Prefixes, Sufixes, Roots Word List

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Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

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, withoutapolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, apathy, aphasia,anemia

ab, abs away from, off absolve, abrupt, absent

act, ag: do, act, drive active, react, agent, active, agitate

am, ami love, like amorous, amiable, amicable

ambul to walk ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist

anim mind, life, spirit, anger animal, animate, animosity

ann, annu, enni yearly annual, annual, annuity, anniversary, perrenial

ante before anterior, anteroom, antebellum, antedate, antecedentantediluvian

anti, ant against, oppositeantisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antichrist,

antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy

auc, aug, aut to originate, to increase augment , author, augment, auction

aud, audi, aur to hearaudience, auditory, audible, auditorium, audiovisual, audition,auricular

auto selfautomobile, automatic, automotive, autograph, autonomous,

autoimmune

-acy, -cy Noun: state or quality privacy, nfancy, adequacy, intimacy, supremacy

-ageNoun: activity, or resultof action

courage, suffrage, shrinkage, tonnage

-alNoun: action, result ofaction

referral, disavowal, disposal, festival

-an Noun: person artisan, guardian, historian, magician

-ance, -enceNoun: action, state,

quality or processresistance, independence, extravagance, fraudulence

-ancy, -encyNoun: state, quality orcapacity

vacancy, agency, truancy, latency

-ant, -ent Noun: an agent,something that

performs the action

disinfectant, dependent, fragrant

-ateNoun: state, office,fuction

candidate, electorate, delegate

-ationNoun: action, resulting

statespecialization, aggravation, alternation

-ate Verb: cause to be graduate, ameliorate, amputate, colligate

-able, -ibleAdjective: worth,ability

solvable, incredible


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-al, -ial, -icalAdjective: quality,

relationstructural, territorial, categorical

-ant, -ent, -ientAdjective: kind of

agent, indicationimportant, dependent, convenient

-ar, -aryAdjective: resembling,

related tospectacular, unitary

-ate Adjective: kind of state inviolate

bene good, well, gentle benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction, beneficiary,benefit

bi, bine two biped, bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve, biannual

bio, bi life biography, biology

bibli, biblio book bibliophile, bibliography

brev short abbreviate, brevity, brief

cad, cap, cas,

ceiv, cept, capt,

cid, cip

to take, to seize, to holdreceive, deceive, capable, capacious, captive, accident,

capture, occasion, concept

cat, cata, cath down, with catalogue, category, catheterceas, cede, ceed,

cessto go, to yield

succeed, proceed, precede, recede, secession, exceed,

succession

cent hundred centennial, century, centipede

centr center eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric

chron time chronology, chronic, chronicle chronometer, anachronism

cide, cis to kill, to cut fratricide, suicide, incision, excision, circumcision

circum aroundcircumnavigate, circumflex, circumstance, circumcision,circumference, circumorbital, circumlocution, circumvent,

circumscribe, circulatory

clam, claim shout acclaim, clamor, proclaim, exclaim

clin lean, bend decline, aclinic, inclination

clud, clus claus to close, shutinclude, exclude, clause, claustrophobia, enclose, exclusive,reclusive, conclude

co, cog, col, con,

com, corwith, together

cohesiveness, cognate, collaborate, convene, commitment,

compress, contemporary, converge, compact, confluence,

convenient, concatenate, conjoin, combine, correct

com, con fully complete, compel, conscious, condense, confess, comfirm

cogn, gnos know to know recognize cognizant diagnose agnostic

contra, counter against, oppositecontradict, counteract, contravene, contrary, counterspy,contrapuntal

