A-D Roots Flashcards
A/An
not, without (amoral, agnostic, anomaly, anonymous, apathy, atrophy)
AB
off, away from, apart, down (adduct, abhor, abstruse
Able/ible
changeable, combustible
AC/ACR
sharp, bitter, sour (exacerbate, acute, acumen, acid)
ACT/Ag
agile, agitate, prodigal, synagogue
Acou
hearing
AD
to, toward, near
Al/ali/ alter
other, another
am
love
ambi/amphi
both, on both sides around
ambl/abmul
to go, to work )perambulator, preamble
anim
of the life, mind, soul, breath )equanimity, magnaimous
annui/eeni
year
ant/ante
before (antebellum, antedivilian)
antro/andr
man, human
anti
against, opposite
apo
away
aqua/aque
water
arch/ archi/archy
chief, principal, ruler
ard
to burn
auto
self
be
about, to make, to surround, to affect (belie, belittle, bemoan
bel/bell
beautiful
bell
war
ben/bene
good
bi/bin
two
bon/boun
good, generous
brev/brid
short, small
burs
purse, money
cad/cid
to fall to happen by chance )cascade, decadent)
cant/cent/ chant
to sing
cap/cip/ cept
to take/to get