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Roots Bases Affixes
Greek and Latin Roots and Bases and Prefixes and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| graph, gram | to write or draw |
| scrib, script | to write |
| dic, dict | to say |
| mit, miss | to send |
| vert, vers | to turn |
| tract | to pull or draw |
| jac, jec, ject | to throw |
| pon, pons, pos, pose | to put or place |
| pend, pens | to hang or weigh |
| ped, pod | foot |
| mal | bad or evil |
| bene | good or well |
| spec, spect | to see, watch or observe |
| vid, vis | to see |
| photo | light |
| fic, fect, fac, fact | to make, do or build |
| struc, struct | to build |
| form | to shape |
| tend, tens, tent | to stretch or strain |
| rupt | to break |
| flect, flex | to bend |
| fer | to carry, bring or bear |
| port | to carry |
| duc, duce, duct | to lead, pull or guide |
| -er/-or | one who does |
| -ment | changes a verb to a noun, the action or process of doing something |
| -ness | state of or condition |
| -ful | full of |
| -ly | manner or in a particular way; changes verbs to adverbs |
| -ist | one who does |
| pre- | before |
| post- | after |
| un- | not |
| mis- | wrong |
| in-, im-, il-, ir- | not |
| dis- | apart, away from, not, or opposite |
| de- | away, opposite, or not |
| re- | again |
| -ible, -able | able to be done |