Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Flashcards
(108 cards)
1
Q
a-
A
not, without
2
Q
acro-
A
top, height, tip
3
Q
an-
A
not, without
4
Q
aer-
A
air
5
Q
aero-
A
air
6
Q
agr-
A
farming
7
Q
agri-
A
farming
8
Q
ana-
A
up, back, against
9
Q
andr
A
man, male
10
Q
andro-
A
man, male
11
Q
anthro
A
human
12
Q
anthro-
A
human
13
Q
anti-
A
against, opposite of
14
Q
apo-
A
away, off, separate
15
Q
arch
A
chief, most important
16
Q
arch-
A
chief, most important
17
Q
arch-
A
primitive, ancient
18
Q
aster-
A
space
19
Q
arthri-
A
joint, jointed
20
Q
astro-
A
star, stars, outer space
21
Q
auto-
A
self
22
Q
bar-
A
pressure, weight
23
Q
biblio-
A
book
24
Q
bio-
A
life, living, matter
25
blast
cell, primitive, immature cell
26
blast-
cell, primitive, immature cell
27
cardi-
heart
28
cata-
completely, intensive, according to
29
caust
to burn
30
caust-
to burn
31
caut-
to burn
32
centr
center
33
cephal
head
34
cephal-
head
35
chrom
color, pigment
36
chrom-
color, pigment
37
chrono
time
38
chrono-
time
39
chrys-
gold, yellow
40
cosm
universe
41
cosm-
universe
42
crani-
skull
43
crypto-
hidden, secret
44
cycl
circle, ring
45
cycl-
circle, ring
46
dec-
ten
47
dem
people
48
demo-
people
49
dendr
tree
50
dendr-
tree
51
derm
skin
52
derm-
skin
53
di-
two, twice
54
dia-
through, between, apart, across
55
dyn-
power, energy, strength
56
dys-
abnormal, bad
57
ego
self
58
ego-
self
59
endo-
within, inside
60
epi-
on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside
61
erg
work
62
erg-
work
63
ethn-
race, people
64
eu-
good, well
65
gastr-
stomach
66
gen-
birth, production
67
geo-
earth, soil, global
68
ger-
old age
69
giga-
a billion
70
gon
angle
71
gram
letter, written
72
gram-
letter, written
73
graph
writing, recording, written
74
graph-
writing, recording, written
75
gyn-
woman, female
76
hect-
hundred
77
helic-
spiral, circular
78
helio-
sun
79
hemi-
half, partial
80
hem-
blood
81
hept-
seven
82
hetero-
different, other
83
hex-
six
84
histo-
tissue
85
homo-
like, alike, same
86
hydr-
water, liquid
87
hygr-
moisture, humidity
88
hyper-
too much, over, excessive
89
hyp-
under
90
iatr
medical care
91
icon-
image
92
idio-
peculiar, personal, distinct
93
kilo-
thousand
94
kine
motion
95
leuk-
white, colorless
96
lex
word, law, reading
97
lex-
word, law, reading
98
lip-
fat
99
lite
mineral, rock, fossil
100
lith
mineral, rock, fossil
101
log
word, doctrine, discourse
102
log-
word, doctrine, discourse
103
macro-
large, great
104
mania
madness, insanity, excessive desire
105
mania-
madness, insanity, excessive desire
106
mega-
great, large, million
107
meso-
middle
108
meta-
change, after, beyond, between
