447PRESUF 01 tủ tài liệu bách khoa

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1.

a-, an-

not, without___Ex:apolitical, atheist, anarchy,
anonymous, apathy, aphasia, anemia

2.

ab, abs

away from, off___Ex:absolve, abrupt, absent

3.

-able, ible

Adjective: worth, ability___Ex:solvable,
incredible

4.

acer,
acid,
acri

bitter, sour, sharp___Ex:acerbic, acidity, acrid,
acrimony

act, ag

do, act, drive___Ex:active, react, agent, active,
agitate

5.

23.

-ance, ence

Noun: action, state, quality or
process___Ex:resistance, independence,
extravagance, fraudulence

24.

-ancy, ency

Noun: state, quality or
capacity___Ex:vacancy, agency, truancy,
latency

25.

andr,
andro

male, characteristics of
men___Ex:androcentric, android

26.

ang

angular___Ex:angle

27.

anim

mind, life, spirit, anger___Ex:animal, animate,
animosity

28.

ann,
annu,
enni

yearly___Ex:annual, annual, annuity,
anniversary, perrenial

6.

acu

sharp___Ex:acute, acupuncture, accurate

7.

-acy, cy

Noun: state or quality___Ex:privacy, infancy,
adequacy, intimacy, supremacy

8.

-ade

act, product, sweet drink___Ex:blockade,
lemonade

29.

ante

aer,
aero

air, atmosphere, aviation___Ex:aerial, aerosol,
aerodrome

before___Ex:anterior, anteroom, antebellum,
antedate, antecedent antediluvian

30.

10.

ag, agi,
ig, act

do, move, go___Ex:agent, agenda, agitate,
navigate, ambiguous, action

-ant, ent

Noun: an agent, something that performs
the action___Ex:disinfectant, dependent,
fragrant

-age

Noun: activity, or result of
action___Ex:courage, suffrage, shrinkage,
tonnage

31.

11.

-ant, ent, ient

Adjective: kind of agent,
indication___Ex:important, dependent,
convenient

agri,
agro

pertaining to fields or soil___Ex:agriculture,
agroindustry

32.

anthrop

12.

man___Ex:anthropology, misanthrope,
philanthropy

-al

Noun: action, result of action___Ex:referral,
disavowal, disposal, festival

33.

13.

anti,
ant

against, opposite___Ex:antisocial, antiseptic,
antithesis, antibody, antinomies, antifreeze,
antipathy

14.

alb,
albo

white, without pigment___Ex:albino, albite

34.

anti,
antico

old___Ex:antique, antiquated, antiquity

15.

-al, -ial,
-ical

Adjective: quality, relation___Ex:structural,
territorial, categorical

35.

apo, ap,
aph

away from, detached, formed___Ex:apology,
apocalypse, aphagia

16.

ali,
allo,
alter

other___Ex:alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter
ego, altruism

36.

aqu

water___Ex:aqueous

37.

-ar, -ary

17.

alt

high, deep___Ex:altimeter, altitude

Adjective: resembling, related
to___Ex:spectacular, unitary

am,
ami,
amor

love, like, liking___Ex:amorous, amiable,
amicable, enamoured

38.

18.

arch

chief, first, rule___Ex:archangel, architect,
archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy,
Archeozoic era

19.

ambi

both___Ex:ambidextrous

39.

20.

ambul

to walk___Ex:ambulatory, amble, ambulance,
somnambulist

-ard, art

Noun: characterized___Ex:braggart, drunkard,
wizard

40.

Noun: person___Ex:artisan, guardian,
historian, magician

aster,
astr

star___Ex:aster, asterisk, asteroid,
astronomy, astronaut

41.

-ate

Adjective: kind of state___Ex:inviolate

42.

-ate

Verb: cause to be___Ex:graduate, ameliorate,
amputate, colligate

9.

21.

22.

-an
ana,
ano

up, back, again, anew___Ex:anode, anagram,
anagenetic


43.

-ate

Noun: state, office, fuction___Ex:candidate,
electorate, delegate

64.

caus,
caut

burn, heat___Ex:caustic, cauldron, cauterize

44.

-ation

Noun: action, resulting
state___Ex:specialization, aggravation,
alternation

65.

cause,
cuse,
cus

cause, motive___Ex:because, excuse,
accusation

45.

auc, aug,
aut

to originate, to increase___Ex:augment ,
author, augment, auction

66.

46.

aud, audi,
aur, aus

to hear, listen___Ex:audience, audio,
audible, auditorium, audiovisual, audition,

auricular, ausculate

ceas,
ced,
cede,
ceed,
cess

to go, to yield, move, go,
surrender___Ex:succeed, proceed, precede,
recede, secession, exceed, succession

67.

cent

hundred___Ex:centennial, century, centipede

68.

centr,
centri

center___Ex:eccentricity, centrifugal,
concentric, eccentric

69.

chrom

color___Ex:chrome, chromosome, polychrome,
chromatic

70.

chron

time___Ex:chronology, chronic, chronicle
chronometer, anachronism, synchronize

71.

cide,
cis, cise

to kill, to cut, cut down___Ex:fratricide,
homicide, incision, incision, circumcision,
scissors

72.

circum

around___Ex:circumnavigate, circumflex,
circumstance, circumcision, circumference,
circumorbital, circumlocution, circumvent,
circumscribe, circulatory

