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Roots and Prefixes
AP English 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ab- | away |
| Ad- | to, towards |
| Con- | with, thoroughly |
| Contra- | against |
| De- | Opposite |
| Di- | Twice, double, two |
| Dis- | Not, none (negative) |
| Dys- | Bad, difficult |
| Hypo- | Underneath, less than normal |
| Im/in/un | Not, negative |
| Inter- | Between, among, in the midst |
| Intra/inner- | Within, inside |
| Mid- | Middle |
| Mis- | Bad, wrong |
| Mono- | One, single, only |
| Multi- | Many |
| Poly- | Many, much |
| Pre- | Before |
| Re- | Again, repetition, backwards |
| Semi- | Half, partly |
| Sub- | Underneath , lower |
| Super- | Above. more than |
| Uni- | One |
| Hyper- | Above, beyond, super |
| Agri | Science of livestock and land |
| Ambi | Both, around |
| Anthropo | Human being, man |
| Aud | hear/hearing |
| Bene | well/good |
| Bio | life |
| Cap | take |
| Cede/Ceed | Go away from, withdraw |
| Cent | hundred |
| Chromo | color |
| Contra/Counter | opposite, against |
| Demo/demos | people |
| Spect | To see |
| Terra | Earth, land |
| Vid/vis | To see |
| Dict | Say, speak |
| Duct/duc | To lead |
| Dyna | Power |
| Fac | Do, make |
| Fort | strong |
| Fract | To break |
| Gam | marriage |
| Graph | To write |
| Hello | sun |
| Ject | Throw |
| Jud | Judge |
| Magn(i) | Great |
| Spir | Breath |
| Thermo | Hot, heat, warm |
| Voc | Call |
| Mal | Bad, evil |
| Man(u) | Hand |
| Mater | Mother |
| Mille | Thousand |
| Mono | Alone, singular, one |
| Mort | Death |
| Ortho | Straight, upright, correct |
| Pater | Father |
| Pod | Foot |
| Pyro | Fire, heat |
| Sent | To feel |
| Struct | To see |
| Vent | To come |