Roots and Suffixes Flashcards
AD
TOWARDS, TO ex. admit, adjoining
BENE; BEN; BON
GOOD ex. benefit, benevolence, bonus
CO; COM; CON
WITH, TOGETHER ex. combine, commerce, communicate
EU
WELL, GOOD ex. eulogy, euphemism
FID
TRUST, FAITH ex. confide, fidelity, infidel
GRAT
PLEASING ex. gratify, gratitude, gratis, grateful
HOL
WHOLE ex. holistic, holocaust
HYPER
TOO MUCH, EXCESS ex. hyperactive, hypertension
LECT
CHOOSE ex. election, collect, select
LEV
RAISE ex. elevate, levitate
LIBER
FREE ex. liberation
LI, LY
BIND ex. ally liaison
MAG, MAJ, MAS, MAX, MEGA
GREAT ex. magnificent, maximum, majesty
MOLL
SOFT ex. mollify, emollient
PAC
PEACE ex. pacific, pacifier
PHIL
LOVE ex. philanthropy, philosophy
PLAC
CALM, PLEASE ex. placate, placid
PRO
FORTH, AHEAD ex. propulsion, proponent, projector
RID, RIS
LAUGH ex. ridiculous, risible, derision
SYN, SYM
TOGETHER ex. symphony, synchronize, system
SUPER, SUR
ABOVE ex. surmount, superb, supervise
SUMM
HIGHEST ex. summit
A, AN
WITHOUT ex. anarchy, anemia, amoral, asymmetric
AB, A
FROM, AWAY, APART ex. abstain, abduct, apart, abject
AC, ACR
BITTER, SHARP, BEFORE ex. acid, acrid, acrimony
ANTE, ANTI
BEFORE ex. anticipate, antecedent
ANTI, ANT
AGAINST, OPPOSITE ex. antipathy, antagonist,, antiseptic, antonym
BELLI, BEL
WAR ex. bellicose, belligerent, rebel
CID
TO CUT, TO KILL ex. homicide, incision
CONTR
AGAINST ex. contrast, controversy
DE
DOWN, APART ex. debase, demilitarize, decadent
DIS, DIF, DI
NOT, APART, AWAY ex. discord disappoint, different, disparity
DOL
PAIN ex. doleful, dolorous
DYS
BAD ex. dysfunctional, dyslexia
EX, E
OUT ex. exterior, exit, eject, expel
FAL, FALS
DECEIVE ex. fallacious, falsify, false, fallible
IN, IG, IL,IM, IR
NOT ex. illegitimate, ignorant, impossible, inefficient
IN, IL, IM, IR
IN, INTO, ON ex. illustration, invite, impress, irradiate
HYPO
TOO LITTLE, UNDER ex. hypodermic, hypothermia
MICRO
SMALL ex. microphone, microbe, microcosm
MAL
BAD ex. malfunction, malevolent, malefactor
MIS
WORNG, BAD, HATE ex. mistake, misrepresent, misanthrope
MOR, MORT
DEAD, DEATH ex. mortify, mortician, mortal, moribund
NEG
NOT, DENY ex. negative, negate, renege, renegade
NIHIL
NOTHING, NONE ex. nihilism, annihilate
NOX, NOC, MIC, MEC
HARM ex. noxious, innocuous
OF, OP
AGAINST ex. opposed, offend
PHOB
FEAR ex. phobia
RUD
ROUGH, CRUDE ex. rude, rudimentary
RUPT
BREAK ex. eruption, rupture
SE
APART, AWAY ex. dever, severance
SUB
BELOW ex. submarine, submerge, submit, subway
AL
OTHER
AM
LOVE
AMB
WALK
AMPH
AROUND
AMBI
BOTH
ANIM
SPIRIT
ANDR
HUMAN
ENNI
YEAR
APT
ABILITY
AUG
INCREASE
BREV
SHORT
CEPT
TO TAKE
CAPIT
HEAD
CORD
HEART
CARN
FLESH
INTER
BETWEEN, AMONG ex. international
JUXTA
NEAR, NEARBY, CLOSE ex. juxtaposition
TRANS
ACROSS, OVER, BEYOND ex. transatlantic
POSE
PLACE ex. compose, repose
JECT
THROW ex. deject, eject, inject
PEL
DRIVE ex. compel, dispel, impel, repel