Chapter 1 Flashcards
-able, -ible
capable of
ex: changeable, infallible
a- ab-
away, from
Ex: amoral, absent
ad- , ac-
to
ex: adumbrate, advocate, accede
an-
without
ex:anarchy
ante-
before
ex: antedate
anti-
against, opposing
ex: antipathy, antitoxin
belli-
war
ex: rebellious, bellicose
Ben- , Bon-
well, good
ex: benefactor, bonus
bi-
two
ex: biweekly, biceps
chron-
time
ex: chronicle, chronology
circum-
around
ex: circumnavigate
com- , cor-
with, together
ex: combine, convoke, conference
col- , cor-
with, together
ex: collaborate, corroborate
co-
with, together
ex: coeditor, coexist
contra-
against
ex: contradict, convoke
-cred-
trust, believe
ex: credit, incredulous
de-
down, away, from
ex: describe, dehydrate
-dic- , -dict-
say, speak, word
ex: dictionary, contradict
dis- , -di
apart
ex: distract, diversion
epi-
on, over, outside
ex: epigram, epitome
ex-
put, out of
ex: exhale, exclusive
extra
beyond
ex: extraordinary
fac- , fic-
to make, to do
ex:factory, faction
