word.md

Root, Prefix or Suffix	Meaning	Examples
phil	love	philosopher, philanthropy, philharmonic, bibliophile
re	back, again	report, realign, retract, revise, regain
-fold	Adverb: in a manner of, marked by	fourfold
gor	to gather, to bring together	category, categorize
fall, fals	deceive	fallacy, falsify, fallacious
labor	work	laborious, belabor
-es, -ies	Noun: plural of most nouns ending in -ch, -s, -sh, -o and -z and some in -f and -y	passes, glasses, ladies, heroes
the, theo	God, a god	monotheism, polytheism, atheism, theology
doc, doct	teach, prove	docile, doctor, doctrine, document, dogma, indoctrinate
vale, vali, valu	strength, worth	equivalent, valiant, validity, evaluate, value, valor
milli	thousandth	millisecond, milligram, millivolt
prin, prim, prime	first	primacy, prima donna, primitive, primary, primal, primeval, prince, principal
-ward	Adverb: in a direction or manner	homeward
sect, sec	cut	intersect, transect, dissect, secant, section
cour, cur, curr, curs	run, course	occur, excursion, discourse, courier, course
co, cog, col, coll, con, com, cor	with, together	cohesiveness, cognate, collaborate, convene, commitment, compress, contemporary, converge, compact, confluence, convenient, concatenate, conjoin, combine, correct
with	against	withhold, without, withdraw, forthwith
-y	Noun: state, condition, result of an activity	society, victory
crit	separate, choose	critical, criterion, hypocrite
-ess	female	actress, goddess, poetess
meter	measure	meter, voltammeter, barometer, thermometer
pute	think	dispute, computer
-y	Adjective: marked by, having	hungry, angry, smeary, teary
oper	work	operate, cooperate, opus
-ist	Noun: person or member	podiatrist
-ery	collective qualities, art, practice, trade, collection, state, condition	snobbery, bakery, geenery, gallery, slavery
-ia	Noun: names, diseases	phobia
ment	mind	mental, mention
multi	many, much	multifold, multilingual, multiped, multiply, multitude, multipurpose, multinational
fila, fili	thread	filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster
in, im, il, ir	not	illegible, irresolute, inaction, inviolate, innocuous, intractable, innocent, impregnable, impossible, imposter
mand	command	mandatory, remand, mandate
-ed	Adjective: having the quality or characteristics of	winged, moneyed, dogged, tiered
-fy	make, form into	falsify, dandify
lau, lav, lot, lut	wash	launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute
pli, ply	fold	reply, implicate, ply
quip	ship	equip, equipment
dent, dont	tooth	dental, denture, orthodontist, periodontal
ana, ano	up, back, again, anew	anode, anagram, anagenetic
-ard, -art	Noun: characterized	braggart, drunkard, wizard
phlegma	inflammation	phlegm, phlegmatic
rog, roga	ask	prerogative, interrogation, derogatory
cogn, gnos	to know	recognize, cognizant, diagnose, agnostic, incognito, prognosis
hyper	over, above	hyperactive, hypertensive, hyperbolic, hypersensitive, hyperventilate, hyperkinetic
pater, patr	father	paternity, patriarch, patriot, patron, patronize
semi	half, partial	semifinal, semiconscious, semiannual, semimonthly, semicircle
sequ, secu, sue	follow	sequence, consequence, sequel, subsequent, prosecute, consecutive, second, ensue, pursue
sist, sta, stit	stand, withstand, make up	assist, insist, persist, circumstance, stamina, status, state, static, stable, stationary, substitute
scope	see, watch	telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope, periscope, stethoscope
tele	distance, far, from afar	telephone, telegraph, telegram, telescope, television, telephoto, telecast, telepathy, telepathy
scrib, script	write	scribe, scribble, inscribe, describe, subscribe, prescribe, manuscript
glu, glo	lump, bond, glue	glue, agglutinate, conglomerate
cura	care	curator, curative, manicure
a-, an-	not, without	apolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, apathy, aphasia, anemia
fuse	pour	confuse, transfuse
