WwW

Word within the Word

ante

before

antecedent, anterior

anti

against

antibody, antithesis

bi

two

bicycle, bipolar

circum

around

circumference, circumvent

com

together

compromise, combination

con

together

contact, confidence

de

down

demolish, denounce

dis

away

distort, distract

equi

equal

equilateral, equinox

extra

beyond

extraordinary, extrovert

inter

between

international, interject

intra

within

intravenous, intracellular

intro

into

introduction, introvert

mal

bad

malevolent, malicious

mis

bad

misfit, mistake

non

not

nonstop, nonprofit

post

after

posterior, postgraduate

pre

before

prelude, preposition

semi

half

semicircle, semiannual

sub

under

subtract, subordinate

super

over

superficial, superior

syn

together

synonym, synchronize

sym

together

sympathy, symmetry

tri

three

tricycle, triangle

un

not

unequal, unreal

archy

government

monarchy, anarchy

ard

always

coward, drunkard

cide

kill

suicide, homocide

ician

specialist

technician, musician

itis

inflammation

arthritis, conjunctivitis

aqua

water

aquarium, aqueduct

audi

hear

audio, audience

bell

war

bellicose, rebellion

cap

take

capture, caption

cise

cut

circumcise, precise

bio

life

biology, biography

auto

self

autonomy, autograph

port

carry

portable, transport

scrib

write

scribble, describe

logy

science

psychology, entomology

dict

say

satisdiction, diction

cred

believe

credibility, incredible

cent

one hundred

century, centimeter

neo

new

neo-confucianism, neoclassic

ad

to

adapt, addition

cede

away

secede, concede

miss

send

dismiss, missionary

centri

center

centriole, centromere

biblio

book

bibliography, bibliophile

anthropo

man

anthropology, antropomorphic

homo

same

homosapien, homologous

spec

look

spectacles, spectrum

duct

lead

conduct, product

fer

carry

infer, transfer

pend

hang

pending, pendant

micro

small

microwave, microphone

hydro

water

hydrophobic, dehydrate

photo

light

photon, photograph

pan

all

panorama, pandemic

penta

five

pentagon, pentathlon

tele

far

telephone, telepathy

vid

look

video, evidence

omni

all

omniscient, omnipotent

ex

out

exit, exclude

poly

many

polygon, polygamy

re

again

restart, revive

hypo

under

hypotonic, hypocrite

pseudo

false

pseudoscience, pseudonym

neuro

nerve

neurology, neuron

tomy

cut

anatomy, lobotomy

hema

blood

hemaglobin, hematoma

proto

first

prototype, proton

phon

sound

symphony, phonetic

mono

one

monopoly, monotone

viv

life

vivid, viva

morph

shape

morphology, metamorphic

vest

clothes

vestry, investiture

bene

good

benevolent, benefit

pond

weight

ponder, compound

corp

body

corporation, corpse

dorm

sleep

dormitory, dormant

pater

father

patriiarch, patronize

nov

new

novel, novice

punct

point

punctuate, punctilious

ject

throw

interject, reject

tion

act or state

reaction, creation

loco

place

location, local

dox

opinion

paradox, orthodox

amphi

both

amphibian, amphigory

magn

great

magnificent, magnify

eu

good

euphemism, euphoria

endo

within

endoskeleton, endoplasm

phobia

fear

trypophobia, claustrophobia

ortho

straight

orthdontist, orthopedics

put

think

dispute, reputation

ver

true

verify, verisimilitude

matri

mother

maternal, matricide

mega

large

megaphone, megabyte

pop

people

population, popular

sangui

blood

sanguine, sangria