The main bulk of the words in the Squackle! Dictionary don’t follow these “root words” from mainly Greek and Roman words. You can use these to make words to go into the Squackle! Dictionary if you want.
phobia – fear of. Ex. agoraphobia, claustrophobia, xenophobia
phil, philo – love, lover of. Ex. philately, anglophile, fracophile
mis – hatred, hate. Ex. misogynists, misogamy
dys – bad, ill, difficult. Ex. dysentary, dyspeptic
eu – good, well. Ex. euphonious, euphoria
macro – large, big, long. Ex. macrocasm, macron
micro – small, tiny. Ex. microscope, microfilm
hetero – different. Ex. heterogeneous, heterosexual
homo – one, the same. Ex. homogon, homonym, homosexual
hyper – over, above, beyond the ordinary. Ex. hyptertension, hypglycemic
bio – life. Ex. biology, biography
geo – earth, ground. Ex. geology, geography
anti – against. Ex. antiestablishment, anti-Gore, anti-Bush, antipathy
pro – in favor of, for something. Ex. prochoice, prolabor
chron – time. Ex. chronology, chronic pain
auto – self. Ex. automobile, autograph, autobiography
gram, graph – writing. Ex. telegram, telegraphy, autograph, monogram
log, logue – words, speech or talking. Ex. monologue, dialogue
phon – hearing. Ex. telephone, phonics, cacophonous
poly – many, several. Ex. polyhedron, polygon, polyglot
mono – one, single. Ex. monochrome, monocle
pan – all. Ex. panacea, panoramic
bi – two. Ex. bicycle, bilingual, bisexual
semi – half of. Ex. semicircle, semicolon
logy – study of. Ex. biology, physiology, technology, astrology, theology
meter, metr – measure. Ex. baramoter, trigonometry
post – after. Ex. postscript
pre – before. Ex. preview, preliminary, prejudice
endo, em, en – within, put into, inside of. Ex. endocrine, enact,
empower
exo, ex – outside. Ex. exoskeleton, exhale
a, an – not, without. Ex. atypical, amoral
co, com, col – together, with. Ex. cooperation, colatteration,
communication
neo – new. Ex. neonatal, neophyte
psuedo – false, phony. Ex. pseudonym, pseudoscience
theo, the – God, religion. Ex. theology, theocracy
inter – between. Ex. interlude, intermission
per – outside. Ex. perimeter, periscope
tele – far, distant. Ex. telephone, television, telescope
sub – below, beneath. Ex. submarine, substandard
super – more, more than, above, beyond. Ex. Superman, Super Mario,
supervisor, supersedes
syn, sym – together, with. Ex. synonym, symbol
ante – before, in front of. Ex. antebellum
ad – to, toward. Ex. advance
cred – believe, trust. Ex. credulity, credit
contra, counter – opposed to, against. Ex. conrtaband, counterattack
therm – heat. Ex. themometer, themostat, thermal
terr – earth, land. Ex. terrain, terra firma
ness, tion – quality of, expressing action. Ex. goodness, commotion,
tension
astro – stars. Ex. astroturf, astronomy, astrology
anthro – human, man. Ex. anthropoid, anthropormorphic
hydro – water. Ex. hydrology, hydraulics, hydraphobia
hemo – blood. Ex. hemophilliac, benevelent
mal – bad, evil. Ex. malevolent, malodrous, malicious
cap – the head, the chief. Ex. capital, cap
equ – equal, the same as. Ex. equal, equidistant
extra, ultra – beyond, extreme. Ex. extra credit, ultra
fid – faith, trust. Ex. fidelity, confidence
multi – many, numerous. Ex. multiplayer, multimillionaire
omni – all. Ex. omnipotent, omnivore
path – feelings, emotions. Ex. sympathy, apathy
psych – mental, spirit. Ex. psychologist, psycho
gen – birth. Ex. gender, generations, genesis
mor, mort – death. Ex. mortician, morturary, immortal
non – not. Ex. noncomformist, nonpartisan
ob, op – against, anti. Ex. opponent, obstacle
re – again. Ex. redo, restate, renew
de – down, away from, separation. Ex. demote, deconstruct
man – hand. Ex. manuscript, manicure
aud – hear. Ex. audible, auditorium
dic – say, tell, speech, wording. Ex. diction, dictionary, dictate
spec – seeing, to look.Ex. spectacle, speculate, inspect
ambi – both. Ex. ambidextrous, ambiguous
uni – one. Ex. unibrow, unicorn, unicycle
ten – to hold. Ex. detention, tenant, tentacle
pos – place. Ex. position, posture, positive, deposit
intra, intro – inside, within. Ex. introvert, intrastate
fin – end. Ex. final, fin, finished, finale, finals
fore – before. Ex. before, foretell, forecast
dia – through. Ex. diameter, diagram, diagonal
il, im, in, ir – not, the opposite of. Ex. illegal, immoral, indecent,
irresponsible
se – apart, apart from, away. Ex. segregate, separate, selected
temp – time. Ex. tempo, tempus fugit, temporary
trans – across, change to. Ex. transistion, transform, translation,
transport
un – not. Ex. unfair, unlatched, unusual
ver – true. Ex. verocity, verify, verdict
vis, vid – to see, to provide. Ex. visual, visible, video
voc, vok – to call, voice. Ex. provoke, vocal
bell – war. Ex. rebellious, bellicose, antibellum
bon, boun – positive thing, good. Ex. bountiful, bonjour, bonus
iso – uniform, equal. Ex. isotope, isosceles, isotherm
mega – large, great. Ex. megalopolis, Mega Man, megaton
able, ible – capable of, condition of. Ex. reliable, edible, irritable
dermis – skin. Ex. epidermis
er, or, ist – person, who. Ex. terrorist, dentist, doctor
ful, out – full of. Ex. wonderful, poisonous, hilarious, wonderful
ism – belief. Ex. buddhism, cultism, cannibalism
itis – inflammation. Ex. laryngitis, arthritis
less – without. Ex. thoughtless, fearless