-drome	run, step	syndrome, aerodrome, velodrome
metr	admeasure, apportion	metrics, asymmetric, parametric, telemetry
ped, pod	foot	pedal, impede, pedestrian, centipede, tripod, podiatry, antipode, podium
trans	across, beyond, change	transform, transoceanic, transmit, transportation, transducer
somn	sleep	insomnia, somnambulist
-ion	Noun: condition or action	abduction
umber, umbraticum	shadow	umbra, penumbra, (take) umbrage, adumbrate
quint, penta	five	quintet, quintuplets, pentagon, pentane, pentameter
grat	pleasing	congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate
-ate	Noun: state, office, fuction	candidate, electorate, delegate
fa, fess	speak	fable, fabulous, fame, famous, confess, profess
fer	bear, carry	ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer
-ile	Adjective: having the qualities of	projectile
loc, loco	place, area	location, locally, locality, allocate, locomotion
tact, tang, tag, tig, ting	touch	tactile, contact, intact, intangible, tangible, contagious, contiguous, contingent
circum	around	circumnavigate, circumflex, circumstance, circumcision, circumference, circumorbital, circumlocution, circumvent, circumscribe, circulatory
-ment	Noun: condition or result	document
mar, mari, mer	sea, pool	marine, marsh, maritime, mermaid
mon	warn, remind	monument, admonition, monitor, premonition
strain, strict, string, stige	bind, pull, draw tight	stringent, strict, restrict, constrict, restrain, boa constrictor
ante	before	anterior, anteroom, antebellum, antedate, antecedent antediluvian
pop	people	population, populous, popular
sen, scen	old, grow old	senior, senator, senile, senescence, evanescent
trib	pay, bestow	tribute, contribute, attribute, retribution, tributary
macr-, macer	lean	emaciated, meager
hex, ses, sex	six	hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets
hypn	sleep	hypnosis, hypnotherapy
cur, curs	run	current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive
gen	birth, race, produce	genesis, genetics, eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen
in, im	into, on, near, towards	instead, import
helio	sun	heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric
-less	Adjective: without, missing	motiveless
acu	sharp	acute, acupuncture, accurate
nomen, nomin	name	nomenclature, nominate, ignominious
medi	half, middle, between, halfway	mediate, medieval, Mediterranean, mediocre, medium
phage	eat	macrophage, bacteriophage
sacr, sanc, secr	sacred	sacred, sacrosanct, sanction, consecrate, desecrate
se	apart, move away from	secede
mis	wrong, bad, badly	misconduct, misinform, misinterpret, mispronounce, misnomer, mistake, misogynist
soph	wise	sophomore (wise fool), philosophy, sophisticated
uni	one	uniform, unilateral, universal, unity, unanimous, unite, unison, unicorn
rupt	break	rupture, interrupt, abrupt, disrupt, ruptible
-ize	Verb: cause	fantasize
ver, veri	true	very, aver, verdict, verity, verify, verisimilitude
infra	beneath	infrared, infrastructure
pel, puls	drive, push, urge	compel, dispel, expel, repel, propel, pulse, impulse, pulsate, compulsory, expulsion, repulsive
phot, photo	light	photograph, photoelectric, photogenic, photosynthesis, photon
giga	billion	gigabyte, gigaflop
alb, albo	white, without pigment	albino, albite
dic, dict, dit	say, speak	dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, contradict, benediction
mit, miss	send	emit, remit, submit, admit, commit, permit, transmit, omit, intermittent, mission, missile
-able, -ible	Adjective: worth, ability	solvable, incredible
dox	thought, opinion, praise	orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology
anthrop	man	anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy
ab, abs	away from, off	absolve, abrupt, absent
super, supra	over, above	superior, suprarenal, superscript, supernatural, superimpose, supercede
-ive	Noun: condition	native
ultima	last	ultimate, ultimatum
aut, auto	self	automobile, automatic, automotive, autograph, autonomous, autoimmune
