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Common Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
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a, an | without, not | atypical | |
ab | away (from) | absent | |
able, ible | capable of | portable, edible | |
ac | characteristic of | cardiac | |
acer, acr | sour, bitter | acerbity, acrid | |
ad | to, toward | adhere | |
age | state of, rank, place | marriage | |
al | relating to | annual | |
ambi | both | ambivalent | |
an, ian | belonging to | suburban, mammalian | |
ance, ancy, ence, ency | act of, state of, condition of | assistance, discrepancy, dependence, dependency | |
ant, ent, er, or, eer, ier, ine | one who acts | clairvoyant, farmer, sailor, auctioneer, heroine, dependent | |
ante | before | anteroom | |
anthropo | man, mankind | anthropoid | |
anti | against, opposed | antipathy | |
aqua | water | aquatic | |
ar, ary, ory | relating to | similar, imaginary, sensory | |
arch | chief, principle | archenemy | |
aud | hear | auditory | |
auto | self | automatic | |
bene | well, good | beneficial | |
bi | two | bicycle | |
bibl | book | Bible | |
bio | life | autobiography | |
brev | short | brevity | |
cede, ceed | go, move | proceed, recede | |
chron | time | chronological | |
cide | killing | pesticide | |
circum | around | circumference | |
cis | cut | excise | |
clar | clear | clarity | |
co, con, com | together, with | cooperate, conspiracy | |
cogni | know | recognize | |
counter, contra | against, opposite | counteract, contrary | |
cred | believe | credential | |
crypt | secret, hidden | cryptic | |
cycl | circle | cyclical | |
de | from, away | depart | |
dent | tooth | dentist | |
derm | skin | dermatitis | |
dia | through, apart | diagonal | |
dic, dict | say | dictate | |
dis | apart, from, out, opposite of | distract | |
dom | state, domain of, condition | kingdom | |
dox | praise, belief | orthodox | |
duc, duct | lead | aqueduct | |
dyna | power | dynamic | |
dys | hard, ill, with difficulty | dyslexia | |
ee | person who is | employee | |
ego | I, self | egoist | |
en | to make, become | shorten | |
epi | on, outer | epigram | |
ese | relating to | journalese | |
eu | well, good | euphemism | |
ex | out, from | exhale | |
extra | beyond, outside | extracurricular | |
fort | strong | fortress | |
frater | brother | fraternity | |
fy | to make | fortify | |
gamy | marriage | monogamy | |
gen | race, origin, kind | Genesis | |
geo | earth, land | geography | |
graph, gram | write | graphology | |
gress | go, move | progress | |
gyn | woman | gynephobia | |
hetero | other, different | heterogeneous | |
homo, homeo | same, like, similar | homogeneous | |
hydr | water | hydroplane | |
hyper | excessive, over, above, beyond | hyperfunction | |
hypo | under, below, beneath | hypodermic | |
ic, ical | of, like | manic, numerical | |
il, im, in, ir | in, into, on, within, not, opposing | infiltrate, immigrate | |
inter | between | interfere | |
intra | within | intrastate | |
ion, sion, tion | state of, condition of, act of | tension | |
ish | like | childish | |
ism | doctrine, practice of | plagiarism | |
ist | person who | dentist | |
junct | join | conjunction | |
less | without | careless | |
logy | study of | biology | |
macro | large | macromolecule | |
magn | large, great | magnify | |
mal | bad | malpractice | |
man | hand | manicure | |
mater | mother | maternity | |
mega | big | megaphone | |
ment | state of being | improvement | |
meter, metr | measure | thermometer | |
micro | small | microscope | |
mis | wrong, ill | misinform | |
miss, miso | hatred | misanthrope | |
mit, miss | send | transmit, missile | |
morph | form, shape | amorphous | |
mort | death | mortality | |
multi | many | multitude | |
nav | ship, sail | naval | |
neb | hazy, cloudy | nebulous | |
non | not | nonadjustable | |
nym | name | pseudonym | |
omni | all | omnipotent | |
ortho | straight, right | orthopedics | |
pan | all | pandemonium | |
para | beside | parallel | |
pater | father | paternal | |
path | feeling, suffering | apathy | |
ped, pod | foot | pedal | |
pel | push, drive | propel | |
per | through, completely | perforate | |
peri | around | perimeter | |
phil | love, like | philanthropy | |
phobia | fear | claustrophobia | |
phon | sound | phonics | |
photo | light | photostat | |
poly | many | polygamy | |
pon, pos | place | opponent, position | |
port | carry | porter | |
post | after | postpone | |
pot | strength, ability | potential | |
pre | before | preamble | |
pro | forward | prorate | |
pseudo | false | pseudoscience | |
psych | mind, soul | psychology | |
pyr | fire | pyromania | |
re | back, again | return, redo | |
rupt | break | rupture | |
scop | see, look | telescope | |
scrib, script | write | transcribe, scripture | |
se | away, from | seclude, segregate | |
sect | cut | dissect | |
semi | half | semiprivate | |
simil | like | similar | |
soph | wise | sophomore | |
spect | see, look | spectator | |
sub | under | submarine | |
super | over, above | supersonic | |
syn, sym | with, together | synchronize, symphony | |
tech | art, skill | technology | |
tele | far | telephone | |
ten | hold | tenacity | |
tend | stretch | extend | |
terra | earth | terrier, terrace | |
the | god | atheist | |
therm | heat | thermal | |
tort | twist | distort | |
trans | across | transport | |
tri | three | tricycle | |
tudo | quality, state, result | servitude | |
ultra | beyond, excessively | ultramodern | |
un | not, opposing, reverse | unlawful | |
under | below, beneath | underground | |
uni or mono | one | unicycle | |
viv | life | vivacious | |
voc | cal, voice | vocation | |
vor | eat greedily | omnivorous |
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