corp body corporate, corpse, corpulent, incorporate

cour, cur, curr,

cursrun, course occur, excursion, discourse, courier, course

cort correct escort, cortage

cre, cresc, cret,crease

grow create, crescent, accretion, increase

cred to believe credo, credible, credence, credit, credential, incredible,


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credulity, incredulous

cycl circle, wheel bicycle, cyclical, cycle, encliclical

defrom, down, away, to

do the opposite, against

detach, deploy, derange, decrease, deodorize, devoid, deflate,

degenerate, deice

dec ten decimal, decade, decalogue, decimate

dec, dign suitable decent decorate dignity

dei, div God divinity, divine, deity, divination, deify

demo people democracy, demagogue, epidemic

di two divide, diverge, diglycerides

diathrough, across,

between

diameter, diagonal, dialogue dialect, dialectic, diagnosis,

diachronic

dic, dict, dit say, speakpredict, verdict, malediction, dictionary, dictate, dictum,

diction, indict

dit give

dis, dys, difaway, not, negative,

opposite of, separate

dismiss, differ, disallow, disperse, dissuade, divide,

disconnect, dysfunction, disproportion, disrespect, distemper,

distrust, distaste, disarray, dyslexiadoc, doct teach, prove docile, doctor, doctrine, document

dog, dox thought, idea dogma, orthodox, paradox

duc, duct to lead, pullproduce, abduct, product, transducer, viaduct, aqueduct,

induct, deduct, reduce, induce

-domNoun: place, state of

beingwisdom

ecto outside, external ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm

endo inside, withing endotoxin, endoscope, endogenous

equi equal equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equitable,equation, equator

e, ex, ef, es, ec out, away, from, fullyemit, expulsion, exhale, exit, express, exclusive, enervate,

expel ,exceed, explosion

en, em put into, make enamor, empower

epi upon, beside, over epilogue

ev, et time, age medieval, eternal

exter, extra outside of, beyondexternal, extrinsic, exterior extraordinary, extrabiblical

extracurricular, extrapolate, extraneous

-er, -or Noun: person or thingthat does something porter, collector

-ed Verb: past tense attained

-enVerb: to cause tobecome

moisten

-er, -or Verb: action ponder, clamor

-edAdjective: having the

quality ofterraced

-en Adjective: material silken


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-er Adjective: comparative brighter

-est Adjective: superlative strongest

fa, fess speak fable, fabulous, fame, famous, confess, profess

fac, fact, fec, fic,

fas, feamake do, do difficult, fashion, feasible, feature, factory, fact, effect

femto quadrillionth femtosecond

fer bear, carry fertile, infer, refer

fic, feign, fain,

fit, featshape, make, fashion fiction, faint, feign

fid belief, faith confide, diffident, fidelity

fig shape, form figurem, effigy, figure, figment

flect, flex to bend flexible, reflection, deflect, circumflex

flict strike affliction, conflict, inflict

flu, fluct, flux floweffluence, influence, effluvium, fluctuate, confluence, reflux,influx, fluid

for, fore before forecast, fortune, foresee

form shape format, formulate

fort strength effort, forte, fortifiable

fract, frag, frai break frail, fracture, fragment

fuge flee subterfuge, refuge, centrifuge

fuse pour

-fulNoun: an amount orquanity that fills

mouthful

-fulAdjective: having,

giving, marked byfanciful

-foldAdverb: in a manner of,

marked byfourfold

-fy make

gen, gin to give birth, kind generate, generally, gingerly, indigenous

geo earth geography

giga billion gigabyte, gigaflop

gorto gather, to bring

togethercategory, categorize

grad, gress, gree

to gather, to bring

together grade, degree, progress

graph, gram, graf to write, drawpolygraph, grammar, biography, graphite, telegram,

autograph, lithograph, historiography, graphic

hale brathe

her, hes to stick adhere, hesitate

hetero other heterodox, heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne

hex, ses, sex six hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets

homo same homogenized, homosexual, homonym, homophone


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hyper over, abovehyperactive, hypertensive, hyperbolic, hypersensitive,

hyperventilate, hyperkinetic

in, im, il, ir notillegible, irresolute, inaction, inviolate, innocuous, intractable,

innocent, impregnable, impossible, imposter

in, im, (il)in, into, on, near,

towardinstead, import

infra beneath infrared, infrastructure

inter between, among international, intercept, interject, intermission, internal,intermittent,

