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PREFIX and SUFFIX OPPOSITES

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-base- -AB + base- Write the meaning
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normal

 

abnormal

 

 
good / open / sharp / warm bad / closed / dull / cold NOTES:
good
good-humored
good-natured
good-tempered
open-minded
open-minded
sharp-witted
warm-blooded
warm-hearted

 

bad
bad-humored
bad-natured
ill-tempered
close-minded
narrow-minded
dull-witted
cold-blooded
cold-hearted

 

 
-base- -DIS + base- NOTES:
honest
loyal

 

dishonest
disloyal

 

 
-ful -less NOTES:
careful
cheerful
tactful

 

careless
cheerless
tactless

 

 
-EX + base- -IN + base- NOTES:
extroverted

 

introverted

 

 
-base- -IN + base- NOTES:
capable
decisive
direct
sane
secure
sensitive

 

incapable
indecisive
indirect
insane
insecure
insensitive

 

  
-base- -IL + base- NOTES:
legal
logical

 

illegal
illogical

 

 
-base- -IM + base- NOTES:
modest
polite

 

immodest
impolite

 

 
-base- -IR + base- NOTES:
responsible

irresponsible

 
-base- -UN + base- NOTES:
ambitious
balanced
caring
changeable
conscious
conventional
dependable
diplomatic
enjoyable
friendly
generous
happy
important
kind
predictable
realistic
reliable
reserved
self-conscious
selfish
stable
sympathetic
trustworthy
truthful

 

unambitious
unbalanced
uncaring
unchangeable
unconscious
unconventional
undependable
undiplomatic
unenjoyable
unfriendly
ungenerous
unhappy
unimportant
unkind
unpredictable
unrealistic
unreliable
unreserved
unself-conscious
unselfish
unstable
unsympathetic
untrustworthy
untruthful

 

 

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