Guess Word Meanings
Guess from Suffixes
|suffix|POS|meaning|example
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|-able, -ible |For Adjectives |(turns verb into adjective) |drinkable
|-an, -ian |For nouns |person/place |Italian, Musician
|-ancy |For Nouns |state |infancy
|-ant, -ent, -ary, -eer, -er,-ess, -ist, -or |noun |person |one who (does something)
|-arium |For Nouns |place |aquarium
|-ate, -ify |For Verbs |none |simplify
|-ation |For Nouns |action |confirmation
|-cide |For Nouns |murder |genocide
|-dom |for nouns |none |freedom
|-ee |for nouns |person recieving |employee, trainee
|-en |For Verbs |none |broaden
|-en, -ent, -ic, -ish, -ive, |For Adjectives |(turns verb into adjective)|dismissive
|-ence |For Nouns |none |independence
|-er |for nouns |person doing |employer, trainer
|-ion, -tion, -ity |For Nouns |none |information,
|-ise, -ize |For Verbs |none |socialize
|-ism |For Nouns |belief |Buddhism
|-less |For Adjectives |without |useless
|-logy, -ology |For Nouns |study of |sociology
|-ly |For Adverb |makes noun/verb into adverb |gentlemanly
|-ment |For Nouns |none |commitment
|-ness |for nouns |none |hardness
|-ory |For Nouns |place |laboratory
|-ose, -ous, -ious |For Adjectives |makes an adjective|ambitious
|-ship |For Nouns |none |friendship
|-ward(s) |For Adverbs |direction |upward
|-wise |For Adverbs |method |counterclockwise
Guess from Roots
Root |
Meanings |
Example |
agr |
field |
agriculture |
ann |
year |
annual |
aqua |
water |
aquarium |
astro, aster |
star |
astronomy, asteroid |
audi |
hear |
audience, auditorium |
bibli |
book |
bibliography |
bio |
life |
biological |
capit |
head |
capital, |
celer |
fast |
accelerate |
chron |
time |
chronological |
clud |
close, shut |
excludem conclude |
cosm |
world |
cosmos, microcosm |
crat/cracy |
rule |
autocrat, democracy |
cred |
believe |
incredible |
cur |
run |
cursive |
demo |
people |
democracy |
dict |
speak |
predict |
duc |
lead |
conductor, conduct, induce |
fac |
make |
manufacture, factory |
flect |
bend |
reflect |
frater |
brother |
fraternity |
fund |
pour |
refund |
gen |
race, birth |
genesis |
geo |
earth |
geography |
graph |
write |
photograph |
gress |
step |
progress |
hydr |
water |
dehydrate |
ject |
throw |
reject |
jud |
judge |
judiciary |
lect |
choose, gather |
select |
loc |
speak |
circumlocution |
log |
word |
monologue |
luc |
light |
translucent |
manu |
hand |
manufacture |
mari |
sea |
marine |
mater |
mother |
maternity |
medi |
middle |
mediate |
mini |
less, little |
minimum |
mit |
send |
manumission |
mort |
death |
mortal |
naut |
sail |
cosmonaut |
neo |
new |
neoclassic |
neuro |
nerve |
neurosis |
nom |
law, order |
astronomy |
nomin, nomen |
name |
nominate |
pater |
father |
paternal |
path |
suffering, disease |
pathological |
ped, pod, pus |
foot |
quadruped |
pend |
hang, weigh |
suspend |
phil |
love |
philanthropist |
phob |
fear |
claustrophobia |
phon |
sound |
microphone |
phot, phos |
light |
photon |
plex, plic |
fold |
application |
poli |
city, state |
metropolis |
poly |
many |
monopoly |
pon, pos |
place, put |
postpone |
port |
carry |
export |
post- |
after |
postgraduate |
pre- |
before |
prerequisite |
Prefix |
Meaning |
Example |
pro- |
forward, before |
promote |
psych |
mind |
psychology |
re- |
back, again |
return |
reg, rect |
rule, right |
regulation |
rupt |
break |
interrupt |
scop |
look |
microscope |
scrib, script |
write |
description |
sens, sent |
feel |
sensation |
soph |
wise |
philosophy |
spec, spic |
look |
spectator, spectacles |
tact, tang |
touch |
tactful, tangible |
tens/tend/tent |
stretch |
tension, extend |
therm |
heat |
thermometer |
typ |
image, impression |
typical |
vac |
empty |
vacuum |
ven |
come |
eventually, |
vid, vis |
see |
video, visual |
vita, viv |
life |
vitality, vital organ |
voc, voke |
call |
evocative, vocal |
vor |
eat |
herbivore, carnivorous |
Guess from prefixes
Root |
Meanings |
Example |
a- |
not, without |
amoral |
ab- |
away from |
abduct |
ante- |
before, in front |
antecedent |
anti- |
against, opposite |
antisocial |
auto- |
self |
automatic |
bene- |
well, good |
benefit |
bi- |
two |
bicycle |
circum- |
around |
circumference |
co- |
with |
cooperation Community |
col- |
with |
colleague |
con- |
with |
convention |
counter- |
against, opposite |
counterclockwise |
de- |
not, away, down |
decelerate |
dif- |
apart, away, not |
differ |
dis- |
apart, away, not |
disagree |
ex- |
out, away |
exclude |
extra- |
outside, beyond |
extraordinary |
hetero- |
other, different |
heterosexual |
homo- |
same |
homonym |
hyper- |
above |
hyperactive |
hypo- |
under |
hypodermic |
il-, in-, im-, ir- |
not |
illegal, impossible, irresponsible |
inter- |
between |
international |
intra- |
within |
intranet |
mal- |
bad, ill, wrong |
malice |
mega- |
large, one million |
megabyte |
micro- |
small |
microscopic |
mis- |
bad, badly |
misunderstand |
mono- |
one, alone |
monopoly |
non- |
not |
nonentity |
over |
too much |
overpay |
peri- |
around |
perimeter |
poly- |
many |
polygon |
re- |
again |
reapply, reopen |
retro- |
backwards |
retroactive |
se- |
apart |
separate |
semi- |
half |
semicircle |
sub- |
below |
submarine, subway, substandard |
super-, sur- |
over |
supervision |
syn- sym- |
together |
symbiosis |
tele- |
distant |
telescope |
trans- |
from A to B |
transfer, translate |
ultra- |
beyond |
ultraman |
un- |
not |
unable |
under- |
not enough |
underpay, underestimate |
uni- |
one |
unicycle |
vice- |
taking the place |
vice president |
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