-multi = many
multiple
multiplicity
multiply
multiplication
multitude
multicultural
multiculturalism
multimedia
multiethnic
multilateral
multilateralism
unilateralism
multimillionaire
multinational
multiparty
multipurpose
multiracial
multivariate
-mot, -mob, -mut, -mig = move
promote
promoter
promotion
promotional
emotion
emotional
remove
removal
removable
mobile
mobilize
immobile
immobilize
automobile
= auto
snowmobile
motion
motionless
motivate
motivation
motivational
motivator
motive
motor
motorist
motorized
motorcycle
motorcade
motel
momentum
remote
remotely
mutual
mutually
commute
commuter
migrate
migration
migrant
migratory
immigrate
immigration
immigrant
emigrate
emigration
emigrant
automatic
automatically
automate
automation
automated
automative
autonomy
autonomous
commotion
demote
locomotive
autopilot
-man, -men, -manu = hand, 手
manufacture
manual
manure
maneuver
maneuvering
manuscript
mandate
mandatory
command
commander
commander-in-chief
commanding
commandment
commando
commandeer
emancipation
commend
recommend
recommendation
demand
demanding
manage
manageable
management
mismanagement
manager
managerial
managing
manner
mannerism
manicure
manifest
manifestation
manifesto
manipulate
manipulation
manipulative
maj-, max-, mag-, magn- mega = big, many, 大，伟大，大量，充裕
major
major-league
majority
May
may
majesty
majestic
mayor
mayoral
much
much-needed
maxim
motto
maximum
climax
maximal
maximize
master
mastery
headmaster
masterful
mastermind
masterpiece
mister
mistress
maestro
mega
megawatt
magnitude
magistrate
magnify
magnifying
magnification
magnate
magnificent
min-, mini- = small, less, 小，少
mini
minor
monority
miniature
minimal
minimally
minimalist
minimize
minimum
minor-league
menu
minus
minuscule
minute
minutia
mince
minced
miniseries
minister
ministerial
ministry
administer
administration
administrative
administrator
diminish
diminished
diminishing
myst-, myth
myth
n.
- a creation myth
mythic
adj.
mythical
adj.
mystery
n.
mysterious
adj.
mysteriously
adv.
mystic
adj.
mystical
adj.
mysticism
n.
mystify
vt.
mystique
n.
mute
adj.
- sit mute in the corner
muted
adj.
long
long-ago
long-awaited
adj.
long-term
adj.
long-term-care
adj.
long-held
adj.
longing
n.
long-lasting
adj.
long-lived
adj.
long-lost
adj.
long-running
adj.
longtime
adj.
hour-long
adj.
week-long
adj.
life-long
along
prolong
vt.
- prolong the agony.
prolonged
adj.
elongated
adj.
belong
vi.
belongings
n.
headlong
adv.
linger
vi.
lingering
adj.
marry
married
adj.
marriage
n.
unmarried
adj.
- an unmarried mother
- unmarried pregnancy
remarry
vt&vi
marital
adj. mari + t + al
- marital difficulties/breakdown.
- marital status.
extramarital
adj. extra=out + marital
- an extramarital affair.
premarital
adj.
- premarital agreement
mature
vi.adj
- emotionally mature.
- mature physically.
- mature market economy.
maturity
n. matur + ity (n)
- experience a delayed maturity.
premature
adj. pre + mature
- premature delivery.
prematurely
adv.
- terminate prematurely
immature
adj. im=not + mature
- be childish and immature.
maturation
n. mature + ation
- the period of maturation.
-men <-- mount, mountain
mouth
n.
- smart-mouthed son.
- mouths to feed.
mouthful
n.
mouthpiece
n.
spokesman
- shout into the mouthpiece
mount
vt.vi.n
- to mount a protest/compaign
- mount up
- slowly mount the steps.
amount
vi.n a=ad + mount
- amount to
mountain
n.
- a chain/range of mountains.
- a mountain of work.
- a mountain to climb.
mountainous
adj.
- the mountainous region.
- the company’s mountainous debt.
mountainside
n.
