, to make, into

sub

under

bio

life

lumin

to fill with light

-ing

an action, having the quality of, happening now

un-

not, opposite of

duct

to lead

geo

earth

-ism

the state of

doc

teach

-ize, -ice

to make, cause to be, subject to

-al, -ial

of, like, relating to

fac

make do

-ate

characteristic of, state, office function

-ary, -ery, -ory

relating to, quality, place where

form

shape, mod

manu

hand

script

to write

milli

thousand

struct

build

nav

ship

port

carry

cede

to go, to yield

pre, pro

earlier, before, in front of

-or

one who; forms a noun

spect

see

up

upwards, higher, increased

-less

without

ex-

out of, form

mis-

bad, badly, wrong, wrongly

-cy

fact, state of being

-ology

study of

bene

good, well

-ent

doing, having, showing; an agent

com, con

with, together

for-

completely

-ness

state or condition

-ian

refers to people

aud

to hear

dict

speak, tell

-age

act, condition, result of, total

nov

new

intra

within

per

through, throughout

vit, viv

life, live

-ant

being, belonging to, performing

-ish

having the characteristics of, of or belonging to

-er

someone who, more

inter

between

ob-

against

aristo

best

cracy

government rule, influence

ive, -ative, -itive

tending to be

-se

apart

de-

reduce, away, down

ir-, il-

not

cred

believe