WORDBUILDING LIST FOR 1BA, 2BA, 3BA, 1MA IFA EFL EXAM 2012

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revised and updated December 2011 

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The words in the list have the American English spelling. Below are the principal differences in 

spelling between British and American English. 

In BrE, words that end in -l (which comes before a vowel) double the -l when a suffix is added, 

whereas in AmE the letter -l is not doubled, e.g. modeling / modeling, travelled / traveled. The letter 

must be doubled if the stress falls on the second syllable, e.g. rebel / rebelled (both in BrE and AmE) 

Some words end in -tre in BrE and -ter in AmE, e.g. centre / center

Some words end in -ogue in BrE and -og in AmE, e.g. analogue / analog, catalogue / catalog

Some words end in -our in British English and -or in AmE, e.g. colour / color, labour / labor

Some verbs end in -ize or -ise in BrE but only in -ize in American English, e.g. realize / realize, 

harmonise / harmonize

Some words end in -que in BrE and -ck or -k in AmE, e.g. cheque / check, chequer / checker

Some words end in -ence in BrE and -ense in AmE, e.g. defence / defense, licence / license

Below are some basic rules of word building. 

We can make VERBS by adding these suffixes to nouns or adjectives: 

-ate, -en, -ise/-ize 

We can make NOUNS by adding these suffixes to verbs or adjectives: 

-ence, -ion, -ity, -ism, -ility, -ness, -ment 

We can make ADJECTIVES by adding these suffixes to verbs or nouns: 

-able, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing, -ible 

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ABANDON 

abandonment 

ABLE 

ability 

enable 

disable 

disabled 

disability 

ABSENT 

absence 

absentee 

ABSORB 

absorbent 

absorbency 

absorbent 

absorbing 

absorption 

ABSTAIN 

abstinent 

abstinence 

abstention 

abstainer 

ABSURD 

absurdly 

absurdity 

ABUSE 

abuser 

abusive 

abusing 

abused 

ACADEMY 

academic 

academically 

academia 

ACCEPT 

acceptable 

acceptably 

unacceptable 

unacceptably 

acceptability 

acceptance 

ACCESS 

accessible 

inaccessible 

accessibility 

accession 

ACCORD 

according 

accordingly 

accordance 

ACCOUNT

accountable 

accountability 

accountancy 

accounting 

accountant 

unaccounted (for) 

ACCURATE 

inaccurate 

accuracy 

inaccuracy 

ACHIEVE

achievable 

achiever 

achievement 

overachiever 

ACQUAINT 

acquaintance 

acquainted 

unacquainted 

ACTIVE 

inactive 

actively 

activate 

activity 

activist 

activism 

activator 

activation 

ADAPT

adaptation 

adapter (= adaptor) 

adaptable 

adaptability 

ADD 

addition 

additional 

additionally 

additive 

addable 

add-on 

ADDICT 

addiction 

addicted 

addictive 

ADEQUATE 

inadequate 

adequacy 

inadequacy 

ADMIRE 

admiration 

admiring 

admiringly 

admirer 

admirable 

admirably 

ADMIT 

admission 

admittance 

admissible 

inadmissible 

admittedly 

readmit 

ADVANTAGE 

disadvantage 

advantageous 

disadvantageous 

ADVISE 

advice 

adviser (= advisor) 

advisable 

inadvisable 

advisedly 

advisory 

advisement 

AFFECT 

affection 

affectionate 

affectionately 

AFFORD

affordable 

unaffordable 

AFTER

afterbirth 

aftercare 

afterglow 

afterlife 

aftermath 

afternoon 

aftershave 

aftershock 

aftertaste 

afterthought 

afterwards 

AGE 

ag(e)ing 

age-old 

ageless 

aged 

ageism 

AGONY

agonize 

agonizing 

agonizingly 

AGREE

agreement 

agreeable 

agreeably 

disagree 

disagreement 

ALARM

alarming 

alarmingly 

alarmist 

ALLEGE

allegation 

alleged 

allegedly 

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amazement 

amazing 

amazingly 

AMUSE 

amusement 

amusing 

ANALYZE

analyst 

analysis 

analytical 

analytically 

ANECDOTE

anecdotal 

anecdotally 

ANIMATE 

animation 

inanimate 

ANNOY

annoyance 

annoyed 

annoying 

annoyingly 

ANSWER 

answerable 

unanswerable 

answering (machine) 

