Root, Prefix or Suffix Meaning Examples

aside, accompany, adjust, aggression,

a, ac, ad, af, ag, to, toward, near, in
allocate, annihilate, affix, associate,
al, an, ap, as, at addition to, by
attend, adverb

apolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous,

a-, an- not, without
apathy, aphasia, anemia

ab, abs away from, off absolve, abrupt, absent

-able, -ible Adjective: worth, ability solvable, incredible

acer, acid, acri bitter, sour, sharp acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony

act, ag do, act, drive active, react, agent, active, agitate

acu sharp acute, acupuncture, accurate

privacy, infancy, adequacy, intimacy,

-acy, -cy Noun: state or quality
supremacy

act, product, sweet

-ade blockade, lemonade
drink

air, atmosphere,
aer, aero aerial, aerosol, aerodrome
aviation

agent, agenda, agitate, navigate,

ag, agi, ig, act do, move, go
ambiguous, action

Noun: activity, or result

-age courage, suffrage, shrinkage, tonnage
of action

pertaining to fields or
agri, agro agriculture, agroindustry
soil

Noun: action, result of

-al referral, disavowal, disposal, festival
action

Adjective: quality,
-al, -ial, -ical structural, territorial, categorical
relation
alb, albo white, without pigment albino, albite

alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego,

ali, allo, alter other
altruism

alt high, deep altimeter, altitude

am, ami, amor love, like, liking amorous, amiable, amicable, enamoured

ambi both ambidextrous

ambulatory, amble, ambulance,

ambul to walk
somnambulist

-an Noun: person artisan, guardian, historian, magician

ana, ano up, back, again, anew anode, anagram, anagenetic

Noun: action, state, resistance, independence, extravagance,

-ance, -ence
quality or process fraudulence

Noun: state, quality or

-ancy, -ency vacancy, agency, truancy, latency
capacity

male, characteristics of
andr, andro androcentric, android
men

ang angular angle

anim mind, life, spirit, anger animal, animate, animosity

annual, annual, annuity, anniversary,

ann, annu, enni yearly
perrenial

Noun: an agent,
-ant, -ent something that disinfectant, dependent, fragrant
performs the action

Adjective: kind of agent,

-ant, -ent, -ient important, dependent, convenient
indication
 anterior, anteroom, antebellum, antedate,
ante before
antecedent antediluvian

anthrop man anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy

antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody,

anti, ant against, opposite
antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy

anti, antico old antique, antiquated, antiquity

away from, detached,

apo, ap, aph apology, apocalypse, aphagia
formed

aqu water aqueous

Adjective: resembling,
-ar, -ary spectacular, unitary
related to

archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy,

arch chief, first, rule
matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era

-ard, -art Noun: characterized braggart, drunkard, wizard

aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy,

aster, astr star
astronaut

Noun: state, office,

-ate candidate, electorate, delegate
fuction

-ate Verb: cause to be graduate, ameliorate, amputate, colligate

-ate Adjective: kind of state inviolate

Noun: action, resulting

-ation specialization, aggravation, alternation
state

auc, aug, aut to originate, to increase augment , author, augment, auction

aud, audi, aur, audience, audio, audible, auditorium,

to hear, listen
aus audiovisual, audition, auricular, ausculate

aug, auc increase augur, augment, auction

 automobile, automatic, automotive,
aut, auto self
autograph, autonomous, autoimmune

bar weight, pressure barometer

on, around, over, about,

berate, bedeck, bespeak, belittle,
be excessively, make,
beleaguer
cause, name, affect

belli war rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose

benefactor, beneficial, benevolent,

bene good, well, gentle
benediction, beneficiary, benefit

biped, bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve,

bi, bine two
biannual

bibl, bibli, biblio book bibliophile, bibliography, Bible

biography, biology, biometricsm biome,

bio, bi life
biosphere

brev short abbreviate, brevity, brief

receive, deceive, capable, capacious,

cad, cap, cas,
captive, accident, capture, occasion,
ceiv, cept, capt, to take, to seize, to hold
concept, intercept, forceps, except,
cid, cip
reciprocate

cad, cas to fall cadaver, cadence, cascade

-cade procession motorcade

calor heat calorie, caloric, calorimeter

capit, capt head decapitate, capital, captain, caption

carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation,

carn flesh
carnal

cat, cata, cath down, with catalogue, category, catheter

caus, caut burn, heat caustic, cauldron, cauterize

cause, cuse, cus cause, motive because, excuse, accusation

ceas, ced, cede, to go, to yield, move, succeed, proceed, precede, recede,
ceed, cess go, surrender secession, exceed, succession

cent hundred centennial, century, centipede

eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric,

centr, centri center
eccentric

chrome, chromosome, polychrome,

chrom color
chromatic

chronology, chronic, chronicle

chron time
chronometer, anachronism, synchronize

fratricide, homicide, incision, incision,

cide, cis, cise to kill, to cut, cut down
circumcision, scissors

circumnavigate, circumflex, circumstance,

circumcision, circumference, circumorbital,
circum around
circumlocution, circumvent, circumscribe,
circulatory

cit call, start incite, citation, cite

civ citizen civic, civil, civilian, civilization

exclamation, clamor, proclamation,

clam, claim cry out
reclamation, acclaim

clin lean, bend decline, aclinic, inclination

include, exclude, clause, claustrophobia,

clud, clus claus to close, shut
enclose, exclusive, reclusive, conclude

co, cog, col, coll, cohesiveness, cognate, collaborate,

with, together convene, commitment, compress,
con, com, cor
contemporary, converge, compact,
 confluence, convenient, concatenate,
conjoin, combine, correct

recognize, cognizant, diagnose, agnostic,

cogn, gnos to know
incognito, prognosis

complete, compel, conscious, condense,

com, con fully
confess, confirm

contr, contra, contradict, counteract, contravene,

against, opposite
counter contrary, counterspy, contrapuntal

cordial, concord, discord, courage,

cord, cor, cardi heart
encourage

corporation, corporal punishment, corpse,

corp body
corpulent, corpus luteum

cort correct escort, cortage

cosmos, microcosm, cosmopolitan,

cosm universe, world
cosmonaut

cour, cur, curr,

run, course occur, excursion, discourse, courier, course
curs

autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy,

crat, cracy rule
technocracy

cre, cresc, cret,

grow create, crescent, accretion, increase
crease

crea create creature, recreation, creation

creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous,

cred believe
incredulous, incredible

cresc, cret, crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease,

rise, grow
crease, cru accrue

crit separate, choose critical, criterion, hypocrite

 current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur,
cur, curs run
occur, courier, precursor, cursive

cura care curator, curative, manicure

cycl, cyclo wheel, circle, circular Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone, cyclic

from, down, away, to

detach, deploy, derange, decrease,
de- do the opposite,
deodorize, devoid, deflate, degenerate
reverse, against

decimal, decade, decalogue, decimate,

dec, deca ten, ten times
decathlon

dec, dign suitable decent decorate dignity

dei, div God divinity, divine, deity, divination, deify

people, populace, democracy, demography, demagogue,

dem, demo
population epidemic

dent, dont tooth dental, denture, orthodontist, periodontal

hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis,

derm skin, covering
taxidermy

di-, dy- two, twice, double divide, diverge, diglycerides

through, across, diameter, diagonal, dialogue dialect,

dia
between dialectic, diagnosis, diachronic

dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator,

dic, dict, dit say, speak Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict,
contradict, benediction

dismiss, differ, disallow, disperse,

not, opposite of,
dissuade, divide, disconnect,
dis, dif reverse, separate,
disproportion, disrespect, distemper,
deprive of, away
disarray

dit give credit, audit

 docile, doctor, doctrine, document,
doc, doct teach, prove
dogma, indoctrinate

master, that which is dominate, dominion, predominant,

domin
under control domain

don give donate, condone

dorm sleep dormant, dormitory

dox thought, opinion, praise orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology

