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#6 Roots/Affixes
Who, What, When, Why, How
Term | Definition |
---|---|
-ance (distance) | state, quality of |
cap (captain, capture) | head; hold; sieze |
centr (central) | center |
chron (chronological) | time |
-ess (lioness) | feminine |
-etic (sympathetic) | relating to |
gen (genetic) | birth; race |
-ity (purity) | state, quality of |
-logy (psychology) | study of |
mater (maternal) | mother |
-ment (amusement) | action; process |
nat (innate) | born |
-ness (happiness) | state; quality of |
ord (order) | rank |
pater (paternal) | father |
post (postgame) | after |
pre (preview) | before |
re- (review) | again |
retro (retrofit) | backward |
-tion (action) | state, quality of |