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meaning

words

-a

feminine

alumna, anima, Sophia, Julia

-a

noun

alga, formula, papilla

-a

plural

automata, bacteria, criteria, curricula, impedimenta, media, phenomena, realia

ab

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ab-

from, away

abdicate, abhorrence, abnormal, abortion, absent, abstract

-able, -ible, -ble

able

adorable, amiable, audible, innumerable, notable, pliable, quotable, soluble, tangible, taxable, vendible

-ac

one who, that which

aphrodisiac, hypochondriac, insomniac, maniac

-ac

being, having

cardiac, elegiac, ileac, theriac

-ac

stem extender

audacious, herbaceous, loquacious, tenacity, vivacity

ac, acer, acerb

sharp, tip

acerbic, acetic, acidic, acidulate, acidulous, acme, acne, acrid, acrimonious, acrobat, acronym, acrophobia, acropolis, acuity, acumen, acuminate, acupuncture, acute, exacerbate

-acle

one who, that which

oracle, receptacle, spectacle, spectacular, spiracle, tabernacle, tentacle

ad-

to, toward

abbreviate, account, adapt, admit, affect, aggressive, alleviate, annul, appeal, arrive, assume, attract

-ad

group

chiliad, dyad, monad, myriad, pentad, tetrad, triad

adipo

fat

adipescent, adipogenous, adipometer, adipophobia, adipose, adiposity

-ae

plural

algae, formulae, papillae

aer

air

aerate, aerial, aerodynamic, aerodyne, aerolite, aeronaut, aeronaomy, aerostate, anaerobic

aesthet

see esthet

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ag

act

agenda, agency, agent, agile, agitate, ambiguous, axiom, castigate, coagulate, enact, exact, exigency, fumigate, fustigate, interact, intransigent, litigate, navigate, prodigal, react, retroactive, strategy, transaction, variegate

-age

condition, process

damage, foliage, herbage, lineage, salvage, verbiage

agog

induce

anagogic, demagogue, emmenagogue, hypnagogue, mystagogue, pedagogue, synagogue

agon

struggle see ag

agony, antagonism, antagonize, protagonist

agr

field

agrarian, agriculture, agriology, agronomist, peregrinate

-al

pertaining to

armorial, astral, autumnal, dual, factual, floral, glottal, immortal, mental, nasal, neural, oral, papal, personal, scribal, spherical, surgical

al, all

other

alias, alibi, alien, allegory, allele, allelomorph, allomorph, allopatric, allotrope, alternative, altruism, inalienable, parallel

al

growth

abolish, adolescence, adult, aliment, alimony, coalesce

alb

white

alb, albescent, albiflorous, albino, albite, albocracy, album, albuminuria

alg

pain

algogenic, algometer, analgesic, arthralgia, neuralgia, nostalgic, odontalgia, pleuralgia

ali

wing

alar, alary, alate, aliferous, aliform, alinasal, aliped

alt

high

altigraph, altimeter, altiloquence, altitude, altisonant, alto, exalt, exaltation

alveol

small cavity

alveolar, alveolate, alveolopalatal, alvelus

am

love

amateiur, amiable, amicable, amity, amorous, enamored, enemy, enmity, inimical

ambi, amphi

both

ambidextrous, ambient, ambiguous, ambition, ambivert, ambivalent, amburbial, amphibian, amphitheater, circumambient

ambl

walk, go

amble, ambulance, ambulomancy, circumambulate, perambulate, preamble, somnambulist

ampl

large

ample, ampliate, amplify, ampliation, amplification, amplitude

-an

pertaining to

batrachian, human, mammalian, repilian, silvan, suburban

-an

one who, that which

artisan, cosmopolitan, lesbian, pagan, partisan, pedestrian, pediatrician, veteran

an-

lacking

anarchy, anemic, apathetic, aphotic, atheism, atheist, atom

ana

back

anabolism, anagram, analect, analysis, anaphora, anatomical, anatomize, anatomy, anodize

-and

passive noun

addenda, dividend, momorandum, multiplicand, operand, ordinand, reverend

ander

man

anandrous, androcentric, androgenous, androgyny, android, apandrous, gynadromorph, philander, polyandry

