a/na/n

not, without not, without

abyss - without bottom; achromatic - abyss - without bottom; achromatic - without color; anhydrous - without water without color; anhydrous - without water

AA

OnOn

afire - on fire; ashore - on the afire - on fire; ashore - on the shore; aside - on the sideshore; aside - on the side

ab/s, aab/s, a

from, away, offfrom, away, off

abduct - carry away by force; abduct - carry away by force; abnormal - away from normal, not abnormal - away from normal, not

normal normal

ac, ad ac, ad 

to, toward, nearto, toward, near

accelerate - to increase the speed of; accelerate - to increase the speed of; accessible - easily entered, approached, accessible - easily entered, approached,

or obtained; or obtained;

acroacro

top, height, tip, beginningtop, height, tip, beginning

acrobat - a "high walker"acrobat - a "high walker"

actact

DoDo

activity - something that a person does; activity - something that a person does; react - to do something in response react - to do something in response

aer/oaer/o

AirAir

aerial - relating to the air; aerial - relating to the air; aerospace - the air space aerospace - the air space

agr/i/oagr/i/o

FarmingFarming

agriculture - management of the agriculture - management of the land, land,

alg/oalg/o

PainPain

neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic - a drug that makes one pain analgesic - a drug that makes one pain

free; free;

ambi, amphiambi, amphi

both, on both sides, around both, on both sides, around

ambidextrous - able to use both ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally; hands equally;

ami/oami/o

LoveLove

amiable - friendly, pleasant, amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity - friendly and lovable; amity - friendly and

peaceful relations;peaceful relations;

anaana

up, back, against, up, back, against, again, throughoutagain, throughout

again, throughout analysis - a close examination again, throughout analysis - a close examination of something; anatomy - the structure of of something; anatomy - the structure of

something as visible when cut up for analysis;something as visible when cut up for analysis;

andr/oandr/o

Man, maleMan, male

androgynous - being both male and androgynous - being both male and female; android - resembling a human; female; android - resembling a human;

misandry - hatred towards men  misandry - hatred towards men 

animanim

Life, spritLife, sprit

animal - a living organism; animate - to animal - a living organism; animate - to make alive; equanimity - of balanced make alive; equanimity - of balanced

spirit spirit

ann ennann enn

Year Year

anniversary - a date observed once a anniversary - a date observed once a year; annual - happening once a year; year; annual - happening once a year;

millennium - 1,000 years millennium - 1,000 years

anteante

Before, in frontBefore, in front

antecede - to come before something in antecede - to come before something in time; antemeridian - before noon; time; antemeridian - before noon;

anteroom- a small room before the main anteroom- a small room before the main room room

anth/oanth/o

FlowerFlower

chrysanthemum and amaranth - chrysanthemum and amaranth - names of flowersnames of flowers

anthrop/oanthrop/o

HumanHuman

anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-

human things; philanthropy - the love to human things; philanthropy - the love to mankind mankind

antianti

Against opposite ofAgainst opposite of

antibody - a substance that destroys antibody - a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic - preventing micro-organisms; antiseptic - preventing

infection;infection;

apo, aphoapo, apho

away, off, separateaway, off, separate

aphorism - a short expression of a general truth; aphorism - a short expression of a general truth; apology - an explicit expression of regret, apology - an explicit expression of regret,

apostrophe - a small dash used in place of an apostrophe - a small dash used in place of an omitted letter  omitted letter 

aqu/aaqu/a

WaterWater

aquarium - a water container for aquarium - a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; fish; aquatic- relating to water;

arborarbor

TreeTree

arborist - someone working with arborist - someone working with trees; arbor - a shady area formed trees; arbor - a shady area formed

by trees; by trees;

arch/i/e/o/aearch/i/e/o/ae

chief, most important, rulechief, most important, rule

archbishop - the highest ranking archbishop - the highest ranking bishop;bishop;

archa/e, archa/e, archiarchi

primitive, ancientprimitive, ancient

archaeology - the study of ancient archaeology - the study of ancient cultures; archaic - belonging to an cultures; archaic - belonging to an

earlier period;earlier period;

arthr/oarthr/o

JointJoint

arthroscope - a tool to see inside a arthroscope - a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis - inflammation of a joint; arthritis - inflammation of a

joint; joint;

artart

SkillSkill

artifact - object made by a person's artifact - object made by a person's skill; artisan - a person skilled in a craft; skill; artisan - a person skilled in a craft; artist - a person who creates skillfully artist - a person who creates skillfully

