PREFIX
ROOT
SUFFIX
WORD MEANINGS
WORD MEANINGS
100
To, toward, near
What is ac-
100
fast
What is celer
100
to make, to act
What is -ate
100
to reduce the speed of
What is decelerate
100
an ability to retain knowledge; an individual's stock of retained knowledge
What is memory
200
apart, away, not
What is di-
200
bird
What is avi/avia
200
state, quality, act
What is -ion
200
a movement backward to an earlier state
What is regression
200
related to remembering a person or event
What is memorial
300
with, together
What is com-
300
step
What is gress
300
like, related to
What is -al
300
a movement forward or onward; improvement
What is progress
300
to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony
What is commemorate
400
away down
What is de-
400
remember
What is memor/memori
400
feminine
What is -trix
400
to increase the speed of
What is accelerate
400
a woman airplane pilot
What is aviatrix
500
for, before, forward
What is pro-
500
go yield
What is cede/ ceed/ cess
500
someone or something that belongs to
What is -ary
500
a departure from the main issue, subject, etc.
What is digression
500
a large enclosure in which birds are kept
What is aviary