Prefix, Rootwords, And Suffix

Front 1

hypo-

Back 1

Meaning:
under
Example:
hypotension, hypodermic

Front 2

il-

Back 2

Meaning:
not
Example:
illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible

Front 3

im-

Back 3

Meaning:
not
Example:
imperfect, impolite, impossible

Front 4

im-

Back 4

Meaning:
into
Example:
imbibe (drink in, take in)

Front 5

in-

Back 5

Meaning:
not
Example:
indiscreet, invisible

Front 6

in-

Back 6

Meaning:
into
Example:
incorporate (take into the body)

Front 7

inter-

Back 7

Meaning:
between
Example:
intervene (come between), interstate

Front 8

intra-

Back 8

Meaning:
within
Example:
intrastate, intramural

Front 9

ir-

Back 9

Meaning:
not
Example:
irregular, irrational, irredeemable

Front 10

macro-

Back 10

Meaning:
large
Example:
macrocosm, macroeconomics

Front 11

mal, male-

Back 11

Meaning:
bad, evil
Example:
malediction malevolent, malnutrition

Front 12

meta-

Back 12

Meaning:
beyond
Example:
metaphysical

Front 13

micro-

Back 13

Meaning:
small
Example:
microscope, microcosm, microeconomics

Front 14

mono-

Back 14

Meaning:
one, single
Example:
monologue, monotheism, monarchy, monogamy

Front 15

neo-

Back 15

Meaning:
new, recent
Example:
neologism, neo-liberal, neonatology. neolithic

Front 16

ob-

Back 16

Meaning:
against
Example:
object, obstruct (build against)

Front 17

palin-, pali-

Back 17

Meaning:
back, again
Example:
palindrome

Front 18

pan-

Back 18

Meaning:
all, every
Example:
pantheism, Pan-Hellenic, panorama, pandemic

Front 19

para-

Back 19

Meaning:
false
Example:
paramilitary, paralegal, parachute

Front 20

per-

Back 20

Meaning:
through
Example:
percolate (flow through) perforate (punch through)

Front 21

peri-

Back 21

Meaning:
around
Example:
perimeter, periscope

Front 22

phil-, philo-

Back 22

Meaning:
ike, lover of
Example:
philosophy, Francophile, bibliophile, philanthropy

Front 23

poly-

Back 23

Meaning:
many, several
Example:
polygon, polygamy, polytechnic, polytheism

Front 24

post-

Back 24

Meaning:
after
Example:
postgraduate, posthumous postpone

Front 25

pre-

Back 25

Meaning:
before
Example:
precede, predict (tell before)

Front 26

pro-

Back 26

Meaning:
for, forward
Example:
promote, project

Front 27

pros-

Back 27

Meaning:
toward, in front
Example:
prospect—view in front, something coming up

Front 28

proto-

Back 28

Meaning:
first
Example:
prototype, protoplasm, protobiology

Front 29

pseudo

Back 29

Meaning:
false
Example:
pseudonym, pseudoscience

Front 30

re-

Back 30

Meaning:
again, back
Example:
repeat, recede, regress (step back)

Front 31

retro-

Back 31

Meaning:
back
Example:
retrogression, retroactive

Front 32

se-

Back 32

Meaning:
away from
Example:
seduce (lead away), secede

Front 33

sub-

Back 33

Meaning:
under
Example:
submarine, subject, subhuman subterranean

Front 34

sur-, super-

Back 34

Meaning:
over, above
Example:
superhuman, superego, superintend, surpass

Front 35

syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-

Back 35

Meaning:
with, together
Example:
symphony, synonym, system, syllable

Front 36

tele-

Back 36

Meaning:
distant, far off
Example:
telephone, telepathy, television, telegram

Front 37

trans-

Back 37

Meaning:
across
Example:
transient, Transatlantic, transport (carry across)