Word Pieces 1-100

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re: again

[ex: reread; read again]
pre: before

[ex: preheat; heat before]
over: above, beyond extra; more

[ex: overpay; pay below what is necessary]
under: below; lesser in degree

[ex: underpay; pay below what is necessary]
co: together; jointly; in the same degree

[ex: cooperate; operate together]
mis: badly; wrongly mistakenly incorrectly

[ex: misquote; quote incorrectly]
theo: gods

[ex: theology; study of gods or religion]
gen: race; origin

[ex: generation; people born in the same time period]
chron: time

[ex: chronic; lastin a long time; constant]
nat: born

[ex: nature; born of the earth]
bio: life

[ex: biology; study of life]
viv: life

[ex: vivid; lively, bright color]
zoo: animal

[ex: zoology; the study of animals]
homo: same; man

[ex: homonym; words with the same pronunciation]
auto: self

[ex: automatic; runs by itself]
dem: people

[ex: democracy; government of the people]
voc: call; voice

[ex: vocal; spoken or sung]
scope: see

[ex: telescope; device that makes objects look nearer]
spec: see

[ex: spectator; one who watches something]
vis: see

[ex: visible; can be seen]
photo: light

[ex: photography; picture taken by a camera]
lum; lun; lus: light

[ex: illuminate; to light up]
chrom: color

[ex: chromatic; relating to color, about color]
aud: hear

[ex: audition; trial hearing]
phon: sound

[ex: phonograph; record player (writing with sound)]
man: hand

[ex: manual; done by hand, work done by hand]
ped; pod: foot

[ex: pedestrian; person walking]
tang: touch

[ex: tangible; touchable, you can touch it]
hemo (hema): blood

[ex: hemocyte-; a blood cell]
psych: mind

[ex: psychology; study of the mind]
sens; sent: feeling

[ex: sensation; feeling, impression]
path; pathy: feeling

[ex: sympathy; understanding, compassion]
phil: life; love

[ex: philosophy; outlook, the pursuit of wisdom]
phobia: abnormal fear

[ex: hydrophobia; rabies, fear of drinking water]
dorm: sleep

[ex: dormant; asleep, inactive]
cide; cis: dill; cut

[ex: homicide; killing of a human being]
mort: death

[ex: mortal; human, subject to death]
bell: war

[ex: belligerent; eager to fight]
mal: wrong; bad

[ex: malfunction; failure to work properly]
bene: good; well

[ex: benefit; help, act of kindness]
nov: new

[ex: novice; beginner, one new to something]
val: worth; true

[ex: valid; true, sound, having legal force]
vac: empty

[ex: vacancy; an unoccupied room]
micro: small

[ex: microcosm; a little world or universe]
semi; hemi: half

[ex: hemisphere; half of the earth
mono: one

[ex: monorail; single-rail railway]
uni: one

[ex: unique; one of a kind]
bi: two

[ex: bicycle; vehicle with 2 wheels]
dec: ten

[ex: decade; a period of 10 years]
poly: many

[ex: polygamy; having more than one wife/husband]
multi: many

[ex: multilingual; knowing many languages]
greg: group

[ex: congregation; people meeting for religious worship]
omni: all

[ex: omniscient; knowing all things]
pan: all

[ex: panorama; open view in all directions]
trans: across

[ex: transport; to carry from place to place]
hyper: over

[ex: hyperactive; over active]
ultra: beyond

[ex: ultrasonic; beyond sound you can hear]
ambi (amphi): both

[ex: amphibian; living on land and in water]
prim: first

[ex: primitive; ancient, original, first]
arch: first

[ex: archangel; chief angel; main angel]
post: after

[ex: postpone; delay, put off until a later time]
anti: against

[ex: antifreeze; prevents freezing]
contra: against

[ex: contradict; opposite point of view]
sta: stand

[ex: stay; to stand still, remain]
ten; tain: have; hold

[ex: retain; to hold back]
kin: movement

[ex: kinetic; dynamic, moving]
dynam: power

[ex: dynamic; forceful, powerful]
pend: hang

[ex: pendant; a hanging ornament or necklace]
tract: pull

[ex: tractor; vehicle for pulling]
tort: twist

[ex: torture; giving extreme physical pain]
flex: bend

[ex: flexible; can take change, bend easily]
mut: change

[ex: mutation; thing changed]
tend: stretch

[ex: extend; to stretch out]
ject: throw

[ex: reject; to throw back]
rupt: break

[ex: rupture; to break away]
port: carry

[ex: portable; able to be carried]
graph; gram: write

[ex: biography; writing about a person's life]
script; scribe: write

[ex: manuscript; written document]
duct: lead

[ex: abduct; to carry off by force]
reg: rule

[ex: regulation; rule, a law]
cap; capit: take; head

[ex: capture; to take by force]
fac: make; do

[ex: factory; place where things are made]
urb: city

[ex: suburban; around the city]
geo: earth

[ex: geology; study of the earth]
astro: star

[ex: astronomy; science of the stars/planets]
cosm: universe

[ex: cosmopolitan; sophisticated, worldly, experienced]
ology: study of

[ex: musicology; the study of music]
tech: skill; art

[ex: technology; science used by business]
cred: believe

[ex: credible; believable]
pseudo: false

[ex: pseudonym; pen name, mane used to hide identity]
non: not

[ex: nonsense; not making sense]
therm: heat

[ex: thermometer; device that measures heat]
meter: measure

[ex: speedometer; device that measures speed]
aqua: water

[ex: aquarium; tank that holds water for fish]
hydr: water

[ex: hydroelectric; produce electricity by water]
mer; mar: sea

[ex: marina; a dock for mooring]
tele: distant

[ex: television; device that sends pictures to distant places]
fin: end

[ex: finish; the end of something]
im: not

[ex: impatient; not patient]
in: not

[ex: insecure; not secure]

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