Word | Prefix | Suffix | Meaning
------- | -------- | -------- | --------
Terrorism | terr- | -ism | The act or practice of terrorizing
Carelessness | care- | -less | The state of being without care
Disagreement | dis- | -ment | The act or state of disagreeing
Ineffective | in- | -ive | Not effective
Unfaithful | un- | -ful | Not faithful
Prepackaged | pre- | -ed | Packaged beforehand
Biodegradable | bio- | -able | Capable of being broken down by living organisms
Reincarnation | re- | -ation | The rebirth of a soul in a new body
Decentralization | de- | -ization | The process of distributing power away from a central authority
Key Points
* Prefixes are word parts that are added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
* Suffixes are word parts that are added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
* Some words may have both a prefix and a suffix, while others have only one or neither.