Root, Prefix or Suffix
|
Meaning
|
Examples
|
a, ac, ad, af, ag, al,
an, ap, as, at
|
to, toward, near, in
addition to, by
|
aside, accompany,
adjust, aggression, allocate, annihilate, affix, associate, attend, adverb
|
a-, an-
|
not, without
|
apolitical, atheist,
anarchy, anonymous, apathy, aphasia, anemia
|
ab, abs
|
away from, off
|
absolve, abrupt,
absent
|
-able, -ible
|
Adjective: worth,
ability
|
solvable, incredible
|
acer, acid, acri
|
bitter, sour, sharp
|
acerbic, acidity,
acrid, acrimony
|
act, ag
|
do, act, drive
|
active, react, agent,
active, agitate
|
acu
|
sharp
|
acute, acupuncture,
accurate
|
-acy, -cy
|
Noun: state or quality
|
privacy, infancy,
adequacy, intimacy, supremacy
|
-ade
|
act, product, sweet
drink
|
blockade, lemonade
|
aer, aero
|
air, atmosphere,
aviation
|
aerial, aerosol,
aerodrome
|
ag, agi, ig, act
|
do, move, go
|
agent, agenda,
agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action
|
-age
|
Noun: activity, or
result of action
|
courage, suffrage,
shrinkage, tonnage
|
agri, agro
|
pertaining to fields
or soil
|
agriculture,
agroindustry
|
-al
|
Noun: action, result
of action
|
referral, disavowal,
disposal, festival
|
-al, -ial, -ical
|
Adjective: quality,
relation
|
structural,
territorial, categorical
|
alb, albo
|
white, without pigment
|
albino, albite
|
ali, allo, alter
|
other
|
alias, alibi, alien,
alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism
|
alt
|
high, deep
|
altimeter, altitude
|
am, ami, amor
|
love, like, liking
|
amorous, amiable,
amicable, enamoured
|
ambi
|
both
|
ambidextrous
|
ambul
|
to walk
|
ambulatory, amble,
ambulance, somnambulist
|
-an
|
Noun: person
|
artisan, guardian,
historian, magician
|
ana, ano
|
up, back, again, anew
|
anode, anagram,
anagenetic
|
-ance, -ence
|
Noun: action, state,
quality or process
|
resistance,
independence, extravagance, fraudulence
|
-ancy, -ency
|
Noun: state, quality
or capacity
|
vacancy, agency,
truancy, latency
|
andr, andro
|
male, characteristics
of men
|
androcentric, android
|
ang
|
angular
|
angle
|
anim
|
mind, life, spirit,
anger
|
animal, animate,
animosity
|
ann, annu, enni
|
yearly
|
annual, annual,
annuity, anniversary, perrenial
|
-ant, -ent
|
Noun: an agent,
something that performs the action
|
disinfectant,
dependent, fragrant
|
-ant, -ent, -ient
|
Adjective: kind of
agent, indication
|
important, dependent,
convenient
|
ante
|
before
|
anterior, anteroom,
antebellum, antedate, antecedent antediluvian
|
anthrop
|
man
|
anthropology,
misanthrope, philanthropy
|
anti, ant
|
against, opposite
|
antisocial,
antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy
|
anti, antico
|
old
|
antique, antiquated,
antiquity
|
apo, ap, aph
|
away from, detached,
formed
|
apology, apocalypse,
aphagia
|
aqu
|
water
|
aqueous
|
-ar, -ary
|
Adjective: resembling,
related to
|
spectacular, unitary
|
arch
|
chief, first, rule
|
archangel, architect,
archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era
|
-ard, -art
|
Noun: characterized
|
braggart, drunkard,
wizard
|
aster, astr
|
star
|
aster, asterisk,
asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
|
-ate
|
Noun: state, office,
fuction
|
candidate, electorate,
delegate
|
-ate
|
Verb: cause to be
|
graduate, ameliorate,
amputate, colligate
|
-ate
|
Adjective: kind of
state
|
inviolate
|
-ation
|
Noun: action,
resulting state
|
specialization,
aggravation, alternation
|
auc, aug, aut
|
to originate, to
increase
|
augment , author,
augment, auction
|
aud, audi, aur, aus
|
to hear, listen
|
audience, audio,
audible, auditorium, audiovisual, audition, auricular, ausculate
|
aug, auc
|
increase
|
augur, augment,
auction
|
aut, auto
|
self
|
automobile, automatic,
automotive, autograph, autonomous, autoimmune
|
bar
|
weight, pressure
|
barometer
|
be
|
on, around, over,
about, excessively, make, cause, name, affect
|
berate, bedeck,
bespeak, belittle, beleaguer
|
belli
|
war
|
rebellion,
belligerent, casus belli, bellicose
|
bene
|
good, well, gentle
|
benefactor,
beneficial, benevolent, benediction, beneficiary, benefit
|
bi, bine
|
two
|
biped, bifurcate,
biweekly, bivalve, biannual
|
bibl, bibli, biblio
|
book
|
bibliophile,
bibliography, Bible
|
bio, bi
