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Prefix/Root/Suffix

Type,Meaning,Examples

a-

Prefix,"Not, without",Agnostic; Amorphous; Anomaly; Anonymous; Atypical

an-

Prefix,"Not, without",Anachronistic; Analgesic; Anesthesia

ab-

Prefix,"Away from, off",Abase; Abdicate; Abduct; Abjure

abs-

Prefix,"Away from, off",Abscond; Absolution; Abstain

ad-

Prefix,"To, toward, near",Adhere; Admonish; Adorn; Adulation; Adumbrate; Advocate

ac-

Prefix,"To, toward, near",Accede; Accentuate; Accessible; Acclaim; Accolade; Accommodating; Accord; Accost; Accretion

af-

Prefix,"To, toward, near",Affable; Affinity; Affluent; Affront

ag-

Prefix,"To, toward, near",Aggrandize; Aggravate; Aggregate; Aggrieved

al-

Prefix,"To, toward, near",Alacrity; Allege; Alleviate; Allocate

as-

Prefix,"To, toward, near",Ascertain; Ascribe; Aspersion; Aspire; Assail; Assess; Assiduous; Assuage; Astute

amb-

Prefix,"Both, around",Ambiguous; Ambivalent

amphi-

Prefix,"Both, around",Amphibian

ante-

Prefix,Before,Antecedent; Antediluvian

anti-

Prefix,"Against, opposite",Antagonism; Antipathy; Antiquated; Antiseptic; Antithesis

apo-

Prefix,"Away, separate",Apocryphal

bene-

Prefix,"Good, well",Benevolent; Benign

circum-

Prefix,Around,Circuitous; Circumlocution; Circumscribed; Circumspect; Circumvent

co-

Prefix,"With, together",Coagulate; Coalesce; Cobbler; Coerce

col-

Prefix,"With, together",Collateral; Colloquial; Collusion; Colossus

com-

Prefix,"With, together",Combustion; Commendation; Commensurate; Commodious; Compelling; Compensate; Complacency; Complement; Compliant; Complicit; Compliment; Compound; Comprehensive; Compress; Compunction

con-

Prefix,"With, together",Concede; Conciliatory; Concise; Concoct; Concomitant; Concord; Condolence; Condone; Conduit; Confection; Confidant; Conflagration; Confluence; Conformist; Confound; Congeal; Congenial; Congregation; Congruity; Connive; Consecrate; Consensus; Consign; Consolation; Consonant; Constituent; Constrain; Construe; Consummate; Consumption; Contemporaneous; Contentious; Contravene; Contrite; Contusion; Conundrum; Convene; Convention; Convivial; Convoluted

contra-

Prefix,"Against, opposing",Contravene

counter-

Prefix,"Against, opposing",Counteract

de-

Prefix,"Down, away, completely",Debase; Debauch; Debunk; Decorous; Decry; Deface; Defamatory; Defer; Deferential; Defile; Defunct; Delegate; Deleterious; Deliberate; Delineate; Demagogue; Demarcation; Demean; Demure; Denigrate; Denounce; Deplore; Depravity; Deprecate; Derelict; Deride; Derivative; Desecrate; Desiccated; Desolate; Despondent; Despot; Destitute; Deter; Devious

dia-

Prefix,"Through, across",Diaphanous; Dialect

dis-

Prefix,"Apart, away, not",Disaffected; Disavow; Discern; Disclose; Discomfit; Discordant; Discrepancy; Discretion; Discursive; Disdain; Disgruntled; Disheartened; Disparage; Disparate; Dispatch; Dispel; Disperse; Disrepute; Dissemble; Disseminate; Dissent; Dissipate; Dissonance; Dissuade; Distend; Dither; Divisive; Divulge

dif-

Prefix,"Apart, away, not",Diffident; Diffuse

e-

Prefix,"Out, away from",Ebullient; Eclectic; Ecstatic; Edict; Edify

ex-

Prefix,"Out, away from",Exacerbate; Exalt; Exasperate; Excavate; Exculpate; Excursion; Execrable; Exhort; Exigent; Exonerate; Exorbitant; Expedient; Expiate; Expunge; Expurgate; Extant; Extol; Extraneous; Extricate; Exult

ef-

Prefix,"Out, away from",Efface; Effervescent; Efficacious; Effrontery; Effulgent

in-

Prefix,"Not, opposite (Type 1)",Immutable; Impassive; Impeccable; Impecunious; Impervious; Impetuous; Implacable; Impregnable; Impudent; Inane; Inarticulate; Incessant; Inchoate; Incontrovertible; Incorrigible; Indefatigable; Indigenous; Indigent; Indolent; Indomitable; Inept; Inexorable; Inextricable

im-

Prefix,"Not, opposite (Type 1)",Immaterial; Immature

il-

Prefix,"Not, opposite (Type 1)",Illicit; Illiterate

in-

Prefix,"In, into, upon (Type 2)",Inclination; Increment; Incumbent; Induce; Infamy; Infusion; Inhibit; Iniquity