-drome run, step syndrome, aerodrome, velodrome

produce, abduct, product, transducer,

duc, duct to lead, pull viaduct, aqueduct, induct, deduct, reduce,
induce

dura hard, lasting durable, duration, endure

dynamo, dynamic, dynamite,

dynam power
hydrodynamics

bad, abnormal, difficult,

dys- dysfunctional, dyslexia, dyspathy
impaired, unfavorable

not, missing, out, fully,

emit, embed, eternal,ether, erase, email,
e- away, computer
e-tailer
network related

echo, eclipse, eclectic, ecesis, ecstasy,

ec- out of, outside
exzema

household,
ecology, economize, ecospheres,
eco- environment, relating
ecomanagement
to ecology or economy

ecto- outside, external ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm

-ed Verb: past tense dressed, faded, patted, closed, introduced

 Adjective: having the
-ed quality or winged, moneyed, dogged, tiered
characteristics of

Verb: to cause to
-en lengthen, moisten, sharpen
become

-en Adjective: material golden, woolen, silken

put into, make, provide enamor, embolden, enslave, empower,

en-, em-
with, surround with entangle

Noun: action or process, reference, emergency, dependence,

-ence, -ency
quality or state eminence, latency

endorse, endocardial, endergonic,

end- inside, within
endoskeleton, endoscope, endogenous

upon, close to, over, epicenter, epicarp, epilogue, epigone,

epi-
after, altered epidiorite

equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium,

equi- equal
equinox, equation, equator

-er, -ier Adjective: comparative better, brighter, sooner, hotter, happier

Noun: person or thing flyer, reporter, player, member, fryer,

-er, -or
that does something collector, concentrator

-er, -or Verb: action ponder, dishonor, clamor

energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph,

erg work, effect
ergophobia

collective qualities, art,

practice, trade,
-ery snobbery, bakery, geenery, gallery, slavery
collection, state,
condition

-es, -ies Noun: plural of most passes, glasses, ladies, heroes

nouns ending in -ch, -s, -
 sh, -o and -z and some
in -f and -y

Verb: third person

singular present
-es, -ies indicative of verbs that blesses, hushes, fizzes, defies
end in -ch, -s, -sh, - and
some in -y

-ess female actress, goddess, poetess

Adjective or Adverb:
-est, -iest latest, strongest, luckiest, lyingest
superlative

ev-, et- time, age medieval, eternal

out of, away from, exit, exhale, exclusive, exceed, explosion,

ex-
lacking, former ex-mayor

exter-, extra-, external, extrinsic, extraordinary,

outside of, beyond
extro- extrapolate, extraneous, extrovert

fable, fabulous, fame, famous, confess,

fa, fess speak
profess

difficult, fashion, feasible, feature, factory,

fac, fact, fec,
do, make fact, effect, manufacture, amplification,
fect, fic, fas, fea
confection

fall, fals deceive fallacy, falsify, fallacious

femto quadrillionth femtosecond

ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer,

fer bear, carry
transfer

fic, feign, fain,

shape, make, fashion fiction, faint, feign
fit, feat

fid belief, faith confide, diffident, fidelity

 confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity,
fid, fide, feder faith, trust
infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi

fig shape, form figurem, effigy, figure, figment

fila, fili thread filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster

final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine,

fin end, ended, finished
define, finale

fix repair, attach fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix

flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility,

flex, flect bend
reflect, deflect,circumflex

flict strike affliction, conflict, inflict

flu, fluc, fluv, influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently,

