Flashcards ASVAB Word Knowledge: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Study Guide

a-, an-

without; not

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ante-

before

anti-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two

co-, com-, con-

together; with

contra-

against

de-

down; away; remove

dis-

not; apart; opposite

en-, em-

put into; cause to

ex-

out of; former

extra-

beyond; outside

hyper-

over; excessive

hypo-

under; below

in-, im-, il-, ir-

not

inter-

between

intra-

within

intro-

into; inward

mal-

bad; poor

mis-

wrong; badly

mono-

one

multi-

many

non-

not

omni-

all

over-

too much; above

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

forward; for

re-

again; back

semi-

half; partly

sub-

under; below

super-

above; beyond

tele-

far; distant

trans-

across; through

tri-

three

uni-

one

under-

below; too little

vice-

instead of

anthrop

human

bio

life

cardi

heart

cephal

head

derm

skin

dent

tooth

gastr

stomach

hem, hemat

blood

neur

nerve

ocul, opt

eye

oste

bone

ped, pod

foot

psych

mind

som, corpor

body

thromb

clot

cogn

know

phil

love

soph

wisdom

log, logos

word; study

sci

know

cred

believe

dict

say; speak

scrib, script

write

spect

look; see

vid, vis

see

geo

earth

terr

earth; land

aqu, aqua

water

mar

sea

port

carry

tract

pull; draw

mov, mot

move

gress, grad

step; go

ven, vent

come

ced, ceed, cess

go; move

therm

heat

hydr

water

aer

air

astr

star

cosm

universe; world

luna

moon

sol

sun

chron

time

metr, meter

measure

phon

sound

photo

light

ben, bon

good

mal

bad

struct

build

ject

throw

fac, fic, fect

make; do

cap, cep

take

mit, miss

send

voc, vok

call; voice

-able, -ible

capable of being

-al

relating to

-ance, -ence

state; quality

-ant, -ent

one who; something that

-ary

relating to

-ate

make; become