liter	letters	literary, literature, literal, alliteration, obliterate
onym	name	anonymous, pseudonym, antonym, synonym
sept	seven	septet, septennial
viv, vita, vivi	alive, life	revive, survive, vivid, vivacious, vitality, vivisection, vital, vitamins, revitalize
migra	wander	migrate, emigrant, immigrate
meta	beyond, change	metaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism, metahistorical, metainformation
vol	will	malevolent, benevolent, volunteer, volition
pair, pare	arrange, assemblage, two	repair, impair, compare, prepare
-wise	Adverb: in the manner of, with regard to	timewise, clockwise, bitwise
zo	animal	zoo (zoological garden), zoology, zodiac, protozoan
cat, cata, cath	down, with	catalogue, category, catheter
mono	one	monopoly, monotype, monologue, mononucleosis, monorail, monotheist,
syn, sym	together, at the same time	sympathy, synthesis, synchronous, syndicate
centr, centri	center	eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric, eccentric
-ster	person	mobster, monster
-en	Adjective: material	golden, woolen, silken
-ant, -ent, -ient	Adjective: kind of agent, indication	important, dependent, convenient
calor	heat	calorie, caloric, calorimeter
dit	give	credit, audit
-ful	Adjective: having, giving, marked by	fanciful
fix	repair, attach	fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix
homo	same	homogenize, homosexual, homonym, homophone
mor, mort	mortal, death	mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary
post	after, behind	postpone, postdate
sat, satis	enough	satient, saturate, satisfy
caus, caut	burn, heat	caustic, cauldron, cauterize
form	shape, resemble	form, format, conform, formulate, perform, formal, formula
fac, fact, fec, fect, fic, fas, fea	do, make	difficult, fashion, feasible, feature, factory, fact, effect, manufacture, amplification, confection
intra	within, during, between layers, underneath	intramural, intranet, intranatal
cycl, cyclo	wheel, circle, circular	Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone, cyclic
ec-	out of, outside	echo, eclipse, eclectic, ecesis, ecstasy, exzema
ecto-	outside, external	ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm
-ory	Noun: place for, serves for	territory, rectory
-es, -ies	Verb: third person singular present indicative of verbs that end in -ch, -s, -sh, - and some in -y	blesses, hushes, fizzes, defies
duc, duct	to lead, pull	produce, abduct, product, transducer, viaduct, aqueduct, induct, deduct, reduce, induce
aer, aero	air, atmosphere, aviation	aerial, aerosol, aerodrome
bene	good, well, gentle	benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction, beneficiary, benefit
-en	Verb: to cause to become	lengthen, moisten, sharpen
main	strength, foremost	mainstream, mainsail, domain, remain
hetero	other, different	heterodox, heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne
be	on, around, over, about, excessively, make, cause, name, affect	berate, bedeck, bespeak, belittle, beleaguer
non	nine	nonagon
pan	all	Pan-American, pan-African, panacea, pandemonium (place of all the demons),
para	beside	paradox, paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase, parachute
man, manu	hand, make, do	manual, manage, manufacture, manacle, manicure, manifest, maneuver, emancipate, management
port	carry	porter, portable, transport, report, export, import, support, transportation
pedo	child	orthopedic, pedagogue, pediatrics
pico	trillionth	picofarad, picocurie, picovolt
graph, gram, graf	write, written, draw	graph, graphic, autograph, photography, graphite, telegram, polygraph, grammar, biography, lithograph, graphic
pro	for, foward	propel
-ic	Adjective: quality, relation	generic
auc, aug, aut	to originate, to increase	augment , author, augment, auction
bio, bi	life	biography, biology, biometricsm biome, biosphere
-est, -iest	Adjective or Adverb: superlative	latest, strongest, luckiest, lyingest
