Root Meaning Example
alter- (other) alternate
amphi- (all sides) amphibian
brev- (short) abbreviation
crypt- (hidden) cryptic
culp- (guilt) culprit
demo- (people) demography
dent- (tooth) dentist
cide,cis- (to kill) homocide
clud- (to close) conclude
flux- (to flow) reflux
hypo- (less than) hypotension
ject- (to throw) eject
meta- (change,beyond) metamorphosis
para- (beside) paralegal
quasi- (resembling to some degree) quasiparticle
Suffixes Meaning Example
-able,-ible (capable of) possible
-ant,-ent (full of) eloquent
-ate (to make) consecrate
-cy (state of being) frequency
-osis (condition of) osmosis
-oid (resembling) paranoid
-ist (dealer) realist
-ism (belief) socialism
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