|
life
|
biography, biology,
biometricsm biome, biosphere
|
brev
|
short
|
abbreviate, brevity,
brief
|
cad, cap, cas, ceiv,
cept, capt, cid, cip
|
to take, to seize, to
hold
|
receive, deceive,
capable, capacious, captive, accident, capture, occasion, concept, intercept,
forceps, except, reciprocate
|
cad, cas
|
to fall
|
cadaver, cadence,
cascade
|
-cade
|
procession
|
motorcade
|
calor
|
heat
|
calorie, caloric,
calorimeter
|
capit, capt
|
head
|
decapitate, capital,
captain, caption
|
carn
|
flesh
|
carnivorous,
incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
|
cat, cata, cath
|
down, with
|
catalogue, category,
catheter
|
caus, caut
|
burn, heat
|
caustic, cauldron,
cauterize
|
cause, cuse, cus
|
cause, motive
|
because, excuse,
accusation
|
ceas, ced, cede, ceed,
cess
|
to go, to yield, move,
go, surrender
|
succeed, proceed,
precede, recede, secession, exceed, succession
|
cent
|
hundred
|
centennial, century,
centipede
|
centr, centri
|
center
|
eccentricity,
centrifugal, concentric, eccentric
|
chrom
|
color
|
chrome, chromosome,
polychrome, chromatic
|
chron
|
time
|
chronology, chronic,
chronicle chronometer, anachronism, synchronize
|
cide, cis, cise
|
to kill, to cut, cut
down
|
fratricide, homicide,
incision, incision, circumcision, scissors
|
circum
|
around
|
circumnavigate,
circumflex, circumstance, circumcision, circumference, circumorbital,
circumlocution, circumvent, circumscribe, circulatory
|
cit
|
call, start
|
incite, citation, cite
|
civ
|
citizen
|
civic, civil,
civilian, civilization
|
clam, claim
|
cry out
|
exclamation, clamor,
proclamation, reclamation, acclaim
|
clin
|
lean, bend
|
decline, aclinic,
inclination
|
clud, clus claus
|
to close, shut
|
include, exclude,
clause, claustrophobia, enclose, exclusive, reclusive, conclude
|
co, cog, col, coll,
con, com, cor
|
with, together
|
cohesiveness, cognate,
collaborate, convene, commitment, compress, contemporary, converge, compact,
confluence, convenient, concatenate, conjoin, combine, correct
|
cogn, gnos
|
to know
|
recognize, cognizant,
diagnose, agnostic, incognito, prognosis
|
com, con
|
fully
|
complete, compel,
conscious, condense, confess, confirm
|
contr, contra, counter
|
against, opposite
|
contradict,
counteract, contravene, contrary, counterspy, contrapuntal
|
cord, cor, cardi
|
heart
|
cordial, concord,
discord, courage, encourage
|
corp
|
body
|
corporation, corporal
punishment, corpse, corpulent, corpus luteum
|
cort
|
correct
|
escort, cortage
|
cosm
|
universe, world
|
cosmos, microcosm,
cosmopolitan, cosmonaut
|
cour, cur, curr, curs
|
run, course
|
occur, excursion,
discourse, courier, course
|
crat, cracy
|
rule
|
autocrat, aristocrat,
theocracy, technocracy
|
cre, cresc, cret,
crease
|
grow
|
create, crescent,
accretion, increase
|
crea
|
create
|
creature, recreation,
creation
|
cred
|
believe
|
creed, credo,
credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible
|
cresc, cret, crease,
cru
|
rise, grow
|
crescendo, concrete,
increase, decrease, accrue
|
crit
|
separate, choose
|
critical, criterion,
hypocrite
|
cur, curs
|
run
|
current, concurrent,
concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive
|
cura
|
care
|
curator, curative,
manicure
|
cycl, cyclo
|
wheel, circle,
circular
|
Cyclops, unicycle,
bicycle, cyclone, cyclic
|
de-
|
from, down, away, to
do the opposite, reverse, against
|
detach, deploy,
derange, decrease, deodorize, devoid, deflate, degenerate
|
dec, deca
|
ten, ten times
|
decimal, decade,
decalogue, decimate, decathlon
|
dec, dign
|
suitable
|
decent decorate
dignity
|
dei, div
|
God
|
divinity, divine,
deity, divination, deify
|
dem, demo
|
people, populace,
population
|
democracy, demography,
demagogue, epidemic
|
dent, dont
|
tooth
|
dental, denture,
orthodontist, periodontal
|
derm
|
skin, covering
|
hypodermic,
dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy
|
di-, dy-
|
two, twice, double
|
divide, diverge,
diglycerides
|
dia
|
through, across,
between
|
diameter, diagonal,
dialogue dialect, dialectic, diagnosis, diachronic
|
dic, dict, dit
|
say, speak
|
dictation, dictionary,
dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, contradict,
benediction
|
dis, dif
