Word roots, prefixes, & suffixes Flashcards
1
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act
A
do
actuate: put into action
2
Q
alter
A
other
alternate: change in turn
3
Q
am
A
love
amative: loving
4
Q
anim
A
mind, spirit
animism: belief in the soul
5
Q
annu
A
year
annual: yearly
6
Q
arch
A
ruler
archangel: principal angel
7
Q
auto
A
self
autograph: one’s signed name
8
Q
bell
A
war
belligerent: someone who began a conflict
9
Q
ben
A
good
benefaction: a good act
10
Q
cad
A
fall
cadaver: deceased human body
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Q
capit
A
head
capitol: primary building used by government
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Q
ceed
A
go
exceed: go past expectations
13
Q
chrono
A
time
chronograph: stopwatch
14
Q
cis
A
cut
incision: a cut
15
Q
claim
A
shout
exclaim: shout out
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Q
cred
A
believe
credence: a belief
17
Q
cur
A
run
curator: someone who runs a museum
18
Q
dem
A
people
demagogue: a crowd-pleasing speaker
19
Q
dic
A
to say
dictator: unquestionable leader
20
Q
doc
A
teach
document: a written statement
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Q
duc
A
lead
conductor: driver of a train
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Q
eu
A
well
eupepsia: digestion that works well
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fac
A
to make
factotum: someone who does different works
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fer
A
carry
ferry: vessel that carries people across water
25
fin
end
finale: end of a show
26
flect
bend
reflect: to mirror
27
fort
luck
fortitude: ability to withstand hardship
28
frag
break
fragile: easy to break
29
gen
race
genocide: the killing of specific people
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gress
step
progress: moving ahead
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ject
throw
inject: to put into
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leg
choose
legible: able to read
33
log
speech
epilogue: written at the end of a book
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lum
light
luminescence: giving off light
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mag
big
magnum: a large handgun
36
mal
bad
malice: an evil deed
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mit
send
transmit: to send from one another
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morph
shape
metamorphic: rock that has changed forms
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mut
change
mutate: to change forms
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nat
born
natal: relating to someone's birth
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nov
new
novice: someone new to a skill
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omni
all
omnivorous: eats plants and animals
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path
feel
empathetic: understanding another's feelings
44
ped
foot
pedicure: beautification of the feet
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phil
love
philander: flirt
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port
carry
porter: someone who carries luggage
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rid
laugh
ridicule: to make someone appear laughable
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sci
know
conscious: being aware
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scrib
write
inscribe: to write
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sens
feel
sensation: a psychological feeling
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sol
loosen
dissolve: separate into smaller parts
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spec
look
spectacles: eyeglasses
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tain
hold
abstain: to avoid doing
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tract
pull
attraction: feeling drawn to something
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ven
come
convention: a gathering where people come to meet
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ver
truth
veracity: truthfulness
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vis
see
visor: part of hat that keeps light out of eyes
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viv
life
vivify: bring life to
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voc
call
vociferate: to shout
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vol
wish
volition: vact of free choice
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ante-
before
antechamber: waiting room
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anti-
against
antifreeze: prevents water from freezing
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be-
beset with
befogged: bewildered
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bi-
two
bipedal: walks on two legs
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circum-
around
circumvent: evade by going around
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contra-
opposite
contradiction: deny a statement
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de-
down
decelerate: slow down
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di-
two
diverge: branching off in two or more ways
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dis-
separate
discontinue: stop
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epi-
upon
epitaph: inscription on a tombstone
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ex-
former
ex-wife: one's former living wife
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extra-
outside
extraneous: not needed
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hyper-
over
hyperventilate: breathing faster than normal
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hypo-
low
hypothermia: when body temperature drops below normal
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im-
not
impossible: unachievable
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in-
into
incarcerate: put in prison
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inter-
between
intersection: where two roads meet
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intra-:
within
intrados: the inside of an arch
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meta-
beyond
metaphysics: abstract philosophy
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mis-
wrong
misinformed: believing incorrect information
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mono-
one
monolith: one independent rock
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multi-
many
multipurpose: having many uses
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non-
not
nonissue: irrelevant
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para-
beside
paragon: an example of excellence
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per-
through
pervasive: reaching throughout all
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poly-
many
polygraph: method of lie detection measuring several body reactions
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post-
after
postlude: song played after main event
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pre-:
before
prelude: song played before main event
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pro-
for
pro-equality: in favor of equal treatment
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re-
again
reactivate: to start again
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semi-
half
semicircle: a half-circle
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sub-
under
subway: trains below ground
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super-
above
supervision: watching over
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tele-
from a distance
telephone: device used to talk from great distances
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trans-
across
translating: deciphering another language
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ultra-
beyond
ultrasound: sound wave with frequency higher than humans can hear
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un-
not
unfair: not just
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uni-
one
unicycle: vehicle with one wheel
99
with-
against
without: lacking
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-able
being doable
dissolvable: able to be dissolved
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-acy
state
normalcy: condition of being normal
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-al
relating to
musical: relating to music
103
-ant
performs an action
reactant: part of a chemical reaction
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-ary
associated with
adversary: enemy
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-ate
make
decimate: destroy
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-dom
state of being
serfdom: the state of being a serf
107
-en
become
sharpen: become sharp
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-ence
quality of
prevalence: being prevalent
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-er
someone who
painter: one who paints
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-esque
similar to
statuesque: like a statue
111
-ful
full of
vengeful: full of vengeance
112
-hood
state of being
adulthood: time being an adult
113
-ian
relating to
magician: someone who performs magic tricks
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-ic
pertaining to
rhythmic: relating to rhythms
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-ify
make
beautify: to make beautiful
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-ile
relating to
futile: pointless
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-ish
similar
boyish: like a boy
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-ism
system
socialism: capital owned by government
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-ist
one who uses
machinist: someone who works with machines
120
-ive
having quality of
talkative: talking a lot
121
-ize
forms verbs
harmonize: to play in harmony with
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-less
lacking
jobless: without a job
123
-ly
makes adjectives or adverbs from nouns
beastly: like a beast
124
-ment
makes nouns from verbs
punishment: penalty
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-ness
makes nouns from adjectives
thoughtfulness: being thoughtful
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-or
someone who
collector: one who collects
127
-ose
abounding in
religiose: very religious
128
-ous
relating to
poisonous: being full of poison
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-ship
relationship held
friendship: relationship between friends
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-tion
result of a verb
translation: result of being translated
131
-tude
makes nouns from adjectives
gratitude: thankfulness
132
-ty
quality of
scarcity: being
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-y
quality of
shiny: something that shines
