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WORD PART
MEANING
SAMPLE WORDS
aero
air
aerobics, aeronautics, aerodynamics
aqua
water
aquamarine, aquatics
biblio
book
bibliography, bibliophile
bio
life
biology, biography, biopsy
chron
time
chronological, synchronize, chronically
dem
people
democracy, demographics, democrat
geo
earth
geography, geology, geophyisics
graph
write
telegraph, autograph, biology
hemi
half
hemisphere
meter
measure
thermometer, centimeter, metric
micro
very small
microscope, microscopic
migr
move
emigrate, immigrant, migrate
mim
same
mimic, mime
mort
death
mortal, morician, mortify
phon
sound
telephone, phonograph, phonetic
photo
light
photograph, photsynthesis
scrib
write or draw
scribble, prescription
tele
distant
television, telephone, telepathy
test
authentic or real
testimony, testify
Roots
WORD PART
MEANING
SAMPLE WORDS
a-
not or without
asocial, amoral, anemia, atypical
be-
to make or cause to be
befriend, beware, become
mid-
middle
midlife, midweek, midatlantic
post-
after
postdate, postgraduate
semi-
half or partial
semisweet, semiannual
super-
over or above
superhuman, superimpose
ant or ent
an agent of
disinfectant, dependant
ess
female or feminine
princess, waitress, lioness
ism
a belief or action
feminism, optimism, criticism
ist
someone who produces or performs
optimist, pianist, violinist
Prefixes
Suffixes