Prefix Power
This prefix, found in "rewrite" and "return," means again or back.
What is re-?
This Latin root meaning to see is found in "spectator," "inspect," and "spectacles."
What is spec (or spect)?
This Greek root meaning life is found in "biology" and "biography."
What is bio?
This suffix is added to a verb to turn it into a person who performs the action, like "teacher" or "player."
What is -er?
Using the root dict (to speak) and the prefix pre (before), this word means to say something will happen before it does.
What is predict?
Adding this prefix to the word "trust" or "advantage" turns it into its opposite.
What is dis-?
Derived from the Latin word for to write, this root is found in "scribble" and "manuscript."
What is scrib (or script)?
In "telephone" and "telescope," this Greek root means far or distant.
What is tele?
Found in "fearless" and "homeless," this suffix means without.
What is -less?
Combine the Greek roots auto (self) and graph (write) to get this word for a person's signature.
What is an autograph?
This prefix means between or among, as seen in "international" or "interstate."
What is inter-?
This root, meaning to hear, is the basis for words like "auditorium" and "audible."
What is aud?
This root, meaning time, is used in words like "chronological" and "chronic."
What is chron?
This suffix turns an adjective into a noun representing a state of being, such as "happiness" or "kindness."
What is -ness?
This word uses the prefix trans (across) and the root form (shape) to describe a complete change in appearance.
What is transform?
In the words "malfunction" and "malevolent," this prefix indicates something bad or evil.
What is mal-?
If you are "transporting" something, you are using this Latin root which means to carry.
What is port?
Found in "psychology" and "psychiatrist," this root refers to the mind or soul.
What is psych?
Meaning the study of, this suffix is found in "geology," "zoology," and "archaeology."
What is -ology?
Using the root viv (life) and the suffix -ous, this word describes someone who is full of life and high-spirited.
What is vivacious?
Meaning against or opposite, this prefix is found in words like "antibody" and "antisocial."
What is anti-?
This root meaning to break is found in words like "interrupt," "bankrupt," and "rupture."
What is rupt?
This root meaning people is the base for words like "democracy" and "demographic."
What is dem?
This suffix, found in "breakable" or "gullible," means capable of being.
What is -able (or -ible)?
This word meaning "a person who hates people" combines the Greek miso (hate) and anthro (human).
What is a misanthrope?