astro, asterastro, aster

Stars outer spaceStars outer space

astronaut - a person traveling to the astronaut - a person traveling to the stars; astronomer - someone who stars; astronomer - someone who

studies the stars; studies the stars;

aud/i/ioaud/i/io

HearHear

audible - loud enough to be heard; audible - loud enough to be heard; audience - people who listen to a audience - people who listen to a

program; program;

autoauto

self, same, oneself, same, one

autograph - a person's own autograph - a person's own signature; automatic - moving by signature; automatic - moving by

itself itself

avi/aavi/a

Bird Bird

aviary - a large enclosure for aviary - a large enclosure for birdsbirds

bar/obar/o

Weight, presureWeight, presure

bell/ibell/i

WarWar

bellicose - warlike; belligerent - hostile, bellicose - warlike; belligerent - hostile, ready to fight; rebel - person who ready to fight; rebel - person who

opposes and fights opposes and fights

benebene

good, well good, well

benefactor - person who gives money to benefactor - person who gives money to a cause; beneficial - producing a good a cause; beneficial - producing a good

effect; benevolent - showing kindness or effect; benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill  goodwill 

bi/nbi/n

two, twice, once in every twotwo, twice, once in every two

biannual - happening twice a year; biannual - happening twice a year; binoculars - optical device with two binoculars - optical device with two lenses; bilateral - of or involving two lenses; bilateral - of or involving two

sidessides

bibli/obibli/o

book book

bibliography - a list of books used as bibliography - a list of books used as sources; bibliomania - an extreme love sources; bibliomania - an extreme love

of books; bibliophile - a person who of books; bibliophile - a person who loves books loves books

biobio

life, living matterlife, living matter

biography- a life story written by another biography- a life story written by another person; biology - the science of life; biosphere - person; biology - the science of life; biosphere -

Earth's surface inhabited by living things Earth's surface inhabited by living things

blast/oblast/o

cell, primitive, immature cell cell, primitive, immature cell

blastula - an early stage of embryonic blastula - an early stage of embryonic development; fibroblast - a cell that forms development; fibroblast - a cell that forms connective tissue; blastoderm - the layer connective tissue; blastoderm - the layer

surrounding the inside of an egg surrounding the inside of an egg

capt, ceptcapt, cept

take, holdtake, hold

intercept - to stop or interrupt; intercept - to stop or interrupt; recapture - taking something back; recapture - taking something back;

captivating - taking hold of captivating - taking hold of

cardi/ocardi/o

CardiacCardiac

- relating to the heart; cardiogenic - - relating to the heart; cardiogenic - resulting from heart disease; resulting from heart disease; cardiologist - a heart doctor cardiologist - a heart doctor

carn/icarn/i

flesh, meatflesh, meat

carnivorous - flesh-eating; carnal - carnivorous - flesh-eating; carnal - pertaining to the body or flesh; pertaining to the body or flesh; incarnate - given bodily form incarnate - given bodily form

catacata

down, against completely,  intensive, accordingdown, against completely,  intensive, according

tocataclysm - a flood or other disaster, catalog - tocataclysm - a flood or other disaster, catalog - a complete listing; catastrophe - turning for the a complete listing; catastrophe - turning for the

worst, a substantial disaster worst, a substantial disaster

caust, caust, cautcaut

to burnto burn

cauterize - to burn with a hot instrument; cauterize - to burn with a hot instrument; caustic - capable of burning or eating away; caustic - capable of burning or eating away;

holocaust - total devastation, especially by fire  holocaust - total devastation, especially by fire 

cede, ceed, cesscede, ceed, cess

go, yield go, yield

exceed - to go beyond the limits;  recede - to go exceed - to go beyond the limits;  recede - to go back; accessible - easily entered, approached,back; accessible - easily entered, approached,

or obtained;  or obtained; 

ceive, ceptceive, cept

take take

accept - to take a thing that is offered; accept - to take a thing that is offered; perceive - to take notice of something; perceive - to take notice of something;

receive - to take something given receive - to take something given

celerceler

fast fast

accelerate - to increase the speed accelerate - to increase the speed of; decelerate - to reduce the of; decelerate - to reduce the

speed of speed of

cent/icent/i

hundred, hundredth hundred, hundredth

centennial- the 100th anniversary; centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter - 1/100 of a meter; century - centimeter - 1/100 of a meter; century -

