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Suffix
a, ac, ad, af, ag,
al, an, ap, as, at
Meaning
Examples
a-, an-
not, without
ab, abs
-able, -ible
acer, acid, acri
act, ag
acu
-acy, -cy
-ade
aer, aero
do, move, go
-age
agri, agro
-al
-al, -ial, -ical
alb, albo
ali, allo, alter
alt
am, ami, amor
ambi
ambul
-an
ana, ano
-ance, -ence
-ancy, -ency
andr, andro
ang
anim
ann, annu, enni
-ant, -ent
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
Meaning
Examples
ante
before
anthrop
man
anti, ant
against, opposite
anti, antico
old
away from, detached,
formed
water
Adjective: resembling,
related to
-ard, -art
aster, astr
Noun: characterized
star
Noun: state, office,
fuction
Verb: cause to be
Adjective: kind of state
Noun: action, resulting
state
to originate, to increase
-ate
-ate
-ate
-ation
auc, aug, aut
aud, audi, aur,
aus
aug, auc
to hear, listen
increase
aut, auto
self
bar
belli
weight, pressure
on, around, over, about,
excessively, make, cause,
name, affect
war
bene
bi, bine
bibl, bibli, biblio
two
book
bio, bi
life
brev
short
be
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
cad, cap, cas,
ceiv, cept, capt,
cid, cip
cad, cas
-cade
calor
capit, capt
carn
cat, cata, cath
caus, caut
cause, cuse, cus
ceas, ced, cede,
ceed, cess
cent
centr, centri
chrom
to fall
procession
heat
head
flesh
down, with
burn, heat
cause, motive
to go, to yield, move, go,
surrender
hundred
center
color
chron
time
circum
around
cit
civ
call, start
citizen
clam, claim
cry out
clin
lean, bend
to close, shut
with, together
cogn, gnos
to know
com, con
fully
contr, contra,
counter
against, opposite
Meaning
to take, to seize, to hold
Examples
receive, deceive, capable, capacious, captive,
accident, capture, occasion, concept, intercept,
forceps, except, reciprocate
cadaver, cadence, cascade
motorcade
calorie, caloric, calorimeter
decapitate, capital, captain, caption
carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
catalogue, category, catheter
caustic, cauldron, cauterize
because, excuse, accusation
succeed, proceed, precede, recede, secession,
exceed, succession
centennial, century, centipede
eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric, eccentric
chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic
chronology, chronic, chronicle chronometer,
anachronism, synchronize
fratricide, homicide, incision, incision,
circumcision, scissors
circumnavigate, circumflex, circumstance,
circumcision, circumference, circumorbital,
circumlocution, circumvent, circumscribe,
circulatory
incite, citation, cite
civic, civil, civilian, civilization
exclamation, clamor, proclamation,
reclamation, acclaim
decline, aclinic, inclination
include, exclude, clause, claustrophobia,
enclose, exclusive, reclusive, conclude
cohesiveness, cognate, collaborate, convene,
commitment, compress, contemporary,
converge, compact, confluence, convenient,
concatenate, conjoin, combine, correct
recognize, cognizant, diagnose, agnostic,
incognito, prognosis
complete, compel, conscious, condense,
confess, confirm
contradict, counteract, contravene, contrary,
counterspy, contrapuntal
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
cord, cor, cardi
Meaning
Examples
heart
corp
body
cort
cosm
cour, cur, curr,
curs
crat, cracy
cre, cresc, cret,
crease
crea
correct
universe, world
run, course
rule
grow
create
cred
believe
cresc, cret,
crease, cru
crit
separate, choose
cur, curs
run
cura
cycl, cyclo
care
wheel, circle, circular
from, down, away, to do
the opposite, reverse,
against
de-
rise, grow
dec, deca
dec, dign
dei, div
dent, dont
suitable
God
people, populace,
population
tooth
derm
skin, covering
di-, dy-
dia
say, speak
dis, dif
dem, demo
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
dit
doc, doct
Meaning
Examples
give
credit, audit
docile, doctor, doctrine, document, dogma,
indoctrinate
teach, prove
don
dorm
dox
-drome
duc, duct
to lead, pull
dura
dynam
hard, lasting
power
bad, abnormal, difficult,
impaired, unfavorable
not, missing, out, fully,
