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First 100 Common Word Roots

Root Meaning Examples
1. ambul-
walk
ambulance, ambulatory,
somnambulist
2. am-, amat-
love
amateur, amiable, amicable
3. audi-
hear
audience, auditorium, audit
4. auto-
self ,
automobile, automatic,
autonomous
5. bio-
life ,
biology, biography, antibiotic
6. ced-, ceed-, cess-
go
proceed, exceed, recession
7. cap-, cept-
take
except, accept, incept
8. chron-
time
chronic, chronology
9. cid-, cis-
cut, kill
decide, concise, suicide,
homicide, patricide
10. cid-,
fall
accident, incident, coincide
11. claim-, clam-
shout, cry
exclaimation, proclaim, acclaim
12. clud-, clus-
close, shut
include, exclude, conclude
13. cogn-
know
cognition, recognize
14. contra, counter against, opposite contradict, contrary, counterfeit
15. cred-
believe, trust
credible, credit, credential
16. cur- curs- cour-
run
cursor, occur, current, courier
17. cycl-
circle, wheel ,
bicycle, cycle, cyclone
18. dict-
say ,
dictionary, dictate, dictator
19. dit-
give
tradition, edit, editorial
20. doc-, doct
teach
doctor, doctrine, document
21. don-
give
donate, pardon
22. duc-, duct-
lead
educate, introduce, abduct,
seduce, conduct
23. fabl-, fabul-
speak,
fable, fabulous, effable
24. fact-
make, do
factory, manufacture, factitious
25. fer-
bring, carry ,
confer, differ, prefer
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Root Meaning Examples
26. fid-
trust ,
faith
confide, confidence, confidant
27. flat-
blow
inflation, deflation
28. flect-
bend
refect, deflect, inflection,
29. flict-
strike
conflict, inflict, afflict
30. flu-, flux-
flow
influence, fluctuate, influx
31. flect-, flex-
to bend ,
flexible, reflection, deflect
32. glot-, gloss-
tongue ,
glossal, polyglot, glossary
33. graph-, gram-
write
grammar, biography, autograph
34. gress-
go
progress, retrogress, agress, congress
35. hal-
breathe
inhale, exhale, inhalator
36. habit-
dwell
inhabit, cohabit, inhabitant
37. hibit-
hold ,
exhibit, inhibit, prohibit
38. horr-
fear
horrible, horrify, horror
39. ject-
throw
project, eject, reject
40. lat-
bring, carry ,
translate, collate, superlative
41. lect- (lig-)
choose ,
gather
elect, collect, elegant, eligible
42. leg-
read
legible, legend
43. leg-, legis-
law
legal, legislate, privilege
44. lev-
raise ,
lever, elevator, relieve
45. liter-
letter ,
literate, literature
46. log, logu-
speak,
dialogue, apology, logic, colloquial
47. man-
dwell,stay,
mansion, permanent, remain
48. manu-
hand
manual, manuscript, manufacture,
maintain
49. magn(i)-
great, big
manify, manifier, magnitude
50. migr-
remove
migrate, emigrant, immigrate
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Root Meaning Examples
51. mir-
wonder ,
mirror, admire, mirage
52. mis(o)-
hate ,
misanthropy, misogamy, misogynist
53. miss-, mit-
send , ,
missile, promise, emit
54. mon-
warn
monument, monitor
55. mort-
death
mortal, mortality, immortal, mortuary
56. nov-
new
novel, innovation, renovation
57. oper-
work
operate, cooperate, opera
58. parl-
speak,
parliament, parlour, parlance
59. past-
feed ,
pasture, pastor, pastoral
60. pel-
push, drive, ,
propel, repel, expel
61.
pend-,
pens-
hang
depend, append, pending
62. pet-
seek
competition, appetite, peition
63. phil(o)-
love
philanthropy, philanthropist
64. phobia-
fear
photophobia, hydrophobia
65. phon-
sound
microphone, telephone, symphony
66. pict-
paint ,
picture, pictorial, depict, pigment
67. port-
carry , ,
porter, portable, report, deport
68. pos-
put
expose, composition, dispose
69. rect-
right, straight ,
correct, rectify, rectangle, erect
70.
