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MEP Roots 6-22-09
Root to English Word
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ante | <Lat> before: antecedant; antediluuvian |
| anti | <Gk> opposite: anti-war; antinuclear |
| bi | <Lat> two or twice: biplane; biped |
| circum | <Lat> around: circumnavagate; circumference |
| com | <Lat> together: commingle; compile |
| de | <Lat> down: descend; decline |
| dis | <Lat> apart: disappear; disadvantage |
| equi | <Lat> equal: equinox; equilateral |
| extra | <Lat> outside: extraterrestrial; extracurricular |
| inter | <Lat> between: international; interstate |
| intra | <Lat> within: intramural; intraveneous |
| intro | <Lat> into: introspection; introduce |
| mis | <OE and OFr> bad or wrong: misbehave |
| mal | <Lat> bad: maladjusted; malady |
| non | <Lat> not: nonfat; noncompliance |
| post | <Lat> after: post meridiem (p.m.); postmortem |
| pre | <Lat> before: prepay; premature |
| semi | <Lat> half, partial: semicircle; semiconscious |
| sub | <Lat> under: subordinate; subsoil; submarine |
| super | <Lat> over, above: superior; superindendent; |
| syn | <Gk> together: synonym; synergy |
| sym | <Gk> together: sympathy; symphony |
| tri | <Lat> three: tricycle; triangle |
| un | <OE> against: unable; unacceptable |
| ped | <Lat> foot: pedestrian; pedal |
| ped | <Gk> child: pediatrics; pediatrician |
| mort | <Lat> death or dead: mortality; mortuary |
| carn | <Lat> flesh: carnivore; carnage |
| psych | <Gk> spirit, soul: psychology; psychic |
| logos | <Gk> reason: logic; biology; sociology |
| bio | <Gk> life: biograhpy; biome; |
| ethno | <Gk> people, race: ethnicity; |
| gen | <Gk> origin; beginning: Genesis; generate |