Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes

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a-

without

ab-

away

-cious/-uous

abounding in

ac

bitter, harsh

acu

sharp

ad-

to, towards

aer

air

ag/act

move, do

agri

farming

alb

white

am

love

ambi-

both, around

ambul

walk, move

amic

friendly

ana-

back

ann

year

ante-

before

anthro-

human

anti-/ant-

against, opposite

arche/archi

primitive, origin

-ate

to make

aud

hear

auto

self

bel

war, fight

bene

good

bi-

two

bio

life

cap

head

cata

intensive; according to

cede/cess/ced

go, withdraw

-ceive

take

cent

hundred

cerebr

brain

cert

sure

chron

time

cide

kill

circum

around

clam/claim

shout, speak

clar

clear

clud/clus

close

clin/cline

lean

co-

with, together, joint

cog

know

con-

together, common

contra-

against

corp

body

counter-

opposing, contrary

-cracy/-crat

rule

cred

believe

crypt

hidden, secret

culp

blame, fault

cumul

mass

de-

down, reverse

dec-

ten

dem

people

di-

twice, two

dia-

across, through

dic

say, speak

dis-

not

domin

master

don

give

dorm

sleep

du-

two

duc

lead

dur

harden, long lasting

dyn

power, energy

dys-

bad, difficult, ill, hard

ego

self

-ence/-ance

state, condition

equ

equal

esth/aesth

beauty, feeling

ethn

nation, race

eu-

good, well

ex-

out of, former

extra-

beyond

fac/fic

make, do

-fer

carry, bring

fid

trust

flect/flex

bend

for

in front of, previous

frat

brother

fusc

dark

geo

earth

ger

old age

grad/gress

to step, to go

graph

write

gyn

woman

hemi-

half

homo-/homeo-

same, alike

hyper-

over, beyond

hypo-

under

-ian

related to

idio

peculiar, distinct

in-/im-/-ll

not

infra-

beneath

inter-

between

intra-/intro-

inside, inward, within

ir-

not

iso-

equal

jug/junct

to join, to bring under control