WordSkills: Lesson Two

ab (abs):away, from

• abduct

ab (away) duct (lead)

• absent

ab (away) esse (to be)

• abdicate

ab (away) dic (speak,say) ate (make, do)

amphi: both

• amphibian

amphi (both) bio (life) ian (related to)

• ampitheater

amphi (both) theatron (watch)

apo: away, from, off

• apology

apo (away) log (word) y (result of)

• apostle

apo (away) stellein (send)

• apostrophe

apo (away) strephein (turn)

bi: two

• bicycle

bi (two) cycl (wheel)

• biennial

bi (two) enn (year) ial (related to

• binomial

bi (two) nom (part, name) ial (related to)

con (co, col, com, cor)together, with, same

• collateral

col (together) later (side) al (related to)

• compose

com (together) pos (place, put)

• congenital

con (together) gen (birth) al (related to)

demi: half

• demigod

demi (half) god (god)

• demitasse

demi (half) tast (basin)

dys: bad, poorly• dysfunction

dys (bad) fungi (perform) ion (act of)

• dystrophy

dys (poorly) troph (growth) y (result of)

• dyslexia

dys (poor) lexis (speech) ia (condition)

ex (ex,ef): out

• exit

ex (out) it (travel)

• eccentric

ec (out) centr (center) ic (having characteristic of)

• effuse

ef (out) fus (pour)

eu: good

• eulogy

eu (good) log (word) y (result of)• euphemism

eu ( good) phem (name) ism (belief)

• eugenics

eu (good) gen (birth) ics (science of)

fore: before, first

• forefather

fore (first) fader (father)

• forecast

fore (before) cast (cause)

• forefinger

fore (first) finger (finger)

Hyper: above, beyond, over

• hyperactive

hyper (above) act (do) ive (that which)

• hyperbole

hyper (above) ballein (throw)

• hypercritical

hyper (above) crit (judge) al (related to)

hypo: under

• Hypothermia

hypo (under) therm (heat) ia (condition)

• hypocenter

hypo (under) centr (center)

• hypodermic

hypo (under) derm (skin) ic (related to)

mega (megal): large, great

• megaphone

mega (large) phon (sound)

• megalith

mega (large) lith (stone,rock)

• megalomania

megal (great) mania (obsession)

mono: one, single

• monarchy

mono (one) arch (rule, government) y (result of)

• monocle

mono (one) ocul (eye)• monogamy

mono (one) gam (marriage, spouse) y (result of)

neo: new

• neonatal

neo (new) nat (birth) al (related to)

• neolithic

neo (new) lith (stone,rock) ic (related to )

• neophyte

neo (new) phyt (plant)

non: not

• nonconformist

non (not) con (with) form (shape) ist (one who)

• nonflammable

non (not) flam (fire) able (able)

• nonverbal

non (not) verb (word) al (related to)

pen: almost

• peninsula

Pen (almost) insula (island)

• penultimate

pen (almost) ultim (high) ate (make, do)

• penumbra

pen (almost) umbra (shade)

prim (prin): first

• primary

prim (first) ary (related to)

• primogeniture

prim (first) gen (born) ure (state of)

• prince

prin (first) cept (take)

poly: many

• polytheism

poly (many) the (god) ism (belief)

• polygamy

poly (many) gam (marriage, spouse) y (result of)

• polygon

poly (many) gon (side, angle)

preter: above, beyond, past

• preterhuman

preter (beyond) humain (human)

• preternatural

preter (beyond) natura (nature)

• pretermit

preter (beyond) mit (send)

quasi: having likeness, resembling

• quasistellar

quasi (like) stell (star) ar (related to)• quasi-judicial

quasi (resembling) jud (evaluate) ial (related to)

• quasisuccessful

quasi (like) suc (under) cess (go) ful (full of)

re: back, again

• recognize

re (again) cogn (know) ize (make)

• regress

re (back) gress (go)

• revert

re (back) vert (turn)

semi: half

• semiannual

Semi (half) ann (year) al (related to)

• Semicircle

semi (half) circl (circle)

• semifinal

semi (half) fin (end) al (related to)

super: above, beyond, over

• superscribe

super (above) scrib (write)

• superb

(above)

• supervise

super (over) vis (see)

un: not

• unarm

un (not) arm (weapon)

• unconscious

un (not) con (with) sci (know) ious (full of)

• unequal

un (not) equ (equal)