#5 Root Words Flashcards
Gam
{marriage}
Word Examples:
Bigamy (two marriages), monogamy, polygamy (many spouses or marriages)
Gastr (o)
{stomach}
Word Examples:
Gastric, gastronomic, gastritis (inflammation of the stomach)
Gen
{birth, race, produce}
Word Examples:
Genesis (birth, beginning) genetics (study of heredity) eugenics (well born) genealogy (lineage by race, stock) generate, genetic.
Geo
{earth}
Word Examples:
geometry (earth measurement) geography (earth writing) geocentric (earth centered) geology.
Germ
{vital, part}
Word Examples:
Germination (to grow) germ (seed, living substance) germane
Gest
{carry, bear}
Word Examples:
Congest (bear together, clog) congestive (causing clogging) gestation
Gloss, Glot
{tongue}
Word Examples:
Glossary, polyglot (many tongues) epiglottis
Glu, Glo
{lump, bond, glue}
Word Examples:
Glue, agglutinate(make to hold in a bond) conglomerate(bond together)
Grad, Gress
{step, go}
Word Examples:
Grade (step, degree) gradual (step by step) graduate (make all the steps) progress
Graph, Gram
{writ, written}
Word Examples:
Graph, graphic (written, vivid) phonograph (sound writing) bibliography
Grat
{pleasing}
Word Examples:
Gratuity (mark of favor) congratulate (express pleasure) ingrate (not thankful)
Grav
{heavy, weighty}
Word Examples:
Grave, aggravate, gravitate
Greg
{herd, group, crowd}
Word Examples:
Congregation (a group functioning together) gregarian (belonging to a group) segregate
Helio
{sun}
Word Examples:
Heliograph (instrument to measure rays) heliotrope (a plant that turns to the sun)
Hema, Hemo
{blood}
Word Examples:
Hemorrhage (an outpouring of blood) hemoglobin, hemophilia