- Tracks lead up the mountainside
mountaintop
mounted
adj.
- mounted police.
- a mounted photograph.
mounting
adj.
- mounting excitement/concern/tension.
- wall mounting.
dismount
vi.
- Emma dismounted and took her horse’s bridle.
surmount
vt. sur=above,beyond + mount
- surmount the language barrier.
insurmountable
adj. in=not + sur + mount + able.
prominent
adj. pro + min=mount + ent
- a prominent politician.
- a prominent feature.
prominently
adv.
- improve prominently.
prominence
n.
- come to prominence during the World Cup.
- give more prominence.
paramount
adj.
- paramount chief.
imminent
adj. im=in=upon + min=mount + ent
- the imminent threat of invasion.
- imminent danger.
menace
n.vt. men=projecting points
- a menace to the public
menacing
adj.
- a menacing face/tone.
eminent
adj. e=ex + min + ent
- an eminent scientist.
eminently
adv.
- seem eminently suitable for the job.
- be eminently readable.
tantamount
adj. tant=as much
- tantamount to heresy.
-men = to lead, conduct
amenable
adj. a=ad=to + men= to lead + able
- seem amenable to attending a conference.
- very amenable children.
demeanor
n.
- her calm and cheerful demeanor.
- elegant demeanor.
- maintain a professional demeanor throught out.
montage
n.
wonder
vt.vi.n
- no wonder/little wonder/small wonder.
- work wonders/does wonders.
- wonder what that noise was.
- the first things needed for innovation is a fascination with wonder.
wonderful
adj.
wonderfully
adv.
- wonderfully comfortable.
- be wonderfully fit.
wondrous
adj.
- this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.
marvel
vi.n
- marvel at her seeming infinit energy.
- a symbol of the marvel of creation
marvelous
adj.
- a marvelous opportunity.
amaze
- amaze our descendants.
amazing
adj.
- an amazing achievement/discovery/success/performance.
- an amazing machine for homogenizing people.
amazingly
adv.
- an amazingly good cook.
amazed
adj.
amazement
n.
-mis, -mit = to send, let go
message
vt.vi.n
mess
n.
mission
n.
missile
n.
missionary
n.adj.
intermittent
adj.
intermission
n.
commmit
vt.
committed
adj.
commitment
n.
committee
n.
commission
vt.n
commissioner
n.
omit
vt.
omission
n.
remission
n.
remittance
n.
premise
n.
dismiss
vt.
demise
n.
emit
vt.
emission
n.
emissary
n.
submit
submissive
adj.
submission
n.
transmit
vt.
transmission
n.
transmitter
n.
neurotransmitter
n.
promise
vt.n
promised
adj.
promising
adj.
compromise
vt.vi.n
admit
vt.
admission
n.
admittedly
adv.
admitting
n.
permit
vt.vi.n
permission
n
permissible
adj.
permissive
adj.
mun-, mon- = share, common
common
adj.
commonality
n.
commoner
n.
commons
n
commonwealth
n.
community
n.
commodity
commune
vi.n
communal
adj.
communism
n.
communist
n.adj.
anti-communist
adj.
communion
n.
communique
n.
communicate
v-recip.vt
communication
n.
communicator
communicative
adj.
telecommunications
n.
telecom
n.
municipal
adj.
municipality
n.
immune
adj.
immunity
n.
immunize
vt.
immunization
n.
mut- = to change
mutation
n.
mutant
adj.n
mutate
v
immutable
adj.
zenith
n.
mad <-- mei=change
mad
adj.
madden
vt.
madly
adv.
madman
n.
madness
n.
mis
miss
vt.
missing
adj.
missed
adj.
mistake
n.vt
mistaken
adj.
mistakenly
adv.
unmistakable
adj.
unmistakably
adv.
mistrust
vt.n
misfurtune
n.
misgiving
n.
mishandle
vt.
misinformation
n.
misjudge
vt.
mislead
vt.
misleading
adj.
mismanagement
n.
mismatch
vt.n
misread
vt.
misfit
n.
misstep
n.
miscarriage
n.
mischief
n.
mischievous
adj.
misdeed
n.
