Vocabulary Roots & Affixes: Meanings and Examples

acu

sharp

aero

air

aesthet

feeling

agri

field

alb

white

alt

high

alter

other

ambi

both sides

ambul

walk, go

amo, ami

love

andro

man

ang

bend

anim

life, spirit

ann, enn

year

anthr

man

ante

before, in front, prior to

anti

against

apt, ept

suitable

aqua

water

arbit

judge, consider

arch

chief

archae, arche

ancient, primitive

arist

excellence

arm

weapon

art

skill

arthr

segment, joint

ast

star

athl

contest, prize

aud

hear

aug, auct

grow, increase

aur

relating to gold

auto

self, same

avi

bird

baro

weight

belli

war

ben

good, well

biblio

books

bio

life

blast

bud, embryo

bon

good

botan

plant

brev

short

cad, cas

fall, perish

cal

hot

calc

stone

calli/cali

beautiful

cam

field

cand

glow, white

cap

head

carn

flesh

carcin

cancer

cardi

heart

cata, cat

down

caud

tail

cav

hollow

cede, ceed, cess

go, yield

ceive, cept

take, acquire

cele

honor

cent

hundred

centr

center

cephalo

head