scend-,
scens-
climb ,
ascend, descend
71. sci-
know
science, conscious, subconscious
72.
scrib-,
script-
write
describe, prescribe, manuscript
73. sec-, sect-
cut
section, intersect, dissect
74. sen-
old
senior, seniority, senate
75. sent-, sens-
feel
sentiment, consent, desensitize
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Root Meaning Examples
76. sid-
sit
preside, reside, dissident
77. sist-
stand
resist, consist, assist, persist
78. son-
sound
sonic, supersonic, resonance
79. spect-
look
spectacle, spectator, inspect
80. sper-
hope
desperate, despair, prosperity
81. spers-
scatter ,
disperse, asperse
82. spir-
breathe
conspire, inspire, expire
83. cert-
sure ,
certain, certify, certificate, ascertain
84. tail-
cut ,
tailor, detail, retail, curtail
85.
tain-, ten-,
tin-
hold ,
contain, obtain, maintain, tenant, continue
86. tect-
cover
detect, detective, protect
87. tele-
far
telescope, telephone, telegram, television
88.
tend-, tens-,
tent-
stretch
extent, attend, contend
89. terr-
frighten ,
terrible, terrorism, deter
90. text-
weave
text, textile, texture, context, pretext
91. tort-
twist
toture, torturer, distort
92. tract-
draw , ,
tractor, attract, distract
93. trud-, trus-
push , thrust
intrude, extrude, intruder
94. vad-
go
invade, evade, pervade
95. vag-
wander ,
vague, vagrant, extravagant,
96. ven-
come
intervene, convene, event, revenue
97. vert-, vers-
turn
advertise, convert, revert, introvert
98. vit-, vita-
life
vital, vitamins, revitalize
99. viv-
live
survive, revive, vivid, vivacious
100. vis-
see
visible, visit, provident
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Less Common Word Roots

Root Meaning Examples
101. aer(o)-
air ,,
aerial, aeroplane
102. agri-, agro-
field
agriculture, agrarian
103. anthrop(o)-
man,
humankind
anthropology, philanthropic
104. aqu-
water
aquatic, aqueduct, acqeous, aquarium
105. arch-, archy-
ruler, rule()
anarchy, monarchy, triarchy, patriarch
106. astro-, aster-
star
astrology, astronaut
107. avi-
bird
aviary, aviation
108. cardi-
heart
cardiac, carditis, cardiogram
109. circ-
ring , ,
circus, circle, circular, circuit
110. clar-
clear ,
clarify, clarity, declare
111. clin-
lean
incline, decline
112. cord-
heart
cordial, record, concord
113. corpor-
body ()
corporation, corporal
114. cosm(o)-
world ,
cosmic, cosmopolis
115. cruc-
cross
crucial, crusader, cruiser, crucify
116. dem(o)-
people
democracy, demography, epidemic
117. dent-
tooth
dentist, dental
118. derm-, dermat-
skin
dermal, dermatitis, hypodermic
119. dom-
home ,
domestic, domicile
120. dorm-
sleep
dormitory, dormant
121. drom-
run
syndrome
122. ed-
eat
edible, inedible
123. emper-, imper-
command,
emperor, empire, imperative
124. fin-
end, limit ,
final, finish, infinite, define,
125. flu-
flow
fluent, influence, influenza, fluid
126. foli-
leaf
foliar, portfolio
127. frag-
break
fragile, fragment, fracture
128. frater-
brother
fraternal
129. fug-
flee ,
refuge, refugee, fugitive, centrifugal
130. gam-
marriage
monogamy, bigamy, polygamy
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Root Meaning Examples
131. geo-
earth
geography, geology
132. glaci-
ice
glacier
133. gon-
angle
trigonometry, pentagon, hexagon, octagon
134. hes-, her-
stick
adhere, hesitate, cohesive
135. hypn(o)-
sleep
hypnotic
136. hydro-
water
carbohydrate, dehydrate, hydrant
137. ign-
fire
ignite, ignition
138. insul-
island
peninsula, insulate, insulator
139. junct-
connect
junction, juncture, conjunction
140. liber-
free
liberate, liberal
141. lumin-
light ,
illuminate, illuminator, illuminant
142. loc-
place
locate, local, relocate
143. lun-
moon
lunar
144. mar-
sea
marine, submarine
145.