100 years 100 years

centr/o/icentr/o/i

center center

egocentric - self-centered; egocentric - self-centered;

cephal/ocephal/o

head head

encephalitis - inflammation of the brain; encephalitis - inflammation of the brain; cephalic - pertaining to the head; cephalopod - cephalic - pertaining to the head; cephalopod -

marine mollusks like octopus and squid who marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head have tentacles growing from their head

cerebr/ocerebr/o

brain brain 

cerebral - pertaining to the brain; cerebral - pertaining to the brain; cerebrate - to use the brain; cerebrate - to use the brain;

cerebrospinal - pertaining to the brain cerebrospinal - pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord and the spinal cord

certcert

sure sure ascertain- to find out something with ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain - being absolutely certainty; certain - being absolutely

sure; certify - to state that something is sure; certify - to state that something is true true

chrom/o chromat/o, chrom/o chromat/o, chroschros

color, pigment color, pigment

achromatic - without color; chromium - achromatic - without color; chromium - a blue-white metallic chemical element, a blue-white metallic chemical element,

chromatics - the study of color chromatics - the study of color

chron/ochron/o

time time

chronic - lasting for a long time; chronic - lasting for a long time; chronological - arranging events in time chronological - arranging events in time order, synchronize - happening at the order, synchronize - happening at the

same time same time

chrys/ochrys/o

gold, yellowgold, yellow

chrysanthemum and helichrysum - chrysanthemum and helichrysum - golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite - a golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite - a

yellowish gem yellowish gem

cide, cisecide, cise

cut, killcut, kill

homicide - murder; incisor - a sharp homicide - murder; incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food; insecticide - a tooth for cutting food; insecticide - a

chemical used to kill insects chemical used to kill insects

circum, circum, circlecircle

around,around,

about circumnavigate - to sail about circumnavigate - to sail around; circumscribe - to draw around; circumscribe - to draw

around;around;

claim, clamclaim, clam

shout, speak out shout, speak out

clamor - to shout and make noise; clamor - to shout and make noise; exclaim - to cry out loudly and exclaim - to cry out loudly and

suddenly; proclamation - something suddenly; proclamation - something announced officially in public  announced officially in public 

clarclar

clear clear

clarification - an explanation; clarify - to clarification - an explanation; clarify - to make something clear; declare - to state make something clear; declare - to state

something clearly something clearly

clud, clusclud, clus

close close

conclusion - the end or last part; conclusion - the end or last part; exclusion - shutting out, rejecting; exclusion - shutting out, rejecting;

seclude - to keep away from; to isolateseclude - to keep away from; to isolate

clinecline

lean lean

inclination - a leaning toward; incline - a inclination - a leaning toward; incline - a surface that slopes or leans; recline - to surface that slopes or leans; recline - to

lean back and relax lean back and relax

coco

with, together, joint with, together, joint

coauthor - writer who collaborates with coauthor - writer who collaborates with another author; coeducation - educating another author; coeducation - educating

males and females together; males and females together;

colcol

together, jointlytogether, jointly

Collaborate - to work together; collision Collaborate - to work together; collision - smashing together; colloquial - words - smashing together; colloquial - words

formed by everday interaction formed by everday interaction

comcom

together, commontogether, common

commemorate - to memorize together; commemorate - to memorize together; composition - an arrangement or putting composition - an arrangement or putting

together of parts; commune - living together together of parts; commune - living together while owning things in common while owning things in common

cogn/icogn/i

know know

cognition - process of acquiring knowledge;  cognition - process of acquiring knowledge;  incognito - disguised so no one knows you; incognito - disguised so no one knows you;

recognize - to discover that one knows recognize - to discover that one knows

concon

with, jointlywith, jointly

concur - to agree with someone; contemporary concur - to agree with someone; contemporary - of the same time period as others; convention - of the same time period as others; convention - a gathering of people with a common interest - a gathering of people with a common interest

contra/ocontra/o

against, opposite contradict to argue against, opposite contradict to argue against,against,

Contraflow, contraception, contrary not Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy in agreement, controversy

disagreement disagreement

corp/ocorp/o

body body

corporation - a company recognized by corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body; corpse - a dead law as a single body; corpse - a dead

body; corporal - pertaining to the body body; corporal - pertaining to the body

cosm/ocosm/o

universe universe

cosmonaut - a Russian astronaut; cosmonaut - a Russian astronaut; cosmos - the universe; microcosm - a cosmos - the universe; microcosm - a

miniature universe miniature universe

countercounter

opposite, contrary, opposingopposite, contrary, opposing

counteract - to oppose the effects of an action; counteract - to oppose the effects of an action; countermand - to cancel a previous order; countermand - to cancel a previous order;