flow
flux fluctuate, reflux, influx

Adverb: in a manner of,

-fold fourfold
marked by

for, fore before forecast, fortune, foresee

effort, fort, forte, fortifiable, fortify, forte,

forc, fort strength, strong
fortitude

form, format, conform, formulate,

form shape, resemble
perform, formal, formula

fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction,

fract, frag, frai break
refract, frail

fuge flee subterfuge, refuge, centrifuge

Noun: an amount or
-ful mouthful
quanity that fills

Adjective: having,
-ful fanciful
giving, marked by
fuse pour confuse, transfuse

-fy make, form into falsify, dandify

gam marriage bigamy, monogamy, polygamy

gastr, gastro stomach gastric, gastronomic, gastritis, gastropod

gen kind generous

genesis, genetics, eugenics, genealogy,

gen birth, race, produce
generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen

geo earth geometry, geography, geocentric, geology

germ vital part germination, germ, germane

gest carry, bear congest, gestation

giga billion gigabyte, gigaflop

gin careful gingerly

gloss, glot tongue glossary, polyglot, epiglottis

glu, glo lump, bond, glue glue, agglutinate, conglomerate

to gather, to bring
gor category, categorize
together

grad, gress, to gather, to bring grade, degree, progress, gradual, graduate,

gree together, step, go egress

graph, graphic, autograph, photography,

graph, gram,
write, written, draw graphite, telegram, polygraph, grammar,
graf
biography, lithograph, graphic

grat pleasing congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate

grav heavy, weighty grave, gravity, aggravate, gravitate

 gregarious, congregation, segregate,
greg herd
gregarian

hale, heal make whole, sound inhale, exhale, heal, healthy, healthiness

helio sun heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric

hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hemophilia,

hema, hemo blood
hemostat

adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent,

her, here, hes stick
hereditary, hesitate

heterodox, heterogeneous, heterosexual,

hetero other, different
heterodyne

hex, ses, sex six hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets

homogenize, homosexual, homonym,

homo same
homophone

hum, human earth, ground, man humus, exhume, humane

hydr, hydra, dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydraulics,

water
hydro hydrogen, hydrophobia

hyperactive, hypertensive, hyperbolic,

hyper over, above hypersensitive, hyperventilate,
hyperkinetic

hypn sleep hypnosis, hypnotherapy

-ia Noun: names, diseases phobia

Noun: related to, one

-ian, an pedestrian, human
that is

-iatry Noun: art of healing psychiatry

Adjective: quality,
-ic generic
relation
 Noun: related to the
-ic, ics arithmetic, economics
arts and sciences

-ice Noun: act malice

-ify Verb: cause specify

ignis fire ignite, igneous, ignition

Adjective: having the

-ile projectile
qualities of

in, im into, on, near, towards instead, import

illegible, irresolute, inaction, inviolate,

in, im, il, ir not innocuous, intractable, innocent,
impregnable, impossible, imposter

infra beneath infrared, infrastructure

Noun: material made

-ing for, activity, result of an flooring, swimming, building
activity

-ing Verb: present participle depicting

-ing Adjective: activity cohering

international, intercept, interject,

inter between, among
intermission, internal, intermittent,

within, during, between

intra intramural, intranet, intranatal
layers, underneath

interoffice, introvert, introspection,

intro into, within, inward
introduce

Noun: condition or
-ion abduction
action

Adjective: having the

-ish newish
character of
 Noun: doctrine, belief,
-ism formalism
action or conduct

Noun: person or
-ist podiatrist
member

-ite Noun: state or quality graphite

-ity, ty Noun: state or quality lucidity, novelty

-ive Noun: condition native

-ive, -ative, - Adjective: having the

festive, cooperative, sensitive
itive quality of

-ize Verb: cause fantasize

reject, eject, project, trajectory, interject,

jac, ject throw
dejected, inject, ejaculate, adjacent

adjoining, enjoin, juncture, conjunction,

join, junct join
injunction, conjunction

judice judge prejudice

jug, junct, just to join junction, adjust, conjugal

juven young juvenile, rejuvenate

labor work laborious, belabor

lau, lav, lot, lut wash launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute

choose, gather, select,

lect, leg, lig collect, legible, eligible
read

leg law legal, legislate, legislature, legitimize

Adjective: without,
-less motiveless
missing

levi light alleviate, levitate, levity

lex, leag, leg law legal, college, league

liber, liver free liberty, liberal, liberalize, deliverance

lide strike collide, nuclide

literary, literature, literal, alliteration,

liter letters
obliterate

location, locally, locality, allocate,

loc, loco place, area
locomotion

word, study, say,

log, logo, ology catalog, prologue, dialogue, zoology, logo
speech, reason, study

eloquent, loquacious, colloquial,

loqu, locut talk, speak
circumlocution

luc, lum, lun, translucent, luminary, luster, luna,

light
lus, lust illuminate, illustrate

lude play prelude

Adverb: in the manner

-ly fluently
of

macr-, macer lean emaciated, meager

magnify, magnificent, magnanimous,

magn great
magnate, magnitude, magnum

main strength, foremost mainstream, mainsail, domain, remain

malformation, maladjusted, dismal,

mal bad, badly malady, malcontent,malfunction,
malfeasance, maleficent

manual, manage, manufacture, manacle,

man, manu hand, make, do manicure, manifest, maneuver,
emancipate, management

mand command mandatory, remand, mandate

mania madness mania, maniac, kleptomania, pyromania

mar, mari, mer sea, pool marine, marsh, maritime, mermaid

matrimony, maternal, matriarchate,

matri mother
matron

half, middle, between, mediate, medieval, Mediterranean,

medi
halfway mediocre, medium

megaphone, megaton, megaflop,

mega great, million
megalomaniac, megabyte, megalopolis

memo, commemoration, memento,

mem recall, remember
memoir, memorable

ment mind mental, mention

Noun: condition or
-ment document
result

meso middle mesomorph, mesoamerica, mesosphere

metaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism,

meta beyond, change
metahistorical, metainformation

meter, voltammeter, barometer,

meter measure
thermometer

metrics, asymmetric, parametric,

metr admeasure, apportion
telemetry

microscope, microfilm, microcard,

micro small, millionth
microwave, micrometer, microvolt

migra wander migrate, emigrant, immigrate

mill, kilo thousand millennium, kilobyte, kiloton

milli thousandth millisecond, milligram, millivolt

min little, small minute, minor, minuscule

 misconduct, misinform, misinterpret,
mis wrong, bad, badly mispronounce, misnomer, mistake,
misogynist

emit, remit, submit, admit, commit,

mit, miss send permit, transmit, omit, intermittent,
mission, missile

mob, mov, mot move motion, remove, mobile, motor

monument, admonition, monitor,

mon warn, remind
premonition

monopoly, monotype, monologue,

mono one
mononucleosis, monorail, monotheist,

mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician,

mor, mort mortal, death
mortuary

amorphous, dimorphic, metamorphosis,

morph shape, form morphology, polymorphic, morpheme,
amorphous

multifold, multilingual, multiped, multiply,

multi many, much
multitude, multipurpose, multinational

nano billionth nanosecond, nanobucks

nasc, nat,
to be born nascent, native, pregnant, naive
gnant, nai

to be from, to spring
nat, nasc innate, natal, native, renaissance
forth

Neolithic, nuveau riche, neologism,

neo new
neophyte, neonate

Noun: state, condition,

-ness kindness
quality

neuritis, neuropathic, neurologist, neural,

neur nerve
neurotic
 autonomy, astronomy, gastronomy,
nom law, order
economy

nom, nym name nominate, synonym

nomen, nomin name nomenclature, nominate, ignominious

non nine nonagon

nonferrous, nonsense, nonabrasive,

non not
nondescript

nov new novel, renovate, novice, nova, innovate

nox, noc night nocturnal, equinox, noctilucent

numeral, numeration, enumerate,

numer number
innumerable

numisma coin numismatics

toward, against, in the

ob, oc, of, op oppose, occur, offer, obtain
way

oct eight octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave

Oligocene, oligosaccharide, oligotrophic,

oligo few, little
oligarchy

omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent,

omni all, every
omnivorous

anonymous, pseudonym, antonym,

onym name
synonym

oper work operate, cooperate, opus

Noun: condition or
-or valor, honor, humor, minor
activity

orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic,

ortho straight, correct
unorthodox
 Noun: place for, serves
-ory territory, rectory
for

