root words Flashcards
a-
without
ambi-
both sides
ante
before or in front
anti
against
aqu/aqua-
water
bene-
good
bi-
two
bio-
life
cede/ceed
go or yield
circum-
around
contra-
against or opposite
cycl
circle
de-
reduce or remove
di-, dis-
apart or away
dict
speak or say
dox
belief
du-, duo-
two
em-, en-
into, in
esce
becoming
ex-
exit, exceed
out or way
extra-, extro-
beyond or outside
fid/e
faith
fore
previously, earlier
gram
writing, letters
graph
writing, recording
hetero-
different
homo-
same
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
under, below
inter-
between
intra-/intro-
inside, within
junct
joining
-less
without
-logy
study of
mal, male
bad, evil
mis-
misjudge, misunderstand
bad or incorrect
-ness
state of being
non-
without
ob-
object, obsolete
against or before
omni-
all, everything
pedi pede
foot
phil
love or affinity
pre-
before or earlier
pro
before or forward
re-
repetition, retrace
again, backwards
sub-
under or lower
temp
time
tort
twist
trans-
across or beyond
un-
not or opposite
ab
off, away
Ac/Acr
sharp, bitter
Act/Ag
to do, drive, force
Ad
toward
Al/Ali/Alter
other, another
Am
love
ambl/abul
to go, walk
anim
life, mind, soul, breath
Annui/enni
year
anthro, andr
man, human
apo
away
arch/archi
ruler, chief
ard
burn
auto
self
be
to make, surround, affect
bel/bell
beautiful
bon/ boun
good, generous
brev/brid
short, small
burs
money
cad/cid
fall, by chance
cap/cip/cept
to take or get
cap/capit/cipit
to head, headlong
card,cord,cour
heart
celer
speed
cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
separate, judge, distinguish, decide
chrom
color
chron
time
cis
to cut
cla/clo/clu
to shut, close
claim/clam
shout, cry out
cli
lean toward
co/col/com/con
with/together
corp/cors
body
cosm
order, universe, world
cour/cur
running, course
cer/cresc/cret
ex: ascertain, crescent, concrete,
grow
cred
believe, trust
culp
fault, blame
dac/doc
teach
dem
people
di
day