counteroffensive - attack against an attack counteroffensive - attack against an attack

craniocranio

skull skull

craniology - the study of skull craniology - the study of skull characteristics; cranium - skull of characteristics; cranium - skull of

vertebrates; cranial - pertaining to the vertebrates; cranial - pertaining to the skull skull

credcred

believe believe

credence - belief that something is true credence - belief that something is true or valid; credulous - believing things too or valid; credulous - believing things too easily, gullible; incredible - unbelievableeasily, gullible; incredible - unbelievable

cryptocrypto

hidden, secret hidden, secret

cryptic - of hidden meaning; cryptic - of hidden meaning; cryptography - science of secret codes; cryptography - science of secret codes;

encrypt - encode into secret code encrypt - encode into secret code

cumulcumul

mass, heapmass, heap

accumulate - to gather or pile up; accumulate - to gather or pile up; cumulative - gradually building up  cumulative - gradually building up 

cyclcycl

circle, ringcircle, ring

bicycle - a vehicle with two wheels; bicycle - a vehicle with two wheels; cycle - a sequence that is repeated; cycle - a sequence that is repeated; cyclone - a storm with circling windscyclone - a storm with circling winds

dede

reduce, away, down, removereduce, away, down, remove

decelerate - to slow down, reduce decelerate - to slow down, reduce speed; dethrone - to remove from speed; dethrone - to remove from power; debug - to remove bugs  power; debug - to remove bugs 

dec/a, dec/a, dekadeka

ten ten

decade - 10 years; decathlon - athletic decade - 10 years; decathlon - athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in contest that includes 10 disciplines in

which each participant competes; which each participant competes;

decideci

one tenthone tenth

deciliter - a tenth of a liter; decimate - deciliter - a tenth of a liter; decimate - reduce dramatically; decibel - one tenth reduce dramatically; decibel - one tenth

of the sound volume unit bel of the sound volume unit bel

dem/odem/o

people people

democracy - government of the people; democracy - government of the people; demographic - the study of people; demographic - the study of people;

epidemic - spreading among people in a epidemic - spreading among people in a region region

demidemi

half, less thanhalf, less than

demitasse - a small cup of coffee; demitasse - a small cup of coffee; demimonde - someone of little demimonde - someone of little

respected life style respected life style

dendr/o/idendr/o/i

tree tree

philodendron - a climbing plant that grows on philodendron - a climbing plant that grows on trees; dendrochronology - dating events by trees; dendrochronology - dating events by

studying growth rings in trees; dendriform - in studying growth rings in trees; dendriform - in the shape of a tree the shape of a tree

dent, dontdent, dont

tooth tooth

dental - relating to teeth; dentist - a dental - relating to teeth; dentist - a doctor for the teeth; dentures - a set of doctor for the teeth; dentures - a set of

false teeth false teeth

derm/aderm/a

skin skin

dermatologist - a doctor for the skin; dermatologist - a doctor for the skin; pachyderm - a class of animals with pachyderm - a class of animals with

very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros); very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros);

di/plodi/plo

two, twice two, twice

dichromatic - displaying two colors; diploma - a dichromatic - displaying two colors; diploma - a certificate, literally "a letter folded double"; certificate, literally "a letter folded double"; dilemma - a situation that requires a choice dilemma - a situation that requires a choice

between two alternatives. between two alternatives.

di/sdi/s

apart, away, not, to the opposite apart, away, not, to the opposite

digression - a departure from the main digression - a departure from the main issue, subject; disappear - to move out issue, subject; disappear - to move out of sight; dissect - to cut apart piece by of sight; dissect - to cut apart piece by

piece. piece.

diadia

through, between, apart, across through, between, apart, across

diabetes - disease characterized by excessive diabetes - disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine; diagnosis - thirst and discharge of urine; diagnosis -

understanding a condition by going through a understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms; dialog - detailed review of symptoms; dialog -

conversation between two people. conversation between two people.

dictdict

speak speak

contradict - to express the opposite of; contradict - to express the opposite of; prediction - a statement foretelling the future; prediction - a statement foretelling the future;

dictate - to speak out loud for another person to dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down. write down.

