Common Roots and Prefixes Flashcards
Ama
Love
ex: Amiable= easy to get along with
Amic
Friend
ex: Amicable= friendly
Ana
Not, without
ex: anarchy= without rule
Bene
Good
ex: beneficial= helpful, good
bene + fic = do, something that does good
Eu
Happy
ex: Euphoria= joyful exhilaration
Euphonic= pleasant sounding
Fid
Loyal
ex: perfidy= disloyal
Lev
Light(weight)
ex: alleviate = to relieve from pain, literally to “make lighter”
Luc, Lux
Light(absence of dark)
ex: lucid= clear
Magna
Large
ex: magnanimous= very generous
magna + anim, soul/spirit = greatness of spirit
Moll
Soft
ex: emollient= substance that softens
mollify= pacify, calm down, literally “make soft
Multi
Many
ex: multifarious= complex, having many different aspects
Pac, Plac
Peace
ex: placate= to soothe, make peaceful
Poly
Many
ex: polymath= person who is knowledgeable about of accomplished in many different areas
Pro
In favor of
ex: prolong= make longer
Val
Value
ex: valid= true, literally “having value”