matr(i)-, mater-,
metro
mother
maternal, maternity, metropolitian
146. mens-, mensur-
measure
immense, commensurate
147. merg-, mers-
sink, dip ,
emergent, immerse
148. min-
project,jut ,
prominent, eminent, imminent
149. mob-, mot-
move
mobile, mob, motor, motion, promote
150. mut-
change ()
mutable, immutable, mutual, permute
151. nav-
ship
navy, navigate, circumnavigate
152. nect-, nex
bind , ,
connect, annex
153. neur(o)-
nerve
neural, neuritis, neurology
154. nomin-
name
nominal, nominate
155. ocul-
eye
monocular, binocular
156. onym-
name
anonymous, antonym
157. ori-
rise
orient, orientation, origin, originate
158. par-
equal
parity, compare, comparative
159. patr(k)-, pater-
father ,
patriarchy, paternal, patron, patriot
160. ped-
child
pedology, pedagogy
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Root Meaning Examples
161. ped-
foot
pedal, uniped, biped, centipede, expedition
162. petr(o)-
stone
petroleum
163. photo-
light
photograph, photographer
164. pod-
foot
apod, tripod, tetrapod, decapod, polypod
165. polis-
city
metropolis, cosmopolis
166. popul-
people
population, popular, popularity
167. pun-, pen-
punish
punish, impunity, penalty
168. radic-
root
eradicate, radical
169. ras-
scrape ,
razor, erase, abrase
170. rid-, ris-
laugh
ridiculous
171. rupt-
break
interrupt, bankrupt, corrupt, erupt
172. rur-, rus-
countryside
rural
173. simil-, simul-
like ,
similar, assimilate, dissimilate, facsimile
174. sol-
sun
solar, insolation
175. sper-
hope
desperate, despair, prosperity
176. tact-, tag
touch ()
contact, tactile, intact, contagion
177. terr-
earth,land,
territory, terrace
178. the(o)-
god
theism, theology, atheism
179. tim-
fear
timid, intimidate
180. tir-
draw ,
retire
181. tom-, tomy-
cut ,
atom, anthropotomy
182. tox-
poison
toxin, toxic, detoxify
183. urb-
city
urban, suburb, urbanization
184. ut-
use
utilize, utility, utensil
185. vol-, volunt-
will ,
volition, benevolent, volunteer
186. zo(o)-
animal
zoo, zoology
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General Prefixes
Prefix Meaning Examples
1. a- amoral, asexual, asocial
2. ab- abnormal, absent, abstain
3. ac- at, to, accustom, accredit, accompany
4. ad- at, to, adjust, adventure, admire
5. af- at, to, affix, afforest, affirm
6. ag- at, to, aggrandize,aggravate, aggrieve
7. amphi- amphicar, amphibian
8. an- , anharomonic, anarchism, anounce
9. ante- antenna, antelope, anteroom
10. anti- antiwar, anticlockwise, anticrime
11. ap- appoint, appraise, appease
12. apo- apology, apostasy
13. ar- at, to, arrange, arrear, arrive
14. as- at, to, assimilate, assort, assure
15. at- at, to, attract, attest, attack
16. auto- automate, autoalarm
17. be- befool, befriend, becalm
18. bene- benevolent, benediction
19. bi- biweekly, bicolor, bimonthly
20. by- byroad, bywork, byname
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Prefix Meaning Examples
21. circum- circumplantetary, circumaviate
22. co- cooperation, coagent,coaction
23. col- collaboration, collinear, collocate
24. com- compatriot, compress, commix
25. con- concolorous, confirm, condense
26. contra- contraclockwise, contradict
27. cor- correlation, correct, corrupt
28. counter- counterrevolution, countercurrent
29. de- destruction, desalt,deplane,design
30. deca- decameter, decagram
31. deci- decigram, decimeter
32. demi- demigod, demiwolf, demidevil
33. di- diatomic, dioxide
34. dia- diagonal, dialogue,diameter
35. dif- differ, diffident, diffuse
36. dis- dislike, disroot, dispel
37. dys- dysfunction, dyspathy
38. e- evaluate, estop, eject
39. ef- embus, embar, embody
40. en- in entain,enchain,enable,enclose
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Prefix Meaning Examples