-ous, -eous, - Adjective: having the adventurous, courageous, verbose,

ose, -ious quality of, relating to fractious

over excessive, above overwork, overall, overwork

pac peace pacifist, pacify, pacific ocean

arrange, assemblage,
pair, pare repair, impair, compare, prepare
two

Paleozoic, Paleolithic, paleomagnetism,

paleo old
paleopsychology

Pan-American, pan-African, panacea,

pan all
pandemonium (place of all the demons),

paradox, paraprofessional, paramedic,

para beside
paraphrase, parachute

pat, pass, path feel, suffer patient, passion, sympathy, pathology

paternity, patriarch, patriot, patron,

pater, patr father
patronize

pathos, sympathy, antipathy, apathy,

path, pathy feeling, suffering
telepathy

pedal, impede, pedestrian, centipede,

ped, pod foot
tripod, podiatry, antipode, podium

pedo child orthopedic, pedagogue, pediatrics

compel, dispel, expel, repel, propel, pulse,

pel, puls drive, push, urge impulse, pulsate, compulsory, expulsion,
repulsive

pend, pens, pendant, pendulum, suspend, appendage,

hang, weigh
pond pensive, append
 persecute, permit, perspire, perforate,
per through, intensive
persuade

peri around periscope, perimeter, perigee, periodontal

phage eat macrophage, bacteriophage

phan, phas,
phen, fan, show, make visible phantom, fantasy
phant, fant

blaspheme, cipher, phenomenon,

phe speak
philosopher

philosopher, philanthropy, philharmonic,

phil love
bibliophile

phlegma inflammation phlegm, phlegmatic

phobia, claustrophobia, acrophobia,

phobia, phobos fear
aquaphobia, ergophobia, homophobia

telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic,

phon sound homophone, microphone, symphony,
euphonious

photograph, photoelectric, photogenic,

phot, photo light
photosynthesis, photon

pico trillionth picofarad, picocurie, picovolt

pict paint, show, draw picture, depict

plac, plais please placid, placebo, placate, complacent

pli, ply fold reply, implicate, ply

plore cry out, wail implore, exploration, deploring

plu, plur, plus more plural, pluralist, plus

pneuma,
breath pneumatic, pneumonia,
pneumon

pod foot, feet podiatry, tripod

metropolis, police, politics, Indianapolis,

poli city
megalopolis, acropolis

polytheist, polygon, polygamy,

poly many
polymorphous

postpone, component, opponent,

pon, pos, pound place, put proponent, expose, impose, deposit,
posture, position, expound, impound

