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ELA roots page 1
Term | Definition | Examples |
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ad | to, toward | adequate, adhere, adjective |
com-, con- | with, together | commune, community, conjunction, combine, conspire, confluence |
de- | off, from | deliver, deforest, dethrone, decamp |
dia | across, through | diabolical, diadem, diagnosis, diagonal, diagram, diameter |
dis- | apart, away | displaced, disjointed, disoriented |
epi | on, upon befall (happen to) | epidermis, epidemiology, epidemic |
ex, exo | out of, from | exoskeleton, exterior, external |
in-, im-,ir-, il- | not | inability, impatient, irregular, illegal |
in, im | into, in, on, upon | inhabited, improve, informed |
inter | between | intercept, interview, interstate |
micro | small, minute | microbiology, microscope |
pre | before | predict, predate, preread |
pro | forward, forth, publicly | progress, proceed, produce |
re | again | research, reread, redo, regain |
retro | back, backward | retroactive, retrograde, retrospective |
se | apart | separate, select |
super | above, on top of, beyond | superfine, superhuman, supersonic |
syn-, sym- | with, together | sympathy, symphony, synthesis, synthetic, photosynthesis, synonym, synagogue, synchronize |
trans | across, change, through | transformation, transportation, transfer |
un- | not | unfamiliar, unpopular, unlikely |
uni | one, single | unicorn, unicycle, uniform |