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Section 1
(50 cards)
contra, counter
(2) against, opposite (e.g.) contradict, contravene, contrary, contrapuntal, contraband, contraception, contrast, counterspy, counterfeit, counterclaim, counterargument, counterclaim, counterpoint, counterrevolution, counteract
ambul
to walk (e.g.) ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist, perambulate, preamble
com, con
(2) with, together (e.g.) combine, compress, compact, compatible, convene, contemporary, converge, confluence, concatenate, conjoin, convert, consequence, contract
agon
to struggle (e.g.) agony, protagonist, antagonist, agony, agonize
alg
pain (e.g.) neuralgia, analgesic, nostalgic
ance, ancy
(2) state of, process of (e.g.) performance, reliance, defiance, radiance, acceptance, ascendancy, discrepancy, infancy
dei, div
(2) God, god (e.g.) deity, deify, deism, divinity, divine, divination
bene
good, well (e.g.) benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction, beneficiary, benefit
alter
other (e.g.) alternative, alternator, alteration, altercation, alternate
dec
ten (e.g.) decimal, decade, decalogue, decimate, decillion, December
cide, cis
(2) to kill, to cut (e.g.) fratricide, suicide, incision, excision, circumcision, precise, concise, precision, homicide, genocide, regicide
ator
one who does [the verb] (e.g.) terminator, culminator, agitator, instigator, generator, incubator, accelerator, invigorator, elevator
anima
soul, life (e.g.) animation, inanimate, animal
dyn, dyna
(2) power (e.g.) heterodyne, dynamite, dynamo, dynamic, dynamometer, dynasty
bi, di
(2) two (e.g.) bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve, biannual, billion, divide, diverge, diglycerides
cycl
circle, wheel (e.g.) bicycle, cyclical, cycle, motorcycle, tricycle, cyclone
ab
away, down, from, off (e.g.) absent, abduction, aberrant, abstemious, abnormal, abstract, absorb
ceed, cede, cess
(2) to go, to yield (e.g.) succeed, proceed, precede, recede, secession, exceed, succession, excess
chron
time (e.g.) chronology, chronic, chronicle, chronometer, anachronism
de
from, down, away (e.g.) detach, deploy, derange, deodorize, devoid, deflate, degenerate, deice, descend, derail, depress, depart, decompose, destruction
audi
to hear (e.g.) audience, auditory, audible, auditorium, audiovisual, audition, audiobook
bell
war (e.g.) belligerent, antebellum, bellicose, rebel
a, an
(2) not, without (e.g.) apathy, atypical, aphasia, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, anemia, anesthesia
ad
to, toward (e.g.) admit, addition, advertisement, adherent, admonish, address, adhesive, adept, adjust
dict
speak (e.g.) predict, verdict, malediction, dictionary, dictate, dictum, diction, indict, contradict
dia
through, across, between (e.g.) diameter, diagonal, dialogue, dialect, dialectic, diagnosis, diachronic, diagram, diaphragm, dialysis, diarrhea
arm
weapon (e.g.) army, armament, disarm, rearm, armistice, armor, armory, arms
duc, duct
(2) to lead, pull (e.g.) produce, reduce, induce, transducer, abduct, product, viaduct, aqueduct, induct, deduct
circum
around (e.g.) circumnavigate, circumflex, circumstance, circumcision, circumference, circumorbital, circumlocution, circumvent, circumscribe, circulatory
act
do, move (e.g.) action, react, transaction, proactive, activity, activation, deactivate
be
thoroughly (e.g.) bedecked, besmirch, besprinkled, begrudge, begrime, belie, bemoan
cent
hundred (e.g.) centennial, century, centipede, centillion
claus, clud, clus
(3) to close (e.g.) clause, claustrophobia, conclude, preclude, include, exclude, exclusive, reclusive
auto
self (e.g.) automobile, automatic, autograph, autonomous, autoimmune, autopilot, autobiography
bio
life, living (e.g.) biology, biography, biodiversity, bioavailability, bioflavonoid, biofuel, biohazard, biomass, biorhythm
am
friend (e.g.) amiable, amorous, amity, enamored, paramour, amicable
atto
quintillionth (10^-18) (e.g.) attosecond, attometer
anthrop
mankind (e.g.) anthropology, anthropomorphic, philanthropy, misanthropy
alt
high (e.g.) altitude, altimeter, alto, contralto, altocumulus, exalt
dif, dis, dys
(3) away, not, negative (e.g.) differ, dismiss, disallow, disperse, dissuade, disconnect, dysfunction, disproportion, disrespect, distemper, distaste, disarray, dyslexia
commun
to share (e.g.) commune, community, communism, communicable, communication, commonality, incommunicado
ambi
both (e.g.) ambidextrous, ambivalent, ambiguous, ambient
demo
people (e.g.) democracy, demagogue, epidemic, demographic
anim
alive (e.g.) animated, animal, inanimate, animator, anime, animism, animus
acro
high, tip, top (e.g.) acrobat, acrophobia, acronym, acromegaly, acropolis
ant, anti
(2) against, opposite (e.g.) antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antichrist, antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy, antigen, antibiotic, antidote, antifungal, antidepressant
dom
condition, office, state (e.g.) kingdom, freedom, wisdom, sheikdom, fiefdom
ante
before (e.g.) anteroom, antebellum, antedate antecedent, antediluvian
cred
to believe (e.g.) credo, credible, credence, credit, credential, credulity, incredulous, creed, incredible
able, ible
(2) able to be, capable of being (e.g.) pourable, drinkable, readable, washable, curable, visible, flexible, collectible
Section 2
(50 cards)
ify
to make into (e.g.) purify, deify, simplify, clarify, petrify, reify, exemplify, pacify
femto
quadrillionth (10^-15) (e.g.) femtosecond
milli
thousandth (10^-3) (e.g.) millisecond, milligram, millivolt, milliwatt, millimeter, millipede
nano
billionth (10^-9) (e.g.) nanosecond, nanobucks, nanofarad, nanometer, nanomachine, nanotube, nanotechnology, nanogram, nanoscale
meta
beyond, change (e.g.) metaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism, met ahistorical, metainformation, metacognitive
miss, mit
(2) to send (e.g.) transmit, permit, missile, missionary, remit, admit, missive, mission
ecto
outside, external (e.g.) ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm, ectopic, ectothermal
hex, ses, sex
(3) six (e.g.) hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets, sextillion
mono, uni
(2) one (e.g.) monopoly, monotype, monologue, mononucleosis, monorail, monotheist, unilateral, universal, unity, unanimous, uniform
exa
quintillion (10^18) (e.g.) exabyte
jac, ject
(2) to throw (e.g.) ejaculate, reject, eject, project, trajectory, interject, dejected, inject
endo
inside, within (e.g.) endotoxin, endoscope, endogenous
ism
doctrine, system, characteristic quality (e.g.) capitalism, heroism, optimism, skepticism, realism, patriotism, communism, idealism, conservatism
mal
bad, badly (e.g.) malformation, maladjusted, dismal, malady, malcontent, malfeasance, maleficent, malevolent, malice, malaria, malfunction, malignant
micro
small (e.g.) microscope, microprocessor, microfiche, micrometer, micrograph
exter, extra
(2) outside of (e.g.) external, exterior, exterminator, extract, extradite, extraterrestrial, extrasensory, extracurricular, extrapolate, extraneous, extravagant, extreme, extraordinary
flect, flex
(2) to bend (e.g.) reflection, deflect, inflection, flexible, circumflex, reflex
less
without, lacking (e.g.) loveless, fearless, worthless, nameless, baseless, bottomless, effortless, friendless, noiseless, harmless
hypo
below, less than (e.g.) hypotension, hypodermic, hypoglycemia, hypoallergenic, hypothermia, hypothesis
hyper
over, above (e.g.) hyperlink, hyperactive, hypertensive, hyperbolic, hypersensitive, hyperventilate, hyperkinetic, hypertext, hypersonic, hypertrophy
infra
beneath (e.g.) infrared, infrastructure, infrasonic
ization
the process of making into (e.g.) rationalization, normalization, realization, capitalization, dramatization
giga
billion (10^9) (e.g.) gigabyte, gigaflop, gigahertz, gigawatt
ee
one who receives (e.g.) payee, mortgagee, employee, appointee, abductee, examinee, referee, refugee
inter, intro
(2) between (e.g.) international, intercept, intermission, interoffice, internal, intermittent, introvert, introduce
meter
measure (e.g.) perimeter, micrometer, ammeter, multimeter, altimeter, geometry, kilometer
e, ex