ex-	out of, away from, lacking, former	exit, exhale, exclusive, exceed, explosion, ex-mayor
paleo	old	Paleozoic, Paleolithic, paleomagnetism, paleopsychology
-ous, -eous, -ose, -ious	Adjective: having the quality of, relating to	adventurous, courageous, verbose, fractious
-ing	Adjective: activity	cohering
fin	end, ended, finished	final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale
-ate	Verb: cause to be	graduate, ameliorate, amputate, colligate
cit	call, start	incite, citation, cite
acer, acid, acri	bitter, sour, sharp	acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony
-ive, -ative, -itive	Adjective: having the quality of	festive, cooperative, sensitive
loqu, locut	talk, speak	eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, circumlocution
cent	hundred	centennial, century, centipede
geo	earth	geometry, geography, geocentric, geology
ali, allo, alter	other	alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism
levi	light	alleviate, levitate, levity
her, here, hes	stick	adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent, hereditary, hesitate
equi-	equal	equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equation, equator
dei, div	God	divinity, divine, deity, divination, deify
-ance, -ence	Noun: action, state, quality or process	resistance, independence, extravagance, fraudulence
capit, capt	head	decapitate, capital, captain, caption
gam	marriage	bigamy, monogamy, polygamy
agri, agro	pertaining to fields or soil	agriculture, agroindustry
hydr, hydra, hydro	water	dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia
ignis	fire	ignite, igneous, ignition
e-	not, missing, out, fully, away, computer network related	emit, embed, eternal,ether, erase, email, e-tailer
nat, nasc	to be from, to spring forth	innate, natal, native, renaissance
leg	law	legal, legislate, legislature, legitimize
-ness	Noun: state, condition, quality	kindness
ann, annu, enni	yearly	annual, annual, annuity, anniversary, perrenial
gloss, glot	tongue	glossary, polyglot, epiglottis
cre, cresc, cret, crease	grow	create, crescent, accretion, increase
-er, -or	Verb: action	ponder, dishonor, clamor
salv, salu	safe, healthy	salvation, salvage, salutation
join, junct	join	adjoining, enjoin, juncture, conjunction, injunction, conjunction
lect, leg, lig	choose, gather, select, read	collect, legible, eligible
soci	to join, companions	sociable, society
spec, spect, spi, spic	look, see	specimen, specific, spectator, spectacle, aspect, speculate, inspect, respect, prospect, retrospective, introspective, expect, conspicuous
aqu	water	aqueous
sphere	ball, sphere	sphere, stratosphere, hemisphere, spheroid
ob, oc, of, op	toward, against, in the way	oppose, occur, offer, obtain
spir	breath	spirit, conspire, inspire, aspire, expire, perspire, respiration
domin	master, that which is under control	dominate, dominion, predominant, domain
reg, recti	straighten	regiment, regular, rectify, correct, direct, rectangle
stru, struct, stroy, stry	build	construe, structure, construct, instruct, obstruct, destruction, destroy, industry, ministry
cort	correct	escort, cortage
forc, fort	strength, strong	effort, fort, forte, fortifiable, fortify, forte, fortitude
-ation	Noun: action, resulting state	specialization, aggravation, alternation
ev-, et-	time, age	medieval, eternal
nasc, nat, gnant, nai	to be born	nascent, native, pregnant, naive
cide, cis, cise	to kill, to cut, cut down	fratricide, homicide, incision, incision, circumcision, scissors
dys-	bad, abnormal, difficult, impaired, unfavorable	dysfunctional, dyslexia, dyspathy
erg	work, effect	energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia
numer	number	numeral, numeration, enumerate, innumerable
-al, -ial, -ical	Adjective: quality, relation	structural, territorial, categorical
tend, tent, tens	stretch, strain	tendency, extend, intend, contend, pretend, superintend, tender, extent, tension, pretense
