#3 Root Words

Question 1

Cord, Cor ,Cardi

Answer 1

Heart/put heart into/out of: Cordial, Concord, Discord Courage

Question 2

Corp

Answer 2

Body/legal body: corporation, corpse, corpulent

Question 3

Cosm

Answer 3

Universe/world: cosmic, cosmos, cosmopolitian, cosmonaut

Question 4

Crat,cracy

Answer 4

Rule/strength: democratic, autocracy

Question 5

Crea-create

Answer 5

Creature: Recreation, creation, creator

Question 6

Cred

Answer 6

Believe/statement of beliefs” creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredible.

Question 7

Cresc, Cret, Crease, Cru

Answer 7

Rise/grow: Accrue, crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease.

Question 8

Crit

Answer 8

Separate/choose: Critical, criterion, hypocrite.

Question 9

Cur, Curs

Answer 9

Run/running or Flowing/agree: Concurrent, current, concur, incur, precursor.

Question 10

Cura

Answer 10

Care/caring for: Curator, curative, manicure.

Question 11

Cycl, cyclo

Answer 11

Wheel/circular: Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone.

Question 12

Deca

Answer 12

Ten: Decade, decalogue, decatholon.

Question 13

Dem

Answer 13

People rule/vital statistics, among the people: Democracy, demography, epidemic.

Question 14

Dent, Dont

Answer 14

Tooth/relating to the teeth: Dental, denture, dentifrice.

Question 15

Derm

Answer 15

Skin/injected under the skin, skin study,outer layer of skin: Hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy.

Question 16

Dict

Answer 16

Say/speak/how one speaks/says: Diction, dictate, Dictaphone, edict, benediction.

Question 17

Doc

Answer 17

Teach: Indoctrinate, document, doctrine.

Question 18

Domin

Answer 18

Master: Dominate, predominant, dominion, domain.

Question 19

Don

Answer 19

Give: Donate, Condone

Question 20

Dorm

Answer 20

Sleep: Dormant, Dormitory