Prefix ,root Words ,suffixes

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

not, without
ex. amoral, anesthetic, apolitical, asocial

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

away from
ex.abduction, abstain, abnormal

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

to, toward
ex.adjoin, adjacent (lying near to)

Front 4

ambi-

Back 4

both
ex. ambidextrous, ambivalent

Front 5

ana-

Back 5

up, back, again
ex.analogy, anatomy, anagram

Front 6

anti-

Back 6

against
ex.antipathy, antiwar, antisocial

Front 7

apo-

Back 7

from, away from
ex.apology, apologize

Front 8

auto-

Back 8

self
ex.autobiography, automobile, autocracy, automaton

Front 9

bene-

Back 9

good
ex.benediction benevolent benefactor

Front 10

cata-, cat-

Back 10

down, against
ex.catastrophe--a turning down

Front 11

centro, centri-

Back 11

around, center
ex.concentric, centrifugal

Front 12

circum-

Back 12

around
ex.circumlocution circumference, circumvent

Front 13

com-

Back 13

with, together
ex.communal, community

Front 14

con-

Back 14

with, together
ex.connect, confide conspire

Front 15

contra-

Back 15

against
ex.contradict, contravene

Front 16

de-

Back 16

down, away
ex.descend, deject (cast down)

Front 17

dia-, di-

Back 17

through, across
ex.diameter, division

Front 18

dis-

Back 18

apart, not
ex.disengage, discord, discomfort

Front 19

dys-

Back 19

ill, difficult, bad
ex.dysfunctional, dysentery

Front 20

e-

Back 20

out of, from
ex.elect (choose out of), eject (throw out)

Front 21

ecto-

Back 21

on the outside
ex.ectoderm--outer skin

Front 22

en-, em-

Back 22

in
ex. empathy--feeling in

Front 23

endo-

Back 23

within, inside
ex.endoscope--instrument for observing inside

Front 24

epi-

Back 24

upon
ex.epitaph epidermis, epicenter

Front 25

eso-

Back 25

inward, within
ex.esoteric--more inward, esophagus

Front 26

eu-

Back 26

well, good
ex.euthanasia--good death

Front 27

ex-

Back 27

out of, from
ex.exhume, exhale, exodus

Front 28

hetero-

Back 28

other, different
ex.heterosexual, heterodoxy, heterodox heterogeneous

Front 29

homo-

Back 29

same
ex.homosexual, homogeneous, homogenized

Front 30

hyper-

Back 30

over
ex. hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity

Front 31

hypo-

Back 31

under
ex.hypotension, hypodermic

Front 32

il-

Back 32

not
ex.illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible

Front 33

im-

Back 33

not
ex.imperfect, impolite, impossible

Front 34

im-

Back 34

into
ex.imbibe (drink in, take in)

Front 35

in-

Back 35

not
ex.indiscreet, invisible

Front 36

in-

Back 36

into
ex.incorporate (take into the body)

Front 37

inter-

Back 37

between
ex.ntervene (come between), interstate

Front 38

intra-

Back 38

within
ex.intrastate, intramural

Front 39

ir-

Back 39

not
ex.irregular, irrational, irredeemable

Front 40

macro-

Back 40

large
ex.macrocosm, macroeconomics

Front 41

mal, male-

Back 41

bad, evil
ex.malediction malevolent, malnutrition

Front 42

meta-

Back 42

beyond
ex.metaphysical

Front 43

micro-

Back 43

small
ex.microscope, microcosm, microeconomics

Front 44

mono-

Back 44

one, single
ex.monologue, monotheism, monarchy, monogamy

Front 45

neo-

Back 45

new, recent
ex.neologism, neo-liberal, neonatology. neolithic

Front 46

ob-

Back 46

against
ex.object, obstruct (build against)

Front 47

palin-, pali-

Back 47

back, again
ex.palindrome

Front 48

pan-

Back 48

all, every
ex.pantheism, Pan-Hellenic, panorama, pandemic

Front 49

para-

Back 49

false
ex.paramilitary, paralegal, parachute

Front 50

per-

Back 50

through
ex.percolate (flow through) perforate (punch through)

Front 51

peri-

Back 51

around
ex.perimeter, periscope

Front 52

phil-, philo-

Back 52

like, lover of
ex.philosophy, Francophile, bibliophile, philanthropy

Front 53

poly-

Back 53

many, several
ex.polygon, polygamy, polytechnic, polytheism

Front 54

post-

Back 54

after
ex.postgraduate, posthumous postpone

Front 55

pre-

Back 55

before
ex.precede, predict (tell before)

Front 56

pro-

Back 56

for, forward
ex.promote, project

Front 57

pros-

Back 57

toward, in front
ex.prospect—view in front, something coming up

Front 58

proto-

Back 58

first
ex.prototype, protoplasm, protobiology

Front 59

pseudo

Back 59

false
ex.pseudonym, pseudoscience

Front 60

re

Back 60

again, back
ex.repeat, recede, regress (step back)

Front 61

retro-

Back 61

back
ex.retrogression, retroactive

Front 62

se-

Back 62

away from
ex.seduce (lead away), secede

Front 63

sub-

Back 63

under
ex.submarine, subject, subhuman subterranean

Front 64

sur-, super-

Back 64

over, above
ex.superhuman, superego, superintend, surpass

Front 65

syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-

Back 65

with, together
ex.symphony, synonym, system, syllable

Front 66

tele-

Back 66

distant, far off
ex.telephone, telepathy, television, telegram

Front 67

trans-

Back 67

across
ex.transient, Transatlantic, transport (carry across)