Appendix B: Roots

Question 1

agnostic

Answer 1

one who believes the existence of God is not provable

Question 2

amoral

Answer 2

neither moral nor immoral; having no relation to morality

Question 3

anomaly

Answer 3

an irregularity

Question 4

anonymous

Answer 4

of unknown authorship or origin

Question 5

apthy

Answer 5

lack of interest or emotion

Question 6

atheist

Answer 6

one who does not believe in God

Question 7

atrophy

Answer 7

the wasting away of body tissue

Question 8

atypical

Answer 8

not typical

Question 9

A/AN Root

Answer 9

not/without

Question 10

AB Root

Answer 10

off, away from, apart, down

Question 11

abdicate

Answer 11

to renounce or relinquish a throne

Question 12

abduct

Answer 12

to take away by force

Question 13

abhor

Answer 13

to hate, detest

Question 14

Abject

Answer 14

cast down, degraded

Question 15

abnormal

Answer 15

deviating from a standard

Question 16

abolish

Answer 16

to do away with, make void

Question 17

abstinence

Answer 17

forbeareance from any indulgence of appetite

Question 18

abstract

Answer 18

conceived apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances

Question 19

abstruse

Answer 19

hard to understand, secret, hidden

Question 20

acerbic

Answer 20

sour or astringent in taste, harsh in temper

Question 21

acrimonious

Answer 21

caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature

Question 22

acumen

Answer 22

mental sharpness; quickness of wit

Question 23

acute

Answer 23

shap at the end, ending in a point

Question 24

exacerbate

Answer 24

increase bitterness or violence; aggravate

Question 25

agile

Answer 25

quick and well-coordinated in movement; active; lively

Question 26

agitate

Answer 26

move or force into violent, irregular action

Question 27

pedagogue

Answer 27

teacher

Question 28

prodigal

Answer 28

wastefully or recklessly extravagant

Question 29

accede

Answer 29

yeild to a demand; enter office

Question 30

allegory

Answer 30

figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another

Question 31

altruistic

Answer 31

person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

Question 32

amateur

Answer 32

a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than financial or professional gain

Question 33

amatory

Answer 33

of or pertaining to lovers

Question 34

amicable

Answer 34

characterized by exhibiting good will

Question 35

amity

Answer 35

friendship; peaceful harmony

Question 36

amorous

Answer 36

incldine to love

Question 37

inamorata

Answer 37

female lover

Question 38

ambulatory

Answer 38

of or pertaining to, or capable of walking

Question 39

perambulator

Answer 39

one who makes a tour of inspection on foot

Question 40

equanimity

Answer 40

mental or emotional stability, especially under tension

Question 41

magnanimous

Answer 41

generous in forgiving an insult or injury

Question 42

annals

Answer 42

record of events; especially yearly record

Question 43

annuity

Answer 43

specified income payable at stated intervals

Question 44

antebellum

Answer 44

before the war; specifically American Civil War

Question 45

antecedent

Answer 45

existing; being; going before

Question 46

antedate

Answer 46

precede in time

Question 47

antediluvian

Answer 47

belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned

Question 48

misanthrope

Answer 48

one who hates humans or humanity

Question 49

antipathy

Answer 49

aversions

Question 50

antipodal

Answer 50

opposite side of the globe

Question 51

apocryphal

Answer 51

doubtful authorship or authenticity

Question 52

apostasy

Answer 52

total desertion of one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc.