English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

word part
meaning
example
auto-
self
an 
autonomous region [self-ruling]
bio-
life, living things
biodegradable packaging [able to decay naturally]
cyber-
relating to computers 
and robots
a 
cybercafé [café where customers can use computers 
and the internet]
de-
opposite action
demotivate [make someone feel less interested and 
enthusiastic about something]
mono-
single, one
monocycle [cycle with just one wheel]
-graph-
writing
a 
monograph [long article or short book on a single 
subject that the writer has studied for a long time]
-gress-
step, walk, go
a 
congress [a conference, i.e. a meeting where people 
come together]
-ics
an area of study or 
knowledge
obstetrics [the study of pregnancy and childbirth]
-phon-
sound
phonetics [the study of human speech sounds]
-ology
study
criminology [the study of crime and criminals]
pre- (
opp
. = 
post-)
before
prepaid tickets [tickets paid for in advance]
retro-
back, backwards
retroactive law [taking effect from a date in the past]
techno-
relating to advanced 
machines
technophobia [fear of using technology such as 
computers]
tele-
over a distance
telepathic experience [feeling something from a 
distance]
Language
 
help
Although the word parts above will help you to understand words, you cannot use them as freely to 
form new words as the prefixes and suffixes in Units 86 and 87.