General Roots and Prefixes (continued)

in, im

not

inviolate, iocuous, intractable, iocent, impregnable, impossible

infra

beneath

infrared, infrastructure, infrasonic

inter, intro

between

international, intercept, intermission, interoffice, internal, intermittent, introvert, introduce

intra

within, into

intranet, intracranial, intravenous, intramural, intramuscular, intraocular

jac, ject

to throw

reject, eject, project, trajectory, interject, dejected, inject, ejaculate

log, logo, loc. loq

word, speech, speak

monologue, dialogue, locution, colloquial, elocution, soliloquy, ventriloquist, apology, doxology, epilogue, logic, eulogy, loquacious

mal

bad, badly

malformation, maladjusted, dismal, malady, malcontent, malfeasance, maleficent, malevolent, malice, malaria, malfunction, malignant

mega

great, million

megaphone, megalomaniac, megabyte, megalopolis

meso

middle

mesomorph, mesoamerica, mesosphere

meta

beyond, change

metaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism, metahistorical, metainformation, metacognitive

meter

measure

perimeter, micrometer, ammeter, multimeter, altimeter, geometry, kilometer

micro

small

microscope, microprocessor, microfiche, micrometer, micrograph

mis

bad, badly

misinform, misinterpret, mispronounce, misnomer, mistake, misogynist, mistrial, misadventure, misanthrope, misread

mit, miss

to send

transmit, permit, missile, missionary, remit, admit, missive, mission

morph

shape

polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology, morphing

multi

many

multitude, multipartite, multiply, multipurpose, multicolored, multimedia, multinational

neo

new

neologism, neonate, neoclassic, neophyte

non

not

nonferrous, nonabrasive, nondescript, nonfat, nonfiction, nonprofit, nonsense, nonentity

omni

all

omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient, omnibus, omnirange, omnipresent

pan

all, whole, general, completely

pantheism, pandemic, panacea, panoply, pan-American, panchromatic, pandemonium, panorama

para

beside

paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase, parachute, paralegal, parallel, comparison

per

through, intensive

permit, perspire, perforate, persuade, perceive, perfect, permit, perform

peri

around

periscope, perimeter, perigee, periodontal

phon

sound

telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic, homophone, microphone

phot

light

photograph, photosynthesis, photon

poly

many

polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous

port

to carry

porter, portable, report, transportation, deport, import, export