ANTIQUE

antiquity 

antiquated 

ANXIOUS

anxiously 

anxiety 

ANY

anybody 

anyone 

anyway 

anywhere 

anything 

anyhow (= anyway) 

anyplace (= anywhere) 

APOLOGIZE 

apology 

apologetic 

apologetically 

APPLY 

application 

applicant 

applicable 

applied 

APPRECIATE

appreciation 

appreciable 

appreciably 

appreciative 

appreciatively 

APPREHEND

apprehensive 

apprehension 

APPROACH

approachable 

unapproachable 

APPROVE 

approval 

disapproval 

approving 

disapproving 

disapprovingly 

ARGUE 

arguable 

arguably 

argument 

argumentation 

argumentative 

ARSON 

arsonist 

ART 

artist 

artistic 

artistically 

artistry 

artful 

artfully 

artiste 

artless 

artlessly 

artwork 

ASSESS 

assessment 

assessor 

ASSIST 

assistant 

assistance 

ATTACH 

attachment 

attached 

ATTEND

attendance 

attendant 

inattention 

attentive 

inattentive 

ATTRACT 

attraction 

attractiveness 

attractively 

unattractive 

unattractively 

AUTHENTIC 

authenticity 

authentically 

authenticate 

inauthentic 

AUTHOR 

authorize 

unauthorized 

authority 

authorization 

authoritative 

AVAILABLE 

availability 

unavailable 

unavailability 

AVOID

avoidance 

avoidable 

unavoidable 

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BALL

football 

footballer 

ballpoint 

ballpark (figure) 

