Printable GRE - prefix, roots, suffix flash cards

-ate	a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, its English distribution paralleling that of Latin. The form originated as a suffix added to a-stem verbs to form adjectives (separate). The resulting form could also be used independently as a noun (advocate) a

-ette

a noun suffix occurring originally in loanwords from French, where it has been used in a variety of diminutive and hypocoristic formations (brunette; cigarette; coquette; etiquette; rosette); as an English suffix,

-ify

var. of

-ist	a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.:

-ity	a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition:

-ous	a suffix forming adjectives that have the general sense "possessing, full of" a given quality (covetous; glorious; nervous; wondrous);

a-	a prefix occurring before stems beginning with a vowel or h in loanwords from Greek, where it means "not," "without," "lacking" (anarchy; anecdote); used in the formation of compound words:

an-	a prefix occurring before stems beginning with a vowel or h in loanwords from Greek, where it means "not," "without," "lacking" (anarchy; anecdote); used in the formation of compound words:

ante-

a prefix meaning "before," used in the formation of compound words:

bene	a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "well":

bon-ton

good or elegant form or style.

caco	a combining form meaning "bad," occurring in loanwords from Greek (cacodemon); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (cacogenics).

caco-

a combining form meaning "bad," occurring in loanwords from Greek (cacodemon); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (cacogenics).

eu-	a combining form meaning "good," "well," occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia); in scientific coinages, esp. taxonomic names, it often has the sense "true, genuine" (eukaryote)

im-	a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily "in," but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as

in-	a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily "in," but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as

ize	a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have entered English through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English,

mal	a combining form meaning "bad," "wrongful," "ill," occurring originally in loanwords from French (malapert); on this model, used in the formation of other words (malfunction; malcontent).

ne	a combining form meaning "new," "recent," "revived," "modified," used in the formation of compound words:

post-

a prefix, meaning "behind," "after," "later," "subsequent to," "posterior to," occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (postscript), but now used freely in the formation of compound words (post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital).

-ate	a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, its English distribution paralleling that of Latin. The form originated as a suffix added to a-stem verbs to form adjectives (separate). The resulting form could also be used independently as a noun (advocate) a

-ette

a noun suffix occurring originally in loanwords from French, where it has been used in a variety of diminutive and hypocoristic formations (brunette; cigarette; coquette; etiquette; rosette); as an English suffix,

-ify

var. of

-ist	a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.:

-ity	a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition:

-ous	a suffix forming adjectives that have the general sense "possessing, full of" a given quality (covetous; glorious; nervous; wondrous);

a-	a prefix occurring before stems beginning with a vowel or h in loanwords from Greek, where it means "not," "without," "lacking" (anarchy; anecdote); used in the formation of compound words:

an-	a prefix occurring before stems beginning with a vowel or h in loanwords from Greek, where it means "not," "without," "lacking" (anarchy; anecdote); used in the formation of compound words:

ante-

a prefix meaning "before," used in the formation of compound words:

bene	a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "well":

bon-ton

good or elegant form or style.

caco	a combining form meaning "bad," occurring in loanwords from Greek (cacodemon); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (cacogenics).

caco-

a combining form meaning "bad," occurring in loanwords from Greek (cacodemon); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (cacogenics).

eu-	a combining form meaning "good," "well," occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia); in scientific coinages, esp. taxonomic names, it often has the sense "true, genuine" (eukaryote)

im-	a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily "in," but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as

in-	a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily "in," but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as

ize	a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have entered English through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English,

mal	a combining form meaning "bad," "wrongful," "ill," occurring originally in loanwords from French (malapert); on this model, used in the formation of other words (malfunction; malcontent).

ne	a combining form meaning "new," "recent," "revived," "modified," used in the formation of compound words:

post-

a prefix, meaning "behind," "after," "later," "subsequent to," "posterior to," occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (postscript), but now used freely in the formation of compound words (post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital).