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Roots Bases Affixes
Greek and Latin Roots and Bases and Prefixes and Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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graph, gram | to write or draw |
scrib, script | to write |
dic, dict | to say |
mit, miss | to send |
vert, vers | to turn |
tract | to pull or draw |
jac, jec, ject | to throw |
pon, pons, pos, pose | to put or place |
pend, pens | to hang or weigh |
ped, pod | foot |
mal | bad or evil |
bene | good or well |
spec, spect | to see, watch or observe |
vid, vis | to see |
photo | light |
fic, fect, fac, fact | to make, do or build |
struc, struct | to build |
form | to shape |
tend, tens, tent | to stretch or strain |
rupt | to break |
flect, flex | to bend |
fer | to carry, bring or bear |
port | to carry |
duc, duce, duct | to lead, pull or guide |
-er/-or | one who does |
-ment | changes a verb to a noun, the action or process of doing something |
-ness | state of or condition |
-ful | full of |
-ly | manner or in a particular way; changes verbs to adverbs |
-ist | one who does |
pre- | before |
post- | after |
un- | not |
mis- | wrong |
in-, im-, il-, ir- | not |
dis- | apart, away from, not, or opposite |
de- | away, opposite, or not |
re- | again |
-ible, -able | able to be done |