Affix 10

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ness

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a suffix that indicates a state, quality, or condition (e.g., happiness, sadness)

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sacro

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a prefix meaning holy or sacred (e.g., sacred, sacrament)

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ess

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a suffix used to denote female gender (e.g., actress, goddess)

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cor

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a root word meaning heart (e.g., core, cordial)

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nat

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a root word meaning born or birth (e.g., native, prenatal)

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prefix

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a word part added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning (e.g., un- in unhappy)

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suffix

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

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root word

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

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homophone

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words that sound the same but have different meanings (e.g., to, two, too)

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synonym

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a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word (e.g., happy and joyful)