Prefixes

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macro

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large, great

Greek

macroevolution - large scale evolution;

macromolecule - a large molecule;

macroeconomics - study of the overall forces of economy.

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magn/a/i

Back 2

great, large

Latin

magnify - make larger;

magnificent - grand;

magnate - a powerful person, especially in business or industry.

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mal/e

Back 3

bad, ill, wrong

Latin

malcontent - wrong content; malaria - "bad air", infectious disease thought to originate from the "bad air" of the swamps, but caused by the bite of an infected mosquito;

malicious - showing strong ill will.

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man/i/u

Back 4

hand

Latin

maneuver - to move by hand;

manual - done with the hands;

manuscript - a book written by hand.

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mand

Back 5

to order

Latin

command - an order or instruction;

demand - a hard-to-ignore order; mandate - an official order.

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mania

Back 6

madness, insanity,
excessive desire

Greek bibliomania - a crazy love of books;

egomania - a mad love of oneself;

maniac an insane person.

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mar/i

Back 7

sea

Latin

marina - a harbor for pleasure boats;

maritime - relating to the sea;

submarine - an undersea boat;

aquamarine - color of sea water.

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mater,
matr/i

Back 8

mother

Latin

maternal - relating to motherhood;

maternity - the state of being a mother;

matriarch - a woman head of a household.

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max

Back 9

greatest

Latin

maximal - the best or greatest possible;

maximize - to make as great as possible;

maximum - the greatest amount.

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medi

Back 10

middle

Latin

medieval - pertaining to the Middle Ages;

medium - in the middle;

mediocre - only of medium (inferior) quality.

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mega

Back 11

great, large, million

Greek

megalopolis - an area with many nearby cities;

megaphone - a device that projects a loud voice;

megastructure - huge building or other structure.

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melan/o

Back 12

black

Greek

melancholy - a state of dark emotions;

melanoma - malignant dark tumor of the skin;

melodrama - a dark, pathetic drama.

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memor/i

Back 13

remember

Latin

commemorate - to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony;

memorial - related to remembering a person or event;

memory: an ability to retain knowledge or an individual's stock of retained knowledge.

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merge,
mers

Back 14

dip, dive

Latin

immerge or immerse - to put or dip something into a liquid;

submerge to dip something completely into water.

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meso

Back 15

middle

Latin
Greek

Mesoamerica - Middle America;

meson - elementary particle with a mass between an electron and a proton.

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meta

Back 16

change, after, beyond, between

Greek

metaphysics - study of nature and reality;

metamorphosis - a complete change of form;

metastasis - the transmission of disease to other parts of the body.

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meter,
metr/y

Back 17

measure

Greek

audiometer- an instrument that measures hearing acuteness;

chronometer- an instrument that measures time;

metric - measured.

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micro

Back 18

very small, short, minute

Greek

microbe - a very small living thing;

microchip - a tiny wafer with an integrated circuit;

microscope - a device to see very small things.

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mid

Back 19

middle

Latin
Greek

midriff - the area between the chest and the waist;

midterm - middle of a term in school;

midway - halfway between.

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migr

Back 20

move

Latin

immigrant - a person who moves to a new country to settle;

migrant - person who moves from place to place;

migration - the process of moving.

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milli

Back 21

onethousandth

Latin

millimeter - one thousandth of a meter;

millibar - one thousandth of a bar;

milliliter - one thousandth of a liter.

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min/i

Back 22

small, less

Latin

mini - something that is very small;

minuscule - extremely tiny;

minutiae - very small or trivial details.

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mis/o

Back 23

bad, badly, wrong, wrongly,
to hate

Greek

misbehave - to behave badly;

misprint - an error in printing;

misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing.

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miss, mit

Back 24

send, let go

Latin

dismiss - to send someone away;

missile - a weapon sent into the air;

emit - to send something out; admittance - entry.

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mob

Back 25

move

Latin

immobilize - to stop from moving;

mobile - able to move freely;

mobility - the quality of being able to move.

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mon/o

Back 26

one, single, alone

Greek

monochromat - having one color;

monologue - a speech spoken by one person;

monotheism - belief in one god.

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mot, mov

Back 27

move

Latin

motion - the act of moving;

motivate - to move someone to action;

promote to move someone forward;

removable - able to be taken or carried away.

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morph/o

Back 28

form

Greek

metamorphosis - complete change of form; endorphins - chemical in the brain able to transform pain;

amorphous - without distinct shape or form.

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mort

Back 29

death

Latin

immortal - living forever, unable to die;

mortal - certain to die;

mortician - an undertaker.

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multi

Back 30

many, more than one or two

Latin

multicolored - having many colors;

multimedia - using a range of media;

multitasking - doing many things at once.

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mut

Back 31

change

Latin

immutable - not changing;

mutant - an organism that has undergone change;

mutate - to undergo a change.

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my/o

Back 32

muscle

Latin

myocardium - the middle muscle of the heart;

myasthenia - muscle fatigue or weakness;

myosin - common protein in muscle tissue.

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narr

Back 33

tell

Latin

narrate - to tell a story;

narrative - a story;

narrator - a person who tells a story.

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nat

Back 34

born

Latin

innate - included since birth;

natal - relating to birth;

natural - gotten at birth, not afterward.

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nav

Back 35

ship

Latin

circumnavigate - to sail around a place;

naval - relating to a navy or warships;

navigate - to sail a ship through a place.

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necr/o

Back 36

dead, death

Greek

necrophil - loving death;

necrosis - the death of tissue due to disease or injury;

necrology - a list of persons who have recently died.

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neg

Back 37

no

Latin

negate - to say it didn't happen;

negative - meaning "no";

renege - to go back on a promise.

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neo

Back 38

new, recent neoclassic - a revival of classic form, neocolonialism - the indirect ("new") economical and political control of a region by a more powerful foreign power; neonatal - a newborn child, especially the first few weeks.

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nephr/o

Back 39

kidney

Greek

nephritis - inflammation of the kidneys;

nephrotomy - surgical incision of a kidney;

nephron - a single, excretory unit in the kidney.

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neur/o

Back 40

nerve

Greek

neuralgia - pain along a nerve;

neurologist - doctor specializing in the nerves;

neurotic - mental disorder that usually does not include an impaired perception of reality.

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nom/in

Back 41

name

Latin

misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing;

nominal - being something in name only but not in reality;

nominate - to name for election or appointment, to designate.

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non

Back 42

no, not, without

Latin

nondescript - with no special characteristics;

nonfiction - true, real, not made-up;

nonsense - without sense.

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not

Back 43

mark

Latin

notable - marked as worthy of attention;

notarize - to certify a signature on a legal document;

annotate - to add remarks.

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noun,
nunc

Back 44

declare

Latin

announce - to declare in public;

denounce - to proclaim harsh criticism;

enunciate - to speak or declare something clearly.

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nov

Back 45

new

Latin

innovate - to introduce a new way;

novelty - something new;

novice - a person who is new at a job;

renovate - to make something like new again

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numer

Back 46

number

Latin

enumerate - to name a number of items on a list;

numerology - the study of magical uses of numbers;

numerous - a large number.