41. endo- endolymph, endogen
42. eu- eugenics, eupepsia, euphemism
43. ex- export, exmayor, exalt
44. exo- exobiology, exogamy
45. extra- extralegal, extrasolar
46. fore- foretell, foreword, forerun
47. hecto- Hectowatt, hectometer
48. hemi- hemicycle, hemisphere
49. hepta- heptahon, heptode, heptarchy
50. hetero- heteropolar, heterodoxy
51. hexa- hexagon, hexode, hexangular
52. holo- hologram, holographt, holophone
53. homo- homotype, homopolar
54. hyper- hyperslow, hyperactive
55. hypo- hyposensitize, hypothermia
56. il- illegal, illocal, illustrate
57. im- impossible, import, impel
58. in- incorrect, inside, intone
59. infra- infrared, infrahuman
60. inter- international, interchange
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Prefix Meaning Examples
61. intra- intraparty, intracity, intraday
62. intro- introduce, intromit
63. ir- irregular, irrelative, irruption
64. iso- isogon, isotope,isotherm
65. kilo- kilogram, kilometer, kilocycle
66. macro- macroplan, macroscale
67. mal- maltreat, malcontent, malformation
68. meta-
metaphysical, metaculture,
metamorphosis
69. micro- microscope, microworld, microbus
70. milli- milligram, millimeter, millipede
71. mini- ministate, miniskirt, minipark
72. mis- misspell, misread, misuse
73. mono- monodrama, monotone
74. multi- multiparty, multicentric
75. neo- neorealism, neonatal, neolithic
76. non- nonsmoker, nonmetal, nonparty
77. octa- octagon, octachord, octavalent
78. omni- omnipresent, omnibus, omniform
79. out- outdo, outsize, outdoor, outroot
80. over- overstudy, overcoat,overturn
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Prefix Meaning Examples
81. palei- paleozoology, paleobotany
82. pan- pantheism, pansophic
83. para-
parastatal, paralegal, parasite,
paradox
84. para- parachute, parasol, parawing
85. pen- peninsula, peneplain
86. penta- pentagon, pentode, pentoxide
87. per- perfect, persist, perplex, peracid
88. peri- perigon, perigee, period, perimeter
89. poly- polycentric, polygon, polyarchy
90. post- postwar, postdate, postpone
91. pre- prewar, prefix, prepay, premade
92. pro- progress, prolong, pronoun
93. proto- protohuman, protohistory
94. pseudo- pseudonym, pseudology
95. quadri- quadrisyllable, quadruped
96. quasi- quasi-war, quasi-public
97. re- return, reprint, resist
98. retro- retrograde, retroact,retroflex
99. se- seduce, select, secern
100. semi- semiweekly, semicircle
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Prefix Meaning Examples
101. sept- septangle, septuple
102. sex- sexangle, sexisexfoil
103. sino- sinophile, Sinophobe
104. step- stepfather, stepsister
105. stereo- stereosonic, stereograph.
106. sub-

subway, subcollegem subacid,
subworker, subteen, sublet, sublet
107. super- superspeed, supervise, superheat
108. supra- supra-class, suprarenal
109. sur- surface, surpass, surcharge
110. sym- sympathy, symphony
111. syn- synactic, synoym, synthesis
112. tetra- tetrode, tetrachord, tetroxide
113. trans- transport, transship
114. tri- tricolour, tricar, trijet
115. twi- twilight, twifold, twiforked
116. ultra- ultrapure, ultrared, ultrashort
117. un-
unreal, unconditional,unject,
unchanged, unlock, unearth
118. under-
underground, undershirt,
underproduction, undersized
119. vice- vice-governor, vice-manager
120. with- withdraw, withhold, withstand
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General Suffixes

Suffix Function Meaning Examples
1. -en
Adjective => Verb
to cause to have or
increase the stated
quality
blacken
2. -ify
Adjective/Noun
=> Verb
to cause an increase
in the stated quality;
to become
simplify
3. -ise/-ise
Adjective => Verb to cause to become
modernise
4. -al
Verb => Noun
the action described
by the verb
arrival
5.