intro into, within interoffice, introvert, introspection, introduce

it go

-ian, anNoun: related to, one

that ispedestrian, human

-ia Noun: names, diseases phobia

-iatry Noun: art of healing psychiatry

-ic, icsNoun: related to the arts

and sciences

arithmetic, economics

-ice Noun: act malice

-ing

Noun: material made

for, activity, result of an

activity

flooring, swimming, building

-ionNoun: condition oraction

abduction

-ismNoun: doctrine, belief,

action or conductformalism

-ist

Noun: person or

member podiatrist

-ite Noun: state or quality graphite

-ity, ty Noun: state or quality lucidity, novelty

-ive Noun: condition native

-ify Verb: cause specify

-ing Verb: present participle depicting

-ize Verb: cause fantasize

-icAdjective: quality,

relationgeneric

-ileAdjective: having thequalities of

projectile

-ing Adjective: activity cohering

-ishAdjective: having the

character ofnewish

-ive, -ative, -itiveAdjective: having thequality of

festive, cooperative, sensitive

jac, ject to throwreject, eject, project, trajectory, interject, dejected, inject,

ejaculate


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judice judge

jug, junct, just to join junction, adjust, conjugal

labor work

lex, leag, leg law legal, college, league

lect, leg, ligchoose, gather, select,

readcollect, legible, eligible

lide strike

loc place, area location, locally

logsay, speech, word,

reason, studylogic

luc, lum, lust: light translucent, illuminate, illustrate

lude play

-lessAdjective: without,missing

motiveless

-lyAdverb: in the manner

offluently

mal bad, badlymalformation, maladjusted, dismal, malady,malcontent,malfunction, malfeasance, maleficent

man, manu hand, make, do manage, management

main bide

metr admeasure

mega great, millionmegaphone, megaton, megaflop, megalomaniac, megabyte,

megalopolis

mem recall, remember memory, commemorate

ment mind mental, mention

min little, small minute, minor, minuscule

meso middle mesomorph, mesoamerica, mesosphere

meta beyond, changemetaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism, metahistorical,metainformation

micro millionth microgram, microvolt

mill, kilo thousand millennium, kilobyte, kiloton

milli thousandth millisecond, milligram, millivolt

mis wrong, bad, badlymisconduct, misinform, misinterpret, mispronounce,

misnomer, mistake, misogynist

mit, miss to sendtransmit, permit, missile, missionary, remit, admit, missive,mission

mob, mov, mot move motion, remove, mobile

mono onemonopoly, monotype, monologue, mononucleosis, monorail,

monotheist,

morph shape polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous

multi many multitude, multipartite, multiply, multipurpose

-mentNoun: condition or

resultdocument


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nano billionth nanosecond, nanobucks

nasc, nat, gnant,

naito be born nascent, native, pregnant, naive

nom, nym name nominate, synonym

non nine nonagon

non not nonferrous, nonsense, nonabrasive, nondescript

nov new novice, novelty

-nessNoun: state, condition,

qualitykindness

oct eight octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave

ob, oc, of, optoward, against, in the

wayoppose, occur, offer, obtain

omni all omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient

oper work operate, opus

over excessive, above overwork, overall, overwork

-or

Noun: condition or

activity valor

-oryNoun: place for, serves

forterritory

-ous, -eous, -ose,

-ious

Adjective: having the

quality of, relating toadventurous, courageous, verbose, fractious

pair, pare arrange

pat, pass, path feel, suffer patient, passion, sympathy, pathology

para beside paradox, paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase, parachute

ped, pod foot impede, pedestal, podium, pedestrian

pel, puls drive, push repel, pulse

pend, pond, pens to hang, weigh suspend, append

per through, intensive persecute, permit, perspire, perforate, persuade

peri around periscope, perimeter, perigee, periodontal

phan, phas, phen,

fan, phant, fantshow, make visible phantom, fantasy

phe speak

phil love philosopher

phon sound

telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic, homophone,

microphone

phot light photograph, photosynthesis, photon

pico trillionth picofarad, picocurie

pict paint, show, draw picture, depict

pli, ply fold reply, implicate, ply

plore weep

poly many polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous

pon, pos put, place postpone, position, posture


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port to carry porter, portable, report, transportation, deport, import, export