mens-, meter = measure
moon
n.
moonlight
moonlit
adj.
honeymoon
month
n
monthly
adj.
semester
n. se=six + mester=mestris=month
trimester
n. tri=three + mester=month
meal
n.
oatmeal
n.
cornmeal
n.
meter
n.vt
centimeter
n.
millimeter
n.
diameter
n. dia=across, through + meter
metric
adj.
geometry
n.
geometric
adj.
symmetry
n.
symmetrical
adj.
asymmetry
n.
asymmetricall
adj.
thermometer
n. thermo=hot=heat + meter
thermos
barometer
n. baro=weight + meter
measure
vt.n
measured
adj.
measurement
n.
measurable
adj.
measuring
adj.
dimension
n.
dimensional
adj.
menopause
n.
menstrual
adj.
mod-, med- = take appropriate measures
mode
n.
outmoded
adj.
model
vt.vi.n.adj
remodel
vt.
modeling
n.
modality
n.
modify
vt.
modified
adj.
modification
n.
moderate
vt.vi.adj.n
moderately
adv.
moderation
n.
moderator
n.
modern
adj.
modern-day
adj.
modernize
vt.
modernization
n.
modernity
n.
modernist
adj.
modernism
n.
modest
adj.
modestly
adv.
modesty
n.
mold
molded
adj.
molding
n.
module
n.
modular
adj.
modulate
vt.
modem
n. mod=modulator + em=demodulator
medicine
n.
medical
adj.
medic
n.
medicinal
adj.
medication
n.
Medicaid
n.
meet
adj.
meeting
n.
mete
vi.n
meditate
meditation
n.
meditative
adj.
remedy
vt.n
remedial
adj.
remediation
n.
accommodate
vt.
accommodation
n.
mood
n.
moody
adj.
must
aux
empty
adj.vt.vi.n
emptiness
n.
empty-handed
adj.
mid-, med- = middle
amid
prep.
mid
prep
midst
n.
amidst
prep.
mid-morning
n.
mid-afternoon
n.
midnight
n.
midwestern
adj.
midtown
n.
midway
adv.adj.
midwife
n.
midair
n.
midterm
adj.n
mid-century
n.
midday
n.
middle
n.adj.
middle-aged
adj.
middle-class
n.adj.
middle-income
n.
medal
n.v
medallion
n.
medium
adj.n
medium-high
adj.
medium-low
adj.
media
n.adj.
mediate
mediation
n.
mediator
n.
intermediate
adj.n
intermediary
n.adj.
immediate
adj.
immediately
adv.
immediacy
n.
mediocre
adj.
mediocrity
n.
medial
adj.
merg-, mers- = to dip, sink, plunge
merge
vt.
merger
n.
merging
n.
emerge
vi. e + merge
re-emerge
vi.
emerging
adj.
emergence
n.
emergency
n.adj.
emergent
adj.
submerge
submerged
adj.
immerse
vt.
immersion
n.
dip
vt.vi.n
deep
adj.
deeply
adv.
deepest
adj.
deepen
deepening
vt.vi.adj
deep-sea
adj.
deep-seated
adj.
depth
n
in-depth
adj.
dive
vi.n
diver
n.
diving
n.
sink
vi.vt.adj.n
sinking
adj.
sunken
adj.
plunge
plumb
vt.adv.
plumber
n.
plumbing
n.
plummet
vi.
milit- = military, army, troops
military
adj.n
militarily
adv.
militia
n.
militiaman
n.
civil-military
adj.
militant
adj. milit- + -ant
militancy
n.
weapon
n.
weaponry
n.
man
n.
manhood
n.
woman
n.
womanhood
n.
mankind
n.
man-made
adj.
manly
adj.
manhunt
n.
manned
adj.
unmanned
adj.
mannequin
n. man + ne + quin=kin=small
manslaughter
n. man + slaughter
one-man
adj.
patrolman
n. patrol + man
policeman
n.
salesman
n.
seaman
n.
snowman
n.
spokesman
n.
workman
n.
airman
n.
alderman
n.
businessman
n.
cameraman
n.
clergyman
n. clergy + man
co-chairman
n.
countryman
n.
craftsman
n.
craftsmanship
n.
doorman
n.
fireman
n.
fisherman
n.
freeman
n.
freshman
n.
gunman
n.
layman
n. lay + man
mailman
n.
