1. luc, lum, lun = light Words lucid - clear elucidate - enlighten
translucent – allowing some light to pass through
lunar - relating to the moon
luminary - characterized by light

2. magn = great Words magnify - enlarge
magnanimity – generosity, greatness of soul
magnitude – greatness of size, importance
magnate – a rich and powerful person

3. mal = bad Words malevolent – harmful or evil
malediction – a curse, slander
malefactor – evil-doer
malign – to criticize someone spitefully
malignant - harmful

4. mori, mort = to die Words mortuary – place for dead bodies
moribund - dying
immortal – never dying, famous
mortal – human, eventually dying

5. morph = shape, form Words amorphous – formless, lacking shape
metamorphosis – change of shape
anthropomorphic - human characteristics given to nonhumans
morph – transform from one image to another

6. mut = change Words mutate – undergo a great change
mutable - changeable
immutable – not changeable
mutability – changeableness, inconstancy

7. nat, nasc = born Words innate – present from birth
prenatal – before birth
nativity – birth or origin
renaissance – classical rebirth
nascent - beginning to develop

8. neg = deny Words negate – invalidate something
negation – denial, negative of something
renege – deny, go back on one’s word
renegade - traitor

9. nov = new Words novice - beginner novel – new and different
renovate – make new
novelty – new thing or experience
nova - star that shines then fades

10. omni = all, every Words omniscient – all knowing
omnipotent – all powerful
omnivorous – eating everything
omnipresent – always present everywhere