Merit

(EARN p122) begins with "M" then to closed fist

Affixes

de+ — Demerit
de+, +ory, +ous — Demeritorious
de+, +s — Demerits
+ed — Merited
+ing — Meriting
+less — Meritless
+ory, +ous — Meritorious
+ory, +ous, +ly — Meritoriously
+ory, +ous, +ness — Meritoriousness
+s — Merits
un+, +ed — Unmerited
un+, +ory, +ous — Unmeritorious