Module 12 Miscellaneous Roots Flashcards
1
Q
bacter-
A
bacteria [pl. bacteria]
2
Q
carn-
A
flesh
3
Q
chem-
A
chemical
4
Q
corpor-
A
body; corpus
5
Q
cry-
A
extreme cold [noun]; extremely cold [adjective]
6
Q
hum-
A
soil
7
Q
loc-
A
place; location
8
Q
top-
A
place; location
9
Q
meteor-
A
weather; atmosphere
10
Q
nos-
A
disease
11
Q
morb-
A
disease
12
Q
nyct-
A
night; during the night
13
Q
nyctal-
A
night; during the night
14
Q
noct-
A
night; during the night
15
Q
phot-
A
light
16
Q
luc-
A
light
17
Q
lumin-
A
light
18
Q
physi-
A
nature
19
Q
psychr-
A
cold
[either a noun or an adjective, always followed by a connecting vowel even if attached to a termination that begins with a vowel or ‘h’]
20
Q
pyr-
A
heat; fire
21
Q
pyret-
A
fever
22
Q
sol-
A
sun
23
Q
hel-
A
sun
24
Q
ge-
A
earth; land
25
Q
terr-
A
earth; land
26
Q
therm-
A
heat; temperature
27
Q
trop-
A
a turning; change