73.

cit

call, start___Ex:incite, citation, cite

74.

civ

citizen___Ex:civic, civil, civilian, civilization

75.

clam,
claim

cry out___Ex:exclamation, clamor,
proclamation, reclamation, acclaim

76.

clin

lean, bend___Ex:decline, aclinic, inclination

77.

clud,
clus
claus

to close, shut___Ex:include, exclude, clause,
claustrophobia, enclose, exclusive, reclusive,
conclude

78.

co, cog,
col,
coll,
con,
com,
cor

with, together___Ex:cohesiveness, cognate,
collaborate, convene, commitment,
compress, contemporary, converge, compact,
confluence, convenient, concatenate,
conjoin, combine, correct

79.

cogn,
gnos

to know___Ex:recognize, cognizant, diagnose,
agnostic, incognito, prognosis

47.

aug, auc

increase___Ex:augur, augment, auction

48.

aut, auto

self___Ex:automobile, automatic,
automotive, autograph, autonomous,
autoimmune

49.

bar

weight, pressure___Ex:barometer

50.

be

on, around, over, about, excessively, make,
cause, name, affect___Ex:berate, bedeck,
bespeak, belittle, beleaguer

51.

belli

war___Ex:rebellion, belligerent, casus belli,

bellicose

52.

bene

good, well, gentle___Ex:benefactor,
beneficial, benevolent, benediction,
beneficiary, benefit

53.

bi, bine

two___Ex:biped, bifurcate, biweekly,
bivalve, biannual

54.

bibl,
bibli,
biblio

book___Ex:bibliophile, bibliography, Bible

55.

bio, bi

life___Ex:biography, biology, biometricsm

biome, biosphere

56.

brev

short___Ex:abbreviate, brevity, brief

57.

cad, cap,
cas, ceiv,
cept,
capt, cid,
cip

to take, to seize, to hold___Ex:receive,
deceive, capable, capacious, captive,
accident, capture, occasion, concept,
intercept, forceps, except, reciprocate

58.

cad, cas

to fall___Ex:cadaver, cadence, cascade

59.

-cade

procession___Ex:motorcade

60.

calor

heat___Ex:calorie, caloric, calorimeter

61.

capit,
capt

head___Ex:decapitate, capital, captain,
caption

80.

com,
con

fully___Ex:complete, compel, conscious,
condense, confess, confirm

62.

carn

flesh___Ex:carnivorous, incarnate,

reincarnation, carnal

81.

63.

cat, cata,
cath

down, with___Ex:catalogue, category,
catheter

contr,
contra,
counter

against, opposite___Ex:contradict, counteract,
contravene, contrary, counterspy,
contrapuntal


82.

cord,
cor,
cardi

heart___Ex:cordial, concord, discord, courage,
encourage

83.

corp

body___Ex:corporation, corporal punishment,
corpse, corpulent, corpus luteum

84.

cort

correct___Ex:escort, cortage

85.

cosm

universe, world___Ex:cosmos, microcosm,
cosmopolitan, cosmonaut

86.

cour,
cur,
curr,
curs

run, course___Ex:occur, excursion, discourse,
courier, course

87.

crat,
cracy

rule___Ex:autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy,
technocracy

88.

crea

create___Ex:creature, recreation, creation

89.

cre,
cresc,
cret,
crease

grow___Ex:create, crescent, accretion,
increase

90.

cred

believe___Ex:creed, credo, credence, credit,
credulous, incredulous, incredible

91.

cresc,
cret,
crease,
cru

rise, grow___Ex:crescendo, concrete, increase,
decrease, accrue

92.

crit

separate, choose___Ex:critical, criterion,
hypocrite

93.

cura

care___Ex:curator, curative, manicure

94.

cur,
curs

run___Ex:current, concurrent, concur, incur,

recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive

95.

cycl,
cyclo

wheel, circle, circular___Ex:Cyclops, unicycle,
bicycle, cyclone, cyclic

de-

from, down, away, to do the opposite,
reverse, against___Ex:detach, deploy,
derange, decrease, deodorize, devoid,
deflate, degenerate

96.

97.

dec,
deca

ten, ten times___Ex:decimal, decade,
decalogue, decimate, decathlon

98.

dec,

dign

suitable___Ex:decent decorate dignity

99.

dei,
div

God___Ex:divinity, divine, deity, divination,
deify

100.

dem,
demo

people, populace,
population___Ex:democracy, demography,
demagogue, epidemic

101.

dent,
dont

tooth___Ex:dental, denture, orthodontist,
periodontal

102.

derm

skin, covering___Ex:hypodermic, dermatology,
epidermis, taxidermy

103.

dia

through, across, between___Ex:diameter,
diagonal, dialogue dialect, dialectic,
diagnosis, diachronic

104.

dic,
dict,
dit

say, speak___Ex:dictation, dictionary, dictate,
dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict,
contradict, benediction

105.

di-, dy-

two, twice, double___Ex:divide, diverge,
diglycerides

106.

dis, dif

not, opposite of, reverse, separate, deprive
of, away___Ex:dismiss, differ, disallow,
disperse, dissuade, divide, disconnect,
disproportion, disrespect, distemper,
disarray

107.

dit

give___Ex:credit, audit

108.

