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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.
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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
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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
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Micro-: small
ex.: microchip: a small, slender piece
pseudo-: false, pretend
ex.: pseudonym: a fictitious name used
by an author
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-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
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-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
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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
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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
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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
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**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
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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