New Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

without, lacking, not

a- / an-

away from, off

ab- / abs-

to, toward, near

ad- / ac- / ag- / at-

before, in advance

ante-

against, opposite

anti- / ant-

chief, principal, ruler

arch-

self, same

auto-

good, well

bene- / bon-

two, twice

bi- / di-

down, against, completely

cata-

around, about

circum-

with, together, thoroughly

co- / com- / con-

against, opposite

contra- / counter-

down, away, removal

de-

through, across

dia-

apart, away, not

dis- / di-

bad, painful, difficult

dys-

good, pleasant, well

eu-

out of, away from

ex- / e-

beyond, outside

extra- / extro-

different, other

hetero-

same, alike

homo-

over, excessive

hyper-

under, below

hypo-

not

in- / im- (1)

into, upon

in- / im- (2)

between, among

inter-

within, inside

intra- / intro-

large, long

macro-

bad, wrong, ill

mal- / mis-

small, minute

micro-

one, single

mono-

against, toward, thoroughly

ob- / op-

all, everywhere

omni-

all, whole

pan-

through, thoroughly

per-

around, enclosing

peri-

many, much

poly-

after, behind

post-

before, in advance

pre-

forward, for, supporting

pro-

back, again

re-

apart, away

se- / sed-

under, beneath

sub- / suc- / sup-

sur-

super-

together, with

syn- / sym-

across, beyond

trans-

beyond, extreme

ultra-

not, opposite of

un-

ROOTS

sharp, sour, bitter

ac- / acr-

life, spirit, mind

anim

human, mankind

anthrop

fit, skill, ability

apt / ept

water

aqua

rule, govern

arch

star

ast / astr

hear

aud

self, same

auto

war, fight, hostility

bell

life

bio

fall, happen

cad / cas / cid

take, hold, receive

cap / cep / cept

head, chief

capit / cap

go, yield, move

ced / cede / cess

time

chron

cut, kill

cide / cis

shout, call out

clam / claim

close, shut

clu / clo / clud

know, learn

cogn / cog

believe, trust

cred

blame, fault

culp

run

cur / curs

people

dem

speak, say

dic / dict

teach, lead

doc / doct

lead, bring

duce / duct

hard, lasting

dur

equal, even

equ

make, do

fac / fec / fic / fact

carry, bear

fer / late

heat, boil, glow

ferv

faith, trust

fid

burn, blaze

flagr / flam

bend, turn

flect / flex

break

fract / fring

birth, creation, kind

gen

earth, land

geo

write, draw

graph / gram

flock, gather, group

greg

go, pass

it / iat

yoke, join

jug / junct

law, right, swear

jur / jud

speak, talk

loc / loq / log

light, shine

luc / lum

great, large

magn

measure

meter / metr

send

mit / mis / miss

shape, form

morph

change

mut