ballroom 

trackball 

BEAT 

beatable 

unbeatable 

beating 

beater 

BEAUTY 

beautiful 

beautifully 

beautify 

beautician 

BEHAVE

misbehave 

behavior 

misbehavior 

behavioral 

BELIEF 

disbelief 

believe 

disbelieve 

believer 

non-believer 

believable 

unbelievable 

unbelievably 

BENEFIT 

beneficial 

beneficiary 

BIRTH 

birthrate 

birthday 

BLOCK 

blockage 

blocked 

unblock 

BLOOD 

bleeding 

bloodless 

bloody 

bleed 

BORE 

bored 

boring 

boredom 

BOUND 

bounds 

boundary 

boundless 

boundlessly 

BOY 

boyish 

boyishly 

boyhood 

BRIBE 

bribery 

bribable 

briber 

unbribable 

BREAK 

breakage 

breakable 

unbreakable 

outbreak 

breakneck 

breakaway 

breakdown 

breakthrough 

breakwater 

BRIGHT 

brightness 

brighten 

brightly 

BROAD 

broaden 

breadth 

broadminded 

broadside 

broadcast 

broadcaster 

BROTHER 

brotherhood 

brotherly 

brother-in-law 

brethren 

BRUTAL 

brutally 

brutality 

brutalize 

brutalization 

brute 

brutish 

BURGLE

burglar 

burglary 

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CALCULATE 

miscalculate 

calculation 

miscalculation 

calculator 

incalculable 

CAPITAL

capitalize 

capitalist 

capitalization 

CARE

careless 

carelessly 

careful 

carefully 

carefree 

caretaker 

careworn 

caring 

caringly 

CATEGORY 

categorize 

categorization 

CAUTION

cautious 

cautiously 

precaution 

CELEBRATE 

celebration 

celebratory 

celebrated 

celebrant 

celebrity 

CEREMONY 

ceremonial 

ceremonially 

ceremonious 

ceremoniously 

unceremonious 

unceremoniously 

CHARACTER 

characterless 

characterize 

characterization 

characteristic 

characteristically 

CHARGE

charged 

recharge 

rechargeable 

chargeable 

CHILD 

childhood 

childish 

childishly 

childishness 

childless 

childlessness 

childlike 

CITE 

citation 

recite 

recital 

recitation 

recitative 

above-cited 

CIVIL 

uncivil 

civility 

civilian 

civilize 

civilized 

uncivilized 

civilization 

CLAIM 

claimant 

acclaimed 

disclaim 

disclaimer 

declaim 

declamation 

reclaim 

CLASS 

classify 

classified 

classifiable 

classification 

declassify 

declassification 

outclass 

CLASSIC 

classical 

classically 

classicist 

neoclassicism 

CLEAN 

unclean 

cleanness 

cleanly 

cleanliness 

cleaner's 

cleanse 

cleanser 

clean-cut 

CLEAR 

unclear 

clearly 

clearance 

clarity 

clarify 

clarification 

clear-cut 

CLOSE 

closely 

closeness 

closure 

disclose 

disclosure 

enclose 

enclosure 

COAST

coastal 

COHERE 

coherent 

coherence 

incoherent 

incoherence 

cohesive 

cohesion 

COLLECT 

collection 

collector 

collectible 

collective 

collectivism 

COLOR 

colorful 

colorfully 

coloring 

colorless 

discolored 

discoloration 

COME 

upcoming 

income 

outcome 

newcomer 

comeuppance 

COMFORT 

discomfort 

comfortable 

uncomfortable 

comforting 

comfortably 

COMPARE

comparison 

comparable 

comparably 

comparative 

comparability 

incomparable 

incomparably 

COMPETE 

competition 

competitor 

competitive 

uncompetitive 

COMPETENCE 

competent 

competently 

incompetence 

incompetent 

incompetently 

COMPLAIN 

complaint 

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COMPLETE 

completely 

incompletely 

incomplete 

completeness 

incompleteness 

completion 

COMPOSE 

composer 

composition 

composure 

composite 

decompose 

decomposition 

COMPREHEND 

comprehensive 

comprehension 

comprehensibility 

incomprehensible 

CONCERN

unconcerned 

CONCLUDE

conclusion 

conclusive 

conclusively 

inconclusive 

inconclusively 

CONFUSE

confusion 

confusing 

CONNECT 

disconnect 

connection 

connector 

connective (tissue) 

CONSCIOUS 

consciously 

unconsciously 

consciousness 

unconsciousness 

subconscious 

subconsciously 

CONSIDER 

consideration 

considerable 

considerably 

considerate 

inconsiderate 

CONSISTENT

consistency 

inconsistency 

inconsistent 

CONTEMPT 

contemptible 

contemptibly 

contemptibility 

contemptuous 

contemptuously 

contemptuousness 

CONTINUE 

continuity 

continuous 

continual 

continuant 

continuer 

discontinue 

CONTRIBUTE 

contribution 

contributor 

CONVERT 

convert 

conversion 

convertible 

CONVINCE 

conviction 

convincing 

convinced 

convincingly 

unconvincing 

unconvincingly 

CORRECT 

incorrect 

correctly 

incorrectly 

correction 

correctional 

hypercorrect 

CORRESPOND

correspondent 

correspondence 

corresponding 

COST

costly 

costless 

COURAGE 

courageous 

courageously 

discourage 

discouraging 

discouragement 

encourage 

encouraging 

encouragement 

encouragingly 

COURT 

COURTEOUS 

COURTEOUSLY 

COURTESANS 

COURTESY 

COURTIER 

COURTSHIP 

DISCOURTEOUS 

DISCOURTESY 

COVER 

uncover 

uncovered 

cover-up 

coverage 

covering 

undercover 

COWARD 

cowardly 

cowardice 

CREATE 

creation 

creator 

creature 

creativity 

creative 

creatively 

uncreative 

uncreatively 

recreate 

recreation 

creationist 

creationism 

CREDIT 

credible 

incredible 

credibility 

creditor 

incredibly 

creditable 

discredit 

discreditable 

CRIME 

criminologist 

criminology 

criminal 

criminally 

criminalize 

CRITICISE 

critic 

critical 

critically 

criticism 

CURE 

curative 

curer 

curable 

incurable 

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DAY

daily 

midday 

daytime 

daybreak 

daydream 

DEAD

death 

deadly 

deaden 

deathly 

DEBT

indebted 

debtor 

DECIDE 

decidedly 

decision 

indecision 

decisively 

indecisively 

undecided 

DEFEND

defender 

defense / -ence 

defenseless 

defender 

defensive 

defensively 

indefensible 

defendant 

DEFICIENT 

deficiently 

deficiency 

DEFINE 

definition 

defined 

undefined 

definable 

definability 

definite 

definitive 

definitively 

indefinite 

DELIVER 

delivery 

deliverer 

deliverable 

undeliverable 

deliverance 

undelivered 

DENY 

denial 

deniable 

undeniable 

undeniably 

DEPART 

departure 

DEPEND

dependence / -ance 

independence 

dependent (adj) 

independent 

independently 

dependability 

dependant (n) 

