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root words
roots from a-e
| Prefix | Meaning | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| bon | good | bonify | make something good |
| mal | bad, ill | malevolent | wishing bad things to happen to others |
| contro | against | controversy | discussion with opposing views |
| contra | against | contrary | opposing another fact |
| trans | over, across | transatlantic | crossing the Atlantic |
| omni | all | omnipotent | all powerful |
| para | beside; beyond | parasite | organism that feeds on another organism |
| post | after | postmortem | after death |
| ecto | outside of | ectoderm | outer cellular membrane |
| endo | within | endodontics | dentistry concerned with diseases of the inside of a tooth |
| auto | self | automatic | self-acting |