domindomin

master master

dominate - to be the master of; dominate - to be the master of; domineering - excessively controlling; domineering - excessively controlling;

predominate - to have more power than predominate - to have more power than othersothers

don/atdon/at

give give

donation - a contribution or gift; donor - donation - a contribution or gift; donor - someone who gives something; pardon - someone who gives something; pardon -

to give forgiveness for an offense to give forgiveness for an offense

duc/tduc/t

lead lead

conduct - to lead musicians in conduct - to lead musicians in playing music; educate - to lead to playing music; educate - to lead to

knowledge;knowledge;

du/odu/o

two, twice two, twice

duplicate - make an identical copy; duet - a duplicate - make an identical copy; duet - a musical composition for two voices or musical composition for two voices or

instruments; duo - a pair normally thought of as instruments; duo - a pair normally thought of as being togetherbeing together

durdur

harden, to last, lasting harden, to last, lasting

durable - having the quality of lasting; durable - having the quality of lasting; duration - the length of time something duration - the length of time something

lasts; enduring - able to last.lasts; enduring - able to last.

dyn/a/amdyn/a/am

power, energy, strengthpower, energy, strength

dynamo - a generator of dynamo - a generator of energy; dynamic - having energy; dynamic - having physical energy/power; physical energy/power; dynamite - a powerful dynamite - a powerful

explosive. explosive.

dysdys

abnormal, bad abnormal, bad

dyspepsia - abnormal indigestion; dyspepsia - abnormal indigestion; dystopia - an imaginary place of total dystopia - an imaginary place of total misery; dyslexia - impairment of the misery; dyslexia - impairment of the

ability to handle words.  ability to handle words. 

e-e-

out, away out, away

eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully; eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully; emissary - a representative of a country or emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission; eject - throw out group sent on a mission; eject - throw out

forcefully.forcefully.   

egoego

SelfSelf

egoistic - self-centered; alter ego - a egoistic - self-centered; alter ego - a higher aspect of oneself; egomania - higher aspect of oneself; egomania -

excessive preoccupation with oneself. excessive preoccupation with oneself.

em, enem, en

into, cover with, causeinto, cover with, cause

empathy - intention to feel like another empathy - intention to feel like another person; empower - put into power; person; empower - put into power;

engorge - make larger. engorge - make larger.

endoendo

within, insidewithin, inside

endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant; endocrine - relating temperature fairly constant; endocrine - relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or to glands that secrete directly into the blood or

lymph; endogamy -lymph; endogamy -

enn/i, annienn/i, anni

years years

bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years; centennial - of or relating to an of 200 years; centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years;  perennial -lasting age or period of 100 years;  perennial -lasting

through many years. through many years.

en, inen, in

inside, inwards inside, inwards

envision - to picture in the mind; envision - to picture in the mind; enclose - lock inside; inwards - towards enclose - lock inside; inwards - towards

the inside. the inside.

ep/iep/i

on, upon, over, among, at, after, on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside to, outside 

epidemic - the rapid spread of something epidemic - the rapid spread of something negative; epilogue - a short speech delivered negative; epilogue - a short speech delivered

after a play; epicenter - the center of an after a play; epicenter - the center of an earthquake. earthquake.

equ/iequ/i

equal, equallyequal, equally

equidistant -  an equal distance from two equidistant -  an equal distance from two points; equanimity - calm temperament, points; equanimity - calm temperament,

evenness of temper; equation - a statement of evenness of temper; equation - a statement of equality. equality.

erg/oerg/o

work work

ergonomics - study of the working environment; ergonomics - study of the working environment; energy - the power to accomplish work; energy - the power to accomplish work;

energetics - science that looks at energy and its energetics - science that looks at energy and its transformation. transformation.

esth/aesthesth/aesth

feeling, sensation, beautyfeeling, sensation, beauty

esthetician - someone who beautifies; aesthetic esthetician - someone who beautifies; aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty; kinesthesia - - pertaining to a sense of beauty; kinesthesia -

the sensation of bodily movement. the sensation of bodily movement.

ethnoethno

race, peoplerace, people

ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people; ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people; ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of

people; ethnology - the science of people and people; ethnology - the science of people and races. races.

eueu

good, well good, well

euphemism - replacing an offensive word with euphemism - replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one; euphonious - having a an inoffensive one; euphonious - having a pleasant sound; euphoria - feeling of well-pleasant sound; euphoria - feeling of well-

being.  being. 

exex

from, out,from, out,

excavate - to dig out; exhale - to excavate - to dig out; exhale - to breathe out; extract - to pull out. breathe out; extract - to pull out.

extra, extroextra, extro

outside, beyond outside, beyond

extraordinary - beyond ordinary; extraordinary - beyond ordinary; extraterrestrial - outside the Earth; extraterrestrial - outside the Earth;

extrovert - an outgoing person. extrovert - an outgoing person. 