-ane

pertaining to

arcane, germane, montane, mundane, transmundane, urbane

ang

constrict

angina, angustation, anguish, anxiety, anxious

angl

angle

angular, anguliferous, traiangle, rectangle

angui

snake

anguiform, anguilliform, anguine, anguiped

anem

wind

anemography, anemometer, anemology, anemophilous

anim

spirit, mind

animadversion, animal, animalcule, animate, animosity, animus, equanimity, inanimate, longanimity, magnanimous, pusillanimus, reanimate, unanimous

ann

year

annals, anniversary, annual, annuity, biannual, biennial, biennium, centennial, millenium, perennial, superannuate, triennial

-ant

pertaining to

adamant, brilliant, constancy, defiance, gallant, importance, itinerant, militant, pliant, pregnancy, radiance

-ant

one who, that which

applicant, assistant, consultant, contestant, defendant, discriminant, inhabitant, intoxicant, itinerant, occupant, participant, servant, tenant

ante

before

ante, antebellum, antecedent, antechamber, antedate, antediluvian, anterior, anticipate, antiquarian, antiquated, antique, antiquity

anth

flower, collection

ananthous, anther, anthesis, anthoecology, anthology, chrysanthemum, exanthema, monanthous, perianth

anthrop

man

anthropophagous, anthropoid, anthropology, anthropophobia, lycanthrope, misanthrope, philanthropist

anti-

against

antibody, antichrist, antidote, antipathy, antipodes, antiseptic, antonym

apec

tip

apex, apical, apicular, apiculate, apicifixed,

aper

open

aperient, apiarian, apiary, apiculture, apiology, apiphobia, apivorous

api

bee

apian, apiarian, apertometer, aperture, malapert

apo-

away, off

apandrous, apocalypse, apocynum, apodeictic, apodictic, apogamy, apogee, apology, apoplexy, aporrheum, apostasy, apostle, apostrophe, apothecary, apotheosis

apt

fit

adapt, adaptation, adept, apt, aptitude, aptness, coaptation, inaptitude, inept

acqu

water

aquarium, aquapuncture, aquatic, aqueduct, aqueous, aquiculture, aquiferous, aquiform, aquosity, terraqueous

-ar

pertaining to

alveolar, articular, globular, granular, insular, jocular, linear, lunar, nuclear, particular, popular, regular, similar, spectacular, stellar, velar, vulgar

arachn

spider

arachnean, arachnid, arachnoid, arachnophagous, arachophobia, arachnology

arbiter

judge

arbiter, arbitrary, arbitrate, arbitration

arbor

tree

arbor, arboraceous, arboreal, arboreous, arboretum, arboricole, arboriculture

arch

govern, foremost

anarchist, anarchy, archaeology, archbishop, diarch, archetype, architect, archives, ethnarch, exarchy, hierachy, matriarch, monarch, oligarchy, patriarch, triarchy

ar

burn, dry

ardent, ardor, arid, arson

arm

weapon, art

alarm, arm, armada, armament, armigerous, armistice, armor, armory, arms, army, disarm

art

skill

art, artful, artifact, artifice, artificial, artillery, artisan, artist, artistic, artless, inert, inertia

arter

artery

arterial, arteriography, arteriole, arteriosclerosis, periateritis

arth

segment, joint

arthralgia, arthritis, art, arthrology, arthroplasty, arthropod, articulate

-ary

pertaining to

arbitrary, customary, solitary

-ary

having parts

binary, quaternary, quinary, ternary, trinary, unitary

-ary

place

apothecary, aquarium commissary, estuary, granary, mortuary, penitentiary, planetarium, sanctuary, sanitarium, seminary, solarium, vocabulary

-as

stem extender

enthusiastic, phantasy, orgasm, sarcasm

asper

rough, irritate

asperifoliate, asperity, exasperate

aster

star

aster, asterisk, asteroid, astral, astrodome, astrogeny, astrolatry, astrology, astronaut, astronomy, astrophysics, disaster, periaster

-aster

inferior

criticaster, grammicaster, medicaster, philosophaster, poetaster, stylaster, theologaster

-ate

one who, that which

advocate, affiliate, beneficiate, delegate, laureate, magistrate, novitiate, potentate, prostitute, triumvirate

-ate

pertaining to

affectionate, alternate, collegiate, delicate, indiscrimate, irate, obstinate, ornate, resolute