-er/-or/-aut/
-eur
Verb => Noun
the person or device
that does the activity
daughter,
collector,
astronaut,
amateur
6.
-ion/-ation/
-ition/-ision
Verb => Noun
the process or
condition associated
with the verb
education
7. -ism
Adjective/Noun
=> Noun
socialpolitical or
religious beliefs or
ways of behaving
modernism
8. -ist
Adjective/Noun
=> Noun
a person with a
particular set of
beliefs or way of
behavingor with a
knowledge of an area
of study
extremist
9. -ity
Adjective =>
Noun
the state or quality
referred to by the
adjective
sincerity
10. -ment
Verb => Noun
the action or process
described by the
verbor its result
government
11. -ness
Adjective =>
Noun
the quality or
condition described
by the adjective
illness
12. -able/-ible
Verb => Adjective
used to add the
meaning 'that can be'
or 'worth being'
desirable
13. -al
Noun =>
Adjective
connected with the
stated thing
national
14. -ful
Verb/Noun =>
Adjective
having the stated
quality to a high
degreeor causing it
fearful
15. -ly
Adjective =>
Adverb
in the stated way loudly
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Suffixes most common
Suffix Meaning Examples
1. -ability (n.) lovability, readability
2. -able (adj.) ., knowable, useable, movable
3. -ably (adv.) peaceably, suitably, lovably
4.
-aceous
(adj.)
. rosaceous, herbaceous
5. -acious (adj.) . rapacious, sagacious, vivacious
6. -acity (n.) , rapacity, capacity, audacity
7. -acle (n.) manacle, miracle, tentacle
8. -acy (n.) , determinacy, literacy, privacy
9. -ade (n.) decade, blockade, cannonade
10. -age (n.) , , cottage, postage, dotage
11. -ain (n.) captain, chaplain, villain
12. -aire (n.) solitaire, millionaire, doctrinaire
13. -al (adj.) personal, national, natural
14. -al (n.) , refusal, criminal, mural, hospital
15. -ality (n.) , , personality, nationality
16. -ally (adv.) , dramatically, naturally, artistically
17. -an (adj.) urban, American, African
18. -an (n.) partisan, publican, artisan
19. -ance (n.) , , resistance, guidance, attendance
20. -ancy (n.) , , compliancy, constancy
21. -aneity (n.) , , spontaneity, instantaneity
22.
-aneous
(adj.)
.. instantaneous, extraneous
23. -ant (adj.) . assistant, resistant, attendant
24. -ant (n.) examinant, servant, coolant
25. -ar (adj.) linear, solar, consular, similar
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Suffix Meaning Examples
26. -ar (n.) scholar, beggar, cellar, altar
27. -ard (n.) () dullard, dotard, coward, wizard
28. -arian (n.) , antiquarian, humanitarian
29. -arium (n.) , planetarium, ovarium
30. -ary (adj.) secondary, elementary, honorary
31. -ary (n.) , rosary, notary, dictionary
32. -ast (n.) gymnast, encomiast, scholiast
33. -aster (n.) () poetaster, medicaster
34. -ate (v.) , .. orientate, maturate, luxuriate
35. -ate (adj.) .. lineate, roseate, private
36. -ate (n.) , graduate, electorate
37. -atic (adj.) .. thematic, axiomatic, problematic
38. -ation (n.) , interpretation, information
39. -ative (adj.) talkative, fixative, formative
40. -ator (n.) . designator, comparator
41. -atory (adj.) .. excitatory, explanatory,
42. -atory (n.) , observatory, laboratory,
43. -ce (adv.) , .. once, twice, thrice, hence, whence
44. -cy (n.) , normalcy, colonelcy, idiocy
45. -dom (n.) , , . freedom, wisdom, kingdom,
46. -ean (adj.) gigantean, adamantean
47. -ed (adj.) ., .. colored, booted, failed, returned
48. -ee (n.) employee, meetee, coatee
49. -eer (n.) weaponeer, volunteer