doc,
doct

teach, prove___Ex:docile, doctor, doctrine,
document, dogma, indoctrinate

109.

domin

master, that which is under

control___Ex:dominate, dominion,
predominant, domain

110.

don

give___Ex:donate, condone

111.

dorm

sleep___Ex:dormant, dormitory

112.

dox

thought, opinion, praise___Ex:orthodox,
heterodox, paradox, doxology

113.

drome

run, step___Ex:syndrome, aerodrome,
velodrome

114.

duc,
duct

to lead, pull___Ex:produce, abduct, product,
transducer, viaduct, aqueduct, induct, deduct,
reduce, induce

115.

dura

hard, lasting___Ex:durable, duration, endure

116.

dynam

power___Ex:dynamo, dynamic, dynamite,
hydrodynamics

117.

dys-

bad, abnormal, difficult, impaired,
unfavorable___Ex:dysfunctional, dyslexia,
dyspathy

118.

e-

not, missing, out, fully, away, computer
network related___Ex:emit, embed,
eternal,ether, erase, email, e-tailer

119.

ec-

out of, outside___Ex:echo, eclipse, eclectic,
ecesis, ecstasy, exzema

120.

eco-

household, environment, relating to ecology
or economy___Ex:ecology, economize,
ecospheres, ecomanagement


121.

ecto-

outside, external___Ex:ectomorph, ectoderm,
ectoplasm

122.

-ed

Verb: past tense___Ex:dressed, faded, patted,
closed, introduced

141.

ex-

out of, away from, lacking,
former___Ex:exit, exhale, exclusive,
exceed, explosion, ex-mayor

142.

exter-,
extra-,
extro-

outside of, beyond___Ex:external,
extrinsic, extraordinary, extrapolate,
extraneous, extrovert

143.

fac, fact,
fec, fect,
fic, fas, fea

do, make___Ex:difficult, fashion, feasible,
feature, factory, fact, effect, manufacture,
amplification, confection

144.

fa, fess

speak___Ex:fable, fabulous, fame, famous,
confess, profess

145.

fall, fals

deceive___Ex:fallacy, falsify, fallacious

123.

-ed

Adjective: having the quality or characteristics
of___Ex:winged, moneyed, dogged, tiered

124.

-en

Verb: to cause to become___Ex:lengthen,

moisten, sharpen

125.

-en

Adjective: material___Ex:golden, woolen, silken

126.

ence,
-ency

Noun: action or process, quality or
state___Ex:reference, emergency, dependence,
eminence, latency

end-

inside, within___Ex:endorse, endocardial,
endergonic, endoskeleton, endoscope,
endogenous

146.

femto

quadrillionth___Ex:femtosecond

147.

fer

bear, carry___Ex:ferry, coniferous, fertile,
defer, infer, refer, transfer

127.

128.

en-,
em-

put into, make, provide with, surround
with___Ex:enamor, embolden, enslave,
empower, entangle

148.

fic, feign,
fain, fit,
feat

shape, make, fashion___Ex:fiction, faint,
feign

129.

epi-

upon, close to, over, after,
altered___Ex:epicenter, epicarp, epilogue,
epigone, epidiorite

149.

fid

belief, faith___Ex:confide, diffident, fidelity

150.

fid, fide,
feder

equal___Ex:equidistant, equilateral,
equilibrium, equinox, equation, equator

faith, trust___Ex:confidante, fidelity,
confident, infidelity, infidel, federal,
confederacy, semper fi

151.

fig

work, effect___Ex:energy, erg, allergy,
ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia

shape, form___Ex:figurem, effigy, figure,

figment

152.

fila, fili

-er, ier

Adjective: comparative___Ex:better, brighter,
sooner, hotter, happier

thread___Ex:filigree, filament, filter, filet,
filibuster

153.

fin

-er, or

Noun: person or thing that does
something___Ex:flyer, reporter, player, member,
fryer, collector, concentrator

end, ended, finished___Ex:final, finite,
finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale

154.

fix

repair, attach___Ex:fix, fixation, fixture,
affix, prefix, suffix

134.

-er, or

Verb: action___Ex:ponder, dishonor, clamor

155.

flex, flect

bend___Ex:flex, reflex, flexible, flexor,
inflexibility, reflect, deflect,circumflex

135.

-ery

collective qualities, art, practice, trade,
collection, state, condition___Ex:snobbery,
bakery, geenery, gallery, slavery

156.

flict

strike___Ex:affliction, conflict, inflict

157.

flu, fluc,
fluv, flux

flow___Ex:influence, fluid, flue, flush,
fluently, fluctuate, reflux, influx

158.

-fold

Adverb: in a manner of, marked
by___Ex:fourfold

130.

131.

132.

133.

136.

137.

equierg

-es, ies

Noun: plural of most nouns ending in -ch, -s, sh, -o and -z and some in -f and -y___Ex:passes,
glasses, ladies, heroes

-es, ies

Verb: third person singular present indicative
of verbs that end in -ch, -s, -sh, - and some in y___Ex:blesses, hushes, fizzes, defies

159.

forc, fort

strength, strong___Ex:effort, fort, forte,
fortifiable, fortify, forte, fortitude

160.

for, fore

before___Ex:forecast, fortune, foresee

161.

form

shape, resemble___Ex:form, format,
conform, formulate, perform, formal,
formula

162.

fract, frag,
frai

break___Ex:fracture, infraction, fragile,
fraction, refract, frail

138.

-ess

female___Ex:actress, goddess, poetess

139.

-est, iest

Adjective or Adverb: superlative___Ex:latest,
strongest, luckiest, lyingest

140.

ev-,
et-

time, age___Ex:medieval, eternal

163.

fuge

flee___Ex:subterfuge, refuge, centrifuge

164.

-ful

Noun: an amount or quanity that
fills___Ex:mouthful

165.

-ful

Adjective: having, giving, marked
by___Ex:fanciful

166.

fuse

pour___Ex:confuse, transfuse

167.

-fy

make, form into___Ex:falsify, dandify

168.

gam

marriage___Ex:bigamy, monogamy, polygamy

169.

gastr,
gastro

stomach___Ex:gastric, gastronomic, gastritis,
gastropod

170.

gen

kind___Ex:generous

171.

gen

birth, race, produce___Ex:genesis, genetics,
eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic,
antigen, pathogen

172.

geo

earth___Ex:geometry, geography, geocentric,
geology

173.

germ

vital part___Ex:germination, germ, germane

174.

gest

carry, bear___Ex:congest, gestation

175.

giga

billion___Ex:gigabyte, gigaflop

176.

gin

careful___Ex:gingerly

177.

gloss,
glot

tongue___Ex:glossary, polyglot, epiglottis

glu,
glo

lump, bond, glue___Ex:glue, agglutinate,
conglomerate

gor

to gather, to bring together___Ex:category,
categorize

178.

179.

180.

181.

grad,
gress,
gree

to gather, to bring together, step,
go___Ex:grade, degree, progress, gradual,
graduate, egress

graph,
gram,
graf

write, written, draw___Ex:graph, graphic,
autograph, photography, graphite, telegram,
polygraph, grammar, biography, lithograph,
graphic

182.

grat

pleasing___Ex:congratulate, gratuity, grateful,
ingrate

183.

grav

heavy, weighty___Ex:grave, gravity, aggravate,
gravitate

184.

greg

herd___Ex:gregarious, congregation, segregate,
gregarian

185.

hale,
heal

make whole, sound___Ex:inhale, exhale, heal,
healthy, healthiness

186.

helio

sun___Ex:heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric

187.

hema,
hemo

blood___Ex:hemorrhage, hemoglobin,
hemophilia, hemostat

188.

her,

here,
hes

stick___Ex:adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent,
hereditary, hesitate

189.

hetero

other, different___Ex:heterodox,
heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne

190.

hex,
ses, sex

six___Ex:hexagon, hexameter, sestet,
sextuplets

191.

homo

same___Ex:homogenize, homosexual,
homonym, homophone

192.

hum,
human

earth, ground, man___Ex:humus, exhume,
humane

193.

hydr,
hydra,
hydro

water___Ex:dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic,
hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia

194.

hyper

over, above___Ex:hyperactive, hypertensive,
hyperbolic, hypersensitive, hyperventilate,
hyperkinetic

195.

hypn

sleep___Ex:hypnosis, hypnotherapy

196.

-ia

Noun: names, diseases___Ex:phobia

197.

-ian,
an

Noun: related to, one that
is___Ex:pedestrian, human

198.

-iatry

Noun: art of healing___Ex:psychiatry

199.

-ic

Adjective: quality, relation___Ex:generic

200.

-ice

Noun: act___Ex:malice

201.

-ic, ics

Noun: related to the arts and
sciences___Ex:arithmetic, economics

202.

-ify

Verb: cause___Ex:specify

203.

ignis

fire___Ex:ignite, igneous, ignition

204.

-ile

Adjective: having the qualities
of___Ex:projectile

205.

infra

beneath___Ex:infrared, infrastructure

206.

-ing

Verb: present participle___Ex:depicting

207.

-ing

Adjective: activity___Ex:cohering

208.

-ing

Noun: material made for, activity, result of
an activity___Ex:flooring, swimming, building

209.

in, im

into, on, near, towards___Ex:instead, import

210.

in, im,
il, ir

not___Ex:illegible, irresolute, inaction,
inviolate, innocuous, intractable, innocent,
impregnable, impossible, imposter

211.

inter

between, among___Ex:international,
intercept, interject, intermission, internal,
intermittent,


212.

intra

within, during, between layers,
underneath___Ex:intramural, intranet,
intranatal

213.

intro

into, within, inward___Ex:interoffice,
introvert, introspection, introduce

214.

-ion

Noun: condition or action___Ex:abduction

215.

-ish

216.

-ism

237.

liter

letters___Ex:literary, literature, literal,
alliteration, obliterate

238.

loc,
loco

place, area___Ex:location, locally, locality,
allocate, locomotion

239.

Adjective: having the character
of___Ex:newish

log,
logo,
ology

word, study, say, speech, reason,
study___Ex:catalog, prologue, dialogue,
zoology, logo

240.

Noun: doctrine, belief, action or
conduct___Ex:formalism

loqu,
locut

talk, speak___Ex:eloquent, loquacious,
colloquial, circumlocution

241.

luc,
lum,
lun,
lus,

lust

light___Ex:translucent, luminary, luster, luna,
illuminate, illustrate

217.

