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Prefixes, Suffixes, & Common Roots
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03/02/2011
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Term

Common Root

 

arch

 Definition
cheif, primary, or first
Term

Common Root

 

arche

 Definition
ancient/primitive
Term

Common Root

 

aster/astra

 Definition
star
Term

Common Root

 

audi

 Definition
hear
Term

Common Root

 

bene

 Definition
good/well
Term

Common Root

 

bio

 Definition
Term

Common Root

 

brev

 Definition
short
Term

Common Root

 

chloro

 Definition
green
Term

Common Root

 

chrono

 Definition
time
Term

Common Root

 

derm

 Definition
skin
Term

Common Root

 

dic/dict

 Definition
speak
Term

Common Root

 

fer

 Definition
carry
Term

Common Root

 

fix

 Definition
fasten
Term

Common Root

 

gen

 Definition
birth
Term

Common Root

 

geo

 Definition
earth
Term

Common Root

 

graph

 Definition
write
Term

Common Root

 

hemo

 Definition
blood
Term

Common Root

 

herb

 Definition
plants
Term

Common Root

 

hydro

 Definition
water
Term

Common Root

 

jur/just

 Definition
law
Term

Common Root

 

log/logue

 Definition
word/thought
Term

Common Root

 

luc

 Definition
light
Term

Common Root

 

manu

 Definition
hand
Term

Common Root

 

meter/metr

 Definition
measure
Term

Common Root

 

neg

 Definition
no
Term

Common Root

 

ocu

 Definition
eye
Term

Common Root

 

olig

 Definition
few
Term

Common Root

 

op/oper

 Definition
work
Term

Common Root

 

osteo

 Definition
bone
Term

Common Root

 

path

 Definition
feeling
Term

Common Root

 

ped

 Definition
child
Term

Common Root

 

phil

 Definition
love
Term

Common Root

 

phys

 Definition
body/nature
Term

Common Root

 

pod

 Definition
foot
Term

Common Root

 

proto

 Definition
first
Term

Common Root

 

pseudo

 Definition
false
Term

Common Root

 

scrib/script

 Definition
write
Term

Common Root

 

sect

 Definition
cut
Term

Common Root

 

sol

 Definition
alone
Term

Common Root

 

struct

 Definition
build
Term

Common Root

 

tact

 Definition
touch
Term

Common Root

 

tele

 Definition
far off
Term

Common Root

 

ter/terr

 Definition
earth
Term

Common Root

 

vac

 Definition
empty
Term

Common Root

 

ver

 Definition
truth
Term

Common Root

 

verb

 Definition
word
Term

Common Root

 

vid/vis

 Definition
see
Term

Common Prefixes

 

inter-

 Definition
between
Term

Common Prefixes

 

intra-

 Definition
between
Term

Common Prefixes

 

macro-

 Definition
large
Term

Common Prefixes

 

micro-

 Definition
small
Term

Common Prefixes

 

mono-

 Definition
one
Term

Common Prefixes

 

non-

 Definition
not, without
Term

Common Prefixes

 

omni-

 Definition
all, every
Term

Common Prefixes

 

post-

 Definition
after
Term

Common Prefixes

 

pre-, pro-

 Definition
before, forward
Term

Common Prefixes

 

sub-

 Definition
under
Term

Common Prefixes

 

syn-

 Definition
same time
Term

Common Prefixes

 

trans-

 Definition
across
Term

Common Prefixes

 

 tri-

 Definition
three
Term

Common Prefixes

 

un-

 Definition
not
Term

Common Prefixes

 

uni-

 Definition
one
Term

Common Prefixes

 

a-, an-

 Definition
without
Term

Common Prefixes

 

ante-

 Definition
before
Term

Common Prefixes

 

anti-

 Definition
against
Term

Common Prefixes

 

auto-

 Definition
self
Term

Common Prefixes

 

circum-

 Definition
around
Term

Common Prefixes

 

co-

 Definition
with
Term

Common Prefixes

 

com-, con-

 Definition
with
Term

Common Prefixes

 

contra-

 Definition
against
Term

Common Prefixes

 

de-

 Definition
off, away from
Term

Common Prefixes

 

dis-

 Definition
not
Term

Common Prefixes

 

en-

 Definition
put into
Term

Common Prefixes

 

ex-

 Definition
out of, former
Term

Common Prefixes

 

extra-

 Definition
beyond, more than
Term

Common Prefixes

 

hetero-

 Definition
different
Term

Common Prefixes

 

homo-

 Definition
same
Term

Common Prefixes

 

hyper-

 Definition
over, more
Term

Common Prefixes

 

il-, im-, in-, ir-

 Definition
not, without
Term

Common Prefixes

 

in-

 Definition
into
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

-acy

 Definition
state or quality
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-al

 Definition
act or process of
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-ance, -ence

 Definition
state or quality of
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-dom

 Definition
place or state of being
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-er, -or

 Definition
one who
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-ism

 Definition
doctoine, belief
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-ist

 Definition
one who
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-ity, -ty

 Definition
quality of
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-ment

 Definition
condition of
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-ness

 Definition
state of being
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-ship

 Definition
position held
Term

Common Suffixes

(Noun)

 

 

-sion, -tion

 Definition
state of being
Term

Common Suffixes

(Verb)

 

-ate

 Definition
become
Term

Common Suffixes

(Verb)

 

 

-en

 Definition
become
Term

Common Suffixes

(Verb)

 

 

-ify, -fy

 Definition
make or become
Term

Common Suffixes

(Verb)

 

 

-ize, -ise

 Definition
become
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

-able, -ible

 Definition
capable of being
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

-al

 Definition
pertaining to
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

-esque

 Definition
reminiscent of
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

-ful

 Definition
notable for
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

-ic, -ical

 Definition
pertaining to
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

-ious, -ous

 Definition
characterized by
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

 

-ish

 Definition
having the quality of
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

-ive

 Definition
having the nature of
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 

-less

 Definition
without
Term

Common Suffixes

(Adjective)

 


-y

 Definition
characterized by
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