phot/phos = light (Greek– light) phototrophic phosphorescent photogenic photograph, photogenic, photosynthesis
luc = light (Latin– light) lucid elucidate translucent luster, luna
spec/spect = to look at (Latin– to look at) circumspect prospect specter specimen, spectator, aspect, conspicuous
vid/vis = to see, to look (Latin– to see, to look) invidious providential improvise video, visit, vision, vista
nunc/nounc (Latin to announce) enunciate renounce pronouncement announce
voc/vok (Latin to call) invoke provocative revoke vocal
fa (Latin to speak) ineffable infantile affable fame
dic/dict (Latin to say, to tell) edict indict dictum dictionary
hib/hab (Latin to have, to hold) prohibit inhibit
fus/found (Latin to pour out) suffuse confound infuse
ten/tain/tin (Latin to hold) sustain abstain tenacious retinue
ple (Latin to fill) replete implement deplete
form (Latin to form, to establish) misinformation reform formative
apt/ept (Latin to fit) inept adept aptitude
pos/pon (Latin to put, to place) posit impose disposition
fig (Latin to shape) figment effigy prefigure
LEGA Latin-to appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with legacy, delegate
ACT/AG Latin-to do, act agenda, proactive, exacting
PULS/PEL Latin-to push repulsion, dispel, propel
LAT Latin-brought, carried relative, superlative, dilate
CHANT/CANT Latin-to sing, to call recant, incantation, disenchanted
AUD Latin-to hear inaudible, auditory, audit
SON Latin-to sound dissonance, assonance, resonant
LOG Latin-to speak, to reason analogous, dialogue, prologue
BELL Latin-war bellicose, antebellum, belligerence
AM Latin-love, friend enamored, amiable, amicable
AGON Greek- contest, struggle antagonize, protagonist, antagonist
PHIL Greek – love philosophical, philanthropy, bibliophile
PED Latin- foot impediment, expedient, pedestrian
PED Greek-child pedant, pedagogue
VEST Latin- clothing travesty, vested, vestment, divest
CORPOR/CORPU Latin- body corporeal, corpulent, incorporate
UNI Latin-one uniform, unison, unanimous
MONO Greek-one monologue, monopolize, monogamy, monolithic
HOMO Greek-the same homonym, homogenized
EQUI Latin-equal, even equitable, equilibrium, iniquity
BEN Latin-well, good benevolent, benefactor, benign
CORD Latin-heart accord, discord, cordial
ANIM Latin-spirit animosity, equanimity, magnanimous
MAL Latin-bad dismal, malevolent, malicious
JUR Latin-to swear, to vow perjury, abjure, conjure
DOMIN Latin-to rule, to dominate predominant, domineering, indomitable
CRAT/CRAC Latin-to rule/power aristocracy, theocracy, bureaucrat
LEG Latin-law legitimize, privileged, legislative
RAP Latin-to snatch, greedy, devouring rapacious, rapt, surreptitious
CEP Latin-seize, take perceptible, susceptible, precept
VOR Latin-to eat voracious, omnivorous, herbivorous
CAS/CAD Latin-to fall decadent, cadence, casualty
FLU Latin-to flow affluent, superflous, mellifluous
LEV Latin-light leaven, levity, allbeviate
LAPS Latin-slip, slide elapse, collapse, relapse
CED Latin-to move along, to go recede, concession, cede
SEQUI/SEC Latin-to follow inconsequential, consecutive, execution
CUR/COUR Latin-to run courier, incur, recurrent
GRAD Latin-to step gradualism, regress, digress
AMBL/AMBUL Latin-to walk amble, ambulatory, preamble
JUNCT Latin: to join enjoin, injunction, rejoinder
PART Latin: part inpartial, partisan, impart
CLUS/CLUD Latin: to close inclusive, inconclusive, preclude
CIS Latin: to cut precise, indecisive, incision
META Greek: changed, beyond metabolism, metamorphosis, metaphorical
AL Latin: other, another inalienable, alienate, alias
ALTER Latin: other alteration, alternate, altercation
SIMUL Latin: to imitate, to appear to be simulate, dissemble, semblance
MORT Latin: death immortalize, morbid, mortify, moribund
NEC/NOX/NIC Latin: to hurt, kill noxious, pernicious
BIO Greek: life biodegradable, symbiotic, antibiotic
VIV Latin: to live vivacious, vivid, revival
COGN Latin: to know incognito, cognitive, cognizant
SOPH Greek: wise sophisticate, sophistry, sophomoric
NOMEN Latin: name nominal, denomination, nomenclature
ONYM Greek: name synonymous, anonymous, antonym
MATR Latin-mother matron, maternal, matriculate
PATR Latin-father patronize, paternal, patricide, expatriate
FIL Latin-son, child filial, affiliate
GEN Latin-give birth to, create progenitor, progeny, genealogy
MAGN Latin-large, great magnitude, magnate
MAXIM Latin-largest, greatest maxim
MIN Latin-less diminish, miniscule, minute
MICRO Greek-small microscopic, microcosm
MEGA Greek-large megalopolis, megalomaniac