Roots/affix For Pax Rn

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ante-

Back 1

before (antecedent = preceding event or word)

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ana-

Back 2

backward, upward (anaplasia = reversion of cells to earlier for)

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anti-

Back 3

against (antidote = something that acts against poison)

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auto-

Back 4

self (autotroph = organism that produces its own food)

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bene-

Back 5

good, well (beneficent = producing good, like charitable acts)

Front 6

con-

Back 6

with, together (convene = call together)

Front 7

ecto-

Back 7

outside, external (ectoderm = outer skin or layer)

Front 8

hetero-

Back 8

different, other (heterotrophic = eating food made by others)

Front 9

homo-

Back 9

same (homogeneous = uniform mixture)

Front 10

inter-

Back 10

between (interact = to act on each other)

Front 11

intra-

Back 11

within (intravenous = within the veins)

Front 12

mal-

Back 12

ill; evil (malady = illness; malevolent = wishing evil)

Front 13

mis-

Back 13

incorrect (misconduct = incorrect behavior)

Front 14

neo-

Back 14

new (neonatal = newly born)

Front 15

omni-

Back 15

all (omnipotent = all powerful)

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patho-

Back 16

ill (pathology = study of illness)

Front 17

sub-

Back 17

under (subcutaneous = under the skin)

Front 18

trans-

Back 18

across (transgress = go beyond the limits; violates)

Front 19

aqua

Back 19

water (aquatic = living in or pertaining to water)

Front 20

chron

Back 20

time (chronic = long duration, continuing)

Front 21

clude, clus

Back 21

shut, close (preclude = shut beforehand; prevent)

Front 22

cog, cogn

Back 22

know, knowledge (cognizant = knowledgeable about; aware)

Front 23

duce, duct

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lead (induce = lead to; bring about )

Front 24

fact, fect, fict

Back 24

make, do (factory = place where things are made)

Front 25

fract

Back 25

break (fracture = a break)

Front 26

graph, gram

Back 26

write, record, picture (graphic = creating a strong image)

Front 27

hydr, hydro

Back 27

water (dehydrate = remove water from)

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ject, jac

Back 28

throw, cast (interject = throw in between)

Front 29

logue, logy

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speech; science (eulogy = speech of praise ; zoology = animal science)

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man; manu

Back 30

hand; by hand (manual = handbook)

Front 31

meter

Back 31

measure (thermometer = instrument to measure temperature)

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ped, pod

Back 32

food (pedal = relating to the food ; podiatrist = foot doctor)

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pend, pense

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hang, weigh (impend = menace, as in "hanging overhead")

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scribe, script

Back 34

write (inscribe = write on, autograph ; inscription = something written)

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sec, sect

Back 35

cut (bisect = cut in half)

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spire, spirat

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breath, breathe (expire = die, as in "breathe your last breath")

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tract

Back 37

draw, drag (extract = draw out)

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troph

Back 38

feed (autotroph = feeder on food made by the organism)

Front 39

vene, vent

Back 39

come (convene = come together)

Front 40

vocat, voke

Back 40

call (vocation = profession, as in your "calling" ; evoke = call out)

Front 41

volve, volu

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roll, turn (evolve = develop as in "roll forward" ; revolution = a turn around)

Front 42

-able, -ible

Back 42

capable or worthy of (defensible = capable of being defended)

Front 43

-ance, -ence

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relating to, state of (despondence = state of being dejected, depression)

Front 44

-ic

Back 44

pertaining to (dramatic = pertaining to drama)

Front 45

-ish

Back 45

like, somewhat (mulish = like a mule; greenish = somewhat green)

Front 46

-less

Back 46

without (childless = without a child)

Front 47

-ment

Back 47

result; action (deferment = act of delaying)

Front 48

-ness

Back 48

condition, quality of (happiness = condition of being happy)

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-ology

Back 49

study of (biology = study of life)

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-phobe

Back 50

hate, dislike (hydrophobe = avoids water)

Front 51

more online

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http://home.comcast.net/~desertsnowstorm/bio_mirror/list_-_root_words_2006-7.pdf