|
not, opposite of,
reverse, separate, deprive of, away
|
dismiss, differ,
disallow, disperse, dissuade, divide, disconnect, disproportion, disrespect,
distemper, disarray
|
dit
|
give
|
credit, audit
|
doc, doct
|
teach, prove
|
docile, doctor,
doctrine, document, dogma, indoctrinate
|
domin
|
master, that which is
under control
|
dominate, dominion,
predominant, domain
|
don
|
give
|
donate, condone
|
dorm
|
sleep
|
dormant, dormitory
|
dox
|
thought, opinion,
praise
|
orthodox, heterodox,
paradox, doxology
|
-drome
|
run, step
|
syndrome, aerodrome,
velodrome
|
duc, duct
|
to lead, pull
|
produce, abduct,
product, transducer, viaduct, aqueduct, induct, deduct, reduce, induce
|
dura
|
hard, lasting
|
durable, duration,
endure
|
dynam
|
power
|
dynamo, dynamic,
dynamite, hydrodynamics
|
dys-
|
bad, abnormal,
difficult, impaired, unfavorable
|
dysfunctional,
dyslexia, dyspathy
|
e-
|
not, missing, out,
fully, away, computer network related
|
emit, embed,
eternal,ether, erase, email, e-tailer
|
ec-
|
out of, outside
|
echo, eclipse,
eclectic, ecesis, ecstasy, exzema
|
eco-
|
household,
environment, relating to ecology or economy
|
ecology, economize,
ecospheres, ecomanagement
|
ecto-
|
outside, external
|
ectomorph, ectoderm,
ectoplasm
|
-ed
|
Verb: past tense
|
dressed, faded,
patted, closed, introduced
|
-ed
|
Adjective: having the
quality or characteristics of
|
winged, moneyed,
dogged, tiered
|
-en
|
Verb: to cause to
become
|
lengthen, moisten,
sharpen
|
-en
|
Adjective: material
|
golden, woolen, silken
|
en-, em-
|
put into, make,
provide with, surround with
|
enamor, embolden,
enslave, empower, entangle
|
-ence, -ency
|
Noun: action or
process, quality or state
|
reference, emergency,
dependence, eminence, latency
|
end-
|
inside, within
|
endorse, endocardial,
endergonic, endoskeleton, endoscope, endogenous
|
epi-
|
upon, close to, over,
after, altered
|
epicenter, epicarp,
epilogue, epigone, epidiorite
|
equi-
|
equal
|
equidistant,
equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equation, equator
|
-er, -ier
|
Adjective: comparative
|
better, brighter,
sooner, hotter, happier
|
-er, -or
|
Noun: person or thing
that does something
|
flyer, reporter,
player, member, fryer, collector, concentrator
|
-er, -or
|
Verb: action
|
ponder, dishonor,
clamor
|
erg
|
work, effect
|
energy, erg, allergy,
ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia
|
-ery
|
collective qualities,
art, practice, trade, collection, state, condition
|
snobbery, bakery,
geenery, gallery, slavery
|
-es, -ies
|
Noun: plural of most
nouns ending in -ch, -s, -sh, -o and -z and some in -f and -y
|
passes, glasses,
ladies, heroes
|
-es, -ies
|
Verb: third person
singular present indicative of verbs that end in -ch, -s, -sh, - and some in
-y
|
blesses, hushes,
fizzes, defies
|
-ess
|
female
|
actress, goddess,
poetess
|
-est, -iest
|
Adjective or Adverb:
superlative
|
latest, strongest,
luckiest, lyingest
|
ev-, et-
|
time, age
|
medieval, eternal
|
ex-
|
out of, away from,
lacking, former
|
exit, exhale,
exclusive, exceed, explosion, ex-mayor
|
exter-, extra-, extro-
|
outside of, beyond
|
external, extrinsic,
extraordinary, extrapolate, extraneous, extrovert
|
fa, fess
|
speak
|
fable, fabulous, fame,
famous, confess, profess
|
fac, fact, fec, fect,
fic, fas, fea
|
do, make
|
difficult, fashion,
feasible, feature, factory, fact, effect, manufacture, amplification,
confection
|
fall, fals
|
deceive
|
fallacy, falsify,
fallacious
|
femto
|
quadrillionth
|
femtosecond
|
fer
|
bear, carry
|
ferry, coniferous,
fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer
|
fic, feign, fain, fit,
feat
|
shape, make, fashion
|
fiction, faint, feign
|
fid
|
belief, faith
|
confide, diffident,
fidelity
|
fid, fide, feder
|
faith, trust
|
confidante, fidelity,
confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi
|
fig
|
shape, form
|
figurem, effigy,
figure, figment
|
fila, fili
|
thread
|
filigree, filament,
filter, filet, filibuster
|
fin
|
end, ended, finished
|
final, finite, finish,
confine, fine, refine, define, finale
|
fix
|
repair, attach
|
fix, fixation,
fixture, affix, prefix, suffix
|
flex, flect
|
bend
|
flex, reflex,
flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect,circumflex
|
flict
|
strike
|
affliction, conflict,
inflict
|
flu, fluc, fluv, flux
|
flow
|
influence, fluid,
flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate, reflux, influx
|
-fold
|
Adverb: in a manner
of, marked by
|
fourfold
|
for, fore
|
before
|
forecast, fortune,
foresee
|
forc, fort
|
strength, strong
|
effort, fort, forte,
fortifiable, fortify, forte, fortitude
|
form
|
shape, resemble
|
form, format, conform,
formulate, perform, formal, formula
|
fract, frag, frai
|
break
|
fracture, infraction,
fragile, fraction, refract, frail
|
fuge
|
flee
|
subterfuge, refuge,
centrifuge
|
-ful
|
Noun: an amount or
quanity that fills
|
mouthful
|
-ful
|
Adjective: having,
giving, marked by
|
fanciful
|
fuse
|
pour
|
confuse, transfuse
|
-fy
|
make, form into
|
falsify, dandify
|
gam
|
marriage
|
bigamy, monogamy,
polygamy
|
gastr, gastro
|
stomach
|
gastric, gastronomic,
gastritis, gastropod
|
gen
|
kind
|
generous
|
gen
|
birth, race, produce
|
genesis, genetics,
eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen
|
geo
|
earth
|
geometry, geography,
geocentric, geology
|
germ
|
vital part
|
germination, germ,
germane
|
gest
|
carry, bear
|
congest, gestation
|
giga
|
billion
|
gigabyte, gigaflop
|
gin
|
careful
|
gingerly
|
gloss, glot
|
tongue
|
glossary, polyglot,
epiglottis
|
glu, glo
|
lump, bond, glue
|
glue, agglutinate,
conglomerate
|
gor
|
to gather, to bring
together
|
category, categorize
|
grad, gress, gree
|
to gather, to bring
together, step, go
|
grade, degree,
progress, gradual, graduate, egress
|
graph, gram, graf
|
write, written, draw
|
graph, graphic,
autograph, photography, graphite, telegram, polygraph, grammar, biography,
lithograph, graphic
|
grat
|
pleasing
|
congratulate,
gratuity, grateful, ingrate
|
grav
|
heavy, weighty
|
grave, gravity,
aggravate, gravitate
|
greg
|
herd
|
gregarious,
congregation, segregate, gregarian
|
hale, heal
|
make whole, sound
|
inhale, exhale, heal,
healthy, healthiness
|
helio
|
sun
|
heliograph,
heliotrope, heliocentric
|
hema, hemo
|
blood
|
hemorrhage,
hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemostat
|
her, here, hes
|
stick
|
adhere, cohere,
cohesion, inherent, hereditary, hesitate
|
hetero
|
other, different
|
heterodox,
heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne
|
hex, ses, sex
|
six
|
hexagon, hexameter,
sestet, sextuplets
|
homo
|
same
|
homogenize,
homosexual, homonym, homophone
|
hum, human
|
earth, ground, man
|
humus, exhume, humane
|
hydr, hydra, hydro
|
water
|
dehydrate, hydrant,
hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia
|
hyper
|
over, above
|
hyperactive,
hypertensive, hyperbolic, hypersensitive, hyperventilate, hyperkinetic
|
hypn
|
sleep
|
hypnosis, hypnotherapy
|
-ia
|
Noun: names, diseases
|
phobia
|
-ian, an
|
Noun: related to, one
that is
|
pedestrian, human
|
-iatry
|
Noun: art of healing
|
psychiatry
|
-ic
|
Adjective: quality,
relation
|
generic
|
-ic, ics
|
Noun: related to the
arts and sciences
|
arithmetic, economics
|
-ice
|
Noun: act
|
malice
|
-ify
|
Verb: cause
|
specify
|
ignis
|
fire
|
ignite, igneous,
ignition
|
-ile
|
Adjective: having the
qualities of
|
projectile
|
in, im
|
into, on, near,
towards
|
instead, import
|
in, im, il, ir
|
not
|
illegible, irresolute,
inaction, inviolate, innocuous, intractable, innocent, impregnable,
impossible, imposter
|
infra
|
beneath
|
infrared,
infrastructure
|
-ing
|
Noun: material made
for, activity, result of an activity
|
flooring, swimming,
building
|
-ing
|
Verb: present
participle
|
depicting
|
-ing
|
Adjective: activity
|
cohering
|
inter
|
between, among
|
international,
intercept, interject, intermission, internal, intermittent,
|
intra
|
within, during,
between layers, underneath
|
intramural, intranet,
intranatal
|
intro
|
into, within, inward
|
interoffice,
introvert, introspection, introduce
|
-ion
|
Noun: condition or
action
|
abduction
|
-ish
|
Adjective: having the
character of
|
newish
|
-ism
|
Noun: doctrine,
belief, action or conduct
|
formalism
|
-ist
|
Noun: person or member
|
podiatrist
|
-ite
|
Noun: state or quality
|
graphite
|
-ity, ty
|
Noun: state or quality
|
lucidity, novelty
