And Affixes

ROOTSAnd Suffixes

A/AB – no, not; away from

• Abnormal• Abandon

AN - without

• Anonymous

ANTI - against

• Antibiotic • Anti-Semitic

ANTE - Before

• Ante-bellum• Antedate

ANTHROPO: man, mankind

• Anthropology

• Philanthropist

AQUA - water

• Aquarium

• Aquamarine

AUTO - self

• Autobiography• Automatic

ARCH - chief

• Anarchy•Archrival

ASTRO - star

• Astronomy•Astronaut

BI - two

• Bikini• Bicycle

BIO - life

• Biology

• Biography

CIRCUM - Around

• Circumference• Circumvent

COL, COM, CON - together• Collect

• Combine

• Congregate

• Connect

CONTRA - against

• Contrary

• Contradict

COSMO - world

• Cosmology

• Cosmopolitan

CRACY – rule/government

• Democracy

• Autocracy

DE – to make less

• Deduct

• Degrade

DICT - say

• Diction• Dictation

EXTRA – beyond, outside

• Extracurricular

• Extravagant

EX – out

• Exit

• Expire

GEO - Earth

• Geography

• Geology

GRAPH – something written or drawn

• Graphology

• Autograph

HEMI - half

• Hemisphere

• Hemicycle