-ate

verb

aggravate, asphyxiate, convolute, elongate, equate, fascinate, fumigate, infuriate, liberate, punctuate, segregate, vacillate, vegetate

athl

sport

athletic, athleticism, decathlon, pentathlon

atmo

air

atmidometry, atmoclastic, atmograph, atmolysis, atmometer, atmosphere

atra

black, cruel

atrabilarian, atrabilious, atrocious, atrocity, atrosanguineous, atrous

aud

hear

audible, audience, audiology, audit, audition, auditor, auditorium, auditory, inaudible

aug

increase

auction, auctioneer, augment, augmentation, augur, augury, august, August, auxeisis, auxiliary, auxin, auxology,, inauguration

aur

ear

aural, auricular, auriform, aurilave, auriscope, binaural, monaural

aur

gold

auramine, aureate, aureole, auric, aurific, auriferous, aurivorous, aurigraphy, aurous, oriflamme, oriole

auspec

foretell

auspex, auspices, auspicial, auspicious

auster

south

Auster, austral, Australian, australopithecus, austromancy, Austronesia

auto

self

autarchy, autecology, autobiography, autocracy, autocratic, autogamy, autography, automate, automatic, automaton, automobile, autonomic, autonomy, automic, autopsy, tautology, tautophony

av

bird, fly

aviary, aviation, aviator, avicular

av

desire strongly

avaric, avaricious, avid, avidity

bacch

orgiastic

bacchanal, bacchanialian, bacchante, bacchanantic, bacchic

bacill, bacter

small staff, germ

bacilliform, bacillus, bacteria, bactericidal

ban

outlaw, desert

abandon, abondonment, ban, bandit, banish, banishment, contraband

bapt

dip

Anabaptist, baptism, baptismal, Baptist, baptistry, baptize, pedobaptist

bar

bar, legal profession

bar, barrage, barrier, barrister, debar, disbar, embar

bar

weight

baritone, barium, barometer, baroscope, isobar

barbar

uncivilized

Barbara, barbarian, barbaric, barbarize, barbarous

bas

bottom

basal, base, basic, basicrannial, basify, basilar, basis, basophil

bas

low

abase, base, basement, bass, basset, basso, bassoon, contrabass

bat

beat

abate, bat, bate, battalion, batter, battery, battle, battlement, combat, debate, embattle

batrach

frog

batrachian, batrachite, batrachoid, batrachophagous

bath

depth

bathophobia, bathos, bathybius, bathycolpian, bathymeter, bathysphere

beat

blessed

beatific, beatify, beatitudes

bell

war

antebellum, bellicist, bellicose, belligerency, belligerent, bellipotent, rebel, rebellion, rebellious

bene

good

benediction benefaction, benefactor, benefic, benefice, beneficial, beneficient, benefit, benevolence, benign, benignity, bonus

bi

two

biceps, bicycle, bifurcation, bigamy, bilingual, binary, binocular, biped, biplane, bisect, bivalve, combination, combinatory, combine

bio

life

amphibious, anabiosis, anaerobic, autobiography, bathybius, biology, biometrics, bionics, bioplasm, biopsy, cenobite, microbe, symbiosis

bib

drink

bib, bibacious, bibation, bibulous, imbibe, winebibber

bibl

book, Bible

Bible, bibliography, bibliolatry, bibliomania, bibliomancy, bibliopegist, bibliophile, bibliopole, bibliotics

bol

throw, extend

anabolism, bolograph, bolometer, catabolism, discobolus, ecbolic, emblem, emblematic, hyperbole, metabolism, parable, parabola, problem, symbol

bov

cow, milk

bovate, bovid, boviform, bovine, bucolic, bugle, butter, butyric

brac

arm

brace, bracelet, brachial, bracipod, barchiosaurus, barachiate, brachium, embrace

brach

short

amphibrach, brachycephalic, brachydactylic, brachydont, brachygraphy, brachylogy

brad

slow

bradycardia, bradycrotic, bradypod, bradypus, bradyseism

brev

short

abbreviate, abbreviation, breve, brevet, breviary, brevilingual, breviloquent, breviped, brevirostrine, brevity

bronch

windpipe

bronchial, bronchitis, bronchophony, bronchopneumonia, bronchoscope, bronchotomy

bulb

bulb

bulbar, bulbiferous, bulbiform, bulbous

burs

pouch, money

bursa, bursal, bursar, bursary, burse, bursiform, bursitis, disburse, reimburse

cac

bad

cack, cacodemonia, cacoethes, cacogenics, cacography, caconym, cacophony

cad

fall

accident, caducous, cadaverous, cadence, cadenza, casual, case, casuist, coincide, decadence, deciduous, incident, occasion, occident, recidivism

cal

hot

caldron, calescent, caliduct, calorescent, calorimeter, caloric, calorie, caloricity, calorifacient, calorific

