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Roots and Prefix
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Omni | all, Omnivore |
| Sci | knowledge, Science |
| Bio | life, biology |
| geo | earth, Geography |
| vit, viv | life, vitamin |
| hydra | water, hydrate |
| pseudo | false, pseudoscience |
| Orth | straight, correct; orthopedic |
| sect | cut; section |
| fin | end, limit; finish |
| am, amic | friend, love; dynamic |
| crypt | secret, hidden; cryptocurrency |
| sang | blood; exsanguination |
| lateral | side; lateral |
| Bibli | book; biblical |
| cycle | wheel; bicycle |
| soph | wise, wisdom; sophisticated |
| poly | many; polygon |
| Zo | animal; zoo |
| Prim | first, early; primal |
| Proto | first; prototype |
| macro | large, long; macroeconomy |
| micro | small; microorganism |
| magna | large; magnify |
| agra | field; agriculture |
| duct | leave, conduct |
| gen | birth, kind, origin; generation |
| auto | self; automatic |
| vert, vers | turn, version |
| gram, graph | write, writing; geography |
| vid, vis | see, video |
| phil | like, love; philosophy |
| mon | one; monarchy |
| bi | two; bicycle |
| tri | three; triangle |
| miso | hate; misogyny |
| neo, no | new; novice |
| cogn | know; cognate |
| sol | alone; solo |
| anti | against; antibody |
| ante | before; antibellum |
| peri | around, about, near; perimeter |
| phobia | fear, dislike, aversion; claustrophobia |
| semi, hemi | half; hemisphere |
| pend, pens | hang; pendulum |
| pre | before; prefix |
| post | after; postpartum |
| super | above, over; superhero |
| trans | across, beyond; transport |
| a | without, not; atheist |
| strict, string | bind; restrict |
| nym | name; synonym |
| con, co, col, cor | together, with; collection |
| pel | drive; propel |
| derm, dermato | dermatologist |
| reg | royalty; regime |
| theo, thei | god; theocracy |
| ology | study of, science of; biology |
| gamy | marriage; polygamy |
| corp | body; corporate |
| vor | eat; carnivore |
| grat, grot | thank, pleasant, favor; gratitude |
| gyn | woman; misogyny |
| andro | male; androgynous |
| tort, tors | twist; torsion |
| tomy | cutting; lobotomy |
| labor | work; laboratory |
| ambi | both; ambidextrous |
| aero | air; aerodynamic |
| ism | belief; atheism |
| ette | small, female; pipette |
| ite | follower of, believer; antisemite |
| ambul | walk; ambulance |
| terr | earth; terrain |
| ad | to, toward; adjacent |
| ab | away from; abnormal |
| volv | roll; evolve |
| escent | become; adolescent |
| scend | go; descend |
| pug | fight; pugnacious |
| pan, panto | all, entire: pantomime, Pangea |
| arch | ancient, chief; archnemisis |
| ped, pod | foot; tripod, pedal |
| mit, miss | send; submit, mission |
| son | sound; sonic, sonar |
| uni | one; unicycle, unicellular |
| verb | word; verbal, reverb |
| dem | people; democracy, demonstrate |
| hetero | different; heterosexual |
| Eu | good, pleasant; eukaryote, euphoria |
| phon | sound; phone |
| meter | instrument for measuring, kilometers, |
| litera | letter; literacy |
| dys | bad, ill, difficult; dyslexic, dysmorphia |
| photo | light; photograph |
| morph | form; dysmorphia |
| aud, audit | hear |
| cred, credit | believe |
| fid | belief, faith; confidence |
| fract, frag | break |
| dict | say, speak |
| jac, ject | throw, cast, hurl; eject, ejaculation |
| loqu, locut | speak; eloquent |
| port | carry, bear |
| rupt | break |
| script, scrib | write |
| anthrop | human, man(as in mankind), anthropology |
| capit | head; decapitate |
| luc, lum | light; iluminate |
| non | not (nonlinear, non-applicable, nonsense) |
| man(u) | hand(manual, manuscript) |
| flect, flex | bend (reflect, reflection, reflex, deflect, deflection) |
| patri | father(paternity, patriarch) |
| pro | forward, in favor of (progress, promotion) |
| cis, cid | kill, cut(suicide, incision) |
| endo | within (endothermic, endoscopy) |
| sequ, secut | follow(sequence, consecutive) |
| exo | out of, outside (exoskeleton, exothermic) |
| path | feeling, suffering, disease(pathogen) |
| iso | equal (isoceles, isolation, isometric) |
| mal | bad, badly, evil, ill(malware) |
| sub | under, below, beneath (submarine, subdivision, substitute) |
| tele | far, distant(telephone, television, teleport) |
| ver, vera, veri | truth (verify, veritable, veracity) |
| inter | between, among(internet) |
| anim | mind, soul, will, spirit (animism, animal, animation) |
| contra | against(contradict) |
| here, hes | stick (adhere, adhesive, cohere, cohesive) |
| hyper | excessive, over(hyperactive, hypermobile) |
| greg | gather, flock (congregate, congregation, gregarious) |
| cosm | world, order(cosmic, cosmos) |
| pon, pos | put (position, possess, upon) |
| simul, simil | like, same (simulate, similar, simile) |
| dis | opposite of, apart, away (distraction, dissent, disassociate, distance) |
| tact, tang | touch (tangible, contact, tangent, tactile) |
| -cracy | government (democracy, autocracy) |
| mani | madness, insane impulse (mania, maniac) |
| therm, thermo | heat (thermal, thermodynamic) |
| e, ex | out, away from (exfoliate, extreme) |
| de | down, opposite of (descend, descent, defeat) |
| se | apart (separate) |
| circum | around (circumference, circumscribe, circumcise) |
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