pop people population, populous, popular

porter, portable, transport, report, export,

port carry
import, support, transportation

portion part, share portion, proportion

post after, behind postpone, postdate

pot power potential, potentate, impotent

pre, pur before precede

apprehend, comprehend, comprehensive,

prehendere seize, grasp
prehensile

prin, prim, primacy, prima donna, primitive, primary,

first
prime primal, primeval, prince, principal

pro for, foward propel

prototype, protocol, protagonist,

proto first
protozoan, Proterozoic, protoindustrial

psych mind, soul psyche, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis

 punctual, punctuation, puncture,
punct point, dot
acupuncture, punctuation

pute think dispute, computer

quat, quad four quadrangle, quadruplets

quintet, quintuplets, pentagon, pentane,

quint, penta five
pentameter

quip ship equip, equipment

quir, quis,
seek, ask query, inquire, exquisite, quest
quest, quer

re back, again report, realign, retract, revise, regain

regiment, regular, rectify, correct, direct,

reg, recti straighten
rectangle

retrorocket, retrospect, retrogression,

retro backwards
retroactive

ri, ridi, risi laughter deride, ridicule, ridiculous, derision, risible

rog, roga ask prerogative, interrogation, derogatory

rupt break rupture, interrupt, abrupt, disrupt, ruptible

sacred, sacrosanct, sanction, consecrate,

sacr, sanc, secr sacred
desecrate

salv, salu safe, healthy salvation, salvage, salutation

sanctify, sanctuary, sanction,

sanct holy
sanctimonious, sacrosanct

sat, satis enough satient, saturate, satisfy

sci, scio, scientia know science, conscious, omniscient, cognocienti

 telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope,
scope see, watch
periscope, stethoscope

scribe, scribble, inscribe, describe,

scrib, script write
subscribe, prescribe, manuscript

se apart, move away from secede

sect, sec cut intersect, transect, dissect, secant, section

sediment, session, obsession, possess,

sed, sess, sid sit
preside, president, reside, subside

semifinal, semiconscious, semiannual,

semi half, partial
semimonthly, semicircle

senior, senator, senile, senescence,

sen, scen old, grow old
evanescent

sentiment, consent, resent, dissent,

sent, sens feel, think sentimental, sense, sensation, sensitive,
sensory, dissension

sept seven septet, septennial

sequence, consequence, sequel,

sequ, secu, sue follow subsequent, prosecute, consecutive,
second, ensue, pursue

servant, service, subservient, servitude,

serv save, serve, keep preserve, conserve, reservation, deserve,
conservation, observe

-ship Noun: status, condition relationship, friendship

signal, signature, design, insignia,

sign, signi sign, mark, seal
significant

similar, assimilate, simulate, simulacrum,

simil, simul like, resembling
simultaneous
 assist, insist, persist, circumstance,
stand, withstand, make
sist, sta, stit stamina, status, state, static, stable,
up
stationary, substitute

soci to join, companions sociable, society

solo, soliloquy, solitaire, solitude, solitary,

sol, solus alone
isolate

solvent, solve, absolve, resolve, soluble,

solv, solu, solut loosen, explain solution, resolution, resolute, dissolute,
absolution

somn sleep insomnia, somnambulist

sophomore (wise fool), philosophy,

soph wise
sophisticated

specimen, specific, spectator, spectacle,

spec, spect, spi, aspect, speculate, inspect, respect,
look, see
spic prospect, retrospective, introspective,
expect, conspicuous

sper render favorable prosper

sphere, stratosphere, hemisphere,

sphere ball, sphere
spheroid

spirit, conspire, inspire, aspire, expire,

spir breath
perspire, respiration

stand, stant,
stab, stat, stan, stand stature, establish, stance
sti, sta, st, stead

-ster person mobster, monster

strain, strict, stringent, strict, restrict, constrict, restrain,

bind, pull, draw tight
string, stige boa constrictor
 construe, structure, construct, instruct,
stru, struct,
build obstruct, destruction, destroy, industry,
stroy, stry
ministry

sustain, survive, support, suffice, succeed,

sub, suc, suf, under, below, from,
submerge, submarine, substandard,
sup, sur, sus secretly, instead of
subnormal, subvert

sume, sump take, use, waste consume, assume, sump, presumption

superior, suprarenal, superscript,

super, supra over, above
supernatural, superimpose, supercede

together, at the same sympathy, synthesis, synchronous,

syn, sym
time syndicate

tact, tang, tag, tactile, contact, intact, intangible, tangible,

touch
tig, ting contagious, contiguous, contingent

tain, ten, tent,

hold, keep, have retain, continue, content, tenacious
tin

tect, teg cover detect, protect, tegular, tegument

telephone, telegraph, telegram, telescope,

tele distance, far, from afar television, telephoto, telecast, telepathy,
telepathy

