English Roots And Prefixes

Front 1

ad- [b,c,f,g,l,n,p,r,s,t]

Back 1

to, toward, near

Hint 1

appoint

Front 2

jec, jac, ject

Back 2

to throw, hurl, be near; place

Hint 2

eject

Front 3

vert, vers

Back 3

turn; change

Hint 3

invert

Front 4

voc, voke

Back 4

call; voice

Hint 4

vocabulary

Front 5

lit, liter

Back 5

letter; word; literature

Hint 5

literature

Front 6

pro-

Back 6

before in place or time; forth, acting for; supporting

Hint 6

progress

Front 7

gnos, cogn

Back 7

knowlege

Hint 7

incognito

Front 8

medi

Back 8

middle, between

Hint 8

medicore

Front 9

cede, ceed, cess

Back 9

going away from; withdraw; move

Hint 9

procede

Front 10

pon, pos, posit, pound

Back 10

put, place

Hint 10

deposit

Front 11

ob-, oc-, of-, op-, o-

Back 11

to, toward

Hint 11

offense

Front 12

sub- [c,f,g,m,p,r,s]

Back 12

under, beneath, below

Hint 12

submerge

Front 13

stan, stin, stat, stice, stab, stit, sist

Back 13

to stand, remain; to take a position

Hint 13

establish

Front 14

pend, pens, pond

Back 14

to hang, be suspended, or weighted

Hint 14

suspend

Front 15

mis, mit

Back 15

to send

Hint 15

transmit

Front 16

ab-, abs-, a-

Back 16

away, from; from off; down

Hint 16

avert

Front 17

ten, tin, tain

Back 17

to hold

Hint 17

obtain

Front 18

scend, scent

Back 18

climb

Hint 18

descend

Front 19

duc, duct

Back 19

to lead

Hint 19

abduct

Front 20

rupt

Back 20

break

Hint 20

bankrupt

Front 21

inter-

Back 21

between, among; with, mutual

Hint 21

international

Front 22

roga

Back 22

ask, inquiry, request, demand

Hint 22

interrogate

Front 23

ven, vent

Back 23

to come

Hint 23

venture

Front 24

cap, cep, cept, cip, ceive

Back 24

to take, to sieze, to hold

Hint 24

capture

Front 25

peri-

Back 25

around

Hint 25

perimeter

Front 26

log, logy

Back 26

speak, word, study of

Hint 26

zoology

Front 27

epi-

Back 27

upon, beside, additional

Hint 27

epidemic

Front 28

jour

Back 28

daily

Hint 28

journal

Front 29

contra-, contro-, counter-

Back 29

against, contrary, opposite

Hint 29

contradict

Front 30

ana-

Back 30

upward; against; backward; throughout

Hint 30

analysis

Front 31

per-

Back 31

throughout, to the end, completely

Hint 31

perfect

Front 32

plic, plex, ply, ploy

Back 32

fold, bend; use, involve

Hint 32

inplicit

Front 33

intra-, intro-

Back 33

within, inside of; into, inword

Hint 33

introvert

Front 34

para-, par-

Back 34

beside, by; a protection against

Hint 34

paramedic

Front 35

post-

Back 35

after, behind

Hint 35

postscript

Front 36

an-, a-

Back 36

not, without

Hint 36

anarchy

Front 37

mem, mne(s), men(t)

Back 37

mind; to think; mindful, memory

Hint 37

memory

Front 38

stru, struct

Back 38

build (layers); spread

Hint 38

construct

Front 39

onym, onoma, nomen

Back 39

name; reputation

Hint 39

anonymous

Front 40

path, pati

Back 40

suffering, feeling

Hint 40

empathy