Ante

 Before

antecedent, antebellum

Anti

 Against

antibody, antithesis

Bi

two

biweekly, bicycle

Circum

around

circumnavigate, circus

Com

Together

compresses, complete

Con

 together

confederate, contract

de

down

descend, deposit

dis

away

distract, dismiss

equi

equal

equidistant, equinox

extra

beyond

extraterrestrial, extraordinary

inter

between

interstate, international

intra

within

intramural, intravenous

intro

into

introduce, introvert

mal

bad

malcontent, malevolent

mis

bad

misfit, mistake

non

not

nonstop, nonprofit

post

after

postscript, posterity

pre

before

previous, prenuptual

semi

half

semicircle, semiweekly

sub

under

submarine, subordinate

super

over

supervisor, supernatural

syn

together

synthesis, synonymous

sym

together

sympathy, symphony

tri

three

triceps, triangle

un

not

unfamiliar, unfit

archy

government

anarchy, oligarchy

ard

always

drunkard, coward

cide

kill

homicide, genocide

ician

[image] 

specialist

pediatrician, musician

itis

inflammation

tonsillitis, arthritis

aqua

water

aquarium, aquatics

[image]

audi

hear

audible, audience

bell

war

belligerent, rebel

cap

take

capture, decapitate

cise

cut

incision, concise

bio

life

biology, biography

auto

self

autobiography,autograph

port

carry

portable, transport

scrib

write

scribble, transcribe

logy

science

anthropology, geology

dict

say

dictionary, predict

cred

believe

incredible, credit

cent

one hundred

century, percent

neo

new

neophyte, neolithic

ad

to

advance, addition

cede

go

precede, antecedent

miss

send

missile, dismiss

centri

center

concentric, decentralize

biblio

book

bibliography, bibliophile

anthropo

man

anthropoid, misanthrope

homo

same

homophobia, homogenize

spec

look

inspect, spectator

duct

lead

conduct, production

fer

carry

transfer, aquifer

pend

hang

suspend, pendant

micro

small

microbrewery, microscope

hydro

water

hydroelectric, dehydrate

photo

light

photograph, photosynthesis

pan

all

pandemic, panorama

penta

five

pentagram, pentagon

tele

far

television, telescope

vid

look

video, provide

omni

all

omnivore, omnipotent

ex

out

expatriate, exit

poly

many

polymorphous, polygamy

re

again

review, rewind

hypo

under

hypodermic, hypothesis

pseudo

false

pseudonym, pseudoscience

neuro

nerve

neurology, neurosurgeon

tomy

cut

appendectomy, anatomy

hema

blood

hematite, hematocrit

[image]

proto

first

prototype, protoplasm

phon

sound

phonetic, telephone

mono

one

monorail,monotonous

viv

life

vivacious, convivial

morph

shape

ectomorph, amorphous

vest

clothing

vest, divest

bene

good

beneficial, benefactor

pond

weight

ponderous, compound

corp

body

corporeal, corpse

dorm

sleep

dormitory, dormant

pater

father

paternal, patronize

nov

new

novel, novice

punct

point

puncture, punctuate

ject

throw

interject, dejected

tion

act or state

reaction, devastation

loco

place

location, dislocate

dox

opinion

orthodox, paradox

amphi

both

amphibian, amphitheater

magn

great

magnanimous, magnificent

eu

good

euphonious, Europe

endo

within

endoskeleton, endocrine

phobia

fear

agoraphobia, claustrophobia

ortho

straight

orthodontist, orthodox

put

think

reputation, computer

ver

true

veracity, verdict

matri

mother

matrilineal, matron

mega

large

megalomaniac, megaphone

pop

people

population, popular

sangui

blood

exsanguination, sangria

vita

life

vitality, vitamin

demo

people

democracy, demographics

stereo

solid

stereotype, stereophonic

ism

doctrine

Marxism, pluralism

cogn

know

recognize, incognito

sur

over

surpass, surtax

alter

other

alteration, alter ego

astr

star

astrophysics, disaster

dyna

power

dynamic, dynasty

chron

time

chronology, synchronize

hyper

over

hypersensitive, hyperactive

luna

moon

lunatic, lunar

octa

eight

octopus, octagon

gyro

turn

gyroscope, gyrate

contra

against

contrary, contradict

geo

earth

geology, geothermal

[image]

helio

sun

heliocentric, perihelion

thermo

heat

thermometer, thermostat

tetra

four

tetrahedron, tetrameter

meter

measure

hydrometer, odometer

scope

look

stethoscope, microscope

son

sound

sonar, unison

dec

ten

decade, decimal

stell

star

stellar, constellation

amat

love

amorous, amatory