DESERVE

deserving 

deservedly 

DESIRE 

desirable 

undesirable 

DESPAIR 

desperation 

desperate 

desperately 

DETECT 

detection 

detective 

detector 

detectable 

DEVELOP

development 

developmental 

developmentally 

developer 

developing 

underdeveloped 

DEVIL 

devilish 

bedeviled 

deviled 

devilment 

devilry 

daredevil 

DIFFER 

difference 

indifference 

different 

differently 

differential 

differentiation 

indifferent 

differentiate 

DIRECT 

direction 

directive 

directly 

directness 

director 

directorship 

directory 

indirect 

indirectly 

indirectness 

redirect 

DISASTER 

disastrous 

disastrously 

DISPUTE 

indisputable 

DISTINCT 

distinctly 

distinction 

distinctive 

distinctiveness 

DISTINGUISH 

distinguishable 

indistinguishable 

distinguishing 

DISTURB 

disturbance 

disturbing 

disturbed 

undisturbed 

DIVIDE 

division 

divisible 

dividable 

DOMESTIC 

domesticity 

domesticate 

DOMINATE 

dominance 

dominant 

dominatrix 

dominion 

DOUBT

doubt 

doubtless 

doubtlessly 

doubtful 

undoubtedly 

DRAMA 

dramatize 

dramatization 

dramatist 

dramatic 

dramatically 

DREAM 

dreamer 

dreamy 

dreamily 

dreamless 

dreamlike 

daydream 

daydreamer 

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EARTH 

earthling 

earthquake 

earthbound 

earthly 

earthy 

ECONOMY 

economist 

economize 

economics 

economical 

economically 

uneconomical 

uneconomically 

EFFECT 

effective 

effectively 

effectiveness 

ineffective 

ineffectively 

ineffectiveness 

EDUCATE 

educator 

educated (guess) 

