LIST #11

-a (plural) agenda, bacteria, candelabra, curricula, data, gymnasia, media, optima, ova, phenomena, phyla, referenda, spectra, trivia, vacua Greek

ag/act/ig (to do) act, action, activate, actor, actress, actuate, agency, agenda, agent, aggression, agile, agitate, agree, ambiguous, castigate, Latin

coagulate, cogent, cogitate, counteract, exact, fumigate, interact, intransigent, litigate, mitigate, navigate, react, transact

andro/ (man) androgens, androgynous, android (droid), Andromeda, misandry, pachysandra, philander, polyandry Greek

andr/ander

ann/enn (year) annals, annual, annalist, anniversary, Anno Domini (A.D.), annual, annuity, biannual, perennial, semiannual, semicentennial Latin

apo/ap/aph (away or up) aphorism, apocalypse, apotheosis, apogee, apoplexy, apology, aphelion, apostasy, apostrophe Greek

bas (low) abase, basrelief, basal, base, basic, bass, basset, bassoon, bouillabaisse, contrabase, debase Latin

cant (sing) accent, cant, cantata, chant, charm, concert, enchantment, incantation, recant Latin

fac/fic/ (make) aficionado, artifact, artifice, artificial, benefactor, beneficial, beneficiary, certificate, coefficient, de-facto, deficient, deficit, Latin

fice/feat difficult, edification edifice, efficacious, efficient, ex post facto, facile, facilitate, facility, facsimile (fax), fact, faction, factor,

factory, factual, faculty, fiction, horrific, ipso facto, magnificent, malefactor, manufacture, multifaceted, munificent, office,

official, officious, olfactory, orifice, pacific, pontificate, proficient, prolific, sacrifice, satisfaction, significant, scientific,

specific, suffice, sufficient, superficial, surface, terrific, defeat, feature, feat, fait accompli

fect/ (make) affair, affect, affectation, affection, benefit, benefit, chafe, chauffeur, confection, confetti, configuration, counterfeit, defeat, Latin

feas/feit/fit defect, discomfit, disfigure, effect, effigy, fashion, feasible, feat, feature, feckless, fetish, figment, figure, forfeit, imperfect,

infect, infectious, malfeasance, pacifist, perfect, pontiff, perfect, profit, savoir-faire, surfeit, transfigure

-fy (make) certify, clarify, deify, dignify, diversify, falsify, fortify, glorify, gratify, horrify, identify, intensify, justify, liquefy, magnify, Latin

modify, mollify, mortify, notify, nullify, pacify, personify, petrify, putrefy, qualify, ramify, rarefy, ratify, rectify, sanctify,

signify, simplify, solidify, specify, stratify, stupefy, satisfy, terrify, testify, typify, unify, verify, vilify

gram (write) anagram, cablegram, cryptogram, deprogram, diagram, grammar, epigram, gramophone, hologram, monogram, pentagram, program, telegram Greek

gyn (woman) androgynous, gynecologist, gynephobia, misogynist, polygyny Greek

-i (plural) alumni, bacilli, cacti, foci, fungi, Gemini, hippopotami, literati, magi nuclei, octopi, platypi, radii, termini, uteri Latin

jud (judge) adjudge, adjudicate, judge, judicial, judicary, judicious, judgment, judicial, judicary, judicious, prejudge, prejudice, prejudiciate Latin

log (word or analogy, apology, catalogue, chronology, dialogue, epilogue, etymology, eulogy, genelogy, gynecology, Greek

reason) homologous, illogical, logic, logo, monologue, neologism, pharmacology, philologist, prologue, syllogism, travelogue, trilogy

luc/lum/ (light) elucidate, illustration, illustrious, lucent, lucid, lucidity, Lucifer, luster, pellucid, translucent Latin

lust illumination, luminary, luminous, luminiferous

mob (move) automobile, demobilize, immobile, mob, mobile, mobility, mobilize, mobocracy Latin

nounce (tell) announce, annunciation, denounce, enunciate, pronounce, renounce Latin

parl (speak) parlance, parlay, parley, parliament, parlor, parlando, parole Latin

potent/poss (power) impossible, impotent, omnipotent, plenipotentiary, posse, possess, possession, possible, potency, potent, potentate, potential Latin

pro (forward) impromptu, proboscis, proceed, process, proclaim, proclivity, procrastination, procreation, procure, prodigal, prognosis, Greek

prognosticate, progress, project, proliferation, prolific, prologue, promote, pronounce, propel, propensity, prospect, protractor,

provide, reciprocal

reg/rex (rule) dirigible, incorrigible, insurgence, interregnum, real, realm, regal, regalia, regent, regicide, regime, regulate, regular, regulation, Latin

regimen, reign, royal, Tyrannosaurus Rex

rogat/rog (ask) abrogate, arrogance, derogatory, interrogation, prerogative, prorogue, supererogatory, surrogate Latin

sed/sid/ (sit) assess, assiduous, dissident, insidious, obsess, obsession, possess, preside, president, repossess, reside, resident, residual, Latin

sess residue, séance, sedan, sedate, sedative, sedentary, sediment, sedimentary, sedulous, session, siege, subside, subsidiary,

subsidize, subsidy, supersede

sen (old) monsieur, senator, senile, senility, senior, seniority, senescent, sir, sire, surly Latin

sol/soli (alone) desolate, isolate, sole, solifidian, solipsism, soliloquy, solitaire, solitary, solitude, solo, sullen Latin

surg (rise) insurgence, insurrection, resurgent, resurrection, source, surge Latin