calc

heel

calcaneal, calcaneous, calcar, inculcate, recalcitrant

calc

lime

calcicole, calcicosis, calciferous, calcify, calcinosis, calcium

calcul

pebble, reckon

calculable, calculate, calculiform, calculosis, calculous, calculas, incalculable

cali

beautiful

calisthenics, calligram, calligrapher, calliope, callipygian,, misocalligynous

calyc

cup

caliciform, calycate, calyceal, calycle, calycular, calyculus, calyx

calyp

cover, conceal

apocalypse, eucalyptus, calyptera

camp

field

camp, campaign, campestral, campo, camporee, campus, decamp, encamp, encampment

campan

bell

campana, campanario, campaniform, campanile, campanist, campanology, campanulate

can

dog

apocynum, canaille, canary, canicola, canicule, canine, cynical, cynocephalous, cynophobia, cynosure

can

sing, intone

accent, canorous, cantata, canticle, canto, descant, incantation, incentive, precentor, recant

cand

burn, glow

candelabrum, candent, candescence, candid, candidate, candle, candor, incandescent, incendiary, incense

cap

take, contain

accept, anticipate, capable, capacious, capacitance, capacitor, capacity, capsule, captivate, captive, captor, capture, deception, emanicipate, encapsulate, except, incapacitate, inception, incipient, intercept, intussusception, occupy, participate, participle, perceptible, precept, principal, principle, receptacle, recipe, recipient, recuperate, susceptible, usucaption

cap

head

cape, capital, capitation, capitol, capitular, capitulate, captain, decapitate, occipital, precipice, precipitous, recapitulate

capter

goat, impulse

caper, caprice, capricious, capricorn, caprigenous, caprince, capriole, capriped

car

crab, cancer

cancer, cancerocidal, cancerous, cancrivorous, cancrizans, cancroid, carcinectomy, carcinogenic, carcinology, carcinolytic, carcinoma, carcinomorphic

carb

burn, carbon

carbohydrate, carbolic, carbon, carboraceous, carbonated, carboniferous, carbuncle, cremate

card

heart

accord, accordance, cardiac, concord, concordance, cordate, cordial, cordiform, discord, obcordate, pericardium, recor

car

flesh

carnage, carnal, carnation, carnelion, carnival, carnivorous, carnosity, caruncle, chile con carne, incarnate, incarnation, reincarnate

carp

pluck

carpet, carpogenic, carpolite, carpology, carpophagous, excerpt

cart

paper

cartel, cartogram, cartography, carton, cartoon, cartouche, cartridge, cartulary

case

cheese

caseate, caseic, casein, caseinate, caseous

cast

purify

caste, castellan, castellate, castigate, castle, castlery, castrametation, castrate, castrato, castrension

cata

down

catabaptist, catabolic, cataclysm, catacomb, catagenesis, catalepsy, catalog, catalogue, cataract, catarrh, catastrophe, catechism, cathedral, catheter, cathode, catholic, catoptrics

caten

chain

catena, catenary, catenate, catenoid, catenulate, concatenation

caud

tail

brevicaudate, caudad, caudal, caudate, caudiform, cephalocaudal, coda, longicaudate

caust

burn

caulescent, caulicle, cauliculous, cauliflorous, cauliform, cauliflower, cauligenous, caulicarpous, colcannon, cole, coleslaw, colewort

cav

hollow

cavascope, cavate, cave, cavern, cavernous, cavetto, cavicorn, cavin, cavity, concave, concavity, excavate

caval

horse

ccavalcade, cavalletti, cavalier, cavalry

ced

go

accede, access, accessory, ancestor, antecedent, cede, cessation, cession, concede, excessive, incessant, intercede, intercession, necessary, precede, precedent, precession, predecessor, procedure, proceed, recede, recess, recession, secede, succeed

cel

cover

cell, cellar, cellphane, clandestine, color, occult

celer

fast

accelerate, celerity, decelerate

cen

new

caenogenesis, caenophithecus, cenozoology, Cenozoic, Eoocene, miocene, recent

cens

judge

censor, censorate, censorial, cesnsorious, censual, censure, census, recension

cent

hundred

cent, centenarian, centenary, centennial, centgener, centesimal, centesimate, centigrade, centimer, centipede, centuple, centurion, century, percent, sesquicenteniial, sexcentenary

center

center

androcentric, center, central, centralize, centrifuge, centripetal, centrist, concentrate, exccentric, egocentric, geocentric

cephal

head

acephalous, brachycephalic, cephalagia, cephalate, cephalocaudal, cephalopod, dolichocephalic, encephalitis, mesocephalic, microcephalic