-ist

Noun: person or member___Ex:podiatrist

218.

-ite

Noun: state or quality___Ex:graphite

219.

-ity, ty

Noun: state or quality___Ex:lucidity, novelty

220.

-ive

Noun: condition___Ex:native

242.

lude

play___Ex:prelude

221.

-ive, ative, itive

Adjective: having the quality of___Ex:festive,
cooperative, sensitive

243.

-ly

Adverb: in the manner of___Ex:fluently

244.

macr-,
macer

lean___Ex:emaciated, meager

222.

-ize

Verb: cause___Ex:fantasize

245.

magn

223.

jac, ject

throw___Ex:reject, eject, project, trajectory,
interject, dejected, inject, ejaculate,
adjacent

great___Ex:magnify, magnificent,
magnanimous, magnate, magnitude,
magnum

246.

main

join,
junct

join___Ex:adjoining, enjoin, juncture,
conjunction, injunction, conjunction

strength, foremost___Ex:mainstream,
mainsail, domain, remain

247.

mal

225.

judice

judge___Ex:prejudice

226.

jug,
junct,
just

to join___Ex:junction, adjust, conjugal

bad, badly___Ex:malformation, maladjusted,
dismal, malady, malcontent,malfunction,
malfeasance, maleficent

248.

mand

command___Ex:mandatory, remand,
mandate

227.

juven

young___Ex:juvenile, rejuvenate

249.

mania

228.

labor

work___Ex:laborious, belabor

madness___Ex:mania, maniac, kleptomania,
pyromania

lau, lav,
lot, lut

wash___Ex:launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution,
dilute

250.

229.

man,
manu

230.

lect,
leg, lig

choose, gather, select, read___Ex:collect,
legible, eligible

hand, make, do___Ex:manual, manage,
manufacture, manacle, manicure, manifest,
maneuver, emancipate, management

251.

leg

law___Ex:legal, legislate, legislature,
legitimize

mar,
mari,
mer

sea, pool___Ex:marine, marsh, maritime,
mermaid

252.

matri

mother___Ex:matrimony, maternal,
matriarchate, matron

253.

medi

half, middle, between, halfway___Ex:mediate,
medieval, Mediterranean, mediocre,
medium

254.

mega

great, million___Ex:megaphone, megaton,
megaflop, megalomaniac, megabyte,
megalopolis

224.

231.

232.

-less

Adjective: without, missing___Ex:motiveless

233.

levi

light___Ex:alleviate, levitate, levity

234.

lex,
leag,
leg

law___Ex:legal, college, league

235.

liber,
liver

free___Ex:liberty, liberal, liberalize,
deliverance

236.

lide

strike___Ex:collide, nuclide


255.

mem

recall, remember___Ex:memo,
commemoration, memento, memoir,
memorable

256.

ment

mind___Ex:mental, mention

257.

-ment

258.

meso

259.

meta

276.

nasc, nat,
gnant, nai

to be born___Ex:nascent, native,
pregnant, naive

277.

nat, nasc

to be from, to spring forth___Ex:innate,
natal, native, renaissance

Noun: condition or result___Ex:document

278.

neo

middle___Ex:mesomorph, mesoamerica,
mesosphere

new___Ex:Neolithic, nuveau riche,
neologism, neophyte, neonate

279.

-ness

Noun: state, condition,
quality___Ex:kindness

280.

neur

nerve___Ex:neuritis, neuropathic,
neurologist, neural, neurotic

beyond, change___Ex:metaphor,
metamorphosis, metabolism, metahistorical,
metainformation

260.

meter

measure___Ex:meter, voltammeter,
barometer, thermometer

281.

nom

law, order___Ex:autonomy, astronomy,
gastronomy, economy

261.

metr

admeasure, apportion___Ex:metrics,
asymmetric, parametric, telemetry

282.

nomen,
nomin

name___Ex:nomenclature, nominate,
ignominious

262.

micro

small, millionth___Ex:microscope, microfilm,
microcard, microwave, micrometer, microvolt

283.

nom, nym

name___Ex:nominate, synonym

284.

non

nine___Ex:nonagon

263.

migra

wander___Ex:migrate, emigrant, immigrate

285.

non

264.

milli

thousandth___Ex:millisecond, milligram,
millivolt

not___Ex:nonferrous, nonsense,
nonabrasive, nondescript

286.

nov

new___Ex:novel, renovate, novice, nova,
innovate

287.

nox, noc

night___Ex:nocturnal, equinox,

noctilucent

288.

numer

number___Ex:numeral, numeration,
enumerate, innumerable

289.

numisma

coin___Ex:numismatics

290.

ob, oc, of,
op

toward, against, in the way___Ex:oppose,
occur, offer, obtain

291.

oct

eight___Ex:octopus, octagon,
octogenarian, octave

292.

oligo

few, little___Ex:Oligocene,
oligosaccharide, oligotrophic, oligarchy

265.

mill,
kilo

thousand___Ex:millennium, kilobyte, kiloton

266.

min

little, small___Ex:minute, minor, minuscule

267.

mis

wrong, bad, badly___Ex:misconduct,
misinform, misinterpret, mispronounce,
misnomer, mistake, misogynist

268.

mit,
miss

send___Ex:emit, remit, submit, admit, commit,
permit, transmit, omit, intermittent, mission,
missile

mob,
mov,
mot

move___Ex:motion, remove, mobile, motor

mon

warn, remind___Ex:monument, admonition,
monitor, premonition

293.

omni

one___Ex:monopoly, monotype, monologue,
mononucleosis, monorail, monotheist,

all, every___Ex:omnipotent, omniscient,
omnipresent, omnivorous

294.

onym

mor,
mort

mortal, death___Ex:mortal, immortal,
mortality, mortician, mortuary

name___Ex:anonymous, pseudonym,
antonym, synonym

295.

oper

work___Ex:operate, cooperate, opus

273.

morph

shape, form___Ex:amorphous, dimorphic,
metamorphosis, morphology, polymorphic,
morpheme, amorphous

296.