|
-ive
|
Noun: condition
|
native
|
-ive, -ative, -itive
|
Adjective: having the
quality of
|
festive, cooperative,
sensitive
|
-ize
|
Verb: cause
|
fantasize
|
jac, ject
|
throw
|
reject, eject,
project, trajectory, interject, dejected, inject, ejaculate, adjacent
|
join, junct
|
join
|
adjoining, enjoin,
juncture, conjunction, injunction, conjunction
|
judice
|
judge
|
prejudice
|
jug, junct, just
|
to join
|
junction, adjust,
conjugal
|
juven
|
young
|
juvenile, rejuvenate
|
labor
|
work
|
laborious, belabor
|
lau, lav, lot, lut
|
wash
|
launder, lavatory,
lotion, ablution, dilute
|
lect, leg, lig
|
choose, gather,
select, read
|
collect, legible,
eligible
|
leg
|
law
|
legal, legislate,
legislature, legitimize
|
-less
|
Adjective: without,
missing
|
motiveless
|
levi
|
light
|
alleviate, levitate,
levity
|
lex, leag, leg
|
law
|
legal, college, league
|
liber, liver
|
free
|
liberty, liberal,
liberalize, deliverance
|
lide
|
strike
|
collide, nuclide
|
liter
|
letters
|
literary, literature,
literal, alliteration, obliterate
|
loc, loco
|
place, area
|
location, locally,
locality, allocate, locomotion
|
log, logo, ology
|
word, study, say,
speech, reason, study
|
catalog, prologue,
dialogue, zoology, logo
|
loqu, locut
|
talk, speak
|
eloquent, loquacious,
colloquial, circumlocution
|
luc, lum, lun, lus,
lust
|
light
|
translucent, luminary,
luster, luna, illuminate, illustrate
|
lude
|
play
|
prelude
|
-ly
|
Adverb: in the manner
of
|
fluently
|
macr-, macer
|
lean
|
emaciated, meager
|
magn
|
great
|
magnify, magnificent,
magnanimous, magnate, magnitude, magnum
|
main
|
strength, foremost
|
mainstream, mainsail,
domain, remain
|
mal
|
bad, badly
|
malformation,
maladjusted, dismal, malady, malcontent,malfunction, malfeasance, maleficent
|
man, manu
|
hand, make, do
|
manual, manage,
manufacture, manacle, manicure, manifest, maneuver, emancipate, management
|
mand
|
command
|
mandatory, remand, mandate
|
mania
|
madness
|
mania, maniac,
kleptomania, pyromania
|
mar, mari, mer
|
sea, pool
|
marine, marsh,
maritime, mermaid
|
matri
|
mother
|
matrimony, maternal,
matriarchate, matron
|
medi
|
half, middle, between,
halfway
|
mediate, medieval,
Mediterranean, mediocre, medium
|
mega
|
great, million
|
megaphone, megaton,
megaflop, megalomaniac, megabyte, megalopolis
|
mem
|
recall, remember
|
memo, commemoration,
memento, memoir, memorable
|
ment
|
mind
|
mental, mention
|
-ment
|
Noun: condition or
result
|
document
|
meso
|
middle
|
mesomorph,
mesoamerica, mesosphere
|
meta
|
beyond, change
|
metaphor,
metamorphosis, metabolism, metahistorical, metainformation
|
meter
|
measure
|
meter, voltammeter,
barometer, thermometer
|
metr
|
admeasure, apportion
|
metrics, asymmetric,
parametric, telemetry
|
micro
|
small, millionth
|
microscope, microfilm,
microcard, microwave, micrometer, microvolt
|
migra
|
wander
|
migrate, emigrant,
immigrate
|
mill, kilo
|
thousand
|
millennium, kilobyte,
kiloton
|
milli
|
thousandth
|
millisecond,
milligram, millivolt
|
min
|
little, small
|
minute, minor,
minuscule
|
mis
|
wrong, bad, badly
|
misconduct, misinform,
misinterpret, mispronounce, misnomer, mistake, misogynist
|
mit, miss
|
send
|
emit, remit, submit,
admit, commit, permit, transmit, omit, intermittent, mission, missile
|
mob, mov, mot
|
move
|
motion, remove,
mobile, motor
|
mon
|
warn, remind
|
monument, admonition,
monitor, premonition
|
mono
|
one
|
monopoly, monotype,
monologue, mononucleosis, monorail, monotheist,
|
mor, mort
|
mortal, death
|
mortal, immortal,
mortality, mortician, mortuary
|
morph
|
shape, form
|
amorphous, dimorphic,
metamorphosis, morphology, polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous
|
multi
|
many, much
|
multifold,
multilingual, multiped, multiply, multitude, multipurpose, multinational
|
nano
|
billionth
|
nanosecond, nanobucks
|
nasc, nat, gnant, nai
|
to be born
|
nascent, native,
pregnant, naive
|
nat, nasc
|
to be from, to spring
forth
|
innate, natal, native,
renaissance
|
neo
|
new
|
Neolithic, nuveau
riche, neologism, neophyte, neonate
|
-ness
|
Noun: state,
condition, quality
|
kindness
|
neur
|
nerve
|
neuritis, neuropathic,
neurologist, neural, neurotic
|
nom
|
law, order
|
