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Roots and Prefixes
AP English 1
Term | Definition |
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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 |