post after, behind postpone, postdate

pre, pur before precede

prim, prin first

pro for, foward propel

psych mind psychology

pute thinkquat, quad four quadrangle, quadruplets

quint, penta five quintet, quintuplets, pentagon, pentane, pentameter

quip ship

quir, quis, quest,

querseek, ask query, inquire, exquisite, quest

re back, again report, realign, retract, revise, regain

retro backwards retrorocket, retrospect, retrogression, retroactive

rupt break rupture, corrupt, interrupt

sanct holy sanctify, sanctuary, sanction, sanctimonious, sacrosanctsci, scio to know conscious, science

scrib, script to writeinscription, prescribe, proscribe, manuscript, conscript,

scribble, scribe

se apart, move away from secede

sect, sec cut intersect, transect, dissect, secant, section

sent, sens feel, think sentiment, sensation

semi halfsemifinal, semiconscious, semiannual, semimonthly,

semicircle

sept seven septet, septennialserve keep

sequ, secut, sue follow sequence, consecutive, ensue

sist to withstand, make up insist

soci to join, companions sociable, society

sol alone solitary, isolate

solv, solu, solut loosen, explain solve, absolute, soluble

spect, spec, spi,

spic,to look, see inspect, spectator, circumspect, retrospect, prospect, spectacle

sper hope

spir breath, soul respiration, inspire

stand, stant, stab,

stat, stan, sti, sta,

st, stead

stand stature, establish, stance

strain, strict,string, stige

bind, pull constrict, restrain, stringent, prestige

stru, struct, stroy,

stry build destroy, misconstrue, obstruct


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sub, suc, suf,

sup, sur, sus

under, below, from,

secretly, instead of

sustain, survive, support, suffice, succeed, submerge,

submarine, substandard, subnormal, subvert

super, supra over, abovesuperior, suprarenal, superscript, supernatural, superimpose,

supercede

syn, symtogether, at the same

timesympathy, synthesis, synchronous, syndicate

-ship Noun: status, condition relationship

-ster persontact, tang, tig,

tingtouch tactile, tactilely, tangible, contiguous, contingent

tain, ten, tent, tin hold, keep, have retain, continue, content, tenacious

tect, teg cover detect, protect, tegular, tegument

tele distance, from afar television, telephone, telegraph, telemetry

tend, tens, tend stretch contend, extensive

tera trillion terabyte, teraflop

term end, boundary, limit exterminate, terminal

terr earth territory, terrain

test see, witness attest, testify

tire draw, pull

theo, the God theology, theist, polytheist

therm heat thermometer, thermal

tor, tors, tort twist torsion, torment, contort

tract, trai, treat to drag, draw , pullattract, tractor, traction, extract, retract, protract, detract,

subtract, contract, intractable

trans across, beyond, change transform, transoceanic, transmit, transport, transducer

tri three tripod, triangle, trinity, trilateral

tribute give

un not, against, opposite unceasing

uni oneuniform, unilateral, universal, unity, unanimousone, unite,unison

unti before

-ureNoun: act, condition,

process, functionexposure, conjecture

vac empty vacant, vacuum

vade go

veh, vect to carry vector, vehicle, convection, vehement

ven, vent come convene, invent, prevent

ver true verify

verb, verv word verify, veracity, verbalize, verve

vert, vers to turn, changeconvert, revert, advertise, versatile, vertigo, invert, reversion,

extravert, introvert

vi way


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vid, vie, vis see visible, video, review, indivisible

vit, viv life vital, vitality, vitamins, revitalize, revive

voc, voke call vocal, revoke

volv, volt, vol roll, turn revolve, revolt, evolution

with against

-wardAdverb: in a directionor manner

homeward

-wiseAdverb: in the manner

of, with regard totimewise

-yNoun: state, condition,

result of an activitysociety, victory

-yAdjective: marked by,having

hungry

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