terr, terra	earth	terrain, terrarium, territory, terrestrial
luc, lum, lun, lus, lust	light	translucent, luminary, luster, luna, illuminate, illustrate
thesis, thet	place, put	antithesis, hypothesis, synthesis, epithet
tire	draw, pull	attire, retire, entire
tox	poison	toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin
gen	kind	generous
tri	three	tripod, triangle, trinity, trilateral
dec, dign	suitable	decent decorate dignity
-ence, -ency	Noun: action or process, quality or state	reference, emergency, dependence, eminence, latency
dura	hard, lasting	durable, duration, endure
phobia, phobos	fear	phobia, claustrophobia, acrophobia, aquaphobia, ergophobia, homophobia
anim	mind, life, spirit, anger	animal, animate, animosity
meso	middle	mesomorph, mesoamerica, mesosphere
civ	citizen	civic, civil, civilian, civilization
sed, sess, sid	sit	sediment, session, obsession, possess, preside, president, reside, subside
phon	sound	telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic, homophone, microphone, symphony, euphonious
flex, flect	bend	flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect,circumflex
-ant, -ent	Noun: an agent, something that performs the action	disinfectant, dependent, fragrant
aster, astr	star	aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
ambi	both	ambidextrous
cosm	universe, world	cosmos, microcosm, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut
en-, em-	put into, make, provide with, surround with	enamor, embolden, enslave, empower, entangle
grav	heavy, weighty	grave, gravity, aggravate, gravitate
per	through, intensive	persecute, permit, perspire, perforate, persuade
tribute	give	contribute, distribute, tributary
plac, plais	please	placid, placebo, placate, complacent
min	little, small	minute, minor, minuscule
ten, tin, tain	hold	tenacious, tenant, tenure, untenable, detention, retentive, content, pertinent, continent, obstinate, contain, abstain, pertain, detain
un	not, against, opposite	unceasing, unequal
sol, solus	alone	solo, soliloquy, solitaire, solitude, solitary, isolate
a, ac, ad, af, ag, al, an, ap, as, at	to, toward, near, in addition to, by	aside, accompany, adjust, aggression, allocate, annihilate, affix, associate, attend, adverb
morph	shape, form	amorphous, dimorphic, metamorphosis, morphology, polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous
germ	vital part	germination, germ, germane
nom, nym	name	nominate, synonym
non	not	nonferrous, nonsense, nonabrasive, nondescript
bibl, bibli, biblio	book	bibliophile, bibliography, Bible
numisma	coin	numismatics
ambul	to walk	ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist
lude	play	prelude
crea	create	creature, recreation, creation
ortho	straight, correct	orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic, unorthodox
end-	inside, within	endorse, endocardial, endergonic, endoskeleton, endoscope, endogenous
am, ami, amor	love, like, liking	amorous, amiable, amicable, enamoured
pod	foot, feet	podiatry, tripod
prehendere	seize, grasp	apprehend, comprehend, comprehensive, prehensile
-ship	Noun: status, condition	relationship, friendship
mem	recall, remember	memo, commemoration, memento, memoir, memorable
fic, feign, fain, fit, feat	shape, make, fashion	fiction, faint, feign
arch	chief, first, rule	archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era
cause, cuse, cus	cause, motive	because, excuse, accusation
cad, cap, cas, ceiv, cept, capt, cid, cip	to take, to seize, to hold	receive, deceive, capable, capacious, captive, accident, capture, occasion, concept, intercept, forceps, except, reciprocate
chrom	color	chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic
neo	new	Neolithic, nuveau riche, neologism, neophyte, neonate
crat, cracy	rule	autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy
dem, demo	people, populace, population	democracy, demography, demagogue, epidemic
