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Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
For studying roots, prefixes, and suffixes of English words
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12th Grade
02/02/2012
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Term
ortho
prefix
 Definition
straight, correct
Term
hetero
prefix
 Definition
different
Term
homo
prefix
 Definition
same
Term
dogm, dox
roots
 Definition
belief
Term
gen
root
 Definition
type
Term
logy
suffix
 Definition
word
Term
escent
suffix
 Definition
becoming, growing
Term
ob
prefix
 Definition
toward, against
Term
con
prefix
 Definition
totally, completely, together
Term
val
root
 Definition
strong, healthy
Term
rub
root
 Definition
red
Term
irid, iris
roots
 Definition
rainbow, brightly colored
Term
fac
root
 Definition
make
Term
ratio
root
 Definition
reason
Term
ment
root
 Definition
mind
Term
gno
root
 Definition
knowledge
Term
ir
prefix
 Definition
not
Term
pro, pre
prefixes
 Definition
before, in advance
Term
cant
root
 Definition
sing
Term
clam
root
 Definition
shout
Term
re
prefix
 Definition
back
Term
ad
prefix
 Definition
toward
Term
de
prefix
 Definition
away, down, down from
Term
ment
suffix
 Definition
result of
Term
ject
root
 Definition
throw
Term
tract
root
 Definition
drag, draw
Term
pro
prefix
 Definition
forward
Term
bene
root
 Definition
good, well
Term
optim
root
 Definition
best
Term
dict
root
 Definition
speech
Term
ven
root
 Definition
come
Term
contra
prefix
 Definition
against
Term
spect
root
 Definition
look
Term
vid, vis
roots
 Definition
see
Term
aud
root
 Definition
hear
Term
circum
prefix
 Definition
around
Term
in
prefix
 Definition
in, on, onto, not, upon, against
Term
nat, nasc
roots
 Definition
to be born
Term
viv
root
 Definition
to live
Term
mort
root
 Definition
to die
Term
fy
suffix
 Definition
to make
Term
spir, hal
roots
 Definition
to breathe
Term
neur
root
 Definition
nerve
Term
ex
prefix
 Definition
out
Term
a
prefix
 Definition
towards, without
Term
osis
suffix
 Definition
sickness, condition, process
Term
pel, puls
roots
 Definition
push
Term
vect, port
roots
 Definition
carry
Term
com
root
 Definition
together, with
Term
im
prefixes
 Definition
in, into
Term
or
suffix
 Definition
one who does
Term
plic
root
 Definition
fold
Term
lig
root
 Definition
connect, bind
Term
solv
root
 Definition
loosen
Term
ex
prefix
 Definition
out
Term
re
prefix
 Definition
back, again
Term
ab
prefix
 Definition
away from
Term
ob
prefix
 Definition
toward, against
Term
lex
root
 Definition
word
Term
leg
root
 Definition
to read
Term
script
root
 Definition
write
Term
graph
suffix
 Definition
writing
Term
dys
prefix
 Definition
bad, difficult
Term
in
prefix
 Definition
in, on
Term
ion
suffix
 Definition
the act of
Term
hib
root
 Definition
have, hold
Term
cept, capt
roots
 Definition
to take, to seize
Term
in
prefix
 Definition
in
Term
ex
prefix
 Definition
out
Term
de
prefix
 Definition
away from
Term
pre
prefix
 Definition
before
Term
re
prefix
 Definition
back, again
Term
con
prefix
 Definition
together
Term
pugn
root
 Definition
fight
Term
bell
root
 Definition
war
Term
pac
root
 Definition
peace
Term
ious
suffix
 Definition
full of
Term
ose
suffix
 Definition
full of
Term
re
prefix
 Definition
back, again
Term
ante
prefix
 Definition
before
Term
mit, miss
roots
 Definition
send
Term
duct
root
 Definition
to lead
Term
dis
prefix
 Definition
away
Term
ad
prefix
 Definition
toward
Term
in
prefix
 Definition
into
Term
trans
prefix
 Definition
across
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