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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alter:alternate, alter ego | other |
| ami, amic-:amiable, amicable | love |
| amphi:amphibian | both ends or all sides |
| ann, enni:anniversary, annual, biennial, perennial | year |
| anthrop:anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope | human, man |
| aqua, aque:aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct | water |
| arch:archangel, monarch, archaic, archenemy | chief, leader, ruler |
| arthro:arthritis | joint |
| aud:auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape | sound |
| bell:belligerent, bellicose | war |
| biblio:bibliography, bibliophile | book |
| bio-:biography, autobiography, biology, antibiotic | life |
| brev:brief, abbreviate | short |
| cap:capture, captivate, capacity | take, seize |
| carn:carnivorous, chili con carne | meat |
| ced:recede, secede, proceed, intercede, concession | yield, go |
| chrom-:chromatic, monochrome, polychrome | color |
| chron-:chronicle, chronology, chronometer, synchronize | time |
| cogn:recognize, cognitive, incognito | know |
| cord | chord:harpsichord |
| corp:corpus, corpse, corporal | body |
| crac, crat:autocrat, democracy, bureaucrat, democracy | rule, ruler |
| cred:credible, credulous, credibility, credit, credo | believe |
| cruc:crucifix, crucial | cross |
| crusta:crustacean | shell |
| crypt:cryptogram, cryptology, cryptic | hidden |
| culp:culpable, culprit | guilt |
| dei:deity, deify | god |
| demo-:demography, democracy, epidemic | people |
| dent:dentist, dentifrice, dentin | tooth |
| derm-:dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic | skin |
| dic:dictate, predict, diction, indict | speak, say |
| dox:orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy | belief, opinion |
| duc, duct:induce, deduce, seduction, conduct, abduct | lead |
| duo:duo | two |
| dynam-:dynamo, hydrodynamics | power |
| ego:egotist, egomania | self |
| equ:equal, equity, equanimity, equate, equidistant | equal |
| fac:manufacture, factory, benefactor | make, do |
| fil:filament | threadlike |
| frater:fraternal, fraternize | brother |
| gam-:monogamy, polygamy, bigamy | marriage |
| geo-:geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal | earth |
| glyph:Hieroglyphics—Egyptian “sky writing” | vertical groove |
| grad, gress:gradual, progression, transgression | step |
| graph-:graphology, biography, telegraph, geography | writing, printing |
| gym:gymnasium | naked |
| gyn-:gynecologist, androgynous | woman |
| hemo, hema, hem :hemophilia, hematology, hemoglobin | blood |
| holo:holograph | whole, entire |
| hydro, hydr:dehydrate, hydraulics, hydroelectric, hydroplane | water |
| iso:isolate | equal, identical |
| ject:inject, reject, subject, projection | throw |
| jud:judicial, judge, adjudicate | judge |
| leg, lect:legible, lectern, lecturer, election | read, choose |
| liter:literature, illiterate, literal | letter |
| loc:local, location | place |
| log:monologue, epilogue | word |
| luc:lucid, elucidate | light |
| magn:magnify, magnate, magnificent | large |
| man:manufacture, manual, manuscript | hand |
| mar:marine, mariner | sea |
| mater:maternal, maternity, matriarchy, matricide | mother |
| mere:mere | part, segment |
| meta, met:metacognition—behind the thinking | behind, between |
| metri, meter-:geometric, thermometer, odometer | measure |
| min:minority, minuscule, minute | small |
| mit, miss:permit, submission, mission, emit, | send |
| mob, mot, mov:mobile, automobile, motion, promote, movie | move |
| mon:premonition, admonition | warn |
| mor, mort:mortal, mortician, immortality | death |
| morph:metamorphosis, amorphous, morphology | form, structure |
| mut:mutant, mutability, mutate | change |
| neuro:neurology, neurosis, neurobiology | nerve |
| nomen | nomin:nominal, nominate, nomenclature |
| nov:novel, renovate, innovation, novella | new |
| nym, onym:synonym, acronym, anonymous, pseudonym | word, name |
| odonto:orthodontist—one who straightens teeth | tooth |
| ortho-:orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic | straight, correct |
| pac:pacify, Pacific Ocean, pacifist | peace |
| pater:paternal, paternity, patricide, patrilineal, patriotic | father |
| path:sympathy, apathy, empathy, telepathy, pathology | feeling, suffering |
| ped, pod:pedal, pedometer, centipede, gastropod | foot |
| pel, puls:pulsate, repulsive, impulse, compel, propel | push |
| pend:pendulum, pendant, suspend, pending | hang, weigh |
| phon-, phono-:telephone, euphony, cacophony, phonograph | sound, voice |
| plan:planar, plantation, plane | flat |
| pneum:pneumatic | lung |
| pod:podiatrist | feet |
| port:portable, transport, portage, report, | carry |
| pot:potent, omnipotent, potentate | power |
| psych-:psychology, psychic, psychobiography | soul, spirit, mind |
| pugna:pugnacious, pugilist | fight |
| quer, quis:query, inquisition, | ask |
| scent, scend:ascend, ascent | climb |
| schizo, schiz:schizophrenic | division, split |
| sci:scientific | know |
| sciss:scissors | cut |
| scrib, script:manuscript, scribe, proscribe, scripture | write |
| sec, sect:dissect, section | cut |
| sed, sess:sedentary, session | sit |
| sens, sent:sensible, sentient | feel, be aware |
| sequ, secu:sequence, sequel, consecutive | follow |
| serv:service | serve, protect |
| simil:similar, assimilate, simile, facsimile (fax) | same |
| siphon:siphon | tube |
| sol:solar | sun |
| son:sonar, resonate, unison | sound |
| soph:philosophy, sophisticated, sophomore (wise fool) | wisdom, knowledge |
| spec, spic:spectacles, spectator, inauspicious, prospect | look, see |
| spir:spiral | coil |
| spir:inspire, respiration, conspire, perspiration | breathe |
| spond, spons:respond, responsible | promise, answer for |
| spont:spontaneous | by one's own force |
| stat:station | stay, position |
| tang, tact:tactile, tangible | touch |
| temp:temporary, temporize | time |
| ten, tent:tentative, tenable, tenuous | hold |
| terr:subterranean, terrain, terrestrial, disinter | earth |
| theo:theology, polytheism, atheist, monotheism | god, deity |
| therm-:thermal, thermos, thermometer | heat |
| trophy:atrophy—without nutrition | nutrition, food |
| uro:urologist | urine |
| vac:vacation, vacuum, vacuous, vacant | empty |
| ven, vent:intervene, convene, contravene | come, go |
| ver:veracity, verify, verity | truth |
| vert:introvert, irreversible, vertigo | turn |
| vit:vital, revitalize, vitamin | life |
| voc:revoke, invocation, vocal, evocative, convocation | call |
| zoo:zoo, zoology, zoolatry | animal |
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