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What does the word 'ante' mean?
What does the word 'ante' mean?
- before (correct)
- against
- after
- two
What does the word 'anti' mean?
What does the word 'anti' mean?
- against (correct)
- before
- within
- after
What does the word 'bi' mean?
What does the word 'bi' mean?
- two (correct)
- one
- three
- four
What does the word 'circum' mean?
What does the word 'circum' mean?
What does the word 'com' mean?
What does the word 'com' mean?
What does the word 'con' mean?
What does the word 'con' mean?
What does the word 'de' mean?
What does the word 'de' mean?
What does the word 'dis' mean?
What does the word 'dis' mean?
What does the word 'equi' mean?
What does the word 'equi' mean?
What does the word 'extra' mean?
What does the word 'extra' mean?
What does the word 'inter' mean?
What does the word 'inter' mean?
What does the word 'intra' mean?
What does the word 'intra' mean?
What does the word 'intro' mean?
What does the word 'intro' mean?
What does the word 'mal' mean?
What does the word 'mal' mean?
What does the word 'mis' mean?
What does the word 'mis' mean?
What does the word 'non' mean?
What does the word 'non' mean?
What does the word 'post' mean?
What does the word 'post' mean?
What does the word 'pre' mean?
What does the word 'pre' mean?
What does the word 'semi' mean?
What does the word 'semi' mean?
What does the word 'sub' mean?
What does the word 'sub' mean?
What does the word 'super' mean?
What does the word 'super' mean?
What does the word 'syn' mean?
What does the word 'syn' mean?
What does the word 'sym' mean?
What does the word 'sym' mean?
What does the word 'tri' mean?
What does the word 'tri' mean?
What does the word 'un' mean?
What does the word 'un' mean?
What does the word 'archy' mean?
What does the word 'archy' mean?
What does the word 'ard' mean?
What does the word 'ard' mean?
What does the word 'cide' mean?
What does the word 'cide' mean?
What does the word 'ician' mean?
What does the word 'ician' mean?
What does the word 'itis' mean?
What does the word 'itis' mean?
What does the word 'aqua' mean?
What does the word 'aqua' mean?
What does the word 'audi' mean?
What does the word 'audi' mean?
What does the word 'bell' mean?
What does the word 'bell' mean?
What does the word 'cap' mean?
What does the word 'cap' mean?
What does the word 'cise' mean?
What does the word 'cise' mean?
What does the word 'bio' mean?
What does the word 'bio' mean?
What does the word 'auto' mean?
What does the word 'auto' mean?
What does the word 'port' mean?
What does the word 'port' mean?
What does the word 'scrib' mean?
What does the word 'scrib' mean?
What does the word 'logy' mean?
What does the word 'logy' mean?
What does the word 'dict' mean?
What does the word 'dict' mean?
What does the word 'cred' mean?
What does the word 'cred' mean?
What does the word 'cent' mean?
What does the word 'cent' mean?
What does the word 'neo' mean?
What does the word 'neo' mean?
What does the word 'ad' mean?
What does the word 'ad' mean?
What does the word 'cede' mean?
What does the word 'cede' mean?
What does the word 'miss' mean?
What does the word 'miss' mean?
What does the word 'centri' mean?
What does the word 'centri' mean?
What does the word 'biblio' mean?
What does the word 'biblio' mean?
What does the word 'anthropo' mean?
What does the word 'anthropo' mean?
What does the word 'homo' mean?
What does the word 'homo' mean?
What does the word 'spec' mean?
What does the word 'spec' mean?
What does the word 'duct' mean?
What does the word 'duct' mean?
What does the word 'fer' mean?
What does the word 'fer' mean?
What does the word 'pend' mean?
What does the word 'pend' mean?
What does the word 'micro' mean?
What does the word 'micro' mean?
What does the word 'hydro' mean?
What does the word 'hydro' mean?
What does the word 'photo' mean?
What does the word 'photo' mean?
What does the word 'pan' mean?
What does the word 'pan' mean?
What does the word 'penta' mean?
What does the word 'penta' mean?
What does the word 'tele' mean?
What does the word 'tele' mean?
What does the word 'vid' mean?
What does the word 'vid' mean?
What does the word 'omni' mean?
What does the word 'omni' mean?
What does the word 'ex' mean?
What does the word 'ex' mean?
What does the word 'poly' mean?
What does the word 'poly' mean?
What does the word 're' mean?
What does the word 're' mean?
What does the word 'hypo' mean?
What does the word 'hypo' mean?
What does the word 'pseudo' mean?
What does the word 'pseudo' mean?
What does the word 'neuro' mean?
What does the word 'neuro' mean?
What does the word 'tomy' mean?
What does the word 'tomy' mean?
What does the word 'hema' mean?
What does the word 'hema' mean?
What does the word 'proto' mean?
What does the word 'proto' mean?
What does the word 'phon' mean?
What does the word 'phon' mean?
What does the word 'mono' mean?
What does the word 'mono' mean?
What does the word 'viv' mean?
What does the word 'viv' mean?
What does the word 'morph' mean?
What does the word 'morph' mean?
What does the word 'vest' mean?
What does the word 'vest' mean?
What does the word 'bene' mean?
What does the word 'bene' mean?
What does the word 'pond' mean?
What does the word 'pond' mean?
What does the word 'corp' mean?
What does the word 'corp' mean?
What does the word 'dorm' mean?
What does the word 'dorm' mean?
What does the word 'pater' mean?
What does the word 'pater' mean?
What does the word 'nov' mean?
What does the word 'nov' mean?
What does the word 'punct' mean?
What does the word 'punct' mean?
What does the word 'ject' mean?
What does the word 'ject' mean?
What does the word 'tion' mean?
What does the word 'tion' mean?
What does the word 'loco' mean?
