Things you do
cede/ceed - go - proceed, recede, succeed, exceed,
cred -belief - credit - credibility, credentials, credo
graph - write - autograph, biography, stenography
ject -throw - eject - inject, reject
mit/miss -send - emit, emission, emissary
mute - change - commute,
port - carry - deport, report, export, import, porter
rupt - break - erupt, eruption, rupture
scrib/scrip - write - describe, scribble
sect -cut - bisect, section, sector, intersect,
ven -come - intervene, prevent, avenue, revenue
ver -turn - divert, convert, avert, revert
viv -live - survive, revive, vivid, vivacious
cap - take by force - capture, captive
Where
cir - around - circulate, circular, circumstances
ex - out - exit, expel,
in - in - include, interior, inner, intention
re - back - return, reboot, restart
sub - under - subway, subterranean, subzero, submarine
tele - far - telephone, teleshopping, telecommunication
trans - across - transatlantic, transgender, transatlantic, transmission
When
ante - before - anterior, anteroom, antedate, antemeridian
fore - before - foretell, forecast, forehead, foreman
fin - end - finish, confine, define, definition, finance
pre - before - previous, prejudice, prevent, predict, prepare
post - after - postpone, postwar, postpone
Universe
geo - earth - geology, geography, geometry
terr - earth - territory, terrace, terrain
hydr - water - hydroplane, hydraulic, dehydration
aqua - water - aquamarine, aquatic, aqua puncture
astr -star - astronaut, astrophysics
pyr - fire - pyrotechnics
Body
corp - body - corporation, corporate, corp
card - heart - cardiology, cardiovascular
derm - skin - dermatologist, trans-dermal
man - hand - manual, man-made, manipulation
dent - teeth - dentist, dental, denture
ped/pod - feet - pedestrian, pedicure, pedal
cap - head - captain, capital, capitalist, cap
Human States
am - love - amiable, amateur, Amanda
phil - love - Philadelphia, philodendron
bene - good - benefit, benefactor, beneficial
eu - good - euphemism,
mal - bad - malcontent, malfunction, malnutrition
dys - bad - dysfunction, dysrhythmia, dysentery
path - feeling - sympathy, empathy, apathy
mania - crazy - maniac, kleptomania, bibliomania
phobia - fear - claustrophobia, arachnophobia, homophobia
psycho - mind - psychology,
bio - life - biology, bioproducts
mor - death - mortal, immortal
People
pater - father - patriarch
mater - mother - maternity
frater - brother - fraternal
domin - master - dominant
jud - judge - judgment
anthro - people - anthropology
demo - people - democracy
Senses
spec - see - spectator, spectacle, inspect
vis/vid - see - visit, video, visible
scope - see - telescope, scope
phon - hear - telephone
aud - hear - audience, audible
dic - say - dictate,dictionary,dictation
loc/loq - speak - eloquent, loquacious
Size
min- small - minimum, minimal
micro - small - microphone, microbiology
macro - large - macroeconomics
mega - large - megaphone, megalopolis
magn - large - magnify, magnet
Amount
ambi - both - ambivalent
multi - many - multiple, multi-functional
poly - many - polygon, polygamous
omni - all - omnipotent, omnibus
auto - self - automatic, automobile
Number
sol - one - solo, soloist
uni - one - unique, universal
mono - one - monologue, monogamous
bi - two - bicycle, bilingual
du - two - duet, dual
tri - three - triple, triangle
quad - four - quadruplets, quadriplegic
oct - eight - octopus, octogenarian
dec - ten - decade, decimeter
cent - hundred - century
mil - thousand - millimeter, millennium
semi- haf - semifinal, semisweet, semitropical
Opposites
anti - against - antiwar, anti-smoking
contra - against - contrast, contravention, contrast
miss - error - mistake, misspell, misunderstand
un - not - untrue, unbelievable, unreliable
dis - not - dislike, distrust, disbelieve,
im - not - imperfect, impossible, immortal
il - illegal - illegible, illegitimate
in - not - incorrect, incompetent
ir - not - irregular, irresponsible
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