Root word list with meanings

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Prefixes
a= on OR not(aboard OR atypical) be= make (befriend, belittle)
mid= middle (midnight, midyear) post= after (postgame, postpone)
semi= half (semicircle, semiannual)
super= over OR more than (superior, superhuman)

Bases
aero= air (aerobics, aerodynamic) meter= measure (thermometer, diameter)
aqua= water (aquarium, aquamarine) micro=small (micrometer, microwave)
biblio= book (bibliography, Bible) migr= change or move (migrate, immigrant)
bio= life (biology, biography) mim= same (mimic, pantomime)
chron= time (chronological, synchronize) mort= death (immortal, mortician)
dem= people (democracy, epidemic) phon= sound (microphone, phonics)
geo= earth (geography, geometry) photo= light (photography, photosynthesis)
graph= write (biography, graphite) scrib/script= write (scribble/scripture)
hemi= half (hemisphere, hemicycle) tele= distance (telephone, telepathy)

Suffixes
-ant/ent= one who… (servant, resident)
-ess= female who… (waitress, actress)
-ism= state of, quality of OR doctrine/theory of (heroism, capitalism)
-ist= one who practices… (biologist, pianist)

hemi
meter
micro
migr
mim
mort
phon
photo
scrib/script
tele

Suffixes
ant/ent
ess
ism (2 meanings)
ist
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