GRE TOEFL IELTS Prefix-root-suffix

Prefix-Root- Suffix

Root, Prefix or Meaning Examples Suffix a, ac, ad, af, ag, al, to, toward, near, in aside ,accompany ,adjust ,aggression ,allocate, annihilate an, ap, as, at addition to ,by ,affix ,associate, attend, adverb apolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, apathy, aphasia, a, an not, without anemia ab, abs away from, off absolve, abrupt, absent act, ag: do, act, drive active, react, agent, active, agitate am, ami love, like amorous, amiable, amicable ambul to walk ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist mind, life, spirit, anim animal, animate, animosity anger ann, annu, enni yearly annual, annual, annuity, anniversary, perrenial anterior, anteroom, antebellum, antedate, antecedent ante before antediluvian antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antichrist, anti, ant against, opposite antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy to originate, to auc, aug, aut augment , author, augment, auction increase audience, auditory, audible, auditorium, audiovisual, aud, audi, aur to hear audition, auricular automobile, automatic, automotive, autograph, auto self autonomous, autoimmune Noun: state or -acy, -cy privacy, nfancy, adequacy, intimacy, supremacy quality Noun: activity, or -age courage, suffrage, shrinkage, tonnage result of action Noun: action, result -al referral, disavowal, disposal, festival of action -an Noun: person artisan, guardian, historian, magician Noun: action, state, -ance, -ence resistance, independence, extravagance, fraudulence quality or process Noun: state, quality -ancy, -ency vacancy, agency, truancy, latency or capacity Noun: an agent, -ant, -ent something that disinfectant, dependent, fragrant performs the action Noun: state, office, -ate candidate, electorate, delegate fuction For more information visit http://gre-toefl-ielts.blogspot.com/

-ation -ate -able, -ible -al, -ial, -ical -ant, -ent, -ient -ar, -ary -ate

Noun: action, resulting state Verb: cause to be Adjective: worth, ability Adjective: quality, relation Adjective: kind of agent, indication Adjective: resembling, related to Adjective: kind of state

specialization, aggravation, alternation graduate, ameliorate, amputate, colligate solvable, incredible structural, territorial, categorical important, dependent, convenient spectacular, unitary inviolate

benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction, beneficiary, benefit bi, bine two biped, bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve, biannual bio, bi life biography, biology bibli, biblio book bibliophile, bibliography brev short abbreviate, brevity, brief cad, cap, cas, ceiv, to take, to seize, to receive, deceive, capable, capacious, captive, accident, cept, capt, cid, cip hold capture, occasion, concept cat, cata, cath down, with catalogue, category, catheter ceas, cede, ceed, succeed, proceed, precede, recede, secession, exceed, to go, to yield cess succession cent hundred centennial, century, centipede centr center eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric chronology, chronic, chronicle chronometer, chron time anachronism cide, cis to kill, to cut fratricide, suicide, incision, excision, circumcision circumnavigate, circumflex, circumstance, circumcision, circum around circumference, circumorbital, circumlocution, circumvent, circumscribe, circulatory clam, claim shout acclaim, clamor, proclaim, exclaim clin lean, bend decline, aclinic, inclination include, exclude, clause, claustrophobia, enclose, clud, clus claus to close, shut exclusive, reclusive, conclude cohesiveness, cognate, collaborate, convene, co, cog, col, con, commitment, compress, contemporary, converge, with, together com, cor compact, confluence, convenient, concatenate, conjoin, combine, correct complete, compel, conscious, condense, confess, com, con fully comfirm bene

good, well, gentle

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cogn, gnos

know to know

contra, counter

against, opposite

corp cour, cur, curr, curs cort cre, cresc, cret, crease

body

recognize cognizant diagnose agnostic contradict, counteract, contravene, contrary, counterspy, contrapuntal corporate, corpse, corpulent, incorporate

