Root Words

Question 1

acro

Answer 1

top / height / tip / beginig:

eg : acrobat ; acronym; acrophobia

Question 2

caust ; caut

Answer 2

to burn

eg : cauterize; caustic; holocaust

Question 3

act

Answer 3

do

eg : activity; react; interaction

Question 4

aer/o

Answer 4

air

Question 5

agr/i/o

Answer 5

farming

eg: agriculture

Question 6

alg/o

Answer 6

pain

eg: neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic; nostalgia

Question 7

ambi; amphi

Answer 7

both ; on both sides; around

eg: ambidextrous

Question 8

ambul

Answer 8

walk; move

eg: amble; ambulant - walking or moving around

Question 9

ami/o

Answer 9

love

eg: amiable

Question 10

ana

Answer 10

up; back;against

eg: analysis; anachronism - not being in the right place in time

Question 11

andr/o

Answer 11

man;male

eg: android; misandry - hatred towards men; androgynous - both male and female

Question 12

anim

Answer 12

life; spirit

Question 13

ann;enn

Answer 13

year

eg: anniversary, millennium

Question 14

ante

Answer 14

before; in front

eg: atecede - to come before something in time, antemeridian - before noon, anteroom - a small room before the main room

Question 15

anth/o