Glass Castle Vocabulary: Greek and Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes List 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes with their meanings and sample words.

acer/acid/acri

Bitter, sour. Sample words: acerbic, acrid.

aer

Air, atmosphere. Sample words: aeronautics, aerosol.

agri/agra

Field, country. Sample words: agriculture, agrarian.

alb

White. Sample words: albino, albedo.

ami

Friendly, pleasant, lovable. Sample words: amicable, amity.

arche/archaeo

Primitive, ancient, origin. Sample words: archaic, archaeology.

aud

Hear, sound. Sample words: audible, audiology.

auto

Self. Sample words: autobiography, autoimmune.

biblio

Of books. Sample words: bibliography, bibliophile.

bio

Life. Sample words: autobiography, biology.

bon

Good. Sample words: bonanza, bonus.

ced/cess

Go, yield. Sample words: recess, concede.

chron

Time. Sample words: chronological, anachronistic.

cosm/cosmo

World, universe. Sample words: microcosm, cosmic.

dem

People. Sample words: demographics, democracy.

derma

Skin. Sample words: dermatologist, hypodermic.

ethn/ethno

Nation, race. Sample words: ethnicity, ethnography.

flect/flex

Bend. Sample words: reflect, genuflect.

foli

Leaf. Sample words: foliage, exfoliate.

fract

Break. Sample words: fracture, infraction.