Study your stems!
Current Stems:
lun- moon (lunar, circumlunar, lunatic)
phon- sound (telephone, cacophony, dictaphone)
mis - hate (misanthropic, misogynist, misery)
spir- breathe (respiratory, perspiration)
ject- throw (eject, reject, project)
Past Stems:
trans- across (transportation, transfer, Transatlantic)
duc/duct- lead (producer, conductor, deductive)
capit- head (decapitation, captain, recapitulate)
greg- group (congregation, gregarious, egregious)
aqua- water (aquatic, aquamarine, aquarium)
astro- star (astrology, astronomical, astronaut)
chron- time (chronological, chronicle, chronic, chronometer)
poly- many (polygon, polytheistic, polygamy)
intra- within (intrastate, intracellular, intervenously)
ic/ical- having the characteristics of (heroic, allergic, frantic, statisical)
proto- first (prototype, protoplasm, protogenitor)
gen- origin (genetics, gene, protogenitor)
intro- into (intruder, introduction, introvert, introspective)
ver-truth (verify, aver, veracious, verdict)
super-over (supercede, superb, superior)
matri-mother (matricide, matron, maternity)
phyt-plant (phytography, phytologist)
cred-believe (credibility, discredit, incredible)
ness-quality (kindness, redness, stillness)
frater-brother (fraternity, fraternize, fraternal)
omni-all (omipotent, omnivore, omniscient)
eco-house (ecosystem, economy, ecology)
zo-animal (zoology, zoo, Mesozoic)
corp-body (corpulent, incorporeal, corporation)
muta-change (immutable, mutant, mutagen)
pater/patri-father (patronize, paternal, patriarch)
mono-one (monologue, monocle, monogamy)
demo-people (democracy, demography, democratic)
ex-out (exit, exclude, extreme)
liber-free (liberty, liberate, liberation)cian-specialist (pediatrician, mathematician, magician)
cide-kill (homicide, suicide, insecticide)
logy-science (psychology, geology, biology)
meter-measure (thermometer, chronometer, barometer, speedometer)
scope-look (microscope, telescope, periscope)
Future Stems: