AP Lang - word stems 1

ante

before

antedate, antecedent, antebellum, anterior, ante meridiem, antepenult

Anti

Against

anti-aircraft, antibody, anticlimax, anticline, antitoxin, antithesis

Bi

Two

bilateral, bicycle, binary, bimonthly, biped, bipolar, binocular, bicuspid

Circum

around

circumnavigate, circumspect, circumvent, circumlocution, circus

Com

together

combination, comfort, commensurate, common, complete, comb

Con

together

contract, confidence, confine, confederate, conjunction, contract

De

down

deposit, descent, despicable, denounce, deduct, demolish, decrepit, deplete

Dis

away

distract, distort, dispute, dissonant, disperse, dismiss, dissuade, disprove

equi

equal

equitable, equilateral, equivocate, equinox, equation, equilibrium

extra

beyond

extraterrestrial, extraordinary, extravagant, extrovert, extramural

inter

between

international, interdepartmental, interstellar, interject, interlude

intra

within

intracellular, intravenous, intracranial, intrastate, intrauterine

intro

into

introduce, introspective, introvert, introject, intromission

Mal

bad

malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malign, malady, malapropism

Mis

bad

misfit, mistake, misfortune, misfire, misery, miser, misdeed, misguided

Non

not

nonstop, nonprofit, none, nonconformity, nonplussed, nonchalant

post

after

postgraduate, posthumous, postscript, posterity, posterior, postlude

pre

before

prelude, preposition, premonition, premature, predict, predecessor

semi

half

semitone, semiaquatic, semicircle, semiweekly, semiannual, semiformal

sub

under

subterranean, subtract, subordinate, submarine, subterfuge, substantial

super

over

supervise, superb, superior, superfluous, supercilious, supernatural

Syn

together

synthetic, synchronize, syndrome, synonym, synopsis, syntax

sym

together

sympathy, symbiosis, symbol, symmetry, symphony, symposium

tri

three

tricycle, triangle, triceps, triad, trichotomy, triceratops, trivia, trialogue

Un

not

unfit, unequal, undone, unequivocal, unearned, unconventional, untenable

Archy

government

monarchy, oligarchy, hierarchy, anarchy, matriarchal, patriarchy

Ard

always

drunkard, coward, braggart, laggard, dullard, sluggard, niggardly

Cide

kill

herbicide, homicide, matricide, suicide, regicide, genocide, fratricide

ician

specialist

technician, musician, beautician, physician, statistician, clinician

itis

infection

appendicitis, tonsillitis, bursitis, arthritis, gastroenteritis, colitis

aqua

water

aquarium, aquatic, aquaplane, aquifer, aqueous, semiaquatic

audi

hear

audiophile, audience, audition, auditory, audiometer, audit, audiology

bell

war

bellicose, belligerent, bellow, rebel, casus belli, counterrebellion

cap

take

capture, captive, captor, captious, captivate, captivity, caption, capsule

cise

cut

excise, incisors, incision, circumcise, incisive, precise, concise, decision

bio

life

biography, biology, biomorphic, biochemistry, exobiology, biogenesis

auto

self

autobiography, automobile, autograph, automatic, automaton, autocracy

port

carry

transport, import, report, porter, deport, important, portage, portly

scrib

write

scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe, conscription, transcribe, ascribe

logy

science

biology, anthropology, geology, entomology, philology, mythology

dict

say

dictionary, predict, malediction, dictation, addict, interdict, contradict

cred

believe

credit, incredible, credible, incredulous, discredited, credibility, credo

cent

one hundred

century, bicentennial, centimeter, centipede, centurion, cent

neo

new

neologism, neophyte, neon, Neolithic, neoclassic, neoPlatonist, neonatal

ad

to

adhesive, adapt, addendum, addition, adherent, addict, advent, advocate

cede

go

recede, precede, antecedent, proceed, secede, concede, intercede, succeed

miss

send

dismiss, remiss, missile, admission, missionary, emission, promissory

centri

center

centrifugal, centripetal, centrist, concentric, decentralize, eccentric

biblio

book

bibliography, bibliophile, bibliolatry, bible, bibliomania, bibliophobia

anthropo

man

anthropology, anthropomorphic, anthropoid, lycanthrope