Englishman
n.
Frenchman
n.
German
adj.
Irishman
n.
miser- = unhappy, wretched, distress
misery
n.
miserable
adj.
miserably
adv.
wretched
adj. wretch=exile + ed
pinch
vt.n.
pinched
adj.
bitter
adj.
bitterly
adv.
bitterness
n.
bittersweet
adj.
ordeal
n.
pain
n.
painful
adj.
painfully
adv.
pained
adj.
painkiller
n.
painkilling
adj.
painless
adj.
painstaking
adj.
thorough
painstakingly
adv.
pine
vi.n
impunity
n.
repent
vi. re + -pent
repentance
n.
subpoena
vt.n sub + poena=penalty
cruel
vt.
cruelly
adv.
cruelty
n.
raw
adj.
crude
adj.n
crudely
adv.
pancreas
n. pan- = all + creas = flesh
pancreatic
adj.
moral = conduct, manners, proper behavior of a person in society
moral
adj.n
morality
n.
morally
adv.
immoral
adj.
morale
n.
demoralize
vt.
ethic
n.
ethical
adj.
unethical
adj.
ethically
adv.
ethicist
n.
mortal
n. mort- = dead
mortality
n.
immortal
adj.n.
immortality
n.
immortalize
vt.
mortify
vt.
mortuary
n.
virtue
n.
virtual
adj.
virtually
adv.
virtuous
adj. virtu=virtue + ous
virtuoso
n.adj.
world
n.adj.
world-class
adj.
world-famous
worldly
adj.
worldwide
adj.adv.
mem-, memo-, memor-, mnem-, mnes- = to remember
remember
vt. re=again + mem-= be mindful of
remembrance
n.
memory
n.
PROM
abbr. programmable Read-only Memory
memo
n.
memorandum
n.
memoir
n.
memorial
n.adj.
memorable
adj.
memorize
vt.
memorabilia
n.
commemorate
vt.
memorialize
vt.
commemoration
n.
commemorative
adj.
mourn
v.
mourning
adj.
mourner
n.
mournful
adj.
strap
n.vt.
amnesia
n. a=not + mne=memory + -sia=disease
amnesty
n. a- = not + mnes + -ty
mix-, mixt-, blend,meld,mash,mingle, medly,meddle,melee,-misc- = mix
mix
vt.vi.n.
mixture
n.
mixed
adj.
mixing
n.
mixer
n.
blend
vt.
blender
n.
blended
adj.vt.
meld
vi.n.
mash
n.vt.
smash
mashed
adj.
mingle
vi.vt.n ming=mix + -ie
medley
n. medl = meddle
meddle
vi.
melee
n. = mix-up, in-fighting
miscellaneous
adj. misce- = to mix + ll + -aneous(adj)
promiscuous
adj. pro- = forward + -misc- = to mix
promiscuity
n.
-mong= to mingle
among
prep.
amongest
prep.
make
vt.
maker
n.
lawmaker
n.
troublemaker
n.
winemaker
n.
makeup
n.
making
n.
makeover
n. make + over
makeshift
adj.
remake
vt.n
homemade
adj.
mess
n.
mass
n.adj.vi.vt.
massive
adj.
massively
adv.
mason
n. mas=make + on
masonry
n.
match
vt.n.
matching
adj.
matchup
n.
matched
adj.
umatched
adj.
rematch
n.
rematch
n.
mater-, matr- = mother
mother
n.vt.
grandmother
n.
great-grandmother
n.
motherhood
n.
mother-in-law
n.
godmother
n.
mater
n. = mother
maternal
adj.
maternity
n.
matter
n.
material
n.adj.
materialize
vt.
materialism
n.
materialistic
adj.
materially
adv.
matrix
n. <-- mater
matron
n.
metropolis
n. metro==matr + polis=city
metropolitan
adj.