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8th Greek and Latin
MUST KNOW 8th grade Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agri | fieldsagriculture, agribusiness |
| aud | hearaudio, audience |
| bene | well, goodbenefit, benefactor |
| circum | aroundcircumference, circumnavigate |
| corp | bodycorpse, corporation |
| dict | speak or saydictate, predict, diction |
| dur | period of timeduration, durable |
| equi/equ | equalequity, equate |
| hydro | waterhydroplane, dehydrate, hydraulics |
| luna | moonlunar |
| nav | to guide, shipnavigate, navy |
| ped | footpedal, pedometer, centipede |
| psych | mind, soulpsychology, psychic |
| sci | knowscientific, science |
| sent/sens | feel, be awaresensible, sentiment, senstive |
| sol | sunsolarium, solar |
| spec | see, lookspectacles, spectator,inauspicious |
| ab- | away fromabduction, abstain, abnormal |
| im- | intoimbibe, impact, implant |
| in- | not, intoinvisible, indiscreet, incorporate, inception |
| inter- | betweenintercept, intervene, interstate |
| mal- | bad, evilmalpractice, malnutrician |
| uni- | one, singleunicycle, unibrow, unicellular |
| -ee | recipientappointee, employee |
| -ette/-et | littlekitchenette, dinette |
| -ian/-ion | one relating tohydration, Bostonian |
| -ive | tends to betalkative, sensitive |