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Suffixes Less common

Suffix Meaning Examples
50. -el (n.) ,,, runnel, personnel, roundel, hotel
51. -en (v.) shorten , deepen, richen
52. -en (adj.) . wooden ,leaden , golden
53. -en (n.) warden , maiden , kitten
54. -ence (n.) , , existence, insistence, difference
55. -ency (n.) , , urgency, insistency, innocency
56. -end (n.) dividend , errand, addend
57. -enne(n.) comedienne, tragedienne
58. -ent (adj.) .. existent, insistent, emergent,
59. -ent (n.) student, president, corrodent
60. -eous (adj.) righteous, beauteous, gaseous
61. -er (n.) islander, hatter, singer, boiler
62. -er (v.) waver, batter, chatter, patter
63. -ern (adj.) eastern , southern , western
64. -ern (n.) , saltern, cavern, lectern
65. -ery (n.) , , printery, robbery, fishery
66. -ese (adj./n.) , Chinese, Japanese, Cantonese
67. -ese (n.) computerese, translationese
68. -esque (adj.) picturesque, robotesque
69. -ess (n.) poetess, mayoress, lioness
70. -est (adj./adv.) .. smallest, largest, hardest
71. -et (n.) floweret, lionet, eaglet
72. -eth (adj./n.) . thirtieth, sixtieth, fortieth
73. -etic (adj.) . theoretic, energetic, uretic
74. -ette (n.) , , roomette, typette, rosette
75. -ety (n.) , , gayety, anxiety, propriety
76. -eur (n.) amateur, farceur, saboteur
77. -faction (n.) , , satisfaction, stupefaction
78. -fic (adj.) colorific, honorific, pacific
79. -fication (n.) .. pacification, classification
80. -fier (n.) . glorifier, pacifier, classifier
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Suffix Meaning Examples
81. -fold (adj./adv.) twofold, threefold, manifold
82. -form (adj.) gasiform, uniform, cubiform
83. -ful (n.) handful, spoonful, houseful
84. -ful (adj.) .. useful, hopeful, dreamful
85. -fy (v.) .. beautify, citify, glorify
86. -hood (n.) , , childhood, boyhood, manhood
87. -i (adj./n.) Iraki, Yemeni, Bengali
88. -ia (n.) , suburbia, battalia, ataxia
89. -ial (adj.) .. managerial, adverbial, partial
90. -ian (adj.) /// Arabian, Mongolian, Christian
91. -ian (n.) , grammarian, civilian, comedian
92. -ibility (n.) . sensibility, producibility
93. -ible (adj.) sensible, resistible, perfectible
94. -ibly (adv.) sensibly, receptibly, resistibly
95. -ic (adj.) .. atomic, electronic, organic
96. -ic (n.) , critic, classic, logic, magic
97. -ical (adj.) .. atomical, typical, organical
98. -ice (n.) , , service, justice, apprentice
99. -ician (n.) musician, physician, electrician
100. -icity (n.) , , simplicity, periodicity, centricity
101. -ics (n.) .. informatics, electronics, politics
102. -id (adj.) florid, placid, stupid, placid
103. -ie (n.) , ../ birdie, roomie, oldie, movie
104. -ier (n.) , cashier, clothier, barrier, gaselier
105. -ile (adj) . servile, fertile, retractile
106. -ile (n.) missile, automobile, projectile
107. -ility (n.) , , servility, agility, mobility
108. -in (n.) (.) insulin, toxin, fibrin
109. -ine(adj.) infantine, nervine, riverine
110. -ine (n.) , heroine, libertine, concubine
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Suffix Meaning Examples
111. -ing (n.) , ., learning, tailoring, clothing
112. -ing (adj.) charging, burning, growing
113. -ion (n.) , , discussion, election, correction
114. -ior (n.) , .. warrior, senior, posterior
115. -ious (adj.) . laborious, spacious, anxious
116. -ish (adj.)
, ,

childish, coldish, English
117. -ish (v.) ., . vanish, publish, nourish
118. -ism (n.)