uneducated 

educational 

educationally 

ELECTRIC 

electrical 

electrician 

electricity 

electrify 

electrification 

EMPLOY

employer 

employee 

employment 

unemployment 

employed 

unemployed 

employable 

ENDURE

endurance 

enduring 

enduringly 

durable 

durability 

ENGAGE 

engagement 

engaging 

engaged 

disengage 

ENVIRONMENT

environmental 

environmentally 

environmentalist 

environmentalism 

ENVY 

envious 

enviously 

ENTER 

entrance 

EQUAL 

equality 

inequality 

equalizer 

unequal 

unequally 

EVOKE 

evocative 

evocation 

evocable 

EXACT 

inexact 

exactly 

exacting 

exactness 

EXAMPLE

exemplify 

exemplification 

exemplary 

EXCEPT 

exception 

exceptional 

exceptionally 

EXCITE 

excitement 

EXCLUDE 

exclusive 

exclusively 

EXHAUST 

inexhaustible 

EXIST 

existing 

existence 

existent 

coexist 

coexistence 

non-existence 

non-existent 

existential 

existentialism 

existentialist 

EXPAND 

expansive

expansion 

expandable 

expansionism 

expansionist 

EXPECT 

expectation 

expectancy 

expectant 

unexpected 

unexpectedly 

EXPERT 

expertise 

expertly 

EXPLODE 

explosive 

explosion 

EXTEND 

extent 

extension 

extensive 

extensively 

extendable 

EXTREME 

extremely 

extremist 

extremism 

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FACE

facial 

deface 

facelift 

face-off 

faceless 

facecloth 

FACT

factual 

FAIL 

failure 

failed 

unfailing 

unfailingly 

FAMILIAR

familiarity 

familiarize 

familiarly 

unfamiliar 

unfamiliarity 

familiarization 

FANTASY

fantasize 

fantastic 

fantastically 

FASHION 

fashionable 

unfashionable 

unfashionably 

FAT

fatty 

fatten 

fattening 

fatness 

FATAL 

fatally 

fatality 

fatalism 

fatalistic 

FAVOR 

favorable 

favorably 

unfavorable 

unfavorably 

FEAR 

fearful 

fearless 

fearsome 

FEVER 

feverish 

feverishly 

FINAL

finally 

finalize 

FIT 

unfit 

fitness 

fitting 

fittingly 

FLAME 

flammable 

nonflammable 

inflammable 

FORCE 

forceful 

forcefully 

reinforce 

reinforcement 

FORESEE

foreseeable 

unforeseeable 

FOREST

afforest 

afforestation 

deforest 

deforestation 

FORM 

deform 

deformity 

FORMAL 

formally 

informal 

informally 

formality 

informality 

formalize 

FOUND 

foundation 

founder 

unfounded 

FRAME 

frameless 

framework 

framed 

FREE 

freedom 

freeway 

freely 

freefall 

FRESH 

freshly 

refresh 

refreshments 

FRIEND 

friendship 

friendly 

unfriendly 

friendliness 

unfriendliness 

befriend 

FROST 

frosty 

defrost 

frostily 

frostiness 

FRUIT 

fruitful 

fruitless 

fruitfully 

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GIVE 

misgiving 

giveaway 

GRACE 

graceful 

gracefully 

graceless 

disgrace 

disgraceful 

disgracefully 

GRAMMAR

grammarian 

grammatical 

grammatically 

ungrammatical 

ungrammatically 

GREEN 

greenery 

greenness 

greenish 

GROW

growth 

outgrow 

GUIDE 

guidance 

guideline 

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HAND 

offhand 

offhandedly 

offhandedness 

underhand 

handily 

HAPPY 

unhappy 

happiness 

happily 

unhappily 

hippy-happy 

HARM 

harmful 

harmless 

harmfully 

harmlessly 

unharmed 

HAZARD 

hazardous 

hazardously 

HEAD 

headache 

headdress 

header 

headgear 

headiness 

heading 

headlamp 

headlight 

headline 

headlong 

headmaster 

headmistress 

head-on 

headquarters 

headstone 

headstrong 

headway 

heady 

overhead 

HEAR 

hearable 

hearer 

hearsay 

overhear 

HEART 

dishearten 

disheartened 

heartache 

heartbeat 

heartbreak 

heartburn 

heartland 

hearten 

heartening 

heartless 

heartsick 

heartwarming 

HESITATE 

hesitation 

hesitant 

HOLD 

holder 

behold 

beholder 

stronghold 

withhold 

HOME 

homecoming 

homeland 

homeless 

homelessness 

homely 

homesick 

homespun 

homestead 

homeward(s) 

homework 

HOSTILE 

hostility 

hostilely 

HOUR 

hourly 

hourglass 

HURRY

hurried 

unhurried 

hurriedly 

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IGNORE

ignorance 

ignorant 

IMAGINE 

imagination 

imaginative 

unimaginative 

unimaginable 

IMPRESS 

impression 

impressive 

impressively 

unimpressive 

unimpressively 

impressionist 

impressionistic 

INDUSTRY

industrial 

industrially 

industrialize 

industrialization 

industrious 

industriously 

industrywide 

INFORM 

informative 

information 

misinform 

misinformed 

informer 

INHABIT 

inhabited 

uninhabited 

INJURE 

injury 

injured 

injurious 

uninjured 

INTEND 

intention 

intentional 

intentionally 

unintentional 

unintentionally 

INTEREST 

interesting 

interestingly 

uninteresting 

interested 

disinterested 

uninterested 

INVENT 

invention 

inventor 

inventive 

INVEST

investor 

investment 

reinvest 

reinvestment 

INVOLVE 

uninvolved 

involvement 

involving 

IRRITATE 

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JOY 

joyful 

joyfully 

enjoy 

enjoyable 

enjoyment 

joyous 

joyously 

overjoyed 

killjoy 

joyride 

JUDGE 

judg(e)ment 

judgmental 

judicious 

misjudge 

misjudgment 

JUST 

unjust 

justice 

injustice 

justify 

justifiable 

unjustifiable 

justification 

unjustified WORDBUILDING LIST FOR 1BA, 2BA, 3BA, 1MA IFA EFL EXAM 2012

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KIDNAP 

kidnapper 

kidnapping 

KNOW

knowledge 

knowledgeable 

knowingly 

unknowingly 

acknowledge 

acknowledgement 

know-how 

unknown 

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LABOR

laborious 

laboriously 

laborer 

labored 

labor-saving 

LAST 

lasting 

outlast 

long-lasting 

LENIENT

leniency 

LIFE 

afterlife 

lifeblood 

lifeless 

lifelike 

lifeline 

lifelong 

lifesaver 

lifespan 

lifestyle 

lifetime 

nightlife 

wildlife 

LIKE 

alike 

dislike 

liking 

likeable 

liken 

likeness 

likewise 

LINE 

online 

lineage 

linesman 

liner (ocean ~) 

byline 

one-liner 

linear 

non-linear 

LITERACY

literate 

illiterate 

illiteracy 

LONG

length 

lengthy 

longevity 

lengthen 

prolong 

longitude 

LOSE 

loss 

loser 

lost 

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MAJOR 

majority 

MANAGE 

mismanage 

mismanagement 

manager 

management 

managerial 

managing (director) 

