Phil Meaning Example Love ailurophile - lover of cats chrysophilist – lover of gold Philadelphia – City of love
Port Meaning Example Carry Transport- Carries across Import – Carries in
Tele Meaning Far Example Telephone – Call far Teleport - Far + carry
Vac Meaning Empty Example Evacuate – to make empty Vacant - empty
Vid/vis Meaning Example See Video- the broadcasting of moving visual images Visual- relating to seeing or sight
Anti Meaning Example Against/Old Antibacterial – against bacteria Antibodies - powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections
Co Meaning Example With Coworker – work with Cooperate – to assist someone
Con/Contra Meaning Example Against Conceal – Against sight Concrete – Not abstract
Hetero Meaning Example Different Heterodox – different opinion Heterogeneous – different character or contact
Poly Meaning Example Many Polyester – many fibers Polygon – many angles
Homo Meaning Example Same Homogeneous – alike/ same kind Homosapien – same human species
Macro Meaning Example Large Macroeconomics – large scale economics Macrosociology – study of sociology on a large scale
Micro Meaning Example Small Microscope - optical instrument used for viewing very small objects Microbiology – scientific study of small organisms
Mono Meaning Example One Monopoly – control by one company Monologue -a long speech by one person
Non Meaning Example Not Nonsmoking – not allowed to smoke Nonverbal- not verbal
Inter/intra Meaning Example Within Internet – network within Interact – act within
Trans Meaning Example Across/Trough Transport – take or carry from one point to another Transplant – take from across to another
Tri Meaning Three Example Tricycle – 3 wheels Triceratops- 3 horns
Un Meaning Example Not Unpopular – not popular Undecided – has not decided
Uni Meaning One Example Unicycle – one wheel Unicorn – one horn
Syn Meaning Example With/Together Synthetic – artificial materials combined together Synthesis – combination of ideas or thoughts
Tract Meaning Example Pull Tractor – machine that pulls Traction – the action of pulling over a surface
Ped Meaning Example Foot Aliped – wing footed animal Pediatrician – Foot doctor
Magna/Mani Meaning Example Great Magnanimousness – of great character or ideas Manipulation – great influence
Multi Meaning Many Example Multigrain – many grains Multiple - many
Mob/Mot/Mov Meaning Example Move Mobile – able to move Movie – pictures that move
Junct Meaning Example Join Junction – a point where two or more things are joined Conjunction – the act of joining
Scope Meaning Example See/Watch Telescope – able to see things far away Microscope – able to see small objects
Fact Meaning Example Do/Make Factory – makes things Artifact – made by human
Meter Meaning Measure Example Meter stick Kilometer