im-

Prefix,"In, into, upon (Type 2)",Immerse; Impinge; Implicate; Implicit; Impute

anim

Root,"Mind, spirit, life",Animated; Equanimity; Pusillanimous; Magnanimous

cap

Root,"To take, hold, seize",Capacious; Captivate; Capture

capt

Root,"To take, hold, seize",Captivate; Captive

cept

Root,"To take, hold, seize",Concept; Intercept; Perceptual

ced

Root,"To go, yield, stop",Accede; Concede; Precede

ceed

Root,"To go, yield, stop",Exceed; Proceed; Succeed

cess

Root,"To go, yield, stop",Accessible; Concession; Procession

chron

Root,Time,Anachronistic; Chronicle; Chronological; Synchronize

cogn

Root,To know,Cognizant; Recognize; Incognito

gnos

Root,To know,Agnostic; Diagnosis; Prognosis

cord

Root,Heart,Accord; Concord; Cordial; Discord

cresc

Root,To grow,Crescendo; Increase; Decrease

cret

Root,To grow,Accretion; Concrete; Discrete

dict

Root,"To speak, say",Abdicate; Didactic; Edict; Contradict

dic

Root,"To speak, say",Diction; Dictator; Indict

duc

Root,To lead,Induce; Conducive; Educate

duct

Root,To lead,Abduct; Conduct; Aqueduct

err

Root,"To wander, stray",Aberration; Erratic; Erroneous

fac

Root,"To make, do",Facile; Facility; Factory

fact

Root,"To make, do",Fabricate; Artifact; Factor

fic

Root,"To make, do",Efficacious; Deficit; Beneficent

fect

Root,"To make, do",Confection; Affect; Effect

flu

Root,To flow,Affluent; Confluence; Fluid; Fluctuate

flux

Root,To flow,Influx; Reflux; Flux

fract

Root,To break,Fractious; Fracture; Infraction

frag

Root,To break,Fragment; Fragile; Fragmentary

gen

Root,"Birth, race, kind",Engender; Heterogeneous; Indigenous; Ingenious; Genesis

grad

Root,"To step, walk",Aggrandize; Graduate; Retrograde

gress

Root,"To step, walk",Aggregate; Excursion; Progress; Digress

greg

Root,"Flock, herd, group",Aggregate; Congregation; Gregarious; Segregate

jur

Root,"Law, swear",Abjure; Jury; Jurisdiction; Perjury

loqu

Root,"To speak, talk",Circumlocution; Eloquent; Colloquial; Loquacious

locut

Root,"To speak, talk",Elocution; Interlocutor

luc

Root,"Light, clear",Elucidate; Lucid; Translucent

lum

Root,"Light, clear",Luminous; Illuminate; Luminary

mit

Root,To send,Consign; Intermittent; Transmit

miss

Root,To send,Dismiss; Mission; Submissive

nov

Root,New,Innovation; Novel; Novice; Renovate

path

Root,"Feeling, suffering",Antipathy; Empathy; Apathetic; Pathology

plac

Root,"To please, calm",Complacency; Implacable; Placate; Placid

pon

Root,"To put, place",Compound; Component; Postpone

posit

Root,"To put, place",Position; Deposit; Composition

scrib

Root,To write,Circumscribed; Ascribe; Inscribe; Scribble

script

Root,To write,Manuscript; Description; Transcript

sequ

Root,To follow,Concomitant; Sequence; Sequel

secut

Root,To follow,Consecutive; Executive; Persecute

spec

Root,"To look, see",Circumspect; Spectator; Inspect

spic

Root,"To look, see",Despicable; Conspicuous; Auspicious

tain

Root,"To hold, keep",Abstain; Attain; Contain

ten

Root,"To hold, keep",Constituent; Tenable; Tenacious

tin

Root,"To hold, keep",Continuous; Continent

tang

Root,To touch,Contagious; Tangible; Tangent

tact

Root,To touch,Tactful; Contact; Intact

ven

Root,To come,Convene; Avenue; Revenue

vent

Root,To come,Circumvent; Convention; Event; Prevent

vert

Root,To turn,Adverse; Convert; Divert

vers

Root,To turn,Controversy; Diverse; Revert

voc

Root,To call,Advocate; Equivocal; Vocal; Vociferous

vok

Root,To call,Provoke; Invoke; Evoke

-able

Suffix,Capable of being (Adjective),Amenable; Arable; Blameable; Durable

-ible

Suffix,Capable of being (Adjective),Accessible; Audible; Edible; Credible

-ance

Suffix,State or quality of (Noun),Forbearance; Deliverance; Allegiance

-ence

Suffix,State or quality of (Noun),Complacency; Dissonance; Grandiloquence; Affluence

-ant

Suffix,Performing an action / Being in a state (Adj/Noun),Compliant; Claimant; Defiant