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