Root Words Flashcards
ALG
neuralgia
pain
BI-
biology
life
CHRON-
choronological
time
D(A)EMON-
demon
spirit
GE-
geology
earth
LOG-
prologue
thought, speech, word, proportion, reasoning
OLOGY-
apology
thought, speech, word, proportion, reasoning
[LOGUE-]
thought, speech, word, proportion, reasoning
LY-
analysis
to loosen
MNE-
amnesia
to remember
PAN(T)-
panorama
all, every
POD-
tripod
foot
THE-
monotheism
god
TROPH-
atrophy
to nourish, grow
AGON-
agony
struggle, contest
ANGEL-
angelic
messesnger
CENTR-
concentric
center
DEM-
democracy
people
GAM-
polygamy
marriage
HEM(AT)-
hemorrage
blood
*drops H when proceeded by another base
HAEM(AT)-
blood
*drops H when proceeded by another base
HEMER-
ephemeral
day
OD-
odometer
way, road
HOD-
cathode
way, road
STOL-
epistolary
to send, draw
STAL-
peristalsis
to send, draw
STLE-
epistle
to send, draw
TAPH-
cenotaph
tomb
THANAT-
thanatopsis
death
THANAS-
death
BIBLI-
bibliography
book
CANON-
canonized
rule, list, role, standard list
CRYPT-
cryptography
hidden, secret
CRYPH-
hidden, secret
CYCL-
bicycle
circle, wheel
GLOSS-
tongue, language
GLOT(T)-
tongue, language
ICON-
image
MIM-
to imitate
OD-
song, poem
PYR-
fire
TOM-
tomography
to cut
CRYO-
cryogenics
ice
BALL-
ballistics
to throw, put
BOL-
symbol
to throw, put
BLE-
emblem
to throw, put
DERM(AT)-
epidermas
skin
DOX-
orthodox
opinion, teaching
DOG-
dogma
opinion, teaching
GNO(S)-
diagnosis
to know
HOM(E)-
homogenized
same, similar, regular
MORPH-
morphology
form, shape
ONYM-
anonymos
name, word
PHER-
periphery
to bear, go
PHOR-
semaphore
to bear, go
TACT-
tactics
to arrange, put in order
TAX-
taxonomy
to arrange, put in order
AESTHE-
aesthete
to feel, perceive
ESTHE-
anesthetic
to feel, perceive
ANTHROP-
philanthropy
human being
ARCHA(E)-
archaeology
ancient, primitive, beginning, highest
ARCHE-
Archeozic
ancient, primitive, beginning, highest
ARCH-
ancient, primitive, beginning, highest
AST(E)R-
astronomy, asterisk
star
GEN(E)-
genesis
to produce, originate, be, begat, create
GON-
to produce, originate, be, begat, create
GER(ONT)-
geriatric
old age, old people
HOL-
holocaust
whole
IATR-
iatrogenic
physician, medicine, care
PEP(T)-
peptic
to digest, attitude
PEPS-
pepsin
to digest, attitude
TECHN-
technical
art, skill, craft
CHROM(AT)-
chromatic
color(ful)
CRI-
critic
to judge, decide, separate
ETHN-
ethnicity
race, cultural group, foreign
LECT-
dialect
to speak, choose
PHA(N)-
phantom
to show, appear
PHEN-
to show, appear
PHIL-
philosophy
to love, need
PHON-
telephone
sound, voice
POLY-
polygon
many, much
TAUT-
tautology
the same
THERM-
heat
POL(E)-
to buy
AGOG(UE)-
to lead, leader
CH(E)IR-
hand
COSM-
universe, order
HETER-
other, different
NE-
new, new and different, form of, young, most recent
ODONT-
tooth