Prefixes, Root Words, & Suffixes

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

not, without

amoral, anesthetic, apolitical, asocial

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

away from

abduction, abstain, abnormal

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

to, toward

Front 4

ambi-

Back 4

both

ambidextrous, ambivalent

Front 5

ana-

Back 5

up, back, again

analogy, anatomy, anagram

Front 6

anti-

Back 6

against

antipathy, antiwar, antisocial

Front 7

apo-

Back 7

from, away from

apology, apologize

Front 8

auto-

Back 8

self

autobiography, automobile, autocracy, automaton

Front 9

bene

Back 9

good

benediction benevolent benefactor

Front 10

cata-, cat-

Back 10

down, against

catastrophe--a turning down

Front 11

centro, centri-

Back 11

around, center

concentric, centrifugal

Front 12

circum-

Back 12

around

circumlocution circumference, circumvent

Front 13

com-

Back 13

with, together

communal, community

Front 14

con-

Back 14

with, together

connect, confide conspire

Front 15

contra-

Back 15

against

contradict, contravene

Front 16

de-

Back 16

down, away

descend, deject (cast down)

Front 17

dia-, di-

Back 17

through, across

diameter, division

Front 18

dis-

Back 18

apart, not

disengage, discord, discomfort

Front 19

dys-

Back 19

ill, difficult, bad

dysfunctional, dysentery

Front 20

e-

Back 20

out of, from

elect (choose out of), eject (throw out)

Front 21

ecto-

Back 21

on the outside

ectoderm--outer skin

Front 22

en-, em-

Back 22

in

empathy--feeling in

Front 23

endo-

Back 23

within, inside

endoscope--instrument for observing inside

Front 24

epi-

Back 24

upon

epitaph epidermis, epicenter

Front 25

eso-

Back 25

inward, within

esoteric--more inward, esophagus

Front 26

eu-

Back 26

well, good

euthanasia--good death

Front 27

ex-

Back 27

out of, from

exhume, exhale, exodus

Front 28

hetero-

Back 28

other, different

heterosexual, heterodoxy, heterodox heterogeneous

Front 29

homo-

Back 29

same

homosexual, homogeneous, homogenized

Front 30

hyper-

Back 30

over

hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity

Front 31

hypo-

Back 31

under

hypotension, hypodermic

Front 32

il-

Back 32

not

illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible

Front 33

im-

Back 33

not

imperfect, impolite, impossible

Front 34

im-

Back 34

into

imbibe (drink in, take in)

Front 35

in-

Back 35

not

indiscreet, invisible

Front 36

in-

Back 36

into

incorporate (take into the body)

Front 37

inter-

Back 37

between

intervene (come between), interstate

Front 38

intra-

Back 38

within

intrastate, intramural

Front 39

ir-

Back 39

not

irregular, irrational, irredeemable

Front 40

macro

Back 40

large

macrocosm, macroeconomics

Front 41

mal, male

Back 41

bad, evil

malediction malevolent, malnutrition

Front 42

meta-

Back 42

beyond

metaphysical

Front 43

micro

Back 43

small

microscope, microcosm, microeconomics

Front 44

mono

Back 44

one, single

monologue, monotheism, monarchy, monogamy

Front 45

neo

Back 45

new, recent

neologism, neo-liberal, neonatology. neolithic

Front 46

ob-

Back 46

against

object, obstruct (build against)

Front 47

palin-, pali-

Back 47

back, again

palindrome

Front 48

pan-

Back 48

all, every

pantheism, Pan-Hellenic, panorama, pandemic

Front 49

para-

Back 49

false

paramilitary, paralegal, parachute

Front 50

per-

Back 50

through

percolate (flow through) perforate (punch through)