-or

Noun: condition or activity___Ex:valor,

honor, humor, minor

297.

ortho

274.

multi

many, much___Ex:multifold, multilingual,
multiped, multiply, multitude, multipurpose,
multinational

straight, correct___Ex:orthodox,
orthodontist, orthopedic, unorthodox

298.

-ory

Noun: place for, serves for___Ex:territory,
rectory

269.

270.

271.

272.

275.

mono

nano

billionth___Ex:nanosecond, nanobucks


299.

-ous, -eous,
-ose, -ious

Adjective: having the quality of, relating
to___Ex:adventurous, courageous,
verbose, fractious

320.

phobia,
phobos

fear___Ex:phobia, claustrophobia,
acrophobia, aquaphobia, ergophobia,
homophobia

300.

over

excessive, above___Ex:overwork, overall,
overwork

321.

phon

301.

pac

peace___Ex:pacifist, pacify, pacific ocean

sound___Ex:telephone, phonics,
phonograph, phonetic, homophone,
microphone, symphony, euphonious

302.

pair, pare

arrange, assemblage, two___Ex:repair,
impair, compare, prepare

322.

phot,

photo

light___Ex:photograph, photoelectric,
photogenic, photosynthesis, photon

303.

paleo

old___Ex:Paleozoic, Paleolithic,
paleomagnetism, paleopsychology

323.

pico

trillionth___Ex:picofarad, picocurie,
picovolt

304.

pan

all___Ex:Pan-American, pan-African,
panacea, pandemonium (place of all the
demons),

324.

pict

paint, show, draw___Ex:picture, depict

325.

plac, plais

please___Ex:placid, placebo, placate,
complacent

beside___Ex:paradox, paraprofessional,
paramedic, paraphrase, parachute

326.

pli, ply

fold___Ex:reply, implicate, ply

327.

plore

father___Ex:paternity, patriarch, patriot,
patron, patronize

cry out, wail___Ex:implore, exploration,
deploring

328.

more___Ex:plural, pluralist, plus

feeling, suffering___Ex:pathos, sympathy,
antipathy, apathy, telepathy

plu, plur,
plus

329.

breath___Ex:pneumatic, pneumonia,

pat, pass,
path

feel, suffer___Ex:patient, passion,
sympathy, pathology

pneuma,
pneumon

330.

pod

foot, feet___Ex:podiatry, tripod

309.

pedo

child___Ex:orthopedic, pedagogue,
pediatrics

331.

poli

city___Ex:metropolis, police, politics,
Indianapolis, megalopolis, acropolis

310.

ped, pod

foot___Ex:pedal, impede, pedestrian,
centipede, tripod, podiatry, antipode,
podium

332.

poly

many___Ex:polytheist, polygon, polygamy,
polymorphous

333.

drive, push, urge___Ex:compel, dispel,

expel, repel, propel, pulse, impulse,
pulsate, compulsory, expulsion,
repulsive

pon, pos,
pound

place, put___Ex:postpone, component,
opponent, proponent, expose, impose,
deposit, posture, position, expound,
impound

334.

pop

people___Ex:population, populous,
popular

335.

port

carry___Ex:porter, portable, transport,
report, export, import, support,
transportation

336.

portion

part, share___Ex:portion, proportion

305.

306.

307.

308.

para
pater, patr
path, pathy

311.

pel, puls

312.

pend, pens,
pond

hang, weigh___Ex:pendant, pendulum,
suspend, appendage, pensive, append

313.

per

through, intensive___Ex:persecute,
permit, perspire, perforate, persuade

314.

peri

around___Ex:periscope, perimeter,
perigee, periodontal

337.

post

phage

eat___Ex:macrophage, bacteriophage

after, behind___Ex:postpone, postdate

315.

338.

pot

316.

phan, phas,

phen, fan,
phant, fant

show, make visible___Ex:phantom,
fantasy

power___Ex:potential, potentate,
impotent

339.

prehendere

phe

speak___Ex:blaspheme, cipher,
phenomenon, philosopher

seize, grasp___Ex:apprehend,
comprehend, comprehensive, prehensile

340.

pre, pur

before___Ex:precede

318.

phil

love___Ex:philosopher, philanthropy,
philharmonic, bibliophile

341.

prin, prim,
prime

319.

phlegma

inflammation___Ex:phlegm, phlegmatic

first___Ex:primacy, prima donna,
primitive, primary, primal, primeval,
prince, principal

342.

pro

for, foward___Ex:propel

317.