away, computer network
related
out of, outside
household, environment,
relating to ecology or
economy
outside, external
Verb: past tense
Adjective: having the
quality or characteristics
of
Verb: to cause to become
Adjective: material
put into, make, provide
with, surround with
Noun: action or process,
quality or state
domin
dyseececoecto-ed
-ed
-en
-en
en-, em-ence, -ency
end-
inside, within
epi-
equi-
equal
-er, -ier
Adjective: comparative
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
Meaning
Examples
-er, -or
erg
work, effect
-er, -or
-ery
-es, -ies
-es, -ies
-ess
-est, -iest
ev-, etexexter-, extra-,
extrofa, fess
fac, fact, fec,
fect, fic, fas, fea
fall, fals
femto
fer
fic, feign, fain,
fit, feat
fid
belief, faith
faith, trust
fig
fila, fili
shape, form
thread
fin
fix
repair, attach
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
Meaning
flex, flect
bend
flict
strike
flow
for, fore
forc, fort
strength, strong
form
shape, resemble
break
fuge
fuse
-fy
gam
gastr, gastro
gen
flee
Noun: an amount or
quanity that fills
Adjective: having, giving,
marked by
pour
make, form into
marriage
stomach
kind
gen
geo
germ
gest
giga
gin
gloss, glot
glu, glo
earth
vital part
carry, bear
billion
careful
tongue
lump, bond, glue
to gather, to bring
together
to gather, to bring
together, step, go
-fold
-ful
-ful
gor
grad, gress, gree
graph, gram, graf
grat
pleasing
Examples
flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect,
deflect,circumflex
affliction, conflict, inflict
influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate,
reflux, influx
fourfold
forecast, fortune, foresee
effort, fort, forte, fortifiable, fortify, forte,
fortitude
form, format, conform, formulate, perform,
formal, formula
fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract,
frail
subterfuge, refuge, centrifuge
mouthful
fanciful
confuse, transfuse
falsify, dandify
bigamy, monogamy, polygamy
gastric, gastronomic, gastritis, gastropod
generous
genesis, genetics, eugenics, genealogy,
generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen
geometry, geography, geocentric, geology
germination, germ, germane
congest, gestation
gigabyte, gigaflop
gingerly
glossary, polyglot, epiglottis
glue, agglutinate, conglomerate
category, categorize
grade, degree, progress, gradual, graduate,
egress
graph, graphic, autograph, photography,
graphite, telegram, polygraph, grammar,
biography, lithograph, graphic
congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
grav
greg
hale, heal
helio
Meaning
Examples
heavy, weighty
herd
make whole, sound
sun
hema, hemo
blood
stick
hetero
other, different
six
homo
same
hum, human
hydr, hydra,
hydro
hyper
over, above
hypn
-ia
in, im
sleep
Noun: names, diseases
Noun: related to, one that
is
Noun: art of healing
Adjective: quality, relation
Noun: related to the arts
and sciences
Noun: act
Verb: cause
fire
Adjective: having the
qualities of
into, on, near, towards
not
infra
beneath
Noun: material made for,
activity, result of an
activity
Verb: present participle
Adjective: activity
-ian, an
-iatry
-ic
-ic, ics
-ice
-ify
ignis
-ile
-ing
-ing
-ing
water
pedestrian, human
psychiatry
generic
arithmetic, economics
malice
specify
ignite, igneous, ignition
projectile
instead, import
illegible, irresolute, inaction, inviolate,
innocuous, intractable, innocent, impregnable,
impossible, imposter
infrared, infrastructure
flooring, swimming, building
depicting
cohering
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
Meaning
Examples
inter
between, among
-ize
jac, ject
throw
join, junct
join
judice
jug, junct, just
juven
labor
lau, lav, lot, lut
levi
lex, leag, leg
liber, liver
lide
judge
to join
young
work
wash
choose, gather, select,
read
law
Adjective: without,
missing
light
law
free
strike
liter
letters
loc, loco
place, area
word, study, say, speech,
reason, study
talk, speak
intra
intro
-ion
-ish
-ism
-ist
-ite
-ity, ty
-ive
-ive, -ative, -itive
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
luc, lum, lun, lus,
lust
lude
-ly