(2) out, away, from (e.g.) emit, expulsion, exhale, exit, express, exclusive, enervate, exceed, explosion
mega
great, million (10^6) (e.g.) megaphone, megalomaniac, megabyte, megalopolis, megaton, megaflop, megawatt
eu
good, well (e.g.) euphoria, eulogy, euphemism, eugenics, eucalyptus, eukaryote, eurhythmics, euthanasia
hetero
other (e.g.) heterodox, heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne
mis
bad, badly (e.g.) misinform, misinterpret, mispronounce, misnomer, mistake, misogynist, mistrial, misadventure, misanthrope, misread
intra
within, into (e.g.) intranet, intracranial, intravenous, intramural, intramuscular, intraocular
ist
one who performs; an adherent of an -ism (e.g.) timpanist, cellist, idealist, communist, realist, moralist, pharmacist, pragmatist
homo
same (e.g.) homogenized, homosexual, homonym, homophone
loc, log, loq
(3) word, speech, speak (e.g.) locution, elocution, monologue, apology, eulogy, dialogue, epilogue, logic, colloquial, soliloquy, ventriloquist, loquacious
morph
shape (e.g.) polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology, morphing
mill, kilo
(2) thousand (10^3) (e.g.) millennium, kilobyte, kiloton
er, or
(2) one who does [the verb] (e.g.) driver, hiker, reader, manager, polisher, speaker counselor, author, creator, director, sculptor
equi
equal (e.g.) equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equitable, equation, equator
ful
filled with (e.g.) frightful, delightful, wonderful, cupful, wakeful, bashful, bountiful, beautiful, cheerful, colorful, dreadful, fateful
ish
the nature of, resembling (e.g.) Cornish, Irish, bookish, freakish, foolish, boorish, selfish, sluggish, priggish
ize
to make into (e.g.) rationalize, normalize, realize, capitalize, sterilize, dramatize, utilize, colorize
flu, flux
(2) flow (e.g.) effluence, influence, effluvium, fluctuate, confluence, reflux, influx
micro
millionth (10^-6) (e.g.) microgram, microvolt, microwave, microsecond
fore
before, front (e.g.) forecast, forefather, foretaste, forehead, foreman, foreboding, forecastle, forearm, forebear, foreclose, foredoom, forego, forefoot, foreground, forehand, foreknowledge, foremost, foreordain, forerunner, foresee, foreshorten, foretell
multi
many (e.g.) multitude, multipartite, multiply, multipurpose, multicolored, multimedia, multinational
im, in
(2) not (e.g.) impregnable, impossible, inviolate, innocuous, intractable, innocent
meso
middle (e.g.) mesomorph, Mesoamerica, mesosphere
gram, graph
(2) to write (e.g.) grammar, telegram, electrocardiogram, monogram, biography, graphite, autograph, lithograph, historiography, polygraph, graphic
ification
process of making into (e.g.) purification, deification, simplification, clarification, petrification
Section 3
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theo, the
(2) God (e.g.) theology, theist, polytheist, pantheism, atheist, monotheist, theophany
para
beside (e.g.) paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase, parachute, paralegal, parallel, comparison
peta
quadrillion (10^15) (e.g.) petabyte
ultra
beyond, extremely (e.g.) ultraviolet, ultrasonic, ultramarine, ultrafine, ultrasensitive, ultra wide, ultrapure, ultra quiet
therm
heat (e.g.) thermal, thermometer, thermocouple, thermodynamic, thermoelectric
per
through, intensive (e.g.) permit, perspire, perforate, persuade, perceive, perfect, permit, perform
tera
trillion (10^12) (e.g.) terabyte, teraflop, terawatt
ortho
straight (e.g.) orthodontics, orthodox, orthopedic, orthoscopic, orthostatic
un
not (e.g.) uncooked, unharmed, unintended, unhappy, unenlightened, unremarkable
vol
to will (e.g.) benevolent, volition, voluntary, malevolent
oct
eight (e.g.) octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave, octillion, October
post
after (e.g.) postscript, postconsumer, postdoctoral, posterior, post impact, post feminism, postgraduate, posthumous, postimpressionism, postlude, postmodernism, postpone, postproduction
tele
distance, from afar (e.g.) television, telephone, telegraph, telemetry, telepathy
non
not (e.g.) nonferrous, nonabrasive, nondescript, nonfat, nonfiction, nonprofit, nonsense, nonentity
