This document provides a list of Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes and their meanings. It gives the root, prefix or suffix, its meaning, and examples of English words that use each one. Some common roots and their meanings included are bio (life), graph (write), and logy (study). Prefixes like pre (before) and post (after) and suffixes like able/ible (can do) and ist (one who) are also explained with examples. This is a reference list for understanding the origins of English vocabulary words.

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VOCABULARY
ROOT PREFIX SUFFIX

2. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
AC, ACR SHARP ACRIMONIOUS, ACERBITY
AEV, EV AGE , ERA PRIMEVAL, COEVAL
AGOG LEADER DEMAGOGUE, PEDAGOGUE
AGARO TO DISCUSS PANEGYRIC
ALI ANOTHER ALIIAS, ALIENATE
ALTER OTHER ALTRUISTIC, ALTER EGO
AM LOVE AMOROUS, AMICABLE

3. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
ANIM MIND, SOUL MAGNANIMITY, ANIMATE,
UNANIMOUS
ANN, ENN Y EAR ANNUITY, PERENNIAL,
BIENNIAL
ANTHROP MAN MISANTHROPE,
PHILANTHROPY
APT FIT APTITUDE
ARCH RULER, FIRST ARCHAEOLOGY, ANARCHY
AUD HEAR AUDIENCE
BIBLIO BOOK BIBLIPHILE, BIBLE

4. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
BEN, BON GOOD BENEFACTOR,
BENEDICTION
BELL WAR BELLICOSE, BELLIGERENT
CAD, CAS FALL CASCADE, CADAVER,
CADENCE, DECADENCE
CAPT, CEPT CIP TO TAKE CAPTURE, PARTICIPATE
CARN FLESH CARNIVORE, CARNAGE
CED,CESS TO YIELD ANTECEDENT, RECEDE
CHRONUS TIME ANACHRONISM,
CHRONICLE

5. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
CIVI CITIZEN CIVILIZATION. CIVILIAN
CITAT TO CALL INCITE, EXCITE
CIDE, CIS, TO KILL, CUT INCISION, PESTICIDE,
SOROROCIDE
CLAM TO CRY OUT CLAMOROUS,
ACCLAMATION
COGNOS TO KNOW COGNOSCENTE, AGNOSTIC,
INCOGNITO
CORD HEART CORDIAL, DISCORD
CRACY RULE PLUTOCRACY, DEMOCRACY

6. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
CREDOS FAITH, BELIEF CREDULOUS, CREDENCE
CURR, CURS TO RUN CURSARY, EXCURSION
CUR TO CARE CURATOR, SINECURE,
SECURE
DA, DAT TO GIVE MANDATE, DATA
DERM SKIN DERMATOLOGIST,
PACHYDERM
DETERGERE TO RUB DETERGENT,
DI, DIURN DAY DIURNAL, DIARY

7. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
DICT TO SAY DICTATOR, ABDICATE,
DICTION
DOC, DOCT TO TEACH, TO PROVE DOCILE, DOCTOR
DOUR HARD, SEVERE. SOUR OBDURATE, DURESS,
DYNAM POWER, STRENGTH DYNAMIC, DYNAMITE
ERG, URG TO WORK ENERGY, ERGATOCTRACY
ERR TO WANDER ERROR, ERRATIC
EU GOOD EULOGY, EUPHEMISM

8. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
FAC, FIC, FECT TO MAKE MANUFACTURE, FACTIOUS
FAL, FALS TO DECEIVE FALLACIOUS, INFALLIBLE
FID BELIEF, FAITH CONFIDENCE, INFIDEL
FLECT, FLEX TO BEND FLEXIBLE, GENUFLECT
FORT LUCK, CHANCE FORTUITIOUS , FORTUNATE
FORT STRONG FORTRESS, FORTIFY
FRAG, FRACT TO BREAK FRAGILE, FRACTIOUS

9. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
FUGERE TO FLEE FUGITIVE, REFUGE
FUS POUR EFFUSIVE, DIFFUSE
GAM MARRIAGE MONOGAMY, BIGAMY
GEN CLASS, RACE, BIRTH GENUS, GENERIC,
CONGENITAL
GRAD, GRESS STEP GRADUAL, DURESS,
DIGRESS
GREG HERD GREGARIOUS, EGREGIOUS
HEMERA DAY EPHEMERAL

10. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
ICON IMAGE ICONOCLAST
IT, ITER JOURNEY, ROAD ITINERARY, EXIT
JAC, JECT TO THROW TRAJECTORY, PROJECTILE
JURAT, JURA TO SWEAR PERJURE, JURY
LEG LAW LEGAL, LEGITIMATE
LOGY STUDY, WORD ETYMOLOGY, DIALOGUE
LOCU SPEECH LOQUACIOUS, SOLILOQUY

11. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
LUC LIGHT LUCID, ELUCIDATE
MENDICUS POOR MENDICANT
MAN HAND MANUSCRIPT, EMANCIPATE
MENS MEASURE MENSURATION
MISS SEND MISSILE
MON, MONIT WARN ADMONISH, PREMONITION
MORI DEATH MORIBUND, MORTUARY

12. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
MUTA CHANGE MUTATION
MOB, MOT MOV MOVE MOTILE, MOB
NAT BIRTH INNATE, NATIVE
NEG DENY RENEGADE
NOMEN, NOM NAME ANONYMOUS,
NOMENCLATURE
OPER WORK OPERATION
PAC PEACE PACIFY

13. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
PARA CONTRARY TO PARADOX
PASS, PATH FEEL INPASSIONED, EMPATHY,
DISPASSIONATE
PED FOOT IMPEDIMENT, PEDESTRIAN
PED CHILD PEDAGOGUE,
PAEDIATRICIAN
PEL, PULS DRIVE COMPULSION, EXPEL
PET, PETIT SEEK PETITION, APPETITE ,
COMPETITIVE
PHIL LOVE PHILOSOPHY, ANGLOPHILE,
PHILATELIST

14. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
PHOBIA FEAR ERGOPHOBIA,
NYCTOPHOBIA, SITO, XENO,
TRICHO
PLE FULL PLENTITUDE, PLEONASM
PLENIPOTIENTARY, DEPLETE
POTEN POWER OMNIPOTENT, POTENTATE
PET, PUTAT TO TRIM, CALCULATE PUTATIVE, COMPUTATION,
AMPUTATE
PYR FIRE PYROPHOBIA, ANTI-PYRETIC
QUER, QUES TO ASK INQUIRY, QUERY
RID, RIS LAUGH RISIBLE, RIDICULE

15. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
SACR HOLY SACRED, SACROSANCT
ROGA TO ASK PREROGATIVE
SCI TO KNOW OMNISCIENT, CONSCIOUS
SENS TO FEEL CONSENT, RESENT
SOPH WISDOM SOPHISTICATED, SOPHISTRY
SEQUI FOLLOW CONSECUTIVE, SEQUEL
SOLV LOOSEN SOLVENT, DISSOLUTE

16. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
SPEC TO SEE SPECULATE, SPECTACULAR,
CIRCUMSPECT
STRING, STRICT BIND STRINGENT, CONSTRICT
SUIT,SIL JUMP RESILIENT, EXULTANT
TENT HOLD TENTATIVE, TENABLE,
TENURE
TEMPOR TIME EXTEMPORE, TEMPORAL
TRUD PUSH INTRUDE, PROTRUSION
TURB TROUBLE IMPERTURBABLE, TURBID

17. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
TOME CUT EPITOME, ECTOMY
URB CITY URBAN, SUBURBAN
VAD, VAS GO INVADE, EVASIVE
VER TRUTH VERACITY, VERISIMILITUDE
VERB WORD VERBOSE, VERBATIM
VERS, VERT TURN VERTIGO, REVERT
VID, VIS SEE EVIDENCE, VISTA

18. ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE
VINC, VICT, VANQ TO CONQUER INVINCIBLE, VANQUISH
VIV, VIT LIFE VIVISECTION, VITALITY,
VIVACIOUS
VOC,VOCAT TO CALL ADVOCATE, VOCATION,
INVOCATION,
PROVOCATION
VOL WISH MALEVOLENT,
BENEVOLENT
VOLV, VOLUT TO ROLL CONVOLUTION

19. PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
A,an Not, without Atheism, anaemia, atom,
apathy
Ab, abs From, away Avert, abnormal
acro height Acronym, acrobat, acropolis
Ad, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar,
as, at
To, towards Admire, attract, advance,
allege, announce, assert
ambi both Ambidextrous, ambiguous,
ambience
ana On, up, backward Analysis, anatomy,
anachronism
apo From, off Apostate, apology,

20. PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
by Side, close, near Bystander, bylaw
cata Down, against Catalogue, catastrophe,
cataclysm
Co, con, com together Compose, conspire, collect
contra against Controversy, contradict
de From, down Demote, depress,
degrade ,deject
di two Dilemma, dialogue. dissect
dia Through Diameter, diagonal,

21. PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
dys Badly, ill Dyspepsia, dystrophy
Em, en, In, into Embrace, enslave
epi upon Epitaph, epithet, epitome
Es, ec, ef out Expel, exorcism, eccentric
hyper Over, above Hypersensitive.
hypertensive
hypo under Hypothesis, Hypodermic,
idio Private, personal Idiosyncrasies, idiomatic

22. PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
inter between Interfere, intervene
intro Into, toward Introduce, introvert
macro large macrocosm
meta Beyond, after, with Metabolism, metaphor
miso hating Misanthropist, misogamist
neo new Neologism, neophyte
ob Towards, against Obstruct, offend,

23. PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
per Throughout, completely Pervert, perfect,
permanent, persuade
pro forward Project, promote
retro back Retrograde, retrospect
se aside Seduce, secede, segregate
sub under Submerge, submarine,
substitute
super above Supervise, survivor,
supreme

24. PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
suf From, under Suffer, suspect, suspend
syn together Syllable. synchronize
trans Across, beyond Transmit, transfusion
vice In place of Vice-president, viceroy
un Not, release Unfair, unnatural
ultra beyond Ultramodern, ultraviolet

25. SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
able, ible Can do capable, edible, agreeable
Ad, ade Result of action Blockade, lemonade
age Act of, state of Storage, salvage
al Relating to Sensual, natural
algia pain neuralgia
ance Action, process, state Assistance, resistance

26. SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
ant agent Assistant, servant, defiant
dom Quality, realm, office Boredom, kingdom, wisdom
escent In the process of Convalescent, obsolescent
esque In the style of Burlesque
ess female Actress, goddess
fic Making, causing Scientific, specific