WwW 1-4

Word within the Word

ante

before

antecedent, anterior

anti

against

antigen, antibody

bi

two

bicycle, bipolar

circum

around

circumference, circumvent

com

together

compromise, combo

con

together

contract, conjunction

de

down

deduct, denounce

dis

away

dismiss, distract

equi

equal

equilateral, equinox

extra

beyond

extraordinary, extravagant

inter

between

intermediate, intersection

intra

within

intravenous, intracellular

intro

into

introduction, introvert

mal

bad

malevolent, malicious

mis

bad

mistake, misnomer

non

not

nonstop, nonliving

post

after

post credits, postpone

pre

before

premade, prelude

semi

half

semicircle, semiannual

sub

under

substitute, submarine

super

over

superior, superb

syn

together

synonym, synchronize

sym

together

sympathy, symbiosis

tri

three

tricycle, triangle

un

not

undo, unreal

archy

government

monarchy, anarchy

ard

always

coward, drunkard

cide

kill

suicide, homocide

ician

specialist

magician, physician

itis

inflammation

arthritis, conjunctivitis

aqua

water

aquarium, aquatic

audi

hear

audio, audience

bell

war

bellicose, rebellion

cap

take

capture, caption

cise

cut

precise, incision

bio

life

biology, biography

auto

self

autonomy, automobile

port

carry

portable, transport

scrib

write

inscribe, describe

logy

science

psychology, biology

dict

say

satisdiction, dictionary

cred

believe

credibility, credit

cent

one hundred

century, centimeter

neo

new

neo-confucianism, neoclassic

ad

to

adduction, adapt

cede

go

secede, concede

miss

send

dismiss, missionary

centri

center

centriole, centromere

biblio

book

bibliophile, bible

anthropo

man

anthropology, anthropic

homo

same

homosexual, homologous

spec

look

spectacles, spectacular

duct

lead

conduct, aqueduct

fer

carry

transfer, infer

pend

hang

pending, pendant

micro

small

microscope, microorganism

hydro

water

hydrophobic, dehydrate

photo

light

photosynthesis, photon

pan

all

panorama, panacea

penta

five

pentagon, pentathlon

tele

far

telephone, telepathy

vid

look

video, evidence

omni

all

omniscient, omnivore

ex

out

exit, exclude

poly

many

polypeptide, polygon

re

again

redo, restart

hypo

under

hypotonic, hypothermia

pseudo

false

pseudoscience, pseudonym

neuro

nerve

neurology, neuron

tomy

cut

anatomy, lobotomy

hema

blood

hematology, hematoma

proto

first

prototype, proton

phon

sound

symphony, phonetic

mono

one

monopoly, monotone

viv

life

viva, revive

morph

shape

morphology, amorphous

vest

clothes

vest, vestment

bene

good

benevolent, benefit

pond

weight

ponder, pound

corp

body

corporation, corpse

dorm

sleep

dormitory, dormant

pater

father

patriarch, patronize

nov

new

novel, novice

punct

point

punctuate, punctilious

ject

throw

interject, eject

tion

act or state

reaction, creation

loco

place

location, locomotive

dox

opinion

paradox, orthodox

amphi

both

amphibian, amphigory

magn

great

magnificent, magnify

eu

good

euphoria, euphemism

endo

within

endoskeleton, endocrine

phobia

fear

trypophobia, claustrophobia

ortho

straight

orthdontist, orthodox

put

think

computer, reputation

ver

true

verify, verdict

matri

mother

maternal, matricide

mega

large

megaphone, mega neon

pop

people

population, popular

sangui

blood

sanguine, sangria