MANIAC

manic 

maniacal 

maniacally 

MANUFACTURE

manufacturer 

manufacturing 

manufactured 

MARRY 

marriage 

remarry 

married 

unmarried 

MASS 

massive 

massively 

amass 

MEAN 

meaning 

meaningless 

meaningful 

meaningfully 

MEMORY 

memorize 

memorization 

memorable 

memorably 

MISERY 

miserable 

MISTAKE 

mistaken 

mistakenly 

MOBILE

mobilize 

mobility 

immobile 

immobilize 

MODERN 

modernize 

modernity 

MOMENT 

momentary 

momentarily 

momentous 

MONSTER 

monstrous 

monstrosity 

MOOD 

moody 

moodiness 

MORAL 

morally 

moralist 

moralistic 

moralize 

morality 

amoral 

amorality 

immoral 

MORTAL 

mortality 

immortal 

immortality 

immortalize 

MOVE 

movement 

immovable 

moving 

MURDER 

murderer 

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NAME 

nameless 

namely 

namesake 

misname 

misnomer 

unnamed 

rename 

NATION 

national 

multinational 

nationalism 

nationalist 

nationality 

nationalization 

international 

multinational 

nationalistic 

nationalize 

nationally 

internationally 

NAVIGATE 

navigation 

navigational 

navigator 

navigable 

navigability 

NECESSARY 

necessarily 

unnecessary 

unnecessarily 

necessity 

NEGLECT 

negligence 

negligent 

negligently 

negligible

negligibly

NEW

renew 

renewal 

renewable 

anew 

NORMAL

normally 

normality 

normalcy 

normalize 

abnormal 

abnormally 

abnormality 

normalization 

NOTE 

notable 

notably 

notebook

notify 

notification 

denote 

notation 

notary 

notarized 

NOTICE

unnoticed 

unnoticeable 

noticeable 

noticeably 

unnoticeably 

NOURISH 

nourishing 

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OBEY 

disobey 

obedient 

obedience 

disobedient 

disobedience 

OBJECT 

objection 

objectionable 

objectionably 

OBJECTIVE

objectify 

objectively 

objectivity 

objectiveness 

objectivism 

OBLIGE 

obligation 

obligatory 

OBSERVE 

observer 

observant 

observantly 

OCCUPY 

preoccupy 

preoccupied 

preoccupation 

unoccupied 

occupant 

occupier 

occupation 

occupational 

occupancy 

OFFENSE 

offensive 

offensively 

offend 

offender 

OLD 

elderly 

age-old 

ORIGIN 

originate 

original 

originally 

unoriginal 

unoriginally 

originator 

ORGANIZE 

organized (crime) 