fac/tfac/t

make, domake, do

artifact - an object made by a person; artifact - an object made by a person; factory - a place where things are made; factory - a place where things are made;

malefact - a person who does wrong. malefact - a person who does wrong.

ferfer

bear, bring, carrybear, bring, carry

confer - to bring an honor to someone; confer - to bring an honor to someone; ferry - a boat that carries passengers; ferry - a boat that carries passengers; transfer - to move to another place.transfer - to move to another place.

fidfid

faith faith

confide - place trust in someone, fidelity confide - place trust in someone, fidelity - faithfulness; fiduciary - a trustee; - faithfulness; fiduciary - a trustee;

flectflect

bend bend

deflect - to bend course because of hitting deflect - to bend course because of hitting something; inflection - a bending in the voice's something; inflection - a bending in the voice's

tone or pitch; flexible - easily  bending. tone or pitch; flexible - easily  bending.

flor/a, flor/a, fleurfleur

flower flower

florist - someone working with flowers; florist - someone working with flowers; floral - flowerlike; flora - the plant life of floral - flowerlike; flora - the plant life of

a particular time or area a particular time or area

forfor

completely (used to intensify completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)the meaning of a word)

forsaken or forfeited - completely lost; forgiven - forsaken or forfeited - completely lost; forgiven - completely given (a release of debt). completely given (a release of debt).

forefore

in front of, previous, earlierin front of, previous, earlier

forebear - ancestor; forebode - to give forebear - ancestor; forebode - to give an advance warning of something bad; an advance warning of something bad; forecast - a preview of events to be. forecast - a preview of events to be.

fract, fragfract, frag

break break

fracture - a break; fragile - easy to fracture - a break; fragile - easy to break; fragment or fraction - a part or break; fragment or fraction - a part or

element of a larger whole;  element of a larger whole; 

fugfug

flee, run away,flee, run away,

escape fugitive - a person who is escape fugitive - a person who is running away; refuge - a sheltered place running away; refuge - a sheltered place

to flee to; refugee - a person seeking to flee to; refugee - a person seeking protection protection

functfunct

perform, workperform, work

defunct - no longer working or alive; defunct - no longer working or alive; function - to work or perform a role function - to work or perform a role

normally; malfunction - to fail to work normally; malfunction - to fail to work correctly. correctly.

fusfus

pour pour

confusion - being flooded with too much confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense information that is hard to make sense of; fuse - to melt by heating; infuse - to of; fuse - to melt by heating; infuse - to

put into. put into.

gastr/ogastr/o

stomach stomach

gastric - pertaining to the stomach; gastronomy gastric - pertaining to the stomach; gastronomy - serving the stomach by providing good food; - serving the stomach by providing good food;

gastritis - inflammation of the stomach. gastritis - inflammation of the stomach.

gen/o/e/gen/o/e/genesisgenesis

birth, production, birth, production, formation, kindformation, kind

genealogy - the study of the history of a family; genealogy - the study of the history of a family; generation - all the people born at approximately the generation - all the people born at approximately the same time; genetic -relating to heredity encoded in same time; genetic -relating to heredity encoded in

the genes. the genes.

geogeo

earth, soil, globalearth, soil, global

geography - study of the earth's geography - study of the earth's surface; geology - study of the structure surface; geology - study of the structure

of the earth; geoponics - soil based of the earth; geoponics - soil based agriculture. agriculture.

gerger

old age old age

geriatrics - medicine pertaining to the geriatrics - medicine pertaining to the elderly; gerontocracy - the rule of the elderly; gerontocracy - the rule of the elders; gerontology - the science of elders; gerontology - the science of

aging. aging.

gigagiga

a billiona billion

gigabyte - unit of computer storage space; gigabyte - unit of computer storage space; gigahertz - unit of frequency (one billion gigahertz - unit of frequency (one billion

Hz/sec); gigawatt unit of electric power (one Hz/sec); gigawatt unit of electric power (one billion watts). billion watts).

gongon

angle angle

decagon - a polygon with 10 angles; decagon - a polygon with 10 angles; diagonal - a slanting line running across diagonal - a slanting line running across a space; octagon - a geometrical figure a space; octagon - a geometrical figure

with 8 angles. with 8 angles.

gramgram

letter, writtenletter, written

diagram - a simple drawing; grammar - diagram - a simple drawing; grammar - rules of how to write words in rules of how to write words in

sentences; telegram - a message sent sentences; telegram - a message sent by telegraph. by telegraph.

