Common Root Words Flashcards
Aster
Variations: Astro
Meaning: Star
Example: Astronomy, disaster
Aqua
Meaning: Water
Example: Aquatic, aquarium
Aud
Meaning:Hear
Example: Auditorium, audience
Bene
Meaning: Good
Example: Benevolent, benign
Bio
Meaning: Life
Example: Biology,autobiography
Cent
Meaning: Hundred
Example: Century,cent(money)
Chrono
Meaning: Time
Example: Chronological,synchronize
Circum
Variations: Circa
Meaning: Around
Example: Circumspect,circumnavigate
Contra
Variations: Counter
Meaning: Against or conflict
Example: Contraband,encounter
Dict
Meaning: Speak or say
Example: Dictate,dictation
Duc
Variations: Duct,duce
Meaning: Lead or leader
Example: Produce,conduct
Fac
Meaning: Make or do
Example: Manufacture,facsimile(fax)
Fract
Variations: Frag
Meaning: Break
Example: Fraction,defragment
Gen
Meaning: Birth or create
Example: Genetics,generate
Graph
Meaning: Write
Example: Telegraph,calligraph
Ject
Meaning: Throw
Example: Inject,projection