autonomy, astronomy,
gastronomy, economy
|
nom, nym
|
name
|
nominate, synonym
|
nomen, nomin
|
name
|
nomenclature,
nominate, ignominious
|
non
|
nine
|
nonagon
|
non
|
not
|
nonferrous, nonsense,
nonabrasive, nondescript
|
nov
|
new
|
novel, renovate,
novice, nova, innovate
|
nox, noc
|
night
|
nocturnal, equinox,
noctilucent
|
numer
|
number
|
numeral, numeration,
enumerate, innumerable
|
numisma
|
coin
|
numismatics
|
ob, oc, of, op
|
toward, against, in
the way
|
oppose, occur, offer,
obtain
|
oct
|
eight
|
octopus, octagon,
octogenarian, octave
|
oligo
|
few, little
|
Oligocene,
oligosaccharide, oligotrophic, oligarchy
|
omni
|
all, every
|
omnipotent,
omniscient, omnipresent, omnivorous
|
onym
|
name
|
anonymous, pseudonym,
antonym, synonym
|
oper
|
work
|
operate, cooperate,
opus
|
-or
|
Noun: condition or
activity
|
valor, honor, humor,
minor
|
ortho
|
straight, correct
|
orthodox,
orthodontist, orthopedic, unorthodox
|
-ory
|
Noun: place for,
serves for
|
territory, rectory
|
-ous, -eous, -ose,
-ious
|
Adjective: having the
quality of, relating to
|
adventurous,
courageous, verbose, fractious
|
over
|
excessive, above
|
overwork, overall,
overwork
|
pac
|
peace
|
pacifist, pacify,
pacific ocean
|
pair, pare
|
arrange, assemblage,
two
|
repair, impair,
compare, prepare
|
paleo
|
old
|
Paleozoic,
Paleolithic, paleomagnetism, paleopsychology
|
pan
|
all
|
Pan-American,
pan-African, panacea, pandemonium (place of all the demons),
|
para
|
beside
|
paradox,
paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase, parachute
|
pat, pass, path
|
feel, suffer
|
patient, passion,
sympathy, pathology
|
pater, patr
|
father
|
paternity, patriarch,
patriot, patron, patronize
|
path, pathy
|
feeling, suffering
|
pathos, sympathy,
antipathy, apathy, telepathy
|
ped, pod
|
foot
|
pedal, impede,
pedestrian, centipede, tripod, podiatry, antipode, podium
|
pedo
|
child
|
orthopedic, pedagogue,
pediatrics
|
pel, puls
|
drive, push, urge
|
compel, dispel, expel,
repel, propel, pulse, impulse, pulsate, compulsory, expulsion, repulsive
|
pend, pens, pond
|
hang, weigh
|
pendant, pendulum,
suspend, appendage, pensive, append
|
per
|
through, intensive
|
persecute, permit,
perspire, perforate, persuade
|
peri
|
around
|
periscope, perimeter,
perigee, periodontal
|
phage
|
eat
|
macrophage,
bacteriophage
|
phan, phas, phen, fan,
phant, fant
|
show, make visible
|
phantom, fantasy
|
phe
|
speak
|
blaspheme, cipher,
phenomenon, philosopher
|
phil
|
love
|
philosopher,
philanthropy, philharmonic, bibliophile
|
phlegma
|
inflammation
|
phlegm, phlegmatic
|
phobia, phobos
|
fear
|
phobia,
claustrophobia, acrophobia, aquaphobia, ergophobia, homophobia
|
phon
|
sound
|
telephone, phonics,
phonograph, phonetic, homophone, microphone, symphony, euphonious
|
phot, photo
|
light
|
photograph,
photoelectric, photogenic, photosynthesis, photon
|
pico
|
trillionth
|
picofarad, picocurie,
picovolt
|
pict
|
paint, show, draw
|
picture, depict
|
plac, plais
|
please
|
placid, placebo,
placate, complacent
|
pli, ply
|
fold
|
reply, implicate, ply
|
plore
|
cry out, wail
|
implore, exploration,
deploring
|
plu, plur, plus
|
more
|
plural, pluralist,
plus
|
pneuma, pneumon
|
breath
|
pneumatic, pneumonia,
|
pod
|
foot, feet
|
podiatry, tripod
|
poli
|
city
|
metropolis, police,
politics, Indianapolis, megalopolis, acropolis
|
poly
|
many
|
polytheist, polygon,
polygamy, polymorphous
|
pon, pos, pound
|
place, put
|
postpone, component,
opponent, proponent, expose, impose, deposit, posture, position, expound,
impound
|
pop
|
people
|
population, populous,
popular
|
port
|
carry
|
porter, portable,
transport, report, export, import, support, transportation
|
portion
|
part, share
|
portion, proportion
|
post
|
after, behind
|
postpone, postdate
|
pot
|
power
|
potential, potentate,
impotent
|
pre, pur
|
before
|
precede
|
prehendere
|
seize, grasp
|
apprehend, comprehend,
comprehensive, prehensile
|
prin, prim, prime
|
first
|
primacy, prima donna,
primitive, primary, primal, primeval, prince, principal
|
pro
|
for, foward
|
propel
|
proto
|
first
|
prototype, protocol,
protagonist, protozoan, Proterozoic, protoindustrial
|
psych
|
mind, soul
|
psyche, psychiatry,
psychology, psychosis
|
punct
|
point, dot
|
punctual, punctuation,
puncture, acupuncture, punctuation
|
pute
|
think
|
dispute, computer
|
quat, quad
|
four
|
quadrangle,
quadruplets
|
quint, penta
|
five
|
quintet, quintuplets,
pentagon, pentane, pentameter
|
quip
|
ship
|
equip, equipment
|
quir, quis, quest,
quer
|
seek, ask
|
query, inquire,
exquisite, quest
|
re
|
back, again
|
report, realign,
retract, revise, regain
|
reg, recti
|
straighten
|
regiment, regular,
rectify, correct, direct, rectangle
|
retro
|
backwards
|
retrorocket,
retrospect, retrogression, retroactive
|
ri, ridi, risi
|
laughter
|
deride, ridicule,
ridiculous, derision, risible
|
rog, roga
|
ask
|
prerogative,
interrogation, derogatory
|
rupt
|
break
|
rupture, interrupt,
abrupt, disrupt, ruptible
|
sacr, sanc, secr
|
sacred
|
sacred, sacrosanct,
sanction, consecrate, desecrate
|
salv, salu
|
safe, healthy
|
salvation, salvage,
salutation
|
sanct
|
holy
|
sanctify, sanctuary,
sanction, sanctimonious, sacrosanct
|
sat, satis
|
enough
|
satient, saturate,
satisfy
|
sci, scio, scientia
|
know
|
science, conscious,
omniscient, cognocienti
|
scope
|
see, watch
|
telescope, microscope,
kaleidoscope, periscope, stethoscope
|
scrib, script
|
write
|
scribe, scribble,
inscribe, describe, subscribe, prescribe, manuscript
|
se
|
apart, move away from
|
secede
|
sect, sec
|
cut
|
intersect, transect,
dissect, secant, section
|
sed, sess, sid
|
sit
|
sediment, session,
obsession, possess, preside, president, reside, subside
|
semi
|
half, partial
|
semifinal,
semiconscious, semiannual, semimonthly, semicircle
|
sen, scen
|
old, grow old
|
senior, senator,
senile, senescence, evanescent
|
sent, sens
|
feel, think
|
sentiment, consent,
resent, dissent, sentimental, sense, sensation, sensitive, sensory,
dissension
|
sept
|
seven
|
septet, septennial
|
sequ, secu, sue
|
follow
|
sequence, consequence,
sequel, subsequent, prosecute, consecutive, second, ensue, pursue
|
serv
|
save, serve, keep
|
servant, service,
subservient, servitude, preserve, conserve, reservation, deserve,
conservation, observe
|
-ship
|
Noun: status,
condition
|
relationship,
friendship
|
sign, signi
|
sign, mark, seal
|
signal, signature,
design, insignia, significant
|
simil, simul
|
like, resembling
|
similar, assimilate,
simulate, simulacrum, simultaneous
|
sist, sta, stit
|
stand, withstand, make
up
|
assist, insist,
persist, circumstance, stamina, status, state, static, stable, stationary,
substitute
|
soci
|
to join, companions
|
sociable, society
|
sol, solus
|
alone
|
solo, soliloquy,
solitaire, solitude, solitary, isolate
|
solv, solu, solut
|
loosen, explain
|
solvent, solve,
absolve, resolve, soluble, solution, resolution, resolute, dissolute,
absolution
|
somn
|
sleep
|
insomnia, somnambulist
|
soph
|
wise
|
sophomore (wise fool),
philosophy, sophisticated
|
spec, spect, spi, spic
|
look, see
|
specimen, specific,
spectator, spectacle, aspect, speculate, inspect, respect, prospect,
retrospective, introspective, expect, conspicuous
|
sper
|
render favorable
|
prosper
|
sphere
|
ball, sphere
|
sphere, stratosphere,
hemisphere, spheroid
|
spir
|
breath
|
spirit, conspire,
inspire, aspire, expire, perspire, respiration
|
stand, stant, stab,
stat, stan, sti, sta, st, stead
|
stand
|
stature, establish,
stance
|
-ster
|
person
|
mobster, monster
|
strain, strict,
string, stige
|
bind, pull, draw tight
|
stringent, strict,
restrict, constrict, restrain, boa constrictor
|
stru, struct, stroy,
stry
|
build
|
construe, structure,
construct, instruct, obstruct, destruction, destroy, industry, ministry
|
sub, suc, suf, sup,
sur, sus
|
under, below, from,
secretly, instead of
|
sustain, survive,
support, suffice, succeed, submerge, submarine, substandard, subnormal,
subvert
|
sume, sump
|
take, use, waste
|
consume, assume, sump,
presumption
|
super, supra
|
over, above
|
superior, suprarenal,
superscript, supernatural, superimpose, supercede
|
syn, sym
|
together, at the same
time
|
sympathy, synthesis,
synchronous, syndicate
|
tact, tang, tag, tig,
ting
|
touch
|
tactile, contact,
intact, intangible, tangible, contagious, contiguous, contingent
|
tain, ten, tent, tin
|
hold, keep, have
|
retain, continue,
