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prefix/root/suffix

English

QuestionAnswer
clin cline bend incline recline
clud clus close cluster include
corp body corpse corporal
dict to say dictate dictionary
duc to lead duct abduct
dur hard long-lasting durable duration
fort strong f ortress fortify
ject to throw project reject
junct to join junction conjunction
liber free liberty liberate
medi middle median mediate
mort death mortal mortuary
mot mov to move motivate motion
oper to work operate operator
pac peace pacify pacifier
pater patri father paternal patriarch
path to feel or suffer empathy sympathy
pel pulse drive urge impule compel
phon sound phonograph phonics
port to carry transport portable
rec reg rule regulation record
rid ris to laugh ridicule ridiculous
rupt to break rupture disrupt
scope to see telescope periscope
scrib script to write inscription scribble
ship art or skill craftsmanship scholarship
somma sleep insomnia
spec to see spectacles inspect
spir to breathe respiration
tempor time temporary temporal
ter land earth territory terrain
trib to pay grant tribute contribute
vid vis to see vision video
viv to live vivacious revive
voc to call vocal vocalize
volt volv to turn revolution revolve
-ary relating to dictionary stationary
-ator -or one who does illustrator doctor
-cide to kill suicide insecticide
-ful full of joyful successful
-gram -graphy to write telegram paragraph
-ible -able capable breakable collectible
-ism belief of socialism patriotism
-ist one who believes racist Buddhist
-ive a condition of reflective cooperative
-less without joyless homeless
-ly like resembling happily joyfully
-ness state of exactness happiness
-ology study of zoology biology
-ous having qualities of joyous spacious
-ship art or skill craftsmanship scholarship
-vers - vert to turn convertible reverse
-ward in the direction of toward westward
-ment act of doing movement excitement
ab- apart away from absent abstain
anti- against antibiotic antiwar
auto- self automobile autopilot
ben- good benefit benevolent
bio- life biology biography
circum- around circumnavigate circumference
co- col- com- with cosponsor cohabitate
contra- against contrary contradict
counter- against counterproductive counterclockwise
de- away from reverse remove decrease decelerate
ex- out exit extract
extra- beyond out of extraterrestrial extraordinary
fore- before aforementioned forefront
hemi- half hemisphere
hydro- water hydroelectic hydrophobia
hyper- over beyond hyperactive hyperbole
in- into insert inhale
inter- between among international interact
mal- bad evil malice malignant
micro- small microscopic microscope
mini- small mini-mart miniature
mis- wrong badly mistake misbehave
multi- many multicolor multipurpose
over- more than in excess overachiever overanalyze
post- after post-test post-war
pseudo- false pseudonym
re- back repay reflect
re- again retest recalculate
retro- backwards retrospect retroactive
semi- half semicircle semianual
sub- below subzero submarine
super- higher beyond the usual superb supersede
tele- far telegraph telephone
trans- across transfer transAtlantic
under- beneath below underground understaffed
a- not without atypical amoral
dis- not dishonest disloyal
il- not illegible illegal
im- not immature impatient
in- not inefficient incomplete
ir- not irregular irresponsible
non- not nonsense nonessential
un- not uncooked unliked
bi- bin- two bicyle biped
dec- ten decade decathalon
du- two duo dual
mono one monotheism monotone
oct- eight octopus octagon
penta- five pentagon pentameter
quad- four quadrant quadratic
quint- five quintuplets quintet
tri- three tricyle triangle
anthro humans, people anthropology
aud to hear auditory audio
capit head capital decapitate
chron time chronicle chronic
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