Common Roots Part A (ab-, ad-, anim, a-, bio) Flashcards
abnormal
“away” from being normal
absent
being “away” from a place
abvolate
fly “away”
absolutely
loosened “away” from any doubt
abduct
lead “away”
abdicate
a monarch saying she wants to be “away” from being in power
abort
“away” from rising or beginning
absorb
suck “away”
abrasive
relating to scraping “away” at
aberrant
wander “away”
advertise
turn ‘towards’
adhere
stick ‘to’
adjust
tilt ‘towards’
adapt
make suitable ‘towards’
admit
send ‘to’
adopt
to make a choice ‘towards’
adventure
a coming ‘towards’
advisor
one who looks ‘towards’ another person to help him
advice
a looking ‘towards’ to help
adverb
word ‘towards’ a verb or adjective
adjective
word ‘towards’ a noun
animal
a creature that has a “spirit” and “mind”
animated
“spirited”
inanimate
not being “spirited”
animation
a state of being “spirited” and hence possessing movement
animator
one who gives a “spirit” to still pictures
magnanimous
of being great in “spirit”
magnanimity
the state of being “great” in spirit
unanimous
being of one “mind”
unanimity
the state of being of one “mind”
equanimity
the state of having a balanced and hence peaceful “mind”
amnesia
‘not’ able to remember
apathetic
‘not’ caring
asocial
‘not’ social
apolitical
‘not’ political
atheist
‘not’ believing in a deity
amorphous
‘not’ having a shape
atom
particle of matter which can “not” be cut
anemia
having ‘not’ enough hemoglobin or red blood cells
analgesic
pertains to ‘not’ having pain
anarchy
a state of ‘not’ having a central ruling
anonymous
‘not’ having a name
abulia
‘not’ being able to make a decision
biology
study of ‘life’
microbiology
study of very small ‘life’ forms
amphibian
‘life’ living in water and on land
biography
a ‘life’ history
symbiosis
two ‘life’ forms living together
aerobic
pertaining to air for ‘life’ to exist
anaerobic
lacking air for ‘life’ to exist
biosphere
part of the Earth where organisms ‘live’