run, course

occur, excursion, discourse, courier, course

correct

escort, cortage

grow

create, crescent, accretion, increase

cred

to believe

cycl

circle, wheel from, down, away, to do the opposite, against ten suitable God people two through, across, between

de dec dec, dign dei, div demo di dia dic, dict, dit

say, speak

dit

give

dis, dys, dif doc, doct dog, dox duc, duct -dom ecto endo equi e, ex, ef, es, ec en, em epi ev, et

credo, credible, credence, credit, credential, incredible, credulity, incredulous bicycle, cyclical, cycle, encliclical detach, deploy, derange, decrease, deodorize, devoid, deflate, degenerate, deice decimal, decade, decalogue, decimate decent, decorate, dignity divinity, divine, deity, divination, deify democracy, demagogue, epidemic divide, diverge, diglycerides diameter, diagonal, dialogue dialect, dialectic, diagnosis, diachronic predict, verdict, malediction, dictionary, dictate, dictum, diction, indict

dismiss, differ, disallow, disperse, dissuade, divide, away, not, negative, disconnect, dysfunction, disproportion, disrespect, opposite of, separate distemper, distrust, distaste, disarray, dyslexia teach, prove docile, doctor, doctrine, document thought, idea dogma, orthodox, paradox produce, abduct, product, transducer, viaduct, aqueduct, to lead, pull induct, deduct, reduce, induce Noun: place, state wisdom of being outside, external ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm inside, withing endotoxin, endoscope, endogenous equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equitable, equal equation, equator out, away, from, emit, expulsion, exhale, exit, express, exclusive, fully enervate, expel ,exceed, explosion put into, make enamor, empower upon, beside, over epilogue time, age medieval, eternal

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exter, extra -er, -or -ed -en -er, -or -ed -en -er -est fa, fess fac, fact, fec, fic, fas, fea femto fer fic, feign, fain, fit, feat fid fig flect, flex flict

outside of, beyond Noun: person or thing that does something Verb: past tense Verb: to cause to become Verb: action Adjective: having the quality of Adjective: material Adjective: comparative Adjective: superlative speak

external, extrinsic, exterior extraordinary, extrabiblical extracurricular, extrapolate, extraneous porter, collector attained moisten ponder, clamor terraced silken brighter strongest fable, fabulous, fame, famous, confess, profess

make do, do

difficult, fashion, feasible, feature, factory, fact, effect

quadrillionth bear, carry shape, make, fashion belief, faith shape, form to bend strike

femtosecond fertile, infer, refer fiction, faint, feign confide, diffident, fidelity figurem, effigy, figure, figment flexible, reflection, deflect, circumflex affliction, conflict, inflict effluence, influence, effluvium, fluctuate, confluence, reflux, influx, fluid forecast, fortune, foresee format, formulate effort, forte, fortifiable frail, fracture, fragment subterfuge, refuge, centrifuge

flu, fluct, flux

flow

for, fore form fort fract, frag, frai fuge fuse

before shape strength break flee pour Noun: an amount or mouthful quanity that fills Adjective: having, fanciful giving, marked by Adverb: in a manner fourfold of, marked by make to give birth, kind generate, generally, gingerly, indigenous

-ful -ful -fold -fy gen, gin

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geo giga gor grad, gress, gree

earth billion to gather, to bring together to gather, to bring together

graph, gram, graf to write, draw hale her, hes hetero hex, ses, sex homo

brathe to stick other six same

hyper

over, above

in, im, il, ir

not

geography gigabyte, gigaflop category, categorize grade, degree, progress polygraph, grammar, biography, graphite, telegram, autograph, lithograph, historiography, graphic adhere, hesitate heterodox, heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets homogenized, homosexual, homonym, homophone hyperactive, hypertensive, hyperbolic, hypersensitive, hyperventilate, hyperkinetic illegible, irresolute, inaction, inviolate, innocuous, intractable, innocent, impregnable, impossible, imposter

infra

in, into, on, near, toward beneath

inter

between, among

intro it

into, within go Noun: related to, pedestrian, human one that is Noun: names, phobia diseases Noun: art of healing psychiatry Noun: related to the arithmetic, economics arts and sciences Noun: act malice Noun: material made for, activity, flooring, swimming, building result of an activity Noun: condition or abduction action Noun: doctrine, belief, action or formalism conduct Noun: person or podiatrist member Noun: state or graphite

in, im, (il)