graph/ygraph/y

writing, recording, writtenwriting, recording, written

Graphology - the study of handwritings; Graphology - the study of handwritings; autograph - written with one's own hand; autograph - written with one's own hand;

seismograph - a machine noting strength and seismograph - a machine noting strength and duration of earthquakes. duration of earthquakes.

gratgrat

pleasing pleasing

gratify - to please someone; grateful - gratify - to please someone; grateful - feeling thankful;  gratuity - a tip, token feeling thankful;  gratuity - a tip, token

of appreciation. of appreciation.

gyn/o/egyn/o/e

woman, female woman, female

gynecology - the science of female gynecology - the science of female reproductive health; gynephobia - fear reproductive health; gynephobia - fear

of women; gynecoid - resembling a of women; gynecoid - resembling a woman.  woman. 

gress, grad/e/igress, grad/e/i

to step, to goto step, to go

digression - a departure from the main digression - a departure from the main issue, subject, etc.; progress - issue, subject, etc.; progress -

movement forward or onward; gradual - movement forward or onward; gradual - step by step. step by step.

hect/o, hecathect/o, hecat

HundredHundred

   hectoliter - 100 liters; hectare - metric hectoliter - 100 liters; hectare - metric unit equaling 100 ares or 10,000 square unit equaling 100 ares or 10,000 square

meters; hectometer - 100 meters. meters; hectometer - 100 meters.

helic/ohelic/o

spiral, circular spiral, circular

helicopter - an aircraft with horizontal helicopter - an aircraft with horizontal rotating wing; helix - a spiral form; rotating wing; helix - a spiral form;

helicon - a circular tuba. helicon - a circular tuba.

heli/oheli/o

sun sun

heliotropism - movement or growth in relating heliotropism - movement or growth in relating to the sun; heliograph - apparatus used to send to the sun; heliograph - apparatus used to send message with the help of sunlight; helianthus - message with the help of sunlight; helianthus -

genus of plants including sunflowers. genus of plants including sunflowers.

hemihemi

half, partialhalf, partial

hemicycle - a semicircular structure; hemicycle - a semicircular structure; hemisphere - one half of the earth; hemisphere - one half of the earth;

hemistich - half a line of poetry. hemistich - half a line of poetry.

hem/o/ahem/o/a

BloodBlood

hemorrhage - clotting of the blood; hemorrhage - clotting of the blood; hemorrhoids - swelling of the blood hemorrhoids - swelling of the blood

vessels; hemoglobin - red blood vessels; hemoglobin - red blood particle.  particle. 

hepahepa

liver liver

hepatitis - inflammation of the liver; hepatitis - inflammation of the liver; hepatoma - a tumor of the liver; hepatoma - a tumor of the liver;

hepatotoxic - toxic and damaging to the hepatotoxic - toxic and damaging to the liver.liver.

hept/ahept/a

seven seven

heptagon - a shape with seven angles and heptagon - a shape with seven angles and seven sides; Heptateuch - the first seven books seven sides; Heptateuch - the first seven books

of the Old Testament; heptameter - a line of of the Old Testament; heptameter - a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet. verse consisting of seven metrical feet.

herbiherbi

grass, plantgrass, plant

herbicide - any chemical used to kill herbicide - any chemical used to kill unwanted plants, etc.; herbivorous - unwanted plants, etc.; herbivorous -

plant-eating; herbal - relating to plants. plant-eating; herbal - relating to plants.

heterohetero

different, otherdifferent, other

heterogeneous - made up of unrelated heterogeneous - made up of unrelated parts; heteronyms - words with same parts; heteronyms - words with same

spelling but different meanings; spelling but different meanings;

hex/ahex/a

six six

hexagon - a shape with six hexagon - a shape with six angles/sidesangles/sides

histohisto

tissue tissue

histology - study of the microscopic histology - study of the microscopic structure of tissues; histochemistry - structure of tissues; histochemistry - study of the chemical constitution of study of the chemical constitution of

cells and tissues. cells and tissues.

homo, homo, homeohomeo

like, alike, same like, alike, same

homogeneous - of the same nature or kind; homogeneous - of the same nature or kind; homonym - sounding alike; homeopath - a homonym - sounding alike; homeopath - a

therapy that is based on treating "same with therapy that is based on treating "same with same" same"

hydr/ohydr/o

liquid, water liquid, water

hydrate - to add water to; hydrophobia - intense hydrate - to add water to; hydrophobia - intense fear of water; hydroponics - growing plants in fear of water; hydroponics - growing plants in

liquid nutrient solution; hydraulic - operated by liquid nutrient solution; hydraulic - operated by force created by a liquid.force created by a liquid.