re
back, again (e.g.) report, realign, retract, revise, regain, reflect, rename, restate, recombine, recalculate, redo
scrib, script
(2) to write (e.g.) prescribe, proscribe, scribble, scribe, inscription, manuscript, conscript
phon
sound (e.g.) telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic, homophone, microphone
non
nine (e.g.) nonagon, nonagenarian, nonillion
sanct
holy (e.g.) sanctify, sanctuary, sanction, sanctimonious, sacrosanct
tri
three (e.g.) triangle, trinity, trilateral, triumvirate, tribune, trilogy, tricycle, trillion
sec, sect
(2) cut (e.g.) secant, intersect, transect, dissect, section
sub
under, below (e.g.) submerge, submarine, substandard, subnormal, subvert, subdivision, submersible, submit
quasi
approximately, resembling, to some degree (e.g.) quasiperiodical, quasiparticle, quasi-governmental, quasi-scientific, quasi-judicial, quasi-stellar, quasi-public
tract
to drag, draw (e.g.) attract, tractor, traction, extract, retract, protract, detract, subtract, contract, intractable
under
beneath, below, too little (e.g.) undercoat, underwear, underestimate, underbid, underexpose, undercut, underclassmen, undernourished, underground, undersized, underhand, underlay, undermine, underneath, underpass, underpowered, underline, understand, undertake, undertone, undertow, undervalue, underwrite
syn
together (e.g.) synthesis, synchronous, syndicate, synergy, synopsis, syncretism
verm
worm (e.g.) vermin, vermicelli, vermiculite, vermicide, vermiform, vermilion
sept
seven (e.g.) septet, septennial, septillion, September
neo
new (e.g.) neologism, neonate, neoclassic, neophyte
quad, quat
(2) four (e.g.) quadrangle, quadruplets, quadrillion, quaternary, quarter
proto
first, earliest (e.g.) prototype, protoplasm, protohistory, protocol, protogalaxy, proton, prototypical, protozoa
semi
half (e.g.) semifinal, semiconscious, semiannual, semimonthly, semicircle
port
to carry (e.g.) porter, portable, report, transportation, deport, import, export
pre
before, in front of (e.g.) prefix, predict, prelude, predetermined, preamplifier, predestination, prebiotic, preclude, predate, predisposed, preempt, preference, prefigure, prefrontal, preheat, prehistory, presell, presumptuous, prevent, previous, pretext, pretentious, pretend
vita
life (e.g.) vital, vitality, vitamins, revitalize
pan
all, whole, general, completely (e.g.) pantheism, pandemic, panacea, panoply, Pan-American, panchromatic, pandemonium, panorama
trans
across (e.g.) transoceanic, transmit, transport, transducer, transit, intransitive
penta, quint
(2) five (e.g.) pentagon, pentane, pentameter, quintet, quintuplets, quintillion
vers, vert
(2) to turn (e.g.) versatile, reversion, convert, revert, advertise, vertigo, invert, extravert, introvert
pro
forward (e.g.) propel, proceed, produce, promote, project, proclaim, procession, profess, proffer, professor, proficient, profile, profound, profuse, progenitor, progress, prolapse, prolegomenon, prolific, prologue, prolong, pronation, pronounce, propellant, prophesy, prophecy, proponent, prorate, proscribe, prosecute, prospect, protect, protest, provide, provoke
veh, vect, vey
(3) to carry (e.g.) vector, vehicle, convection, vehement, convey, conveyance, conveyor
poly
many (e.g.) polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous
super, supra
(2) above (e.g.) superior, superscript, supernatural, supersede, superficial, superhero, superimpose, suprarenal
peri
around (e.g.) periscope, perimeter, perigee, periodontal
pico
trillionth (10^-12) (e.g.) picofarad, picocurie, picogram, picomole, picosecond
omni
all (e.g.) omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient, omnibus, omnirange, omnipresent
photo
light (e.g.) photograph, photosynthesis, photon
retro
backwards (e.g.) retrorocket, retrospect, retrogression, retroactive
spect
to look (e.g.) inspect, spectator, circumspect, retrospect, prospect, spectacle
ven, vent
(2) to come (e.g.) convention, prevent, intervention, convent, Advent, invent, inventory
Section 4
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