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XES
de-
MEANING
EXAMPLES
decode, decrease
dis-
disagree, disappear
ex-
exhale, explosion
il-
not
illegal, illogical
im-
not, without
impossible, improper
in-
not, without
inaction, invisible
mis-
bad, wrong
mislead, misplace
non-
not
nonfiction, nonsense
pre-
before
prefix, prehistory
pro-
proactive, profess,
program
re-
again, back
react, reappear
un-
-able
comfortable, portable
-al
relating to
annual, comical
-er
Comparative
bigger, stronger
-est
Superlative
strongest, tiniest
-ful
full of
beautiful, grateful
-ible
forming an adjective
reversible, terrible
-ily
forming an adverb
-ing
acting, showing
-less
friendless, tireless
-ly
forming an adjective
clearly, hourly
-ness
kindness, wilderness
-y
-ish
Hellish, selfish
ir-
not, without
Irresistible, irreducible