organizer 

disorganize 

disorganization 

unorganized 

reorganize 

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PAIN 

painful 

painfully 

painless 

painlessly 

PARENT 

parental 

parenthood 

parentage 

PAY 

repay 

unpaid 

payable 

payment 

payer 

prepaid 

payback 

payoff 

PENETRATE 

penetrable 

penetrative 

penetration 

impenetrable 

PERCEIVE 

perception 

imperceptible 

imperceptibly 

PERIL 

perilous 

imperil 

PERSON 

personal 

personally 

personification 

personality 

personify 

impersonate 

impersonator 

PERMIT

permission 

permissive 

PERSIST 

persistent 

persistence 

PICTURE

picturesque 

PLAY 

player 

replay 

playful 

playfully 

playfulness 

outplay 

downplay 

interplay 

plaything 

playtime 

PLEASE 

pleasure 

pleasant 

pleasantly 

displeasure 

POISON 

poisonous 

POLITICS 

political 

politically 

politician 

politicize 

POOR 

poorly 

poverty 

impoverish 

impoverished 

POPULAR 

popularity 

popularize 

unpopular 

POSSESS 

possession 

possessive 

POWER

powerful 

powerless 

empower 

powerhouse 

overpower 

manpower 

PRACTICE 

practical 

practically 

impractical 

practitioner 

practicable 

PRECISE 

precisely 

imprecisely 

precision 

imprecise 

imprecision 

PREDICT 

prediction 

predictable 

unpredictable 

predictability 

unpredictability 

PREFER

preference 

preferable 

preferential 

preferably 

PREPARE 

preparation 

unprepared 

preparedness 

PRESUME 

presumption 

presumably 

presumptuous 

PREVAIL 

prevalent 

PREVENT 

prevention 

preventive

PRISON 

prisoner 

imprison 

imprisonment 

PRODUCE

product 

productive 

productively 

productivity 

production 

producer 

unproductive 

unproductively 

reproduce 

reproduction 

reproductive 

PROFESSION 

professional 

professionally 

professionalism 

unprofessional 

unprofessionally 

PROFIT

profitable 

unprofitable 

nonprofit 

profiteering 

PROOF 

prove 

disprove 

proofread 

proofreader 

PROPOSE 

proposal 

proposition 

PROSPECT

prospectus 

prospective 

prospector 

PURE 

purify 

purification 

PURPOSE

purposeful 

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PURSUE 

pursuit 

pursuer 

PUZZLE 

puzzlement 

puzzled 

puzzling WORDBUILDING LIST FOR 1BA, 2BA, 3BA, 1MA IFA EFL EXAM 2012

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RAIL

derail 

derailment 

railing 

railroad 

railway 

RARE 

rarity 

rarely 

RATIONAL

rationally 

irrational 

irrationally 

rationalism 

rationale 

rationalize 

rationalisation 

rationalism 

rationality

READ

reader 

readership 

reread 

misread 

READY 

readily 

readiness 

unready 

REAL

really 

unreal 

realistic 

realistically 

reality 

realism 

surreal 

realize 

realization 

RECEIVE 

receiver 

reception 

recipient 

receiving (end) 

