Untitled Flashcards Set

🌱 ROOTS

1. ambu – move
   • Ambulance – a vehicle that moves patients
   • Ambulate – to walk or move about

2. andro – man
   • Android – robot with human (male) features
   • Androgynous – having both male and female traits

3. anthro – human
   • Anthropology – the study of humans
   • Philanthropy – love of humanity, giving to others

4. bellu – fight
   • Belligerent – hostile, ready to fight
   • Rebellion – act of resisting authority

5. clam – shout
   • Exclaim – to shout out
   • Clamor – loud shouting or noise

6. clin – bend
   • Incline – a slope or slant
   • Recline – to bend or lean back

7. cred – trust
   • Credible – believable, trustworthy
   • Credit – belief in someone’s ability to repay

8. fract – break
   • Fracture – a break in a bone
   • Fragment – a broken piece

9. gnos – knowledge
   • Diagnosis – identification based on knowledge
   • Prognosis – forecast of future condition

10. grad – to go
    • Graduate – to go forward in schooling
    • Progress – to go forward or advance

11. greg – group
    • Congregate – gather into a group
    • Gregarious – sociable, loves being in groups

12. gyn – female
    • Gynecology – medical practice dealing with women
    • Misogynist – one who hates women

13. her – to stick
    • Adhere – to stick to
    • Inherent – stuck within; naturally occurring

14. jac – to throw
    • Projectile – something thrown forward
    • Ejaculate – to throw out suddenly

15. ject – to throw
    • Eject – to throw out
    • Reject – to throw back/refuse

16. lum – light
    • Illuminate – to light up
    • Luminous – giving off light

17. meta – change
    • Metamorphosis – a change of form
    • Metaphor – a figurative change in meaning

18. morph – shape
    • Amorphous – lacking shape
    • Morpheme – smallest unit of meaning (language structure)

19. narco – sleep
    • Narcolepsy – sleep disorder
    • Narcotic – drug that induces sleep

20. oper – work
    • Operate – to work or function
    • Cooperate – to work together

21. pac – calm
    • Pacify – to make calm
    • Pacific – peaceful, calm

22. plac – calm
    • Placid – calm, undisturbed
    • Complacent – calm in a self-satisfied way

23. phon – sound
    • Phonetic – related to sound
    • Telephone – device for transmitting sound

24. senti – emotion/feeling
    • Sentiment – a feeling or emotion
    • Sentimental – excessively emotional

25. somn – sleep
    • Insomnia – inability to sleep
    • Somnambulist – sleepwalker

26. son – sound
    • Sonar – using sound to navigate
    • Sonnet – a type of poem with sound patterns

27. soph – wise
    • Philosopher – lover of wisdom
    • Sophisticated – wise, complex

28. spec – look
    • Spectator – one who watches
    • Inspect – to look closely

29. term – end
    • Terminal – end of something
    • Determine – to bring to a conclusion

30. theo – god
    • Theology – study of God
    • Atheist – one who denies God

31. ven – come
    • Intervene – to come between
    • Convention – coming together

32. vid – to see
    • Video – recording of what can be seen
    • Evidence – visible proof

33. voc – call
    • Vocal – related to voice/calling out
    • Advocate – to call for support

34. vol – will
    • Volunteer – one who acts of their own will
    • Volition – the power of choosing/willing

🔤 PREFIXES

1. A-/An- – without
   • Amoral – without morals
   • Anhydrous – without water

2. Ab- – away
   • Absent – away from place
   • Abduct – carry away by force

3. Ad- – toward
   • Advance – move toward
   • Adhere – stick to

4. Anim- – mind/spirit
   • Animate – bring to life
   • Animosity – strong spirit of hostility

5. Ante- – before
   • Antedate – come before in time
   • Antebellum – before the war

6. Anti- – against/opposite
   • Antibiotic – against bacteria
   • Antisocial – against social norms

7. Auc-/Aug- – increase
   • Auction – price increases by bids
   • Augment – to increase

8. Aud-/Aur- – hear
   • Audio – relating to sound
   • Auricle – outer part of the ear

9. Auto- – self
   • Autograph – self-written signature
   • Automatic – self-operating

10. Ben-/Bon- – good
    • Benevolent – kind, good-willed
    • Bonanza – good, rich reward

11. Circum- – around
    • Circumference – distance around circle
    • Circumvent – to go around

12. Co-/Con- – with/together
    • Cooperate – work together
    • Connect – bring together

13. Contra- – against
    • Contradict – speak against
    • Contraband – against the law

14. De- – separation/negation
    • Detach – to separate
    • Devalue – reduce value

15. Hyper- – over
    • Hyperactive – overly active
    • Hypersensitive – overly sensitive

16. Hypo- – below
    • Hypodermic – under the skin
    • Hypothermia – below normal temperature

17. Inter- – between
    • Interact – act between
    • Interstate – between states

18. Intra- – within
    • Intravenous – within veins
    • Intranet – internal network

19. Ir- – not
    • Irregular – not regular
    • Irresponsible – not responsible

20. Mal- – bad
    • Malfunction – bad function
    • Malevolent – having bad intent

21. Post- – after
    • Postmortem – after death
    • Postpone – delay

22. Pre- – before
    • Predict – say before
    • Preschool – before school age

23. Pro- – forward
    • Promote – move forward
    • Progress – go forward

24. Se- – apart
    • Separate – move apart
    • Seclude – shut apart

25. Sub- – below
    • Submarine – under water
    • Subpar – below average

26. Super- – above/excess
    • Supernatural – beyond natural
    • Superimpose – place over

27. Syn- – with/together
    • Synthesize – put together
    • Synchronize – occur together

28. Trans- – across
    • Transport – carry across
    • Translate – carry meaning across languages

29. Ultra- – beyond
    • Ultraviolet – beyond violet light
    • Ultramodern – extremely modern

30. Vice- – in place of
    • Vice-president – in place of the president
    • Viceroy – ruler acting in place of king

🔚 SUFFIXES

1. -able – capable of
   • Readable – able to be read
   • Lovable – able to be loved

2. -ate – make/function
   • Activate – make active
   • Graduate – to complete a function or level

3. -cess / -cede – move/yield
   • Recess – moving back
   • Concede – yield, admit

4. -cide – to kill
   • Homicide – killing a human
   • Insecticide – kills insects

5. -cis – shorten/cut
   • Scissors – cutting tool
   • Incision – surgical cut

6. -ette – small/feminine
   • Cigarette – small cigar
   • Bachelorette – unmarried woman

7. -ist – person related to something
   • Scientist – studies science
   • Pianist – plays piano

8. -logy / -ology – study of
   • Biology – study of life
   • Psychology – study of mind

9. -ous – full of
   • Generous – full of generosity
   • Mysterious – full of mystery