Roots
This root comes from Latin and means good or well, often seen in words like benevolent and benefit.
What is bene?
This prefix means before.
What is pre-?
This suffix means capable of.
What is -able?
Clear and easy to understand, especially in terms of explanations or ideas.
What is lucid?
Kind, charitable or well-meaning, often describing someone generous and thoughtful.
What is benevolent?
This root comes from Latin and means to speak or say, found in words like dictionary and predict.
What is dict?
This prefix means not or opposite of.
What is un-?
This suffix means the study of.
What is -ology?
Something that is harmful, destructive, or deadly, usually in a subtle or gradual way.
What is pernicious?
Productive, abundant, or creating a large quantity of something. Often used to describe someone who consistently produces work or ideas.
What is prolific?
This root means to see or look.
What is vid/vis?
This prefix means again or back.
What is re-?
This suffix means full of.
What is -ful?
Describing a person who has mixed or conflicting feelings about something.
What is ambivalent?
Justify, clear of blame, or to show that someone or something was right or justified.
What is vindicate?
This root comes from Latin and means to carry.
What is port?
This prefix means under or below.
What is sub-?
This suffix means full of or having the qualities of.
What is -ous?
Something that is understood or meant only for a small, specialized group of people, often due to complexity or obscurity.
What is esoteric?
Persistent, determined, or unwilling to give up, even when faced with obstacles.
What is tenacious?
This root means to write.
What is scrib/scrip?
This prefix means against.
What is anti-?
This suffix means the action or result of.
What is -sion/-tion?
A formal term for someone or something that is extremely beautiful or attractive, often used in a poetic or high-level context.
What is pulchritudinous?
Everywhere, omnipresent, or constantly appearing in many places at once.
What is ubiquitous?