343.

proto

first___Ex:prototype, protocol, protagonist,
protozoan, Proterozoic, protoindustrial

344.

psych

mind, soul___Ex:psyche, psychiatry,
psychology, psychosis

345.

punct

point, dot___Ex:punctual, punctuation,
puncture, acupuncture, punctuation

366.

sed,
sess,
sid

sit___Ex:sediment, session, obsession,
possess, preside, president, reside, subside

367.

semi

half, partial___Ex:semifinal, semiconscious,
semiannual, semimonthly, semicircle

368.

sen,
scen

old, grow old___Ex:senior, senator, senile,
senescence, evanescent

369.

sent,
sens

feel, think___Ex:sentiment, consent, resent,
dissent, sentimental, sense, sensation,
sensitive, sensory, dissension

346.

pute

think___Ex:dispute, computer

347.

quat, quad

four___Ex:quadrangle, quadruplets

348.

quint,
penta

five___Ex:quintet, quintuplets, pentagon,
pentane, pentameter

370.

sept

quip

ship___Ex:equip, equipment

seven___Ex:septet, septennial

349.

371.

350.

quir, quis,
quest,

quer

seek, ask___Ex:query, inquire, exquisite,
quest

sequ,
secu,
sue

follow___Ex:sequence, consequence, sequel,
subsequent, prosecute, consecutive, second,
ensue, pursue

re

back, again___Ex:report, realign, retract,
revise, regain

372.

serv

351.

save, serve, keep___Ex:servant, service,
subservient, servitude, preserve, conserve,
reservation, deserve, conservation, observe

352.

reg, recti

straighten___Ex:regiment, regular, rectify,
correct, direct, rectangle

373.

-ship

Noun: status, condition___Ex:relationship,
friendship

353.

retro

backwards___Ex:retrorocket, retrospect,
retrogression, retroactive

374.

sign,
signi

sign, mark, seal___Ex:signal, signature, design,
insignia, significant

354.

ri, ridi, risi

laughter___Ex:deride, ridicule, ridiculous,
derision, risible

375.

simil,
simul

like, resembling___Ex:similar, assimilate,
simulate, simulacrum, simultaneous

355.

rog, roga

ask___Ex:prerogative, interrogation,
derogatory

376.

356.

rupt

break___Ex:rupture, interrupt, abrupt,
disrupt, ruptible

sist,
sta,

stit

stand, withstand, make up___Ex:assist, insist,
persist, circumstance, stamina, status, state,
static, stable, stationary, substitute

377.

soci

to join, companions___Ex:sociable, society

357.

sacr, sanc,
secr

sacred___Ex:sacred, sacrosanct, sanction,
consecrate, desecrate

378.

sol,
solus

alone___Ex:solo, soliloquy, solitaire, solitude,
solitary, isolate

358.

salv, salu

safe, healthy___Ex:salvation, salvage,
salutation

379.

359.

sanct

holy___Ex:sanctify, sanctuary, sanction,
sanctimonious, sacrosanct

solv,
solu,
solut

loosen, explain___Ex:solvent, solve, absolve,
resolve, soluble, solution, resolution,
resolute, dissolute, absolution

380.

somn

sleep___Ex:insomnia, somnambulist

360.

sat, satis

enough___Ex:satient, saturate, satisfy

381.

soph

361.

sci, scio,
scientia

know___Ex:science, conscious, omniscient,
cognocienti

wise___Ex:sophomore (wise fool), philosophy,
sophisticated

382.

362.

scope

see, watch___Ex:telescope, microscope,
kaleidoscope, periscope, stethoscope

363.

scrib,
script

write___Ex:scribe, scribble, inscribe,
describe, subscribe, prescribe,
manuscript

spec,
spect,
spi,
spic

look, see___Ex:specimen, specific, spectator,
spectacle, aspect, speculate, inspect, respect,
prospect, retrospective, introspective, expect,
conspicuous

383.

sper

render favorable___Ex:prosper

384.

sphere

ball, sphere___Ex:sphere, stratosphere,
hemisphere, spheroid

385.

spir

breath___Ex:spirit, conspire, inspire, aspire,
expire, perspire, respiration

364.

se

apart, move away from___Ex:secede

365.

sect, sec

cut___Ex:intersect, transect, dissect,
secant, section


stand,
stant, stab,
stat, stan,
sti, sta, st,
stead

stand___Ex:stature, establish, stance

387.

-ster

person___Ex:mobster, monster

388.

strain,
strict,
string, stige

bind, pull, draw tight___Ex:stringent,
strict, restrict, constrict, restrain, boa
constrictor

stru, struct,
stroy, stry

build___Ex:construe, structure, construct,
instruct, obstruct, destruction, destroy,
industry, ministry

sub, suc,
suf, sup,
sur, sus

under, below, from, secretly, instead
of___Ex:sustain, survive, support, suffice,
succeed, submerge, submarine,
substandard, subnormal, subvert

386.

389.

390.

