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de
reduce, away, down, remove

Latin

decelerate - to slow down, reduce speed;
dethrone - to remove from power;
debug - to remove bugs
dec/a,
deka
ten

Greek

decade - 10 years;
decathlon - athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in which each participant competes; December - formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar
deci
one tenth

Latin

deciliter - a tenth of a liter;

decimate - reduce dramatically;

decibel - one tenth of the sound volume unit bel
dem/o
people

Greek

democracy - government of the people;
demographic - the study of people;

epidemic - spreading among people in a region
demi
half, less than

Latin

demitasse - a small cup of coffee;

demimonde - someone of little respected life style
dendr/o/i
tree

Greek

philodendron - a climbing plant that grows on trees;

dendrochronology - dating events by studying growth rings in trees;

dendriform - in the shape of a tree
dent, dont
tooth

Latin

dental - relating to teeth;

dentist - a doctor for the teeth;

dentures - a set of false teeth
derm/a
skin

Greek

dermatologist - a doctor for the skin;
pachyderm - a class of animals with very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros);
dermatitis - inflammation of the skin
di/plo
two, twice

Greek

dichromatic - displaying two colors;

diploma - a certificate, literally "a letter folded double"; dilemma - a situation that requires a choice between two alternatives.
di/s
apart, away,
not, to the opposite

Latin

digression - a departure from the main issue, subject;
disappear - to move out of sight;
dissect - to cut apart piece by piece.
dia
through, between,
apart, across
Greek

diabetes - disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine;

diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms;
dialog - conversation between two people.
dict
speak

Latin

contradict - to express the opposite of;

prediction - a statement foretelling the future; dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down.
domin
master

Latin

dominate - to be the master of;

domineering - excessively controlling;
predominate - to have more power than others
don/at
give

Latin

donation - a contribution or gift;

donor - someone who gives something;

pardon - to give forgiveness for an offense
duc/t
lead

Latin

conduct - to lead musicians in playing music;

educate - to lead to knowledge; deduction - a subtraction of an amount.
du/o
two, twice

Latin

duplicate - make an identical copy;

duet - a musical composition for two voices or instruments;

duo - a pair normally thought of as being together.
dur
harden, to last, lasting

Latin

durable - having the quality of lasting;

duration - the length of time something lasts;

enduring - able to last.
dyn/a/am
power, energy, strength

Greek

dynamo - a generator of energy;

dynamic - having physical energy/power;

dynamite - a powerful explosive.
dys
abnormal, bad

Greek

dyspepsia - abnormal indigestion;

dystopia - an imaginary place of total misery;

dyslexia - impairment of the ability to handle words.
e-
out, away

Latin

eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully;

emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission;

eject - throw out forcefully.
ego
self

Latin
Greek

egoistic - self-centered;
alter ego - a higher aspect of oneself;
egomania - excessive preoccupation with oneself.
em, en
into, cover with, cause

empathy - intention to feel like another person; empower - put into power;
engorge - make larger.
endo
within, inside

Greek

endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant;

endocrine - relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph;

endogamy - the custom to marry within one's clan, tribe etc.
enn/i, anni years Latin bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years; centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years; perennial -lasting through many years.
years

Latin

bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years;

centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years;

perennial -lasting through many years.
en, in
inside, inwards

Latin

envision - to picture in the mind;

enclose - lock inside;

inwards - towards the inside.
ep/i
on, upon, over,
among, at, after,
to, outside

Greek

epidemic - the rapid spread of something negative; epilogue - a short speech delivered after a play; epicenter - the center of an earthquake.
equ/i
equal, equally

Latin

equidistant - an equal distance from two points;

equanimity - calm temperament, evenness of

temper; equation - a statement of equality.
erg/o
work

Greek

ergonomics - study of the working environment;

energy - the power to accomplish work;

energetics - science that looks at energy and its transformation.
esth/aesth
feeling, sensation, beauty Latin

esthetician - someone who beautifies;

aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty;

kinesthesia - the sensation of bodily movement.
ethno
race, people

Greek

ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people;

ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of people;

ethnology - the science of people and races.
eu
good, well

Greek

euphemism - replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one;

euphonious - having a pleasant sound;

euphoria - feeling of well-being.
ex
from, out,

Latin

excavate - to dig out;

exhale - to breathe out;

extract - to pull out.
extra, extro
outside, beyond

Latin

extraordinary - beyond ordinary;

extraterrestrial - outside the Earth;

extrovert - an outgoing person.
fac/t
make, do

Latin

artifact - an object made by a person;

factory - a place where things are made;

malefact - a person who does wrong.
fer
bear, bring, carry

Latin

confer - to bring an honor to someone;

ferry - a boat that carries passengers;

transfer - to move to another place.
fid
faith

Latin

confide - place trust in someone,

fidelity - faithfulness;

fiduciary - a trustee;
flect
bend

Latin

deflect - to bend course because of hitting something;

inflection - a bending in the voice's tone or pitch;

flexible - easily bending.
flor/a,
fleur
flower

Latin

florist - someone working with flowers;

floral - flowerlike;

flora - the plant life of a particular time or area
for
completely (used to intensify
the meaning of a word)

forsaken or forfeited - completely lost;

forgiven - completely given (a release of debt).
fore
in front of, previous, earlier

forebear - ancestor;

forebode - to give an advance warning of something bad;

forecast - a preview of events to be.
form
shape

Latin

conformity- correspondence in form, manner, or character;

formation- something that is formed;

reformatory- intended for reformation
fract, frag
break

Latin

fracture - a break;

fragile - easy to break;

fragment or fraction - a part or element of a larger whole
fug
flee, run away, escape

Latin

fugitive - a person who is running away;

refuge - a sheltered place to flee to;

refugee - a person seeking protection
funct
perform, work

Latin

defunct - no longer working or alive;

function - to work or perform a role normally;

malfunction - to fail to work correctly.
fus
pour

Latin

confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense of; f

use - to melt by heating;

infuse - to put into.