hygr/ohygr/o

moisture, humiditymoisture, humidity

hygrometer - tool used to measure hygrometer - tool used to measure humidity; hygrograph - instrument for humidity; hygrograph - instrument for recording variations in atmospheric recording variations in atmospheric

humidihumidi

HyperHyper

too much, over, excessive, beyondtoo much, over, excessive, beyond

hyperactive - very restless; hyperactive - very restless; hypercritical - too critical; hypertension hypercritical - too critical; hypertension

- above normal pressure. - above normal pressure.

hyp/ohyp/o

under under

hypoglycemia - an abnormally low level of sugar hypoglycemia - an abnormally low level of sugar in the blood; hypothermia - abnormally low body in the blood; hypothermia - abnormally low body

temperature; hypothesis - a theory that is temperature; hypothesis - a theory that is unproven but used under the assumption that it unproven but used under the assumption that it

is true. is true.

iatr/oiatr/o

medical care medical care

geriatrics - medical care of the elderly; geriatrics - medical care of the elderly; pediatrician - a doctor who treats pediatrician - a doctor who treats

children; podiatry - medical care for children; podiatry - medical care for feet.feet.

icon/oicon/o

ImageImage

icon - an (often religious) image, in modern icon - an (often religious) image, in modern usage a simplified graphic of high symbolic usage a simplified graphic of high symbolic content; iconology - science of symbols and content; iconology - science of symbols and icons; iconoclast - someone who destroys icons; iconoclast - someone who destroys religious images and traditional beliefs.  religious images and traditional beliefs. 

idioidio

peculiar, personal, distinctpeculiar, personal, distinct

idiomatic - Peculiar to a particular language; idiomatic - Peculiar to a particular language; idiosyncracy - a physical or mental idiosyncracy - a physical or mental

characteristic typical or a particular person;  characteristic typical or a particular person;  idiot - someone who is distinctly foolish or idiot - someone who is distinctly foolish or

stupid. stupid.

il, in il, in 

in, into in, into

illuminate - to give light to; innovation - illuminate - to give light to; innovation - a new idea, method, or device; a new idea, method, or device;

inspection - the act of examining or inspection - the act of examining or reviewing. reviewing.

ig, il, im, in, irig, il, im, in, ir

not, withoutnot, without

illegal - not legal; impossible - not illegal - not legal; impossible - not possible; inappropriate - not possible; inappropriate - not

appropriate; irresponsible - not appropriate; irresponsible - not responsible. responsible.

imagimag

likeness likeness

image - a likeness of someone; imaginative - image - a likeness of someone; imaginative - able to think up new ideas or images; imagine - able to think up new ideas or images; imagine -

to form a picture or likeness in the mind. to form a picture or likeness in the mind.

infrainfra

beneath, belowbeneath, below

infrastructure - underlying framework infrastructure - underlying framework of a system; infrared - below the regular of a system; infrared - below the regular

light spectrum. light spectrum.

interinter

between, among, jointlybetween, among, jointly

international - involving two or more countries; international - involving two or more countries; intersection - place where roads come together; intersection - place where roads come together;

intercept - to stop or interrupt the course of. intercept - to stop or interrupt the course of.

intra, introintra, intro

within, inside within, inside

intrastate - existing in one state; intrastate - existing in one state; intravenous - inside or into a vein; intravenous - inside or into a vein;

introvert - shy person who keeps within introvert - shy person who keeps within him/herself. him/herself.

irir

not not

irredeemable - not redeemable; irredeemable - not redeemable; irreformable - not reformable; irrational irreformable - not reformable; irrational

- not rational. - not rational.

isoiso

equal equal

isobar - a line on a map connecting points of isobar - a line on a map connecting points of equal barometric pressure; isometric - having equal barometric pressure; isometric - having equality of measure; isothermal - having equal equality of measure; isothermal - having equal

or constant temperature. or constant temperature.

jectject

throw throw

eject - to throw someone/something out; eject - to throw someone/something out; interject - to throw a remark into a discussion; interject - to throw a remark into a discussion;

project - to cast or throw something. project - to cast or throw something.

judjud

law law

judgment - a decision of a court of law; judgment - a decision of a court of law; judicial - having to do with judges or judicial - having to do with judges or courts of law; judiciary - a system of courts of law; judiciary - a system of

courts of law. courts of law.

junctjunct

join join

conjunction - a word that joins parts of conjunction - a word that joins parts of sentences; disjunction - a sentences; disjunction - a

disconnection; junction - a place where disconnection; junction - a place where two things join. two things join.