| Term | Definition |
|---|
| a-/ab- | not, the opposite of |
| ad- | to, towards |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against, opposed to |
| be- | about, concerning |
| bene- | good |
| circum- | around |
| col-/com-/cor- | with, together |
| contra- | against, opposed to |
| de- | lacking/reverse/away |
| dis- | lacking |
| em-/en- | to make, cause or give |
| equi- | equal |
| ex-/extra- | out of, outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | overly, too much |
| il-/im-/in-/ir- | not (a negative) |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within |
| intro- | into |
| mal- | bad, evil |
| micro- | small, tiny |
| mid- | halfway |
| mis- | wrong, incorrect |
| non- | not (a negative) |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | forward, in favor of |
| re- | again, back to |
| retro- | backwards (in time) |
| semi- | half, partial |
| sub- | below, beneath, under |
| super- | over and above |
| trans- | across, beyond |
| un- | not, the reverse of |
| -ly/ily | manner |
| -ward | towards |
| -wise | like |
| -able | able to |
| -acious | full of |
| -al/-ical | related to |
| -ant | related to |
| -ful | full of |
| -ible | able to |
| -ic | like |
| -ish | like, similar to |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -less | without |
| -like | like |
| -ly | like |
| -most | to the extreme |
| -ous | full of |
| -ular | related to |
| -ate/-en/-fy/-ise/-ize | verb suffixes meaning make, do, or have |
| -ant/-eer/-er/-cian/-ier/-ist/-or | noun suffixes that refer to a person |
| -ance/-ancy/-ation/-cy/-dom/-ence/-hood/-ice/-ism/-ity/-ty/-ment/-ness/-ship/-sion/-tude | abstract noun suffixes- refers to a noun that you cant see |
| agro-/agri- | field, farm |
| anthropo- | man, human |
| arch- | chief, main, first |
| astro- | star |
| aud-/audio- | hear |
| avi- | bird, fly |
| biblo- | book |
| cess-/-cede/-ceed | to move |
| chrom- | color |
| chron- | time |
| clar- | clear |
| cor-/corp- | body |
| cred- | believe, belief |
| dem-/demo- | people |
| derm-/dermo- | skin |
| dic- | to speak or say |
| duc- | to lead |
| fid- | trust |
| fin- | the end |
| flu- | to flow |
| gen- | birth, race, family |
| geo- (gaia) | earth, land |
| graph- | to write |
| greg- | group, crowd or flock |
| hemo- | blood |
| homo (L) | man |
| homo (G) | the same |
| hydro- | water |
| -ject | to throw |
| laud- | to praise |
| leg- | law |
| litho- | stone |
| log-/logo- | word |
| luc-/lus-lumen- | light |
| man-/manu- | hand |
| meter | measure |
| struct- | to build |
| -tect | to cover |
| temp- | time |
| ten- | to hold |
| theo- | god |
| thermo- | heat |
| tort- | to twist or turn |
| tract- | to pull (or draw) |
| ven- | to come |
| ver- | truth, true |
| vic-/vinc- | to conquer, defeat |
| vid-/vis- | to look, see or watch |
| viv-/vita- | to live, life |
| voc-/vok- | to call |
| zo-/zoo- | animal |
| sto-/sta- | to remain the same, steady |
| spec- | to look, see or watch |
| soph- | wise, wisdom |
| sen- | old |
| scrib-/scrip- | to write |
| sci- | to know |
| pyro- | fire |
| psych- | mind |
| pos-/pon- | to put or place |
| port- | to carry |
| photo- | light |
| phon- | sound |
| pend- | hang |
| ped (G) | child |
| ped (L) | foot |
| pater- | father |
| pac- | peace |
| nov- | new |
| mut- | change |
| mort- | death |
| mit-/miss- | to send |
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