cer

horn

carotid, ceratoid, cerebellum, cerebral, cervical, cervine, cervix, cranium, criosphore, keratin, keratosis, rhinocerous, triceratops

cer

separate

ascertain, certain, certificate, certify, certitude, concern, crime, critic, criterion, decree, discern, discrete, discretion, discriminate, excrement, incertitude, recriminate, secret, secretary, uncertain

cere

grow

accretion, accrue, cereal, concrete, concretion, create, creature, crescendo, crescent, decrease, excrescence, increase, increment, procreate, recruit

chem

substance

alchemy, chemical, chemist, chemoprophylaxis, chemotherapy, chemurgy

chir

hand

chiropodist, chiromancy, chironomy, chiroplast, chiropractor, choropteran, chirospasm, chirotony, enchiridion

chlor

light green

chlorine, choloroform, chlorophyll, chlorosis, chlorite

chol

bile

cholagogue, choledology, cholera, choleric, cholerigenesis, cholesterol, cholic, melancholy

chord

gut

clavicord, cord, cordal, chord, chordate, chordion, chordotomy, chordotonal, harpsichord, notochord, terachord

chrom

color

achromatic, choromatogenesis, chormosome, choromoplasm, chromotype, ferrochrome, monochromatic, panchromatic, xanthochronous

chron

time

anachronic, chronic, chronicle, chronology, chronometer, chronoscope, diachronic, synchronic

chrys

gold

chrysaniline, chrysalis, chrysanthemum, chryselephantine, chrysography, chrysoleptic, chrysology

cid

kill

bactericide, circumcise, concise, decide, decision, decisive, encisive, excise, excision, fratricide, fungicide, genocide, homicide, incision, incisor, patriciee, percise, recision, regicide, suicide

cil

eyelash

ciliate, ciliary, cilium, palpicil, supercilious

cine

ashes

cinefaction, cinereceous, cinerarium, cinerator, cinerous, cinerescent, incinerate

circ

round

circa, circle, circuit, circular, circulate, circumference, circumnavigate, circus, circumspect, circumstance, cornice, corolla, corona, curvature, curve, encircle

cis

on the side of

cisequatorial, cislunar, cismontane, cispontane

cit

summon

citation, cite, excite, incite, incitement, recital, recitation, recite, resuscitate, solicit, solicitude

civ

city

citadel, citizen, city, civic, civicism, civil, civilian, civilization, incivility, uncivilized

clam

cry out

acclamation, clamor, declamation, declamatory, exclamation, exclamatory, proclamation, reclamation

clar

clear

claret, clarify, clarinet, clarion, clarity, Clarence, declaration, declare

clav

key

claviature, clavichord, clavicle, clavier, clavieristic, claviform, claviger, claviol, conclave, enclave

cler

literate

clergyman, cleric, clerical, clerisy, clerk

cli

lean

acclivity, client, clientel, clinic, clinical, clinician, clinograph, clinometer, declination, decline, declivity, enclitic, inclination, proclivity, recline, synclinal

clud

close

claus, claustrophobia, close, closet, conclude, conclusion, conclusive, disclose, disclosure, enclose, exclude, exclusion, exclusive, inclose, inclosure, include, inclusion, inclusive, preclude, recluse, reclusion, seclude, seclusion

coc

ripen

concoct, concoctive, ecoct, decoction, decoctum, precocious

cocc

berry

coccidiosis, cocciferous, coccoid, coccolite, coccosphere, coccus, staphylococcus, streptococcal

col

filter

colander, colation, colature, cullis, machicolation, percolator, portcullis

coll

glue

collage, collagen, collectic, colloid, colloidion, collotype, protocol, taurocol

col

neck

accolade, collar, colliform, collum, decollete

con

together

cognate, cohabit, cohort, collapse, combat, combine, commerce, committee, compass, confirm, congenial, co-operate, coordinate, corrupt

cop

strike

apocope, comma, sarcoptic, syncopated

copi

abundance

copious, copy, cornucopia

copro

dung

coproculture, coprolagnia, coprolabia, coprolite, coprology, coprophagous, coprophilia

corn

horn

capricorn, corn, cornea, corneous, corner, cornet, corniform, cornu, cornucopia, cornulite, bicorn, longicorn, tricorn, unicorn

corp

body

corporal, corporality, corporate, corporation, corporeal, corps, corpse, corpulent, corpuscle, incorporate

cortec