prefix and suffixes

format: Type ;;; Word Part ;;; Meaning ;;; Examples

Prefix - a

Prefix - a

without - apathy, amoral, asymmetrical

Prefix - ab

away - absent, abduct, abnormal, abort

Suffix - -cious, -uous

abounding in - vivacious, voluptuous

Root - acu

sharp - acute, acupressure, acupuncture, acuity

Root - agri

farming - agriculture, agrarian

Root - alb

white - albino, albumen, albacore

Prefix - amb

both - ambivalent, ambiguous, ambidextrous

Root - ambul

walk, move - amble, ambulance, ambulant

Root - amic

friendly - amicable, amicably, dynamic

Prefix - ana

back - anachronism, anabasis

Prefix - anti (ant)

against, opposite - antagonist, antidote, antibiotics

Root - arche (archi)

primitive, origin - archaic, archaeology, archive

Root - auto

self - autopilot, autonomous, autocratic

Root - bel

war, fight - rebel, antebellum, bellicose

Root - bene

good - benefit, benign, benevolent, benefactor

Prefix - bi

two - bicycle, biceps, biscotti, biweekly

Root - cata

intensive, according to - cataclysm, catastrophic, catalog

Root - cede (cess, ced)

go, withdraw - recede, exceed, recession

Suffix - -ceive

take - receive, perceive, reconceive

Root - cent

hundred - centennial, century, percent

Root - cerebr

brain - cerebral, cerebrate

Root - cert

sure - certain, ascertain, certify

Root - chron

time - chronicle, chronology, anachronism

Root - cide

kill - genocide, pesticide

Root - circum

around - circumference, circumstance

Root - clam (claim)

shout, speak - exclaim, clamor, proclaim

Root - clar

clear - clarify, declaration

Root - clud (clus)

close - conclusion, seclude, conclude

Root - clin (cline)

lean - inclination, incline, recline

Prefix - co

with, together, joint - coauthor, cosign, collaborate, cooperate

Root - cog

know - cognitive, incognito, cognition

Prefix - con

together, common - connect, convention, concur

Prefix - contra

against - contraband, contrary

Root - corp

body - corporation, corpse, corporal

Prefix - counter

opposing, contrary - counteract, counterintuitive, counteroffer

Suffix - cracy (crat)

rule - democracy, democrat, theocracy, bureaucracy

Root - cred

believe - incredible, credit, credulous, credence

Root - crypt

hidden, secret - cryptic, encrypt

Root - culp

blame, fault - culpable, exculpate, culprit

Root - cumul

mass, heap - accumulate, cumulative

Root - dem

people - democracy, demographics

Prefix - di

twice, two - dilemma, diverse, dioxide

Prefix - dia

across, through - dialogue, diameter, diagnosis

Root - domin

master - dominate, predominate, domineering

Root - don

give - donate, pardon, donor

Root - dorm

sleep - dormitory, dormant, dormer

Root - dur

harden, long-lasting - durable, duration, endure

Root - dyn

power, energy - dynamite, dynamic

Suffix - ence (ance)

state, condition - performance, conference, insurance

Root - esth (aesth)

beauty, feeling - esthetician, aesthetic, kinesthesia

Root - ethn

nation, race - ethnicity, ethnology, ethnocentric

Prefix - eu

good, well - euphemism, euphoria

Prefix - ex

out, former - exit, ex-girlfriend, exterminate, extract

Prefix - extra

beyond - extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagance

Suffix - fer

carry, bring - transfer, ferry, conifer, confer

Root - fid

trust - confidence, fidelity

Root - flect (flex)

bend - reflect, flexible, inflect, deflect

Root - fore

in front of, previous - before, therefore, forebode, forecast

Root - fusc

dark - obfuscation, infuscate, subfuscous, fuscous

Root - ger

old age - geriatrics, gerontology

Root - grad (gress)

to step, to go - digress, gradual, graduate

Root - gyn

woman - gynecology, androgynous, misogyny

Prefix - homo (homeo)

same, alike - homogeneous, homonym, homeopath

Prefix - hyper

over, beyond - hyperactive, hyperventilate

Prefix - hypo

under - hypothermic, hypothesis, hypoglycemia

Suffix - ian

related to - librarian, historian, pedestrian

Root - idio

peculiar, distinct - idiotic, idiomatic

Prefix - in/im

not - incapable, incomplete, informal, imperfect

Prefix - infra

beneath - infrastructure, infrared

Prefix - inter

between - interview, international, interstate

Prefix - ir

not - irrational, irredeemable, irrelevant, irregular

Prefix - iso

equal - isobar, isometric

Root - lab

work - elaborate, laboratory, laborious, labor, collaborate

Root - lat

broad, wide - dilate, latitude

Root - laud

praise - laudably, applause, applaud

Root - lex

word, law - lexicology, dyslexic, alexia, lexicon

Root - loq

speech - loquacious, eloquent, colloquialism

Root - luc

light - elucidate, lucid, translucent

Prefix - macro

large, great - macroeconomics, macronutrients, macroevolution

Root - mal

bad, evil - malignant, maltreat, malfeasance, malicious

Root - medi

middle - mediocre, medium, medieval

Root - melan

black, dark - melancholy, melanoma, melodrama

Prefix - meta

change, beyond, after - metaphysics, metamorphosis, metastasis

Prefix - micro

small - microscope, micronutrient

Root - migr

move - immigrant, emigrate, migrant, migration

Prefix - min

small - minimum, miniature, miniscule, minute

Prefix - mis

wrong, bad - mistake, misinterpret, misogynist

Root - miss (mit)

send, cast - remit, dismiss, missile, emit

Prefix - mono

one - monotheism, monodiglyceride

Root - mort

death - mortuary, immortal, mortify

Root - nat

born - innate, natural, natal

Root - neg

no - negate, negative, renege

Prefix - neo

new - neophyte, neonatal, neologistic, neocolonialism

Root - nov

new - novice, renovate, novelty

Root - null

none - nullify, nullification, nulliparity

Prefix - ob (op)

in the way, against - object, objection, opposition, obscure

Prefix - omni

all - omnipotent, omniscient, omnivorous

Root - opt

best - optimal, optimum, optimize

Suffix - ous

having - adventurous, hazardous, nauseous, joyous

Root - oxy

sharp - oxymoron, oxidize