Root List Flashcards
1
Q
A, an
A
Not, without
2
Q
Ab, a
A
Apart, away, from
Ex) abnormal
3
Q
Ac, acr
A
Sharp, sour
Ex) acute triangle, acid
4
Q
Ad, a
A
To, toward
Ex) adjacent, aggrevate
5
Q
Ali, altr
A
Another
6
Q
Am, Ami
A
Love
Ex) amigo, amiable
7
Q
Ambi, amphi
A
Both
Ex) amphiphoric
8
Q
Ambl, ambul
A
Walk
9
Q
Anim
A
Mind, spirit, breath
Ex) (spirit) animal
10
Q
Ann, enn
A
Year
Ex) annual
11
Q
Ante, ant
A
Before
Ex) antecedent action
12
Q
Anthrop
A
Human
13
Q
Anti, ant
A
Against, opposite
Ex) antagonist, antidote
14
Q
Aud
A
Hear
Ex) audio
15
Q
Auto
A
Self
Ex) autobiography
16
Q
Belli, Bell
A
War
Ex) belligerent
17
Q
Bene, ben
A
Good
Ex) benevolent
18
Q
Bi
A
Two
19
Q
Biblio
A
Book
20
Q
Bio
A
Life
21
Q
Burs
A
Money, purse
Ex) disburse
22
Q
Cad, cas, cid
A
Happen, fall
Ex) accident
23
Q
Cap, cip
A
Head
24
Q
Cap, capt, cept, cip
A
Take, hold, seize
Ex) captivate, capture
25
Carn
Flesh
Ex) carnival
26
Ced, cess
Yield, go
ex) Procede, cease
27
Chrom
color
ex) chrome, chromatic
28
Chron
time
ex) chronic disease
29
Cide
murder
ex) suicide
30
circum
around
ex) circumference
31
clin, cliv
slope
ex) incline
32
clud, clus, claus, clois
shut, close
ex) conclude, claustrophobia
33
co, com, con
with, together
ex) co-operate
34
cogn, gno
know
ex) recognize
35
contra
against
36
corp
body
ex) corpse
37
cosmo, cosm
world
ex) cosmos, microcosm
38
crac, crat
rule, power
ex) autocracy, democrary, autocrat
39
cred
trust, believe
ex) credulous, incredible
40
cresc, cret
grow
ex) crescendo
41
culp
blame, fault
ex) culpable
42
curr, curs
run
ex) concur (concusion, which you get from running?)
43
de
deown, out, apart
ex) depart, decrescendo
44
dec
ten, tenth
ex) decimal
45
demo, dem
people
ex) democrat
46
di, diurn
day
ex) diary
47
dic, dict
speak
ex) dicttion, predict
48
dis, dif, di
not, apart, away
ex) disaffected, disband, discredit
49
doc, doct
teach
ex) doctrine
50
dol
pain
ex) condolence
51
duc,duct
lead
ex) seduce
52
ego
self
ex) ego
53
en, em
in, into
ex) enter
54
err
wander
ex) erratic
55
eu
well, good
ex) euphoria
56
ex, e
out, out of
ex) exit
57
fac, fic, fect, fy, fea
make, do
ex) factory, facility
58
fal, flas
decieve
ex) false
59
ferv
boil
ex) fervent, fervid
60
fid
faith, trust
ex) confident
61
flu, flux
flow
ex) fluent
62
fore
before
ex) forecast
63
frag, frac
break
ex) fracture, fraction
64
fus
pour
ex) profuse
65
gen
birth, class, kin
ex) generation
66
grad, gress
step
ex) graduate, gradual
67
graph, gram
writing
ex) biography, bibliography
68
grat
pleasing
ex) grateful, gratitude
69
grav, griev
heavy
ex) grave, grieve
70
greg
crowd, flock
ex) segregate
71
habit, hibit
have, hold
ex) habit, inhibit
72
hap
by chance
ex) happen, perhaps
73
helio, heli
sun
ex) helium, aphelion
74
hetero
other
ex) heterosexual, heterogenous
75
hol
whole
ex) holocaust
76
homo
same
ex) homogenous
77
homo
man
ex) homo sapiens
78
hydr
water
ex) hydrate
79
hyper
too much
ex) hyper active, hyper kid
80
hypo
too little, under
ex) hypothermia
81
in, ig, il, im, ir
not
ex) incredible, impeccable
82
in, il, im, ir
in, on, into
ex) invade, introvert
83
inter
between, among
ex) intersection, interact
84
intra, intr
within
ex) intraspecific
85
it, iter
between, among
ex) transit
86
ject, jet
throw
ex) eject
87
jour
day
ex) journey
88
jud
judge
ex) judge
89
junct, jug
join
ex) junction
90
jur
swear, law
ex) jury
91
lat
side
ex) latitude
92
lav, lau, lu
wash
ex) laundry
93
leg, lec, lex
read, speak
ex) lecture
94
lev
light
ex) levitate, alleviate
95
liber
free
ex) liberty
96
lig, lect
choose, gather
ex) select
97
lig, li, ly
bind
ex) religion, liaison, ally
98
ling, lang
tongue
ex) language
99
liter
letter
ex) literate, literal
100
lith
stone
ex) lithograph
101
loqu, loc, log
speech, thought
ex) phiology, logical
102
luc, lum
light
ex) lucid, translucenet
103
lud, lus
play
ex) delusion
104
macro
great
ex) macrobiotics
105
mag, maj, mas, max
great
ex) magnify
106
mal
bad
ex) malady, french mal
107
man
hand
ex) manual, manuscript
108
mar
sea
ex) submarine
109
mater, matr
mother
ex) maternal
110
medi
middle
ex) mediocore
111
mega
great
112
memor, memen
remember
ex) memory, memoir
113
meter, metr, mens
measure
ex) meter, thermometer
114
micro
small
115
mis
wrong, bad, hate
ex) misunderstanding
116
mit, miss
send
ex) emit
117
moll
soft
ex) molding
118
mon, monit
warn
ex) admonish
119
mono
one
ex) monologue
120
mor
custom, manner
ex) moral
121
mor, mort
dead
ex) mortal
122
morph
shape
ex) amorphous
123
mov, mot, mob, mom
move
ex) remove, motion
124
mut
change
ex) mutation
125
nat, nasc
born
ex) native
126
nau, nav
ship, sailor
ex) navy
127
neg
not, deny
ex) negative
128
neo
new
ex) neonate
129
nihil
none, nothing
ex) nihilism
130
nom, nym
name
ex) synonym, nom in francias
131
nox, nic, nec, noc
harm
ex) nicotine, noxious
132
nov
new
ex) innovation
133
number
number
134
ob
against
ex) abstruct
135
omni
all
ex) omniscient
136
oner
burden
ex) onus, onerous, exonerate
137
oper
work
ex) operation
138
pac
peace
ex) making a pac for peace
139
palp
feel
ex) palpable
140
pan
all
ex) pandemic
141
pater, patr
father
ex) paternal
142
path, pass
feel, suffer
ex) sympathy, antipathy
143
pec
money
ex) pecuniary, pecman get some money
144
ped, pod
foot
ex) pedicure
145
pel, puls
drive
ex) propel
146
pen
almost
ex) pending
147
pend, pens
hang
ex) pending
148
per
through, by, for, throughout
ex) perusal
149
per
against, destruction
ex) prejure, perfidious
150
peri
around
ex) perimeter, periphery
151
pet
seek, go toward
ex) petition
152
phil
love
ex) phiosopher, _____phile
153
phob
fear
ex) phobia
154
phon
sound
ex) megaphone
155
plac
calm, please
ex) placate
156
pon, pos
put, place
ex) postpone, exponent
157
port
carry
ex) portable
158
pot
drink
ex) potion
159
pot
power
ex) potential
160
pre
before
ex) precede, predict
161
prim, pri
first
ex) primary
162
pro
ahead, forth
ex) proceed, propose
163
proto
first
ex) prototype
164
prox, prop
near
ex) approximate
165
pseudo
false
ex) pseudoscientific
166
pyr
fire
ex) pyre, pyromania
167
quad, quar, quat
four
ex) quadrilateral
168
ques, quer, quis, quir
question
ex) quest, query
169
quie
quiet
ex) quiet
170
quint, quin
five
ex) quintuplets
171
radi, rami
branch
ex) radius
172
rect, reg
straight, rule
ex) rectangle, regular
173
reg
king, rule
ex) regiem
174
retro
backward
ex) retrospective, retro fashion
175
rid, ris
laugh
ex) ridiculous
176
rog
ask
ex) interrogate
177
rud
rough, crude
ex) rude
178
rupt
break
ex) disrupt, interrupt
179
sacr, sanct
holy
ex) sacred
180
scrib, script, scriv
write
ex) scrible, script
181
se
apart, away
ex) separate, segregate
182
sec, sect, seg
cut
ex) dissect
183
sed, sid
sit
ex) sedate, sedentar, reside, residence
184
sem
seed, sow
ex) seminal
185
sen
old
ex) senior, senile
186
sent, sens
feel, think
ex) sentiment, nonsense
187
sequ, secu
follow
ex) sequence, sequel
188
sim, sem
similar, same
ex) similar, resemble
189
sign
mark, sign
ex) signal, designation
190
sin
curve
ex) sine curve
191
sol
sun
ex) solar, parasol
192
sol
alone
ex) solo, solitude
193
somn
sleep
ex) insomnia
194
son
sound
ex) sonic
195
soph
wisdom
ex) sophisticated
196
spec, spic
see, look
ex) spectator, perspective
197
sper
hope
ex) prosper, desperate
198
spers, spar
scatter
ex) sparse
199
spir
breathe
ex) respiration
200
strict, string
bind
ex) strict, constrict
201
struct, stru
build
ex) structure, obstruct
202
sub
under
ex) submarine, subconscious
203
summ
highest
ex) summary, summit
204
super, sur
above
ex) supervisor, superfluous
205
surge, surrect
rise
ex) resurrection
206
syn, sym
together
ex) synthesis, sympathy, synonym
207
tacit, tic
silent
ex) tacit
208
tact, tag, tang
touch
