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Word Dissection
word roots, prefixes, and suffixes
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9th Grade
01/26/2010
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-ology
 Definition
study of/science of
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_ity/ty
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being/condition of being
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mono
 Definition
one/single
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-ism
 Definition
being/belief in/theory, practice, process of
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pre-
 Definition
before
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geo-
 Definition
earth
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bio-
 Definition
life
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soc/socio
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social/companion
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anthro/anthrop
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man/human
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-oid
 Definition
resembling/like
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poly-
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many/much
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-ic/tic
 Definition
having to do with
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-ic/tic
 Definition
person who is/who has
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-ologist
 Definition
specialist; expert:study of/science of
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meter/ometer
 Definition
measuring/device that measures/one who measures
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ex-
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former/past
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-gam/gamy
 Definition
marriage
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pluto
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wealth/rich
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ultra-
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extreme/beyond/excess
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ad-
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to/toward/against
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derm/derma/dermato
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skin
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cycl/cycle/cyclo
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wheel/circle
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the/theo
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god
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mis-
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bad/badly/wrong/wrongly
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phon/phone/phono/phony
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sound/tone
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astr/astro
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star/space
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techn/techno
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skill/craft
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en-
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in/completely/to
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em-
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in/completely/to
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dem/demo
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people/mob
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cephal/cephalo/cephaly
 Definition
head
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morph/morpho/morphy
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shape/form/structure
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centr/center
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center
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dyna/dynam/dynamo
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force/power/energy
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uni
 Definition
one
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-metry/ometry
 Definition
measuring/measurement of
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-crat
 Definition
govern
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genesis
 Definition
origin/creation of
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-ist
 Definition
specialist/beleiver of/one who practices
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-istic
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having to do with/favoring/being
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-graphy
 Definition
written about
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mal-
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bad/poor
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con-
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with/together/completely
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auto
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self
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-ation/ition/tion/ion
 Definition
condition of being
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siesm/seismo/sismo
 Definition
quake
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gastr/gastro
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stomach
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-ics
 Definition
study of/science of
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bi-
 Definition
two/every two
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metr
 Definition
measure
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tri-
 Definition
three/every three
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hydr/hydro
 Definition
water
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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ante-
 Definition
before(time/place)/front(location)
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-cracy
 Definition
ruled by/governed by
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grad/gradi/gradu
 Definition
step/walk
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co-
 Definition
with/together
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therap/therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-ous/ious/eous
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having/full of
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card/cardi/cardio
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heart
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sub-
 Definition
under/below
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lateral
 Definition
side
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caco
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bad/abnormal
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pyr/pyro
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fire/heat
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-en
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made of(adjective)/to make(verb)
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chrom/chroma/chrome/chromo/chromato
 Definition
color
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gyn/gyny/gyneco
 Definition
woman/wife
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lith/litho
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stone/rock
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-al/ical
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having to do with/-ing
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cosm/cosmo
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world/universe
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maniac
 Definition
an insane person/crazy about something
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un-
 Definition
not
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demon/demono
 Definition
demon
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-ance/ence/ancy/ency
 Definition
-ing/condition of being
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-phobe
 Definition
person who fears
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fore-
 Definition
before/in front
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aristo
 Definition
elite
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bureau
 Definition
department
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re-
 Definition
again/back/against
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-gen
 Definition
produce/producing
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-geny
 Definition
production of
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andr/andro/andry
 Definition
man/husband
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homo
 Definition
same
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-fy/ify
 Definition
to make/to become
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mult/multi
 Definition
many/much
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in-
 Definition
in/on/to/into/upon/over/against/completely
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in-
 Definition
no/not/without/lacking
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hepat/hepato
 Definition
liver
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ced/cede/ceed
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go/yield
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-phobia
 Definition
fear of something
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encephal/encephalo
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brian
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tel/tele-
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long distance
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spec/spect
 Definition
look/see/appear
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-graph
 Definition
write/machine that writes or records
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graph
 Definition
recording or drawing
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neo
 Definition
new
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duc/duce/duct
 Definition
lead
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-mania
 Definition
madness
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ego
 Definition
I/self
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egot
 Definition
I/me/my, boastful
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ot/oto
 Definition
ear
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phob
 Definition
extreme fear of
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