RECOGNIZE 

recognition 

recognizable 

recognizably 

unrecognizable 

RED 

redness 

reddish 

REFER 

reference 

referee 

referential 

REFUSE 

refusal 

REGARD 

disregard 

regardless 

regardlessly 

REGRET 

regrettable 

regrettably 

regretful 

RELATE 

relation 

relative 

relatively 

RELEVANT 

relevance 

relevantly 

irrelevant 

RELY 

reliable 

unreliable 

reliance 

reliability 

reliably 

REMOVE 

removal 

removable 

irremovable 

irremovably 

RESEMBLE 

resemblance 

RESIDE 

resident 

residential 

residence 

RESPOND 

respondent 

responsive 

unresponsive 

responsiveness

REST 

restless 

restlessly 

restive 

RICH 

richly 

enrich 

riches 

richness 

RIVAL 

rivalry 

unrivalled 

ROB 

robber 

robbery 

RUN 

runner 

runaway 

runway 

forerunner 

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SAFE

safety 

safely 

unsafe 

unsafely 

SATISFY 

satisfaction 

dissatisfaction 

satisfying 

satisfyingly 

SECURE 

securely 

security 

insecure 

insecurity 

SELF 

selfless 

selflessly 

selflessness 

selfish 

selfishly 

selfishness 

SENSE 

nonsense 

nonsensical 

senseless 

senselessly 

sensual 

sensuous 

sensible 

sensitive 

sensitivity 

insensitive 

desensitize 

SEX 

bisexual 

bisexuality 

homosexual 

homosexuality 

metrosexual 

sexism 

sexist 

sexual 

sexuality 

sexually 

sexy 

SHORT 

shorten 

shortage 

shortly 

shortcoming 

shorthand 

SICK 

sickness 

sickly 

sickening 

SIGHT 

shortsighted 

nearsighted 

farsighted 

sightsee 

sightseeing 

insight 

SIGN 

signature 

signage 

SIGNIFY 

significance 

insignificance 

significant 

insignificant 

significantly 

insignificantly 

SILENCE 

silent 

silently 

silencer 

SINCERE 

sincerely 

insincerely 

insincere 

sincerity 

insincerity 

SKILL 

skillful 

skillfully 

skilled 

SLEEP 

sleeper 

sleepy 

sleepless 

sleeplessness 

sleepyhead 

sleepwalk 

sleepwalker 

sleepover 

oversleep 

SOBER

sobriety 

SOCIAL 

anti-social 

unsocial 

socialize 

socially 

society 

sociology 

sociologist 

sociable 

unsociable 

SPACE 

spacious 

spaciously 

spatial 

SPEECH 

speechless 

STABLE 

unstable 

stability 

instability 

stabilize 

stabilizer

stabilisation

STAND 

standoff 

standoffish 

standpoint 

outstanding 

standing 

STANDARD 

standardly 

substandard 

nonstandard 

standardize 

standardization 

STORE 

storage 

STRAIGHT

straighten 

straightforward 

STRICT 

strictly 

strictness 

STRONG 

strength 

strengthen 

strengthening 

stronghold 

SUBSTANCE 

substantial 

substantially 

unsubstantial 

insubstantial 

insubstantially 

SUIT 

suitable 

suitability 

unsuitable 

suitably 

unsuitably 

SUPER 

superficial 

superficially 

superior 

superiority 

superhuman 

supersonic 

superman 

superpower 

SUPPOSE 

supposedly 

supposing 

SURE 

surely 

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assurance 

reassurance 

reassuring 

SURMOUNT 

surmountable 

insurmountable 

SURPRISE

surprising 

surprisingly 

unsurprising 

unsurprisingly 

SURVIVE 

survival 

surviving 

SUSPECT 

suspicious 

suspiciously 

unsuspicious 

SUSTAIN 

sustainable 

unsustainable 

sustainability 

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TAKE 

taker 

takeoff 

takeaway 

takeout 

overtake 

TEMPT

tempter 

temptation 

tempting 

TERMINATE 

termination 

terminable 

interminably 

terminator 

terminal 

termination 

THEFT 

thief 

THINK 

thoughtful 

thoughtfully 

thoughtfulness 

thoughtless 

thoughtlessly 

thoughtlessness 

TOLERATE

tolerance 

intolerance 

tolerant 

intolerant 

tolerable 

intolerable 

TOPIC 

topical 

topicality 

TOUR

tourist 

tourism 

touristy 

TROUBLE 

troublesome 

TRUE 

truly 

truth 

truthful 

truthfully 

truthfulness 

untrue 

TUTOR 

tutorial 

untutored 

tutee 

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UNDERSTAND 

understanding 

understandable 

understandably 

misunderstand 

misunderstanding 

USE 

misuse 

user 

usage 

useless 

usability WORDBUILDING LIST FOR 1BA, 2BA, 3BA, 1MA IFA EFL EXAM 2012

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VACATE 

vacant 

vacancy 

VALID 

validity 

invalidity 

validate 

invalid (n, adj) 

invalidate 

validation 

validly 

VALUE 

valued 

valuable 

invaluable 

valuables 

devalue 

overvalue 

revalue 

VANDAL 

vandalize 

vandalism 

VARY

varied 

invariable 

invariably 

variability 

variable 

variably 

variant 

variation 

VISION 

visual 

visualize 

visualization 

visionary 

envision 

VITAL 

vitally 

vitality 

VOLUNTARY 

volunteer 

voluntarily 

involuntarily WORDBUILDING LIST FOR 1BA, 2BA, 3BA, 1MA IFA EFL EXAM 2012

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WASTE

wasteland 

wasteful 

wastefully 

wastefulness 

wasteland 

waster 

wasting (disease) 

WATER

watermark 

waterfall 

watershed 

waterline 

watery 

WEAK

weakly 

weaken 

weakness 

WEALTH

wealthy 

WED 

wedding 

wedded (bliss) 

newlywed 

WEEK 

weekly 

biweekly 

midweek 

weeklong 

weekend 

weekday 

WEIGH 

weight 

weights 

weighty 

weightless 

weightlessness 

overweight 

underweight 

outweigh 

WEIRD 

weirdly 

weirdo 

weirdness 

WIDE 

widely 

widen 

width 

widespread 

worldwide 

WISE 

unwise 

wisdom 

WIT

witty 

quick-witted 

half-wit 

WITH 

without 

within 

WITHDRAW

withdrawal 

withdrawn WORDBUILDING LIST FOR 1BA, 2BA, 3BA, 1MA IFA EFL EXAM 2012

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ZEAL

zealot 

zealous 

zealously