-ful	Noun: an amount or quanity that fills	mouthful
omni	all, every	omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, omnivorous
-ar, -ary	Adjective: resembling, related to	spectacular, unitary
pat, pass, path	feel, suffer	patient, passion, sympathy, pathology
-ate	Adjective: kind of state	inviolate
dorm	sleep	dormant, dormitory
sub, suc, suf, sup, sur, sus	under, below, from, secretly, instead of	sustain, survive, support, suffice, succeed, submerge, submarine, substandard, subnormal, subvert
di-, dy-	two, twice, double	divide, diverge, diglycerides
-iatry	Noun: art of healing	psychiatry
simil, simul	like, resembling	similar, assimilate, simulate, simulacrum, simultaneous
cred	believe	creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible
cresc, cret, crease, cru	rise, grow	crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue
aud, audi, aur, aus	to hear, listen	audience, audio, audible, auditorium, audiovisual, audition, auricular, ausculate
belli	war	rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose
dia	through, across, between	diameter, diagonal, dialogue dialect, dialectic, diagnosis, diachronic
hale, heal	make whole, sound	inhale, exhale, heal, healthy, healthiness
hema, hemo	blood	hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemostat
ceas, ced, cede, ceed, cess	to go, to yield, move, go, surrender	succeed, proceed, precede, recede, secession, exceed, succession
-ade	act, product, sweet drink	blockade, lemonade
gastr, gastro	stomach	gastric, gastronomic, gastritis, gastropod
greg	herd	gregarious, congregation, segregate, gregarian
carn	flesh	carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
apo, ap, aph	away from, detached, formed	apology, apocalypse, aphagia
com, con	fully	complete, compel, conscious, condense, confess, confirm
contr, contra, counter	against, opposite	contradict, counteract, contravene, contrary, counterspy, contrapuntal
don	give	donate, condone
flu, fluc, fluv, flux	flow	influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate, reflux, influx
grad, gress, gree	to gather, to bring together, step, go	grade, degree, progress, gradual, graduate, egress
-ed	Verb: past tense	dressed, faded, patted, closed, introduced
-ing	Noun: material made for, activity, result of an activity	flooring, swimming, building
juven	young	juvenile, rejuvenate
-an	Noun: person	artisan, guardian, historian, magician
liber, liver	free	liberty, liberal, liberalize, deliverance
path, pathy	feeling, suffering	pathos, sympathy, antipathy, apathy, telepathy
clud, clus claus	to close, shut	include, exclude, clause, claustrophobia, enclose, exclusive, reclusive, conclude
matri	mother	matrimony, maternal, matriarchate, matron
plu, plur, plus	more	plural, pluralist, plus
pre, pur	before	precede
retro	backwards	retrorocket, retrospect, retrogression, retroactive
-ly	Adverb: in the manner of	fluently
fid, fide, feder	faith, trust	confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi
dynam	power	dynamo, dynamic, dynamite, hydrodynamics
sanct	holy	sanctify, sanctuary, sanction, sanctimonious, sacrosanct
-ish	Adjective: having the character of	newish
-age	Noun: activity, or result of action	courage, suffrage, shrinkage, tonnage
psych	mind, soul	psyche, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis
ang	angular	angle
inter	between, among	international, intercept, interject, intermission, internal, intermittent,
lide	strike	collide, nuclide
-er, -or	Noun: person or thing that does something	flyer, reporter, player, member, fryer, collector, concentrator
corp	body	corporation, corporal punishment, corpse, corpulent, corpus luteum
cord, cor, cardi	heart	cordial, concord, discord, courage, encourage
-ity, ty	Noun: state or quality	lucidity, novelty
magn	great	magnify, magnificent, magnanimous, magnate, magnitude, magnum
micro	small, millionth	microscope, microfilm, microcard, microwave, micrometer, microvolt
