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Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots in-depth from ab- to bio-

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Prefix/Suffix/Root
Word Using the Pre/Suffix
Meaning of Pre/Suffix
ab-, abs-   ABnormal, ABSent   from; away from  
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-acr-, -ac-   ACRimonious   sharp, bitter  
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ad-   ADvertisement   to, toward, for  
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-agog   demAGOGue   leader  
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am-, amic-   AMiable/AMICable   friend  
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ambi-   AMBIdextrous   both  
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an-, a-   ANachronism   not, without  
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anim-   ANIMation   mind, soul  
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-ann, -enni   centENNIal   year  
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ante-   ANTEroom   before  
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anthrop-   ANTHROPology   man  
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anti-   ANTIgen   against, opposing  
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aqua-   AQUArium   water  
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arch-   ARCHbishop   first, ruler  
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aud-   AUDitory   hear  
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auto-   AUTOnomous   self  
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belli-   BELLIgerent   war  
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ben-, bon-   BENeficial   well, good  
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bi-   BIcycle   two  
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biblio-   BIBLIOgraphy   book  
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bio-   BIOlogy   life  
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