What does the word 'loco' mean?
What does the word 'dox' mean?
What does the word 'dox' mean?
What does the word 'amphi' mean?
What does the word 'amphi' mean?
What does the word 'magn' mean?
What does the word 'magn' mean?
What does the word 'eu' mean?
What does the word 'eu' mean?
What does the word 'endo' mean?
What does the word 'endo' mean?
What does the word 'phobia' mean?
What does the word 'phobia' mean?
What does the word 'ortho' mean?
What does the word 'ortho' mean?
What does the word 'put' mean?
What does the word 'put' mean?
What does the word 'ver' mean?
What does the word 'ver' mean?
What does the word 'matri' mean?
What does the word 'matri' mean?
What does the word 'mega' mean?
What does the word 'mega' mean?
What does the word 'pop' mean?
What does the word 'pop' mean?
What does the word 'sangui' mean?
What does the word 'sangui' mean?
Study Notes
Prefixes and Suffixes Study Notes
- ante: Means "before," used in words like "antebellum."
- anti: Means "against," seen in words such as "antibiotic."
- bi: Stands for "two," as in "bicycle."
- circum: Means "around," used in "circumference."
- com and con: Both mean "together," found in "combine" and "convene."
- de: Indicates "down," found in words like "descend."
- dis: Means "away," used in "disconnect."
- equi: Stands for "equal," seen in "equilibrium."
- extra: Means "beyond," as in "extraordinary."
- inter: Indicates "between," used in "international."
- intra: Means "within," found in "intravenous."
- intro: Indicates "into," as seen in "introduce."
- mal and mis: Both mean "bad," as seen in "malfunction" and "mistake."
- non: Means "not," used in "nonprofit."
- post: Indicates "after," found in "postpone."
- pre: Means "before," as in "predict."
- semi: Stands for "half," as in "semicircle."
- sub: Indicates "under," seen in "submarine."
- super: Means "over," used in "superior."
- syn and sym: Both mean "together," found in "synchronize" and "sympathy."
- tri: Stands for "three," as in "triangle."
- un: Means "not," seen in "unknown."
Roots and Affixes Study Notes
- archy: Means "government," as in "monarchy."
- ard: Indicates "always," used in adjectives like "cowardly."
- cide: Means "to kill," seen in "homicide."
- ician: Indicates a "specialist," found in "musician."
- itis: Means "inflammation," seen in "arthritis."
- aqua: Stands for "water," found in "aquarium."
- audi: Means "to hear," as in "auditory."
- bell: Indicates "war," used in "rebellion."
- cap: Means "to take," as in “capture.”
- cise: Means "to cut," found in "incision."
- bio: Stands for "life," as in "biology."
- auto: Means "self," found in "autonomy."
- port: Indicates "to carry," as in "transport."
- scrib: Means "to write," seen in "describe."
- logy: Refers to "science," found in "biology."
- dict: Means "to say," as in "predict."
- cred: Indicates "to believe," seen in "credit."
- cent: Stands for "one hundred," found in "century."
- neo: Means "new," as in "neologism."
Additional Roots and Affixes Notes
- ad: Means "to," as in "advance."
- cede: Indicates "to go," found in "recede."
- miss: Means "to send," as in "dismiss."
- centri: Means "center," found in "concentric."
- biblio: Stands for "book," as in "bibliography."
- anthropo: Means "man," found in "anthropology."
- homo: Indicates "same," as in "homogeneous."
- spec: Means "to look," found in "spectator."
- duct: Means "to lead," seen in "conduct."
- fer: Means "to carry," as in "transfer."
- pend: Refers to "to hang," found in "suspend."
- micro: Stands for "small," as in "microscope."
- hydro: Means "water," found in "hydroelectric."
- photo: Indicates "light," seen in "photography."
- pan: Means "all," as in "panacea."
- penta: Stands for "five," found in "pentagon."
- tele: Means "far," as in "telephone."
- vid: Means "to look," seen in "video."
- omni: Refers to "all," as in "omniscient."
- ex: Indicates "out," found in "exit."
- poly: Means "many," seen in "polygon."
- re: Indicates "again," as in "redo."
- hypo: Means "under," found in "hypothermia."
- pseudo: Indicates "false," as seen in "pseudonym."
- neuro: Means "nerve," as in "neuroscience."
- tomy: Means "to cut," found in "anatomy."
- hema: Indicates "blood," seen in "hemoglobin."
- proto: Means "first," as in "prototype."
- phon: Means "sound," found in "telephone."
- mono: Stands for "one," as in "monologue."
- viv: Refers to "life," as in "revive."
- morph: Means "shape," found in "morphology."
- vest: Indicates "clothes," seen in "invest."
- bene: Means "good," as in "beneficial."
- pond: Refers to "weight," found in "ponder."
- corp: Means "body," as in "corporation."
- dorm: Refers to "sleep," seen in "dormant."
- pater: Means "father," as in "paternity."
- nov: Stands for "new," found in "novel."
- punct: Means "point," as in "punctuation."
- ject: Indicates "to throw," found in "eject."
- tion: Refers to "act or state," as in "action."
- loco: Means "place," found in "location."
- dox: Indicates "opinion," seen in "orthodox."
- amphi: Means "both," as in "amphibian."
- magn: Stands for "great," found in "magnificent."
- eu: Means "good," seen in "euphoria."
- endo: Indicates "within," as in "endoscope."
- phobia: Means "fear," found in "claustrophobia."
- ortho: Means "straight," seen in "orthodox."
- put: Refers to "to think," found in "input."
- ver: Means "true," as in "verify."
- matri: Refers to "mother," seen in "matriarch."
- mega: Means "large," as in "megapolis."
- pop: Stands for "people," found in "population."
- sangui: Indicates "blood," as in "sanguine."
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