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parts of words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, ab, abs | |
| [absent; abscond] | away form |
| able, ible, ble | |
| [edible; salable] | able to |
| acious, cous, al | |
| [nocturnal; vivacious] | like, having the quality of |
| act, ag | |
| [agent, activity] | to do, to act |
| ance, ancy | |
| [performance; truancy] | the act of; a state of being |
| ant, ent, er, or | |
| [occupant; respondent; teacher; creator] | one who |
| anti | |
| [antifreeze; antisocial] | against |
| apert | |
| [aperture] | open |
| ar, ary | |
| [ocular; beneficiary] | connected with; related to |
| as, a, ac, af, ag, an, ar, at, as | |
| [adapt; adhere; attract] | to; toward |
| bas | |
| [basement] | low |
| bi, bis | |
| [bicycle; biannual] | two |
| cap, capt, cip, cept, ceive | |
| [captive; receive; capable; recipient] | to take, to hold, to seize |
| ced, cede, ceed, cess | |
| [precede; access; proceed] | to go, to give in |
| circum, cir | |
| [circumscribe] | around |
| com, con, co, col | |
| [with, together] | with, together |
| cred, credit | |
| [Credible; incredible] | to believe |
| curr, curs, cours | |
| [current; precursory] | to run |
| de | |
| [depart; decline] | away from, down, the opposite of |
| dic, dict | |
| [dictionary; indict] | to say |
| dis, dif, di | |
| [distant, dislike] | apart |
| duc, duct | |
| [induce; conduct; aqueduct] | to lead |
| ence | |
| [existence] | quality of; act of |
| epi | |
| [epitaph] | upon, on top of |
| equ, equi | |
| [equalize; equitable; equanimity] | equal; fair; even |
| ex, e, ef | |
| [exit; eject; exhale] | out; from |
| fac, fact, fic, fect, fy | |
| [facile; fiction; factory; affect] | to make; to do |
| fer, ferr | |
| [defer; referral] | to carry, bring |
| ful | |
| [fearful] | full of |
| graph | |
| [monograph; graphite] | write |
| ic, ac, il, ile | |
| [cardiac; civil; infantile; acidic] | of, like, pertaining to |
| in, il, ir, im, en | |
| [inactive; ignoble] | not |
| inter | |
| [international; interpose] | between; among |
| ion | |
| [correction] | the act or condition of |
| ism | |
| [patriotism] | the practice of, support of |
| ist | |
| [artist] | one who makes, does |
| ity, ty, y | |
| [unity; shifty; showy] | the state of, character of |
| ive | |
| [active] | having the nature of |
| less | |
| [heartless] | lacking; without |
| mal, male | |
| [malpractice; malfuntion] | bad, ill, wrong |
| mis | |
| [mistreat; misplace] | wrong, badly |
| mit, mis | |
| [admit; missile] | to send |
| mono | |
| [monopoly; monotone] | one, alone, single |
| non | |
| [nonsense; nonprofit] | not, the reverse of |
| ob | |
| [obstacle; obvious] | in front, against, in front of, in the way of |
| omni | |
| [omnipresent; omnipotent] | everywhere, all |
| ory | |
| [laboratory] | having the nature of, a place or thing for |
| ous, ose | |
| [dangerous; verbose] | full of; having |
| par | |
| [parity; disparity] | equal |
| per | |
| [pervade; perveive] | through |
| plic | |
| [complicated; implicate] | to fold, to bend, to turn |
| poly | |
| [polysyllable] | many |
| pon, pos, posit, pose | |
| [component; transpose; compose; deposit] | to place |
| post | |
| [postpone; postmortem] | after |
| pre | |
| [preview; prehistoric] | before, earlier than |
| pro | |
| [proceed; prowar] | forward, going ahead of; supporting |
| re | |
| [retell; recall] | again, back |
| scrib, script | |
| [describe; transcript] | to write |
| se | |
| [secede, seclude] | apart |
| sequ, secu | |
| [sequence; consecutive] | to follow |
| ship | |
| [leadership] | the art or skill of; the ability to |
| some | |
| [troublesome] | full of, like |
| spec, spect, spic | |
| [aspect; specimen] | to appear, to look, to see |
| sta, stat, sist, stit, sisto | |
| [constant; status; desist ] | to stand or make stand |
| sub | |
| [submarine; subliminal] | under, less than |
| super | |
| [superimpose] | over, above, greater |
| tact | |
| [contact; tactile] | to touch |
| ten, tent, tain | |
| [tenable; retentive; maintain] | to hold |
| tend, tens, tent | |
| [extend; tension] | to stretch |
| tract | |
| [attract; contract] | to draw |
| trans | |
| [transcontinental; transverse] | across |
| tude | |
| [aptitude] | the state of quality of; the ability to |
| un | |
| [uninterested; unhelpful] | not |
| un, uni | |
| [unanimous; unilateral] | one |
| ven, vent | |
| [convene; advent] | to come |
| ver, vert, vers | |
| [avert; revert; reverse] | to turn |