Root Words and Prefixes

Sed (root word)

• sit, settle, rest

• run, jump, fly

• eat, drink, sleep

• think, ponder, reflect

Press (root word)

• press

• push

• squeeze

• compress

Therm (root word)

• light

• cold

• heat

• energy

A- / An- (prefix)

• with

• inside

• without

• against

Steno (root word)

• wide, expansive

• narrow, confined

• open, unrestricted

• broad, spacious

Secut (root word)

• lead

• follow

• chase

• ignore

Serv (root word)

• to destroy

• to keep, guard, save

• to ignore

• to abandon

Spect (root word)

• look

• hear

• smell

• see

Tens (root word)

• to pull

• to compress

• stretch, stretch out

• to twist

Bene- (prefix)

• good

• well

• bad

• neutral