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Communication Skills-I

Notes
dis- the converse of discomfort, dislike
ex- former ex-chairman, ex-hunter
hyper- extreme hyperinfl ation, hypersurface
in- the converse of inattention, incoherence, incompatibility
in- inside inpatient,
inter- between interaction, inter-change, interference
kilo- thousand Kilobyte
mal- Bad malfunction, maltreatment, malnutrition
mega- million megabyte
mis- wrong misconduct, misdeed, mismanagement
mini- small mini-publication, mini-theory
mono- One monosyllable, monograph, monogamy
neo- New neo-colonialism, neo-impressionism
out- separate outbuilding,
poly- many polysyllable
pseudo- false pseudo-expert
re- again re-organisation, re-assessment, re-examination
semi- Half semicircle, semi-darkness
sub- below subset, subdivision
super- more than, above superset, superimposition, superpowers
sur- over and above surtax
tele- distant telecommunications,
tri- three tripartism
ultra- beyond ultrasound
under- below, too little underpayment, under-development, undergraduate
vice- deputy vice-president

Example: Suffix added to a verb (V), noun (N) or adjective (A) noun
Suffi x Meaning Examples
-tionsion action/instance of V-ing alteration, demonstration expansion, inclusion,
admission
-er person who V-s advertiser, driver
something used for V-ing computer, silencer
-ment action/instance of V-ing development, punishment, unemployment
-antent person who V-s assistant, consultant
student
-age action/result of V breakage, wastage, package
-al action/result of V denial, proposal, refusal, dismissal
-enceance action/result of V preference, dependence, interference
attendance, acceptance, endurance
-ery/-ry action/instance of V-ing bribery, robbery, misery
place of V-ing refi nery, bakery

Suffi x Meaning Examples
-er person concerned with N astronomer, geographer
-ism doctrine of N Marxism, Maoism, Thatcherism
-ship state of being N friendship, citizenship, leadership
-age collection of N baggage, plumage

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