mill, kilo	thousand	millennium, kilobyte, kiloton
mob, mov, mot	move	motion, remove, mobile, motor
-ite	Noun: state or quality	graphite
sci, scio, scientia	know	science, conscious, omniscient, cognocienti
bar	weight, pressure	barometer
-acy, -cy	Noun: state or quality	privacy, infancy, adequacy, intimacy, supremacy
proto	first	prototype, protocol, protagonist, protozoan, Proterozoic, protoindustrial
sper	render favorable	prosper
term	end, boundary, limit	exterminate, terminal
therm	heat	thermometer, theorem, thermal, thermos bottle, thermostat, hypothermia
tom	cut	atom (not cutable), appendectomy, tonsillectomy, dichotomy, anatomy
-al	Noun: action, result of action	referral, disavowal, disposal, festival
pot	power	potential, potentate, impotent
turbo	disturb	turbulent, disturb, turbid, turmoil
de-	from, down, away, to do the opposite, reverse, against	detach, deploy, derange, decrease, deodorize, devoid, deflate, degenerate
pneuma, pneumon	breath	pneumatic, pneumonia,
fuge	flee	subterfuge, refuge, centrifuge
oct	eight	octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave
fid	belief, faith	confide, diffident, fidelity
tera	trillion	terabyte, teraflop
vade	go	evade, invader
veh, vect	to carry	vector, vehicle, convection, vehement
mania	madness	mania, maniac, kleptomania, pyromania
anti, ant	against, opposite	antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy
-ic, ics	Noun: related to the arts and sciences	arithmetic, economics
over	excessive, above	overwork, overall, overwork
pict	paint, show, draw	picture, depict
stand, stant, stab, stat, stan, sti, sta, st, stead	stand	stature, establish, stance
peri	around	periscope, perimeter, perigee, periodontal
ri, ridi, risi	laughter	deride, ridicule, ridiculous, derision, risible
-ure	Noun: act, condition, process, function	exposure, conjecture, measure
log, logo, ology	word, study, say, speech, reason, study	catalog, prologue, dialogue, zoology, logo
jug, junct, just	to join	junction, adjust, conjugal
-ancy, -ency	Noun: state, quality or capacity	vacancy, agency, truancy, latency
typ	print	type, prototype, typical, typography, typewriter, typology, typify
fig	shape, form	figurem, effigy, figure, figment
derm	skin, covering	hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy
mal	bad, badly	malformation, maladjusted, dismal, malady, malcontent,malfunction, malfeasance, maleficent
dis, dif	not, opposite of, reverse, separate, deprive of, away	dismiss, differ, disallow, disperse, dissuade, divide, disconnect, disproportion, disrespect, distemper, disarray
poli	city	metropolis, police, politics, Indianapolis, megalopolis, acropolis
serv	save, serve, keep	servant, service, subservient, servitude, preserve, conserve, reservation, deserve, conservation, observe
bi, bine	two	biped, bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve, biannual
-cade	procession	motorcade
epi-	upon, close to, over, after, altered	epicenter, epicarp, epilogue, epigone, epidiorite
nom	law, order	autonomy, astronomy, gastronomy, economy
portion	part, share	portion, proportion
solv, solu, solut	loosen, explain	solvent, solve, absolve, resolve, soluble, solution, resolution, resolute, dissolute, absolution
gin	careful	gingerly
intro	into, within, inward	interoffice, introvert, introspection, introduce
mega	great, million	megaphone, megaton, megaflop, megalomaniac, megabyte, megalopolis
alt	high, deep	altimeter, altitude
pend, pens, pond	hang, weigh	pendant, pendulum, suspend, appendage, pensive, append
flict	strike	affliction, conflict, inflict
exter-, extra-, extro-	outside of, beyond	external, extrinsic, extraordinary, extrapolate, extraneous, extrovert
oligo	few, little	Oligocene, oligosaccharide, oligotrophic, oligarchy
-er, -ier	Adjective: comparative	better, brighter, sooner, hotter, happier
quat, quad	four	quadrangle, quadruplets
quir, quis, quest, quer	seek, ask	query, inquire, exquisite, quest