macr-, macer
play
Adverb: in the manner of
lean
magn
great
main
strength, foremost
mal
bad, badly
man, manu
hand, make, do
mand
mania
mar, mari, mer
matri
command
madness
sea, pool
mother
half, middle, between,
halfway
medi
Meaning
light
mega
great, million
mem
recall, remember
ment
-ment
meso
mind
Noun: condition or result
middle
meta
beyond, change
meter
metr
measure
admeasure, apportion
micro
small, millionth
migra
mill, kilo
milli
min
wander
thousand
thousandth
little, small
mis
mit, miss
send
Examples
translucent, luminary, luster, luna, illuminate,
illustrate
prelude
fluently
emaciated, meager
magnify, magnificent, magnanimous, magnate,
magnitude, magnum
mainstream, mainsail, domain, remain
malformation, maladjusted, dismal, malady,
malcontent,malfunction, malfeasance,
maleficent
manual, manage, manufacture, manacle,
manicure, manifest, maneuver, emancipate,
management
mandatory, remand, mandate
mania, maniac, kleptomania, pyromania
marine, marsh, maritime, mermaid
matrimony, maternal, matriarchate, matron
mediate, medieval, Mediterranean, mediocre,
medium
megaphone, megaton, megaflop,
megalomaniac, megabyte, megalopolis
memo, commemoration, memento, memoir,
memorable
mental, mention
document
mesomorph, mesoamerica, mesosphere
metaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism,
metahistorical, metainformation
meter, voltammeter, barometer, thermometer
metrics, asymmetric, parametric, telemetry
microscope, microfilm, microcard, microwave,
micrometer, microvolt
migrate, emigrant, immigrate
millennium, kilobyte, kiloton
millisecond, milligram, millivolt
minute, minor, minuscule
misconduct, misinform, misinterpret,
mispronounce, misnomer, mistake, misogynist
emit, remit, submit, admit, commit, permit,
transmit, omit, intermittent, mission, missile
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
mob, mov, mot
mon
Meaning
Examples
move
warn, remind
mono
one
mor, mort
mortal, death
morph
shape, form
multi
many, much
nano
nasc, nat, gnant,
nai
nat, nasc
billionth
to be born
neo
new
-ness
neur
nerve
nom
nom, nym
nomen, nomin
non
law, order
name
name
nine
non
not
nov
nox, noc
new
night
numer
number
numisma
oct
coin
toward, against, in the
way
eight
oligo
few, little
omni
all, every
onym
oper
name
work
kindness
neuritis, neuropathic, neurologist, neural,
neurotic
autonomy, astronomy, gastronomy, economy
nominate, synonym
nomenclature, nominate, ignominious
nonagon
nonferrous, nonsense, nonabrasive,
nondescript
novel, renovate, novice, nova, innovate
nocturnal, equinox, noctilucent
numeral, numeration, enumerate,
innumerable
numismatics
oppose, occur, offer, obtain
octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave
Oligocene, oligosaccharide, oligotrophic,
oligarchy
omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent,
omnivorous
anonymous, pseudonym, antonym, synonym
operate, cooperate, opus
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
-or
Meaning
Examples
ortho
straight, correct
-ory
-ous, -eous, -ose,
-ious
over
pac
pair, pare
paleo
old
pan
all
para
beside
feel, suffer
father
feeling, suffering
ped, pod
foot
pedo
child
pel, puls
pend, pens,
pond
hang, weigh
per
through, intensive
peri
phage
phan, phas,
phen, fan, phant,
fant
phe
around
eat
phantom, fantasy
speak
phil
love
phlegma
inflammation
phobia, phobos
fear
phon
sound
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
Meaning
phot, photo
light
pico
pict
plac, plais
pli, ply
plore
plu, plur, plus
pneuma,
pneumon
pod
trillionth
paint, show, draw
please
fold
cry out, wail
more
breath
pneumatic, pneumonia,
foot, feet
poli
city
poly
many
place, put
pop
people
port
carry
portion
post
pot
pre, pur
part, share
after, behind
power
before
prehendere
seize, grasp
first
pro
for, foward
proto
first
psych
mind, soul
punct
point, dot
pute
quat, quad
think
four
quint, penta
five
quip
quir, quis, quest,
quer
ship
podiatry, tripod
metropolis, police, politics, Indianapolis,
megalopolis, acropolis
polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous
postpone, component, opponent, proponent,
expose, impose, deposit, posture, position,
expound, impound
population, populous, popular
porter, portable, transport, report, export,
import, support, transportation
portion, proportion
postpone, postdate
potential, potentate, impotent
precede
apprehend, comprehend, comprehensive,
prehensile
primacy, prima donna, primitive, primary,
primal, primeval, prince, principal
propel
prototype, protocol, protagonist, protozoan,
Proterozoic, protoindustrial
psyche, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis
punctual, punctuation, puncture, acupuncture,
punctuation
dispute, computer
quadrangle, quadruplets
quintet, quintuplets, pentagon, pentane,
pentameter
equip, equipment
seek, ask
Examples
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
re
Meaning
Examples
back, again
reg, recti
straighten
retro
backwards
laughter
ask
break
sacred
salv, salu
safe, healthy
sanct
holy
sat, satis
sci, scio, scientia
enough
know
scope
see, watch
scrib, script
write
se
sect, sec
sit
semi
half, partial
sen, scen
sent, sens
feel, think
sept
seven
follow
serv
-ship
sign, signi
simil, simul
like, resembling
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
soci
Meaning
Examples
to join, companions
sol, solus
alone
loosen, explain
somn
sleep
soph
wise
look, see
sper
sphere
render favorable
ball, sphere
spir
breath
sociable, society
solo, soliloquy, solitaire, solitude, solitary,
isolate
solvent, solve, absolve, resolve, soluble,
solution, resolution, resolute, dissolute,
absolution
insomnia, somnambulist
sophomore (wise fool), philosophy,
sophisticated
specimen, specific, spectator, spectacle,
aspect, speculate, inspect, respect, prospect,
retrospective, introspective, expect,
conspicuous
prosper
sphere, stratosphere, hemisphere, spheroid
spirit, conspire, inspire, aspire, expire, perspire,
respiration
stand, stant,
stab, stat, stan,
sti, sta, st, stead
-ster
strain, strict,
string, stige
stand
person
mobster, monster
stringent, strict, restrict, constrict, restrain, boa
constrictor
construe, structure, construct, instruct,
obstruct, destruction, destroy, industry,
ministry
sustain, survive, support, suffice, succeed,
submerge, submarine, substandard,
subnormal, subvert
consume, assume, sump, presumption
superior, suprarenal, superscript, supernatural,
superimpose, supercede
stru, struct,
stroy, stry
build
sume, sump
super, supra
over, above
syn, sym
touch
cover
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
Meaning
tem, tempo
time
hold
stretch, strain
tera
term
terr, terra
test
the, theo
trillion
end, boundary, limit
earth
to bear witness
God, a god
therm
heat
thesis, thet
tire
place, put
draw, pull
tom
cut
twist
tox
poison
trans
tri
three
trib
pay, bestow
tribute
turbo
give
disturb
typ
ultima
umber,
umbraticum
un
last
shadow
uni
one
-ure
unceasing, unequal
uniform, unilateral, universal, unity,
unanimous, unite, unison, unicorn
exposure, conjecture, measure
Examples
Root, Prefix or
Suffix
Meaning
vac
empty
vade
go
strength, worth
veh, vect
to carry
ven, vent
come
ver, veri
verb, verv
true
word
vert, vers
turn, change
vi
vic, vicis
vict, vinc
way
change, substitute
conquer
vid, vis
see
alive, life
voc, voke
call
vol
volcan
will
fire
vor
eat greedily
-ward
-wise
with
-y
-y
zo
Adverb: in a direction or
manner
Adverb: in the manner of,
with regard to
against
Noun: state, condition,
result of an activity
Examples
vacate, vacuum, evacuate, vacation, vacant,
vacuous
evade, invader
equivalent, valiant, validity, evaluate, value,
valor
vector, vehicle, convection, vehement
convene, intervene, venue, convenient,
avenue, circumvent, invent, convent, venture,
event, advent, prevent
very, aver, verdict, verity, verify, verisimilitude
verify, veracity, verbalize, verve
convert, revert, advertise, versatile, vertigo,
invert, reversion, extravert, introvert,
diversion, introvert, convertible, reverse,
controversy
viable, vibrate, vibrant
vicarious, vicar, vicissitude
victor, evict, convict, convince, invincible