1. prefix, root and suffix
de- : down, away eg. depreciatedepreciate (v.) means to become less valuable than before and its opposite word is appreciate
in- : bad, negative eg. indiscriminate
indiscriminate (adj.) means not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection
qui- : inquisitive eg. inquisitive
inquisitive (adj.) means curious and eager to learn
pri- : important eg. principle, primary, primitive
primitive (adj.) means at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology
pre-: major eg. president, premium
premium (adj.) high quality
ium, eum : the setting where a given activity is carried out
eg. auditorium, aquarium, stadium, colosseum, coliseum
auditorium (n.) means the part of a theatre, cinema etc where the audience sits
tem : time eg. temporary, temporal, contemporary
temporary (adj.) means existing, done, or used for only a limited period of time
contemporary (adj.) modern, or relating to the present time
ten : to hold eg. tentative, tenant
tentative (adj.) means not definite, or not certain
tenant (n.) someone who rents a flat, house, office, piece of land etc from the person who owns it
voc- : to call eg. advocate
advocate (v.) means to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
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