| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ag, act | do, act; ex: agent, counteract |
| agr | field; ex: agriculture, agoraphobia |
| alt | high; ex: altitude, altar |
| alter | other; ex: altercation, alternative |
| am | friend, love; ex: amnity, amorous |
| anim | year; ex: annuity, annual |
| anthrop | man; ex: philanthropy, anthropoid |
| aper | open; ex: aperture, aperient |
| apt | fit; ex: adapt, aptitude |
| aqu | water; ex: aqueous, aquacade |
| arch | rule, govern; ex: anarchy, matriarch |
| aster, astr | star; ex: asteroid, disaster, astronomy |
| aud | hear; ex: audible, audition |
| aur | gold; ex: auriferous |
| bas | low; ex: debase, basement |
| bell | war; ex: bellicose, antebellum |
| ben | good, well; ex: benevolent, benefactor |
| bibl | book; ex: biblical, bibliography |
| bio | life; ex: biology, biospy |
| brev | short; ex: brevity, abbreviation |
| cad, cas, cid | fall; ex: cadence, casualty, incident |
| cand | white, shining; ex: candid, candidate |
| cap, capt, cept | take, hold; ex: capable, captive, intercept |
| capit | head; ex: capital, decaptitate |
| carn | flesh; ex: carnal, carnivorous |
| ced, cess | yield, go; ex: cede, procession |
| celer | swift; ex: celerity, accelerate |
| cent | hundred; ex: century, centipede |
| chrom | color; ex: chromium, chromatic |
| chron | time; ex: chronology, chronic |
| cid, cis | cut, kill; ex: suicide, precision |
| clin | lean, bend; ex: inclination, recline |
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