Latin and Greek Prefixes Suffixes Roots Prefixes Suffixes
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Latin and Greek Prefixes Suffixes Roots
Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots Quiz The prefixes, suffixes, and roots quiz will take place on Monday, March 14, 2011.
Prefixes n n ante-: before, in front ex: antecedent: preceding; ancestors counter-: against, opposed to ex. : counteract: to act in opposition dys-: not normal ex. : dysfunctional: abnormal functioning hyper-: extra, beyond, over ex. : hypercritical: overly critical
Prefixes n n n trans-: across, through ex. : transfer: to convey or remove inter-: between ex. : international: between nations intra-/intro-: inside of, within ex. : intracellular: within a cell ex. : introvert: to look into or examine
Prefixes n n Micro-: small ex. : microchip: a small, slender piece pseudo-: false, pretend ex. : pseudonym: a fictitious name used by an author
Suffixes n n n -hood: state or quality of ex. : childhood: the state of being a child -ic: relating to ex. : comic: pertaining to or characterized by comedy -ify/-if: to make ex. : falsify: to make false or incorrect
Suffixes n n -logy: science of , study of ex. : cardiology: the study of the heart and its function in health and disease -ure: action or process ex. : exposure: the act of exposing
Roots n n anthrop: man ex. : anthropology: the science of humans and their works. belli: war ex. : rebellion: before or existing before war brev: short ex. : brevity: shortness of time cred: believe ex. : credible: worthy of belief
Roots n n culpa: fault, blame ex. : culprit: guilty or responsible for an offense derm: skin ex. : dermatology: the branch of medicine dealing with skin and its diseases duc/duct: lead ex. : conduct: to lead or guide ego: I ex. : ego: the I or self of any person
Roots n n n fac: make, do ex. : manufacture: the making of goods jud/jur/jus: law ex. : judge: to pass legal judgment luc/lum: light ex. : lucid: shining or bright mega: great, large ex. : megalopolis: a very large city ocu: eye ex. : binocular: involving both eyes
Roots n n **ortho: straight, right ex. : orthodox: conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology poly: much, many ex. : polygamy: having more than one spouse at the same time **rect: straight ex. : rectify: to make, put, or set right the/theo: god ex. : theocracy: a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler
Roots n n n urb: city ex. : urban: living in a city vac: empty ex. : vacant: having no contents vir: worth, manliness ex. : virtuoso: A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts
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