ASHAPE English: Roots

extra-

beyond, without

extrajudicial, extraneous

over-

beyond, excess

overeat, overlap, overcrowded

infra-

below

infrastructure, infrared, [inferior]

inter-

among between

international, intercollegiate

semi-

half

semiannual, semiconservative, semicircle

anti-, ant-

opposite

antisocial, antarctic

di-, dif-, dis-

apart, not away

different, dissimilar, divert, diffuse, disability

up-

higher level, top

uplift, upbeat, uproar

col-

together

collude, collection, collaborate

hypo-

too little, under

hypothermia, hypothesis

hemi-

half

hemisphere, hemineglect

non-

not

nonchalant, nondescript

hyper-

too much, excess

hyperactive, hypersensitive, hypertonic

com-

in association

combine, commemorate

post-

behind, after

post-production, post-game, postgraduate, postscript

de-

away, down, from

depart, demerit, deviate, degrade

pre-

before

prelude, presume, preview

sub-

below, under

subordinate, subject, subterranean

out-

outside, beyond

outsource, outrage

ob-

in front of

obvious, obstruction, obstetric

co-

complement of

co-author, covalent

under-

below, insufficient

underestimate, understudy

re-

backward, again

reverse, return, revert, reverberate

circum-

about, around

circumstance, circumference, circumspect, circumnavigate

in-, ir-

not

indiscriminate, irrevocable, irreversible, invisible

Fore-

before, in front of

foresee, foreman, forecast, foreshadow, forefather

in-

inside

inscribe, infiltrate

ec-, ex-

from, out of

eccentric, expulsion, exhale, exclusive

bi-

two

bisexual, bilateral, bilingual

ad-

to, against

adverse, adjective

epi-

upon, before

epilogue, epidermis, epigraph

intra/o-

within

intramural, intravenous, intrabatch

il-, im-

not

illict, improper, illiterate, impermeable

mid

middle

mid-year, midfield

ante-

before

antedate, antediluvian, antecedent

en-, em-

in, on, into

enact, empower, endanger

super-/supr-

above, over

superficial, supreme

meta-

along with, among

metadata, metaphysics, metamorphism

peri-

about, beyond

peripheral, perimeter, pericardium

retro-

backward

retrospective, retronym, retroactive

pseudo-

false, sham

pseudonym, pseudoscience, pseudopod

ultra-

beyond, in excess of

ultraviolet, ultralight

para-

beside, protect from

parasite, paralyzed, paraplegia, parachute

pro-

for, forward

proclivity, proceed, produce

a-, an-

not

amoral, atypical, anaerobic

trans-

across, beyond

transient, transfer, transcend, trasmit

per-

through, thorough

perfect, permeate, pervade, perturb

un-

not, reverse of

undo, unconventional, uninentional

rect, reg

straight, rule

rectify, regular, rectangle

vid, vis

see

vision, evident, supervise

sphere

area

biosphere, lithosphere

photo

light

photography, photon, photosynthesis

equ

equal

equidistant, equilateral, equator

mega

great, million

megaphone, megabyte

nom, nym

name

nominate, nomenclature

phob

fear

homophobic, claustrophobic

mal

bad

malfunction, malign, malnutrition, malaise

luc, lum

light, clear

illuminate, lucid

man

hand

manual, manicure

port

carry

transport, portable, abort, rapport

fal, false

deceive

false, fallacy, falsetto, falsify

anthrop, andro 

human

android, anthropology

frag, frac

break

fragile, fracture, fraction

bene, ben

good

benign, benevolent, benefit

sol

sun

solar, parasol, solstice

log, loq, loc

speech, mind, study

eloquent, dialogue, logic

jud

judge

judicious, prejudice

proto

first

protocol, protagonist, prototype

ego

self

superego, egocentric

therm

heat

thermometer, exothermic

centri

center

central, ethnocentric

terr

earth, land

terrain, territory, terrestrial, Mediterranean

quad, quar, quat

four

quadriletral, quarters, quarantine, quadrant

ami, amor

love

amiable, amorous

tele

distant

telephone, telepathy, teleport

soph

wisdom

philosophy, sophisticated

the

god

theology, monotheism, atheist

ann, enn 

year

annual, perennial 

voc

voice, sound

vocal, advocacy, vocation

ped, pod

foot

pedal, pedicure, pedestrian, tripod

path, pass

feel, suffer

passion, sympathy, compassion

test

witness

testimony

struct, stru

build

construct, destruct, instruct

ambi, amphi

both

ambiguous, amphibious

viv, vit

life

vitals, vivid

helio

sun

heliocentric, perihelion

alter

other

alternative, alter ego

macro

great

macroeconomics, macroscopic

graph, gram

writing

calligraphy, program

lat

side

lateral, latitude

pac

peace

pacify, pacific

uni, un

one

unilateral, unanimous, unify

pater, patr

father

paternal, patrilineal, patriarch

ambl, ambul

walk

amble, ambulatory

spect

look

spectate, spectacle, introspect

culp

fault, blame

culprit, culpable

plac

calm, please

placid, complacent

hydr

water

hydraulic, dehydration

dec

ten

decathlon, decade

summ

highest

summa cum laude, summit, summer, summation, summary

trans

across, through

transient, transfer, transit, transgender

peri

around

perimeter, periphery

contra, contr

against

controversy, contravene, contraband

libra, liber

balance, weigh

calibrate, equilibrium, deliberate

micro

small, millionth

microscopic, microoragnism

sec, sect, seg

cut

segregate, segment, intersect

cosmo, cosm

world

cosmopolitan, microsm

neo

new

nephyte, neonate

meter, mens

measure

thermometer, commensurate

pyr

fire

pyrotechnics, antipyretic

scrib, script, scriv

transcribe, transcript, manuscript

bio

life

biohazard, biology

pan

all

pansexual, pang-global, panorama, pandemic

chrom

color

monochromatic, chromosome

tact, tag, tang

tactile, tangible, contagious, tangible

biblio

book

bibliography, bibliophile

phon

sound

phonetics, telephone, phoneme, symphony

mono

one

monochromatic, monotonous, monologue, monogamy

homo

same

homonym, homosexual, homogeneous

mis

wrong, bad, hate

mishap, misunderstand, mistake

sequ, secu

follow

sequence, consecutive

vac

empty

vacate, excavate, evacuate, vacuum

omni

all

omnipotent, omniscient, omnivores

carn

flesh

carnage, carnivorous

liber, liver

free

liberate, deliverance

phil

love

philosophy, philanthropy

mor, mort

dead

mortality, morbid

mater, matr

mother

matrilineal, matrimony, maternal

auto

self

autobiography, autonomous

aud

hear

audience, audition

sim, sem

similar, same

facsimile, resemblance

morph

shape

amorphous, morphology

lith

stone

monolith, lithospehere

somn

sleep

insomnia, somonolent

bi

two

bilateral, bilingual, bisexual

dis, dif, di

not, apart, away

disband, diffuse, divert, diverge

numer

number

numerous, enumerate

poly

many

polymath, polynomial, polygon

son

sound

consonant, resonate

hetero

other

heterosexual, heterogeneous

chron

time

chronic, chronological

neg

not, deny

negative, negate, negligent, abnegate

anim

breath, mind, spirit

animal, unanimous

sen

old

senile, seniority, senator

geo

earth

geography, geocentric

syn, sym

together

synergy, symposium, synthesis

lib

book

library, libel