391.

sume, sump

take, use, waste___Ex:consume, assume,
sump, presumption

392.

super, supra

over, above___Ex:superior, suprarenal,
superscript, supernatural, superimpose,
supercede

402.

term

end, boundary, limit___Ex:exterminate,
terminal

403.

terr, terra

earth___Ex:terrain, terrarium, territory,
terrestrial

404.

test

to bear witness___Ex:testament, detest,
testimony, attest, testify

405.

therm

heat___Ex:thermometer, theorem,
thermal, thermos bottle, thermostat,
hypothermia

406.

thesis, thet

place, put___Ex:antithesis, hypothesis,
synthesis, epithet

407.

the, theo

God, a god___Ex:monotheism,
polytheism, atheism, theology

408.

tire

draw, pull___Ex:attire, retire, entire

409.

tom

cut___Ex:atom (not cutable),
appendectomy, tonsillectomy,
dichotomy, anatomy

410.

tor, tors,
tort

twist___Ex:torture, retort, extort, distort,
contort, torsion, tortuous, torturous

411.

tox

poison___Ex:toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin

412.

tract, tra,
trai, treat

drag, draw, pull___Ex:attract, tractor,
traction, extract, retract, protract,
detract, subtract, contract, intractable

413.

trans

across, beyond, change___Ex:transform,
transoceanic, transmit, transportation,
transducer

393.

syn, sym

together, at the same
time___Ex:sympathy, synthesis,
synchronous, syndicate

394.

tact, tang,
tag, tig, ting

touch___Ex:tactile, contact, intact,
intangible, tangible, contagious,
contiguous, contingent

395.

tain, ten,
tent, tin

hold, keep, have___Ex:retain, continue,
content, tenacious

414.

tri

396.

tect, teg

cover___Ex:detect, protect, tegular,
tegument

three___Ex:tripod, triangle, trinity,
trilateral

415.

trib

397.

tele

distance, far, from afar___Ex:telephone,
telegraph, telegram, telescope,
television, telephoto, telecast,
telepathy, telepathy

pay, bestow___Ex:tribute, contribute,
attribute, retribution, tributary

416.

tribute

give___Ex:contribute, distribute,
tributary

417.

turbo

disturb___Ex:turbulent, disturb, turbid,
turmoil

418.

typ

print___Ex:type, prototype, typical,
typography, typewriter, typology, typify

419.

ultima

last___Ex:ultimate, ultimatum

420.

umber,
umbraticum

shadow___Ex:umbra, penumbra, (take)
umbrage, adumbrate

421.

un

not, against, opposite___Ex:unceasing,
unequal

422.

uni

one___Ex:uniform, unilateral, universal,
unity, unanimous, unite, unison, unicorn

398.

399.

400.

401.

tem, tempo

time___Ex:tempo, temporary,
extemporaneously, contemporary, pro
tem, temporal

tend, tent,
tens

stretch, strain___Ex:tendency, extend,
intend, contend, pretend, superintend,
tender, extent, tension, pretense

ten, tin,
tain

hold___Ex:tenacious, tenant, tenure,
untenable, detention, retentive,

content, pertinent, continent, obstinate,
contain, abstain, pertain, detain

tera

trillion___Ex:terabyte, teraflop


423.

-ure

Noun: act, condition, process,
function___Ex:exposure, conjecture, measure

443.

wise

Adverb: in the manner of, with regard
to___Ex:timewise, clockwise, bitwise

424.

vac

empty___Ex:vacate, vacuum, evacuate,
vacation, vacant, vacuous

444.

with

against___Ex:withhold, without, withdraw,
forthwith

425.

vade

go___Ex:evade, invader

445.

-y

426.

vale,
vali,
valu

strength, worth___Ex:equivalent, valiant,
validity, evaluate, value, valor

Noun: state, condition, result of an
activity___Ex:society, victory

446.

-y

Adjective: marked by, having___Ex:hungry, angry,
smeary, teary

427.

veh,
vect

to carry___Ex:vector, vehicle, convection,
vehement

447.

zo

animal___Ex:zoo (zoological garden), zoology,
zodiac, protozoan

428.

ven,
vent

come___Ex:convene, intervene, venue,
convenient, avenue, circumvent, invent,
convent, venture, event, advent, prevent

429.

verb,
verv

word___Ex:verify, veracity, verbalize, verve

430.

vert,
vers

turn, change___Ex:convert, revert, advertise,
versatile, vertigo, invert, reversion, extravert,
introvert, diversion, introvert, convertible,
reverse, controversy

431.

ver,
veri

TRUE___Ex:very, aver, verdict, verity, verify,
verisimilitude

432.

vi

way___Ex:viable, vibrate, vibrant

433.

vict,
vinc

conquer___Ex:victor, evict, convict, convince,
invincible

434.

vic,
vicis

change, substitute___Ex:vicarious, vicar,
vicissitude

435.

vid,
vis

see___Ex:video, evident, provide, providence,
visible, revise, supervise, vista, visit, vision,
review, indivisible

436.

viv,
vita,
vivi

alive, life___Ex:revive, survive, vivid, vivacious,
vitality, vivisection, vital, vitamins, revitalize

437.

voc,
voke

call___Ex:vocation, avocation, convocation,
invocation, evoke, provoke, revoke, advocate,
provocative, vocal

438.

vol

will___Ex:malevolent, benevolent, volunteer,
volition

439.

volcan

fire___Ex:volcano, vulcanize, Vulcan

440.

volv,
volt,

vol

turn about, roll___Ex:revolve, voluble,
voluminous, convolution, revolt, evolution

441.

vor

eat greedily___Ex:voracious, carnivorous,
herbivorous, omnivorous, devour

442.

-ward

Adverb: in a direction or
manner___Ex:homeward