aer/o

aer/o air

aerate – to let air reach something; aerial – relating to the air; aerospace – the air space

a/n

a/n not, without

abyss – without bottom; achromatic – without color; anhydrous – without water

a

a on afire – on fire;

ashore – on the shore; aside – on the side

ab/s

ab/s, a from, away, off

abduct – carry away by force; abnormal – away from normal, not normal; absent – away, not present; aversion – the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten.

ac

ac, ad to, toward, near

accelerate – to increase the speed of; accessible – easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance – allowing into;

acro

acro top, height, tip, beginning

acrobat – a “high walker”; acronym – a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia – fear of height

act

act do

activity – something that a person does; react – to do something in response; interaction – communication between two or more things

agr/i/o

agr/i/o farming

agriculture – management of the land, agribusiness – making money by utilizing land; agrarian – relating to the management of land

alg/o

alg/o pain

neuralgia – pain caused by a nerve; analgesic – a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia – aching for the familiar

ambi/amphi
ambi/amphi both, on both sides, around ambidextrous – able to use both hands equally; ambiguous – having more than one meaning; ambivalence – conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing
ambul
ambul walk, move amble – to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant – walking or moving around; ambulance – a vehicle that moves a patient
ami/o
ami/o love amiable – friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity – friendly and peaceful relations; amorous – showing romantic love
ana
ana up, back, against, again, throughout analysis – a close examination of something; anatomy – the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism – not being in the right place in time
andr/o
andr/o man, male androgynous – being both male and female; android – resembling a human; misandry – hatred towards men
anim
anim life, spirit animal – a living organism; animate – to make alive; equanimity – of balanced spirit
ann/enn
ann/enn year anniversary – a date observed once a year; annual – happening once a year; millennium – 1,000 years
ante
ante before, in front antecede – to come before something in time; antemeridian – before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room
anth/o
anth/o flower chrysanthemum and amaranth – names of flowers; anthology – a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan – half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals.
anthrop/o
anthrop/o human anthropology – the study of mankind; anthropomorphism – giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy – the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)
anti
anti against, opposite of antibody – a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic – preventing infection; antisocial – opposing social norm
apo/apho
apo/apho away, off, separate aphorism – a short expression of a general truth; apology – an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe – a small dash used in place of an omitted letter
aqu/a
aqu/a water aquarium – a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; aqueduct – a pipeline for water
arbor
arbor tree arborist – someone working with trees; arbor – a shady area formed by trees; arborous – having many trees
arch/i
arch/i chief, most important, rule archbishop – the highest ranking bishop; archenemy – chief or worst enemy; matriarch – a female who rules a group; monarch – a king or queen
arch/a/i
arch/a/i primitive, ancient archaeology – the study of ancient cultures; archaic – belonging to an earlier period; archive – a collection of historical materials
arthr/o
arthr/o joint arthroscope – a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis – inflammation of a joint; arthropod – invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects
art
art skill artifact – object made by a person’s skill; artisan – a person skilled in a craft; artist – a person who creates skillfully
astro,
astro, aster star, stars, outer space astronaut – a person traveling to the stars; astronomer – someone who studies the stars; asterisk – a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool
aud/i/io
aud/i/io hear audible – loud enough to be heard; audience – people who listen to a program; audiovisual – relating to sound and vision
auto
auto self, same, one autocrat – a person who governs with absolute power; autograph – a person’s own signature; automatic – moving by itself
avi/a
avi/a bird aviary – a large enclosure for birds; aviatrix – a female airplane pilot; aviation – the art of designing or operating aircraft
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