Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots (ASVAB 2025-2026)

a-

no, not

ab- or abs-

away from

anti-

against, opposing, opposite

bi-

two, twice, double

circum-

around

com- or con-

with, together

de-

away from

deca-

ten

extra-

outside, beyond

fore-

in front of

geo-

earth

hyper-

above, over

il-

not

mal- or male

evil, bad

multi-

many

ob-

blocking

omni-

all

out-

external

que-, quer-, or ques-

ask

re-

back, again

semi-

half

super-

over, more

tele-

far

trans-

across

un-

not

-able, -ible (adj.)

capable of

-age (noun)

act of

-al (adj.)

relating to

-ance or ence (noun)

instance of an action

-ation (noun)

action, process

-en (adj. & verb)

made from

-ful (adj.)

full of

-ic (adj.)

relating to, like

-ical (adj.)

possessing a quality of

-ish (adj. & noun)

resembling

-ism (noun)

condition or manner

-ist (noun)

one who or that which does

-ity (noun)

quality of or state of

-less (adj. & noun)

not having

-let (noun)

small one

-ly (adj. & adv.)

like

-ment (noun)

actor process of

-ness (adj. & noun)

possessing a quality

-or, -er (noun)

one who does a thing

-ous (adj.)

state of

anthro or anthrop

relating to humans

bibl

relating to books

brev

short

cede or ceed

go, yield

chrom

color

cogn

know

corp

body

dict

speak

domain

rule

flu or flac

flow

form

shape

fract or frag

break

graph

writing

junct

join

liber

free

lum or lumen

light

oper

work

path or pathy

Suffer; feeling

port

carry

press

squeeze

scrib or script

write

sens or sent

feel

tract

pull

voc or vok

call