clam, claim	cry out	exclamation, clamor, proclamation, reclamation, acclaim
neur	nerve	neuritis, neuropathic, neurologist, neural, neurotic
sent, sens	feel, think	sentiment, consent, resent, dissent, sentimental, sense, sensation, sensitive, sensory, dissension
gest	carry, bear	congest, gestation
sign, signi	sign, mark, seal	signal, signature, design, insignia, significant
anti, antico	old	antique, antiquated, antiquity
sume, sump	take, use, waste	consume, assume, sump, presumption
-ice	Noun: act	malice
tect, teg	cover	detect, protect, tegular, tegument
vac	empty	vacate, vacuum, evacuate, vacation, vacant, vacuous
-ism	Noun: doctrine, belief, action or conduct	formalism
ven, vent	come	convene, intervene, venue, convenient, avenue, circumvent, invent, convent, venture, event, advent, prevent
-or	Noun: condition or activity	valor, honor, humor, minor
tor, tors, tort	twist	torture, retort, extort, distort, contort, torsion, tortuous, torturous
verb, verv	word	verify, veracity, verbalize, verve
ag, agi, ig, act	do, move, go	agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action
for, fore	before	forecast, fortune, foresee
eco-	household, environment, relating to ecology or economy	ecology, economize, ecospheres, ecomanagement
hum, human	earth, ground, man	humus, exhume, humane
-ing	Verb: present participle	depicting
act, ag	do, act, drive	active, react, agent, active, agitate
cad, cas	to fall	cadaver, cadence, cascade
phe	speak	blaspheme, cipher, phenomenon, philosopher
nov	new	novel, renovate, novice, nova, innovate
poly	many	polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous
tem, tempo	time	tempo, temporary, extemporaneously, contemporary, pro tem, temporal
test	to bear witness	testament, detest, testimony, attest, testify
judice	judge	prejudice
dec, deca	ten, ten times	decimal, decade, decalogue, decimate, decathlon
pon, pos, pound	place, put	postpone, component, opponent, proponent, expose, impose, deposit, posture, position, expound, impound
vert, vers	turn, change	convert, revert, advertise, versatile, vertigo, invert, reversion, extravert, introvert, diversion, introvert, convertible, reverse, controversy
andr, andro	male, characteristics of men	androcentric, android
phan, phas, phen, fan, phant, fant	show, make visible	phantom, fantasy
pac	peace	pacifist, pacify, pacific ocean
vi	way	viable, vibrate, vibrant
vic, vicis	change, substitute	vicarious, vicar, vicissitude
jac, ject	throw	reject, eject, project, trajectory, interject, dejected, inject, ejaculate, adjacent
punct	point, dot	punctual, punctuation, puncture, acupuncture, punctuation
tain, ten, tent, tin	hold, keep, have	retain, continue, content, tenacious
nano	billionth	nanosecond, nanobucks
nox, noc	night	nocturnal, equinox, noctilucent
tract, tra, trai, treat	drag, draw, pull	attract, tractor, traction, extract, retract, protract, detract, subtract, contract, intractable
-ian, an	Noun: related to, one that is	pedestrian, human
femto	quadrillionth	femtosecond
-ify	Verb: cause	specify
vict, vinc	conquer	victor, evict, convict, convince, invincible
plore	cry out, wail	implore, exploration, deploring
vid, vis	see	video, evident, provide, providence, visible, revise, supervise, vista, visit, vision, review, indivisible
voc, voke	call	vocation, avocation, convocation, invocation, evoke, provoke, revoke, advocate, provocative, vocal
volcan	fire	volcano, vulcanize, Vulcan
volv, volt, vol	turn about, roll	revolve, voluble, voluminous, convolution, revolt, evolution
vor	eat greedily	voracious, carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, devour
lex, leag, leg	law	legal, college, league
aug, auc	increase	augur, augment, auction
clin	lean, bend	decline, aclinic, inclination
chron	time	chronology, chronic, chronicle chronometer, anachronism, synchronize
brev	short	abbreviate, brevity, brief
fract, frag, frai	break	fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract, frail