42) multi- (many) multipurpose, multinational, multiple, multiply, multitude, multiculturalism
43) counter-, anti-, contra- (opposite, against) counteract, counterattack, counterclockwise, counterrevolutionary, antibiotic, antigravity, antimatter, antiwar, antinuclear, contradict, contradiction, contramissile, contranatural, contrary, contrast, anticonsumerism
44) mini- (smallest, short) minibus, miniskirt, minimum, minister, minimize, ministry, minor, minority, minute
45) max- (greatest) maximum, maximal , maximize
46) out- (outside, beyond) outdo, outwit, outlive, outnumber, outdoor, outstanding, outskirts , outward, outcome, outer, outing , outline, outlook, output, outrage , outside
47) over- (too much, above, additional) overwork, overuse, overtake, overpass , overthrow , overturn , overall, overdue , overhead, overhear , overlook, overseas, overtime
48) trans- (across, on or to the other side of) transaction , transatlantic, transcend , transfer, transform, transistor , transit , transition , translate, translation, transmission, transmit, transmitter, transparent, transplant, transport, transportation
49) under- (too little, below) underdeveloped, underdevelopment, underestimate, undergraduate, underground, underlie , underline, undersea, underlying , undermine , underneath, underwear
50) neo- (new) neo-Nazism, neolithic
51) be- (cause to be or have) befriend, belittle
52) bio- (life) biology, biography , autobiography, antibiotic, biochemistry, biosphere, biomedical
53) en- em- (cause to become, put into the stated condition) embody, empower, endanger, enlarge, enrich, encompass, enthrone, entrench
54) extra- (outside, beyond) extracurricular, extraordinary
55) mid- (middle) midday, midnight
56) poly- (many) polycentric, polydirectional, polysyllabic
57) pseudo- (not real, false) pseudonym, pseudoscience
58) thermo- (heat) thermochemistry, thermometer
59) vice- (next in rank below) vice-chairman, vice-president
60) aero- (air) aerial , aeroplane, aeronautics, aerospace
61) cross- (across, going between the stated things and joining them) cross-country, crossbreed
62) intra- (inside, within; into) intracity, intra-department, intranet
63) pro- (in favor of, supporting) pro-America, pro-abortion
64) self- (by means of oneself or itself, of, to; with, for or in oneself or itself) self-employed, self-taught
65) step- (not by birth but through a parent who has remarried) stepmother, stepchildren
66) by-, bye- (less important) by-product, byway
67) a-, (on, in; not, without; intensive) aboard, abroad, ahead, ashore, aside, ashamed, awake, aware, abed, aflame; amoral, anarchy, anonymous, asocial, atom, apolitical, acentric; abide, alike, amaze, arise, arouse, await
68) ab-, abs- (the opposite of, away from, off) abnormal, abrupt, absent, abstract, abuse, abortion
2. Suffixes
Nouns
1) –ant, -ent applicant, component, servant, student
2) –er, -or, -ar employer, interviewer, trainer, painter, New Yorker, Northerner, lighter, cooker, conductor, beggar, arbiter, shipper
3) –ee absentee, abandonee, employee, interviewee, trainee
4) –eer engineer, pioneer
5) –an, -ian, -arian historian, humanitarian, librarian, musician, Canadian
6) –ese Chinese, Japanese
7) –ist artist, Marxist, capitalist, creationist, extremist, futurologist, manicurist, neuroscientist, oncologist, purist
8) –ism socialism, capitalism, mechanism, ableism, ageism, individualism, collectivism, creationism, optimism, pessimism
9) -ability, -ibility ability, flexibility, availability, capability
10) –age postage, shrinkage, wastage
11) –al arrival, refusal, revival
12) –ance, -ence appearance, reference
13) –ancy, -ency emergency, expectancy, delinquency
14) –cy accuracy, bankruptcy
15) –dom freedom, kingdom, wisdom
16) –ery bravery, cookery
17) –ess actress, lioness
18) –ette cigarette, novelette, cassette
19) –ful handful, spoonful
20) –hood childhood, brotherhood, neighborhood
21) –ics economics, electronics, mechanics, physics, mathematics, politics
22) –ion(-sion, -ssion -ition, -ation) decision, discussion, inflation, translation, action, correction, allegation, connotation, depletion, distortion, elimination, emulation, formulation, immunization, integration, manipulation, radiation, recitation, vaccination
23) –ity, -ty reality, curiosity, purity, security, certainty, cruelty, difficulty, loyalty, poverty, safety, municipality, triviality, affinity, diversity, ingenuity, maturity, mediocrity, mobility, sovereignty, timidity
