Base Words/Root Words
The main word.
Prefixes and suffixes are often added to the root word.
Suffix Examples:
jump
jumper
jumped
jumps
jumping
dance
dancer
danced
dances
dancing
Prefix Examples
reappear
disapprove
unclear
coexist
bicycle
anticeptic
exwife
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