content, tenacious
|
tect, teg
|
cover
|
detect, protect,
tegular, tegument
|
tele
|
distance, far, from
afar
|
telephone, telegraph,
telegram, telescope, television, telephoto, telecast, telepathy, telepathy
|
tem, tempo
|
time
|
tempo, temporary,
extemporaneously, contemporary, pro tem, temporal
|
ten, tin, tain
|
hold
|
tenacious, tenant,
tenure, untenable, detention, retentive, content, pertinent, continent,
obstinate, contain, abstain, pertain, detain
|
tend, tent, tens
|
stretch, strain
|
tendency, extend,
intend, contend, pretend, superintend, tender, extent, tension, pretense
|
tera
|
trillion
|
terabyte, teraflop
|
term
|
end, boundary, limit
|
exterminate, terminal
|
terr, terra
|
earth
|
terrain, terrarium,
territory, terrestrial
|
test
|
to bear witness
|
testament, detest,
testimony, attest, testify
|
the, theo
|
God, a god
|
monotheism,
polytheism, atheism, theology
|
therm
|
heat
|
thermometer, theorem,
thermal, thermos bottle, thermostat, hypothermia
|
thesis, thet
|
place, put
|
antithesis,
hypothesis, synthesis, epithet
|
tire
|
draw, pull
|
attire, retire, entire
|
tom
|
cut
|
atom (not cutable),
appendectomy, tonsillectomy, dichotomy, anatomy
|
tor, tors, tort
|
twist
|
torture, retort,
extort, distort, contort, torsion, tortuous, torturous
|
tox
|
poison
|
toxic, intoxicate,
antitoxin
|
tract, tra, trai,
treat
|
drag, draw, pull
|
attract, tractor,
traction, extract, retract, protract, detract, subtract, contract,
intractable
|
trans
|
across, beyond, change
|
transform,
transoceanic, transmit, transportation, transducer
|
tri
|
three
|
tripod, triangle,
trinity, trilateral
|
trib
|
pay, bestow
|
tribute, contribute,
attribute, retribution, tributary
|
tribute
|
give
|
contribute,
distribute, tributary
|
turbo
|
disturb
|
turbulent, disturb,
turbid, turmoil
|
typ
|
print
|
type, prototype,
typical, typography, typewriter, typology, typify
|
ultima
|
last
|
ultimate, ultimatum
|
umber, umbraticum
|
shadow
|
umbra, penumbra,
(take) umbrage, adumbrate
|
un
|
not, against, opposite
|
unceasing, unequal
|
uni
|
one
|
uniform, unilateral,
universal, unity, unanimous, unite, unison, unicorn
|
-ure
|
Noun: act, condition,
process, function
|
exposure, conjecture,
measure
|
vac
|
empty
|
vacate, vacuum,
evacuate, vacation, vacant, vacuous
|
vade
|
go
|
evade, invader
|
vale, vali, valu
|
strength, worth
|
equivalent, valiant,
validity, evaluate, value, valor
|
veh, vect
|
to carry
|
vector, vehicle,
convection, vehement
|
ven, vent
|
come
|
convene, intervene,
venue, convenient, avenue, circumvent, invent, convent, venture, event,
advent, prevent
|
ver, veri
|
true
|
very, aver, verdict,
verity, verify, verisimilitude
|
verb, verv
|
word
|
verify, veracity,
verbalize, verve
|
vert, vers
|
turn, change
|
convert, revert,
advertise, versatile, vertigo, invert, reversion, extravert, introvert,
diversion, introvert, convertible, reverse, controversy
|
vi
|
way
|
viable, vibrate,
vibrant
|
vic, vicis
|
change, substitute
|
vicarious, vicar,
vicissitude
|
vict, vinc
|
conquer
|
victor, evict,
convict, convince, invincible
|
vid, vis
|
see
|
video, evident,
provide, providence, visible, revise, supervise, vista, visit, vision,
review, indivisible
|
viv, vita, vivi
|
alive, life
|
revive, survive,
vivid, vivacious, vitality, vivisection, vital, vitamins, revitalize
|
voc, voke
|
call
|
vocation, avocation,
convocation, invocation, evoke, provoke, revoke, advocate, provocative, vocal
|
vol
|
will
|
malevolent,
benevolent, volunteer, volition
|
volcan
|
fire
|
volcano, vulcanize,
Vulcan
|
volv, volt, vol
|
turn about, roll
|
revolve, voluble,
voluminous, convolution, revolt, evolution
|
vor
|
eat greedily
|
voracious,
carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, devour
|
-ward
|
Adverb: in a direction
or manner
|
homeward
|
-wise
|
Adverb: in the manner
of, with regard to
|
timewise, clockwise,
bitwise
|
with
|
against
|
withhold, without,
withdraw, forthwith
|
-y
|
Noun: state,
condition, result of an activity
|
society, victory
|
-y
|
Adjective: marked by,
having
|
hungry, angry, smeary,
teary
|
zo
|
animal
|
zoo (zoological
garden), zoology, zodiac, protozoan
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