Vocabulary Week 14

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-ly

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A suffix used to form adverbs from adjectives, indicating the manner of an action (e.g., quickly, happily).

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dem/demo

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A root word meaning 'people' or 'population' (e.g., democracy, demographic).

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re-

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A prefix meaning 'again' or 'back' (e.g., redo, revisit).

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-sect

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A root word meaning 'to cut' (e.g., dissect, intersect).

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non-

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A prefix meaning 'not' or 'without' (e.g., nonessential, nonverbal).

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ex-

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A prefix meaning 'out of' or 'from' (e.g., exit, exclude).

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prefix

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A word part added to the beginning of a root word to modify its meaning (e.g., 'un-' in 'undo').

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suffix

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A word part added to the end of a root word to modify its meaning (e.g., '-ing' in 'running').

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root

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The base part of a word that carries its primary meaning (e.g., 'act' in 'action').

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base

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The main part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added (e.g., 'play' in 'playful').