tempo, temporary, extemporaneously,

tem, tempo time
contemporary, pro tem, temporal

tenacious, tenant, tenure, untenable,

detention, retentive, content, pertinent,
ten, tin, tain hold
continent, obstinate, contain, abstain,
pertain, detain

tendency, extend, intend, contend,

tend, tent, tens stretch, strain pretend, superintend, tender, extent,
tension, pretense

tera trillion terabyte, teraflop

term end, boundary, limit exterminate, terminal

terr, terra earth terrain, terrarium, territory, terrestrial

testament, detest, testimony, attest,

test to bear witness
testify

monotheism, polytheism, atheism,

the, theo God, a god
theology

thermometer, theorem, thermal, thermos

therm heat
bottle, thermostat, hypothermia

thesis, thet place, put antithesis, hypothesis, synthesis, epithet

tire draw, pull attire, retire, entire

atom (not cutable), appendectomy,

tom cut
tonsillectomy, dichotomy, anatomy

torture, retort, extort, distort, contort,

tor, tors, tort twist
torsion, tortuous, torturous

tox poison toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin

attract, tractor, traction, extract, retract,

tract, tra, trai,
drag, draw, pull protract, detract, subtract, contract,
treat
intractable

transform, transoceanic, transmit,

trans across, beyond, change
transportation, transducer

tri three tripod, triangle, trinity, trilateral

tribute, contribute, attribute, retribution,

trib pay, bestow
tributary

tribute give contribute, distribute, tributary

turbo disturb turbulent, disturb, turbid, turmoil

 type, prototype, typical, typography,
typ print
typewriter, typology, typify

ultima last ultimate, ultimatum

umber, umbra, penumbra, (take) umbrage,

shadow
umbraticum adumbrate

un not, against, opposite unceasing, unequal

uniform, unilateral, universal, unity,

uni one
unanimous, unite, unison, unicorn

Noun: act, condition,

-ure exposure, conjecture, measure
process, function

vacate, vacuum, evacuate, vacation,

vac empty
vacant, vacuous

vade go evade, invader

equivalent, valiant, validity, evaluate,

vale, vali, valu strength, worth
value, valor

veh, vect to carry vector, vehicle, convection, vehement

convene, intervene, venue, convenient,

ven, vent come avenue, circumvent, invent, convent,
venture, event, advent, prevent

very, aver, verdict, verity, verify,

ver, veri true
verisimilitude

verb, verv word verify, veracity, verbalize, verve

convert, revert, advertise, versatile,

vertigo, invert, reversion, extravert,
vert, vers turn, change
introvert, diversion, introvert, convertible,
reverse, controversy

vi way viable, vibrate, vibrant

vic, vicis change, substitute vicarious, vicar, vicissitude

vict, vinc conquer victor, evict, convict, convince, invincible

video, evident, provide, providence,

vid, vis see visible, revise, supervise, vista, visit, vision,
review, indivisible

revive, survive, vivid, vivacious, vitality,

viv, vita, vivi alive, life
vivisection, vital, vitamins, revitalize

vocation, avocation, convocation,

voc, voke call invocation, evoke, provoke, revoke,
advocate, provocative, vocal

vol will malevolent, benevolent, volunteer, volition

volcan fire volcano, vulcanize, Vulcan

revolve, voluble, voluminous, convolution,

volv, volt, vol turn about, roll
revolt, evolution

voracious, carnivorous, herbivorous,

vor eat greedily
omnivorous, devour

Adverb: in a direction or
-ward homeward
manner

Adverb: in the manner

-wise timewise, clockwise, bitwise
of, with regard to

with against withhold, without, withdraw, forthwith

Noun: state, condition,

-y society, victory
result of an activity

Adjective: marked by,

-y hungry, angry, smeary, teary
having

zoo (zoological garden), zoology, zodiac,

zo animal
protozoan