.., , , ,
, , ..,,
, ,
tailism, Lamaism, Turcism,
orientalism, criticism,
historicism, futurism,
humanism, gigantism,
multipartism, iodism
119. -ist (n.) , materialist, artist, violinist
120. -ister (n.) palmister, sophister, magister
121. -istic (adj.) . colouristic, artistic, realistic
122. -it (n.) bandit, hermit
123. -ite (n.) socialite, favorite, bedlamite
124. -ite (adj.) . partite, composite, polite
125. -ite (v.) unite, ignite, expedite
126. -ition (n.) , supposition, audition
127. -itious (adj.) .. suppositious, cementitious
128. -itis (n.) .. arthritis, carditis, cerebritis
129. -itive (adj.) .. compositive, partitive
130. -itor (n.) competitor, servitor, expositor
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131. -itude (n.) , , correctitude, exactitude
132. -ity (n.) , , speciality, humanity, popularity
133. -ive (adj.) .. educative, protective, amusive
134. -ive (n.) , detective, native, explosive
135. -ivity (n.) , selectivity, activity, captivity
136. -ization (n.) , modernization, realization
137. -ize (v.) .. organize, popularize, normalize
138. -kin (n.) ladykin, lambkin, manikin
139. -le (v.) winkle, joggle
140. -le (n.) thimble, spindle, handle
141. -less (adj.) homeless, useless, colorless
142. -let (n.) booklet, leaflet, piglet, starlet
143. -like (adj.) .. dreamlike, childlike, warlike
144. -ling (n.) , birdling, starveling, weakling
145. -ling (adj, adv) darkling, sideling
146. -logical (adj.) ... biological, oceanological
147. -logist (n.) . biologist, musicologist
148. -logy (n.) . biology, zoology, musicology
149. -ly (adj.) .., . friendly, homely, hourly, daily
150. -ly (adv.) ., hourly, namely, truly, greatly
151. -ment (n.) , , movement, pavement, department
152. -most (adj.) headmost, inmost, outmost
153. -ness (n.) , , greatness, darkness, darkness
154. -nik (n.) . protestnik, citynik, peacenik
155. -o (n.) , , solo, alto, politico, bravo, studio
156. -oid (adj.) . humanoid, spheroid, asteroid
157. -on (n.) , , southron, automation, electron
158. -oon (n.) spittoon, cartoon, festoon
159. -or (n.) , actor, elector, tractor, conductor
160. -orium (n.) , auditorium, sanatorium
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161. -ory (adj.) .. advisory, dictatory, revisory
162. -ory (n.) , , factory, armory, directory
163. -ose (adj.) . globose, operose, verbose
164. -osity (n.) , , curiosity, globosity
165. -ot (n.) , patriot, zealot, chariot, carrot
166. -ous (adj.) dangerous, glorious
167. -proof (adj.) .. fireproof, waterproof, rainproof
168. -ress (n) actress, waitress, interpretress
169. -ry (n.) , ., banditry, forestry, gentry, pantry
170. -s (adv.) , , , afternoons, outdoors, nights
171. -ship (n.) , , friendship, kingship, penmanship
172. -sion (n.) , , expansion, decision, division
173. -some (adj.) gladsome, playsome, fearsome
174. -ster (n.) songster, gamester, mobster
175. -th (n.) , , warmth, coolth, growth
176. -tic (adj.) . schematic, operatic, dramatic
177. -tion (n.) , , intervention, attention, reduction
178. -trix (n.) aviatrix, executrix
179. -ture (n.) , mixture, fixture, armature
180. -ty (n.) , , safety, surety, novelty
181. -ual (adj.) .. textual, sexual, spiritual
182. -ular (adj.) . nodular, jocular, cellular
183. -ule (n.) spherule, cellule, nodule
184. -ulous (adj.) .. globulous, tubulous, tubulous
185. -um (n.) , museum, forum, sanctum
186. -uous (adj.) . conspicuous, sensuous
187. -ure (n.) , , closure, disclosure, creature
188. -us (n.) quietus, flatus, stratus
189. -ward (adj.) downward, upward, outward
190. -wards (adv.) . downwards, upwards, inwards
191. -ways (adv.) , crossways, cornerways, sideways
192. -wise (adv.) , crosswise, coastwise, sidewise
193. -y (adj.) . rainy, windy, hilly, trusty, clayey
194. -y (n.) , , , soldiery, lefty, towny, doggy
195. -yer (n.) lawyer, bowyer, sawyer
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