1. prefix, root and suffix
-itis : inflammation eg. arthritis, bronchitis, gastritis, sinusitisarthritis (n.) means a medical condition affecting your joints (=the place where two bones meet) making them very swollen and painful
"arthro-" means joints in Greek
sinusitis (n.) means an infection in which the inside of your sinuses becomes swollen
candid : frank eg. candidate
candidate (n.) means one of the people competing in an election
di- : two, twice eg. diverge, divorce
diverge (adj.) means to branch off i different directions from the same starting point
de- : down, away from eg. derailed, deodorize
derailed (adj.) means to make a train come off its rails
deodorize (v. ) means to rid of odor, especially of unpleasant odor
liber, liver : free eg. liberal, deliver
deliver (v.) means carry sth. to another place and let it be there
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