-ian, an -ia -iatry -ic, ics -ice -ing -ion -ism -ist -ite

instead, import infrared, infrastructure international, intercept, interject, intermission, internal, intermittent, interoffice, introvert, introspection, introduce

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quality Noun: state or -ity, ty quality -ive Noun: condition -ify Verb: cause Verb: present -ing participle -ize Verb: cause Adjective: quality, -ic relation Adjective: having -ile the qualities of -ing Adjective: activity Adjective: having -ish the character of Adjective: having -ive, -ative, -itive the quality of jac, ject

to throw

judice jug, junct, just labor lex, leag, leg

judge to join work law choose, gather, select, read strike place, area say, speech, word, reason, study light play Adjective: without, missing Adverb: in the manner of

lect, leg, lig lide loc log luc, lum, lust: lude -less -ly mal

bad, badly

man, manu main metr

hand, make, do bide admeasure

mega

great, million

mem

recall, remember

lucidity, novelty native specify depicting fantasize generic projectile cohering newish festive, cooperative, sensitive reject, eject, project, trajectory, interject, dejected, inject, ejaculate junction, adjust, conjugal legal, college, league collect, legible, eligible location, locally logic translucent, illuminate, illustrate motiveless fluently malformation, maladjusted, dismal, malady, malcontent,malfunction, malfeasance, maleficent manage, management

megaphone, megaton, megaflop, megalomaniac, megabyte, megalopolis memory, commemorate

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ment min meso

mind little, small middle

meta

beyond, change

micro mill, kilo milli

millionth thousand thousandth

mis

wrong, bad, badly

mit, miss

to send

mob, mov, mot

move

mono

one

morph multi

shape many Noun: condition or document result billionth nanosecond, nanobucks

-ment nano nasc, nat, gnant, nai nom, nym non non nov

to be born

name nine not new Noun: state, -ness condition, quality oct eight toward, against, in ob, oc, of, op the way omni all oper work over excessive, above Noun: condition or -or activity Noun: place for, -ory serves for Adjective: having -ous, -eous, -ose, the quality of, -ious relating to pair, pare arrange pat, pass, path feel, suffer

mental, mention minute, minor, minuscule mesomorph, mesoamerica, mesosphere metaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism, metahistorical, metainformation microgram, microvolt millennium, kilobyte, kiloton millisecond, milligram, millivolt misconduct, misinform, misinterpret, mispronounce, misnomer, mistake, misogynist transmit, permit, missile, missionary, remit, admit, missive, mission motion, remove, mobile monopoly, monotype, monologue, mononucleosis, monorail, monotheist, polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous multitude, multipartite, multiply, multipurpose

nascent, native, pregnant, naive nominate, synonym nonagon nonferrous, nonsense, nonabrasive, nondescript novice, novelty kindness octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave oppose, occur, offer, obtain omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient operate, opus overwork, overall, overwork valor territory adventurous, courageous, verbose, fractious

patient, passion, sympathy, pathology

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para

beside

ped, pod pel, puls pend, pond, pens per peri phan, phas, phen, fan, phant, fant phe phil

foot drive, push to hang, weigh through, intensive around

phon

sound

phot pico pict pli, ply plore poly pon, pos

light trillionth paint, show, draw fold weep many put, place

port

to carry

post pre, pur prim, prin pro psych pute quat, quad quint, penta quip quir, quis, quest, quer re retro rupt sanct sci, scio

after, behind before first for, foward mind think four five ship

scrib, script

to write

se sect, sec

paradox, paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase, parachute impede, pedestal, podium, pedestrian repel, pulse suspend, append persecute, permit, perspire, perforate, persuade periscope, perimeter, perigee, periodontal

show, make visible phantom, fantasy speak love

philosopher telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic, homophone, microphone photograph, photosynthesis, photon picofarad, picocurie picture, depict reply, implicate, ply polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous postpone, position, posture porter, portable, report, transportation, deport, import, export postpone, postdate precede propel psychology quadrangle, quadruplets quintet, quintuplets, pentagon, pentane, pentameter

seek, ask

query, inquire, exquisite, quest

back, again backwards break holy to know

report, realign, retract, revise, regain retrorocket, retrospect, retrogression, retroactive rupture, corrupt, interrupt sanctify, sanctuary, sanction, sanctimonious, sacrosanct conscious, science inscription, prescribe, proscribe, manuscript, conscript, scribble, scribe

apart, move away from cut

secede intersect, transect, dissect, secant, section

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sent, sens

feel, think

semi

half

sept serve sequ, secut, sue

seven keep follow to withstand, make up to join, companions alone loosen, explain

sist soci sol solv, solu, solut spect, spec, spi, spic, sper spir stand, stant, stab, stat, stan, sti, sta, st, stead strain, strict, string, stige stru, struct, stroy, stry sub, suc, suf, sup, sur, sus

to look, see

sentiment, sensation semifinal, semiconscious, semiannual, semimonthly, semicircle septet, septennial sequence, consecutive, ensue insist sociable, society solitary, isolate solve, absolute, soluble inspect, spectator, circumspect, retrospect, prospect, spectacle

hope breath, soul

respiration, inspire

stand

stature, establish, stance

bind, pull

constrict, restrain, stringent, prestige

build

destroy, misconstrue, obstruct

under, below, from, sustain, survive, support, suffice, succeed, submerge, secretly, instead of submarine, substandard, subnormal, subvert superior, suprarenal, superscript, supernatural, super, supra over, above superimpose, supercede together, at the same syn, sym sympathy, synthesis, synchronous, syndicate time Noun: status, -ship relationship condition -ster person tact, tang, tig, ting touch tactile, tactilely, tangible, contiguous, contingent tain, ten, tent, tin hold, keep, have retain, continue, content, tenacious tect, teg cover detect, protect, tegular, tegument tele distance, from afar television, telephone, telegraph, telemetry tend, tens, tend stretch contend, extensive tera trillion terabyte, teraflop term end, boundary, limit exterminate, terminal terr earth territory, terrain test see, witness attest, testify tire draw, pull theo, the God theology, theist, polytheist therm heat thermometer, thermal For more information visit http://gre-toefl-ielts.blogspot.com/

tor, tors, tort tract, trai, treat trans tri tribute un uni unti -ure vac vade veh, vect ven, vent ver verb, verv vert, vers vi vid, vie, vis vit, viv voc, voke volv, volt, vol with -ward -wise

-y -y

twist

torsion, torment, contort attract, tractor, traction, extract, retract, protract, detract, to drag, draw , pull subtract, contract, intractable across, beyond, transform, transoceanic, transmit, transport, transducer change three tripod, triangle, trinity, trilateral give not, against, unceasing opposite uniform, unilateral, universal, unity, unanimousone, one unite, unison before Noun: act, condition, process, exposure, conjecture function empty vacant, vacuum go to carry vector, vehicle, convection, vehement come convene, invent, prevent true verify word verify, veracity, verbalize, verve convert, revert, advertise, versatile, vertigo, invert, to turn, change reversion, extravert, introvert way see visible, video, review, indivisible life vital, vitality, vitamins, revitalize, revive call vocal, revoke roll, turn revolve, revolt, evolution against Adverb: in a homeward direction or manner Adverb: in the manner of, with timewise regard to Noun: state, condition, result of society, victory an activity Adjective: marked hungry by, having

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