Prefix | a | without | apathy, amoral, asymmetrical |
Prefix | ab | away | absent, abduct, abnormal, abort |
Suffix | -cious, -uous | abounding in | vivacious, volumptuous |
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, clarification, declare |
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, dominerring |
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, missle, 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 |
Root | paleo | ancient | paleontologist, Paleolithic, paleography |
Root | pan | all | pandemic, panorama, pantheon, panacea |
Prefix | para | beside, related | parallel, parasite, paramedic |
Root | path | feeling | antipathy, sympathetic, psychopath, apathy |
Root | pel (puls) | drive, push | dispel, repulse, compel, compulsion |
Root | ped | foot, kid | pedestrian, pedometer, pediatrician, pedophile |
Root | peri | around | perimeter, peripheral |
Root | phil | loving | philanthropic, philosophy, pedophile |
Root | phob | fear | hydrophobia, phobia, claustrophobic |
Prefix | poly | many | polytheistic, polyamorous, polygon |
Root | pos | put, place | position, compose, deposit |
Prefix | post | after | posterior, postpone, postmortem |
Prefix | pre | before | prevent, predetermined, precaution, preview |
Root | psuedo | not genuine | pseudonym, pseudoscience |
Root | pug | to fight | pugnacious, repugnant, pugilant |
Root | pul | urge | compulsion, impulsive, expulsion |
Root | purg | clean | purge, purgatory, expurgate |
Prefix | re | again | regenerate, reassess, reconfigure |
Root | reg | guide, rules | regulate, regular, regent, regime |
Prefix | retro | back, backward | retroactive, retrospect, retrograde |
Root | san | health | sane, sanity, insane, sanitation |
Root | scend | climb, go | ascend, crescendo, descent |
Root | sci | to know | science, conscience, conscious, omniscient |
Root | scrib | write | scribe, prescribe, inscribe, describe |
Prefix | se | apart | secede, seclude, serum |
Root | sect | cut | dissect, intersect, section |
Root | sed | sit | sediment, sedentary |
Root | sol | comfort | consolation, solace |
Root | soph | wise | philosophy, sophisticated, sophism |
Prefix | sub | below, under | submarine, subpar |
Prefix | super | higher in quality or quantity | superior, supernatural, superfan, superb |
Root | syn (sym) | with, together | synonym, sympathy |
Root | tact | to touch | contact, tactile |
Root | tax | arrangement | syntax, taxonomy, ataxia |
Root | tele | far | television, telephone, telescope, telegraph |
Root | tort | twist | contort, distort, retort |
Prefix | trans | across, through | transform, transaction, translate, transport |
Prefix | un | not | unfair, unable, unfriendly, uncontrollable |
Prefix | uni | one | unicycle, united, unison |
Root | vac | empty | vacuum, vacant, evacuate |
Root | viv/vit | life | vitality, vivacious |
Root | vor (vour) | eat | devour, voracious, carnivore, herbivore |
Root | xen | foreign | xenocide, xenophobic, xenophile |