English Vocab 1-2

ambi

both

e-

out of, from

im-

into

trans-

across

anthrop

human, man, people

bio

life

neo, nov

new

therm

heat

serve

serve, protect

am, amat

friendship, love

pac

peace

phon, phono

sound, voice

sci

know

solv, solut

to free or explain

tang, tact

touch

ver

truth

-ance, -ency,

the state of

-logy

the science of

amphi

both

ecto

outside

endo

inside

cred

believe

greg

gather

luc, lumin

light

pan

all

photo

light

sciss

cut

son

sound

ten, tent, tain

hold tightly

vit, viv

life

-ant, -ent

having the quality of

-ly

in this way

en, em

in

post

after

bell

war

cumb

to lie

mal

bad

pass, path

disease or suffering

plac

to please

scop

to view

tend, tens

to stretch

volu, volv

spin or roll

-cide

killing

-or, -er

one who takes part in

soph

wisdom, knowledge

cata, cat

down, against

pro

for, forward

in-

into

bene

well or good

dei

deity, deify

mater, matr

mother

pater, patre

father

pneum

lung

sec, sect

to cut

spir

breathe

theo

God, deity

-er

more

centro, centri

around, center

epi

upon, on top of, over

retro

back

dynam

power

pend, pens

to hang, weigh

pot

power

spond, spons

promise, answer for

-ful

full of

contra-, contro-, counter-

against or opposed

eso-

within

se

away from, apart

spont

by one’s own force

tom

to cut

cap, capt

to take, grab, or sieze

fac, fact, fic

to do or make

nym, onym

word or name

phan, phas, phen

to seem or appear

pugna

fight

simil

same

-ia, -y

act or state

dia, di-

through or across

eu-, ev-

positive, well, good

syn-, sym-

with, together

cid, cis

cut

fal, fals

not true

omni

all

pher, phor

bear or bring

quer, quis

ask

siphon

tube

stat

stay, position

trophy

nutrition, food

-ic

having to do with

dys

ill, difficult, bad

hetero

other, different

homo

same

clin

to lean

forc, fort

strength

ortho

straight, correct

phile, phil

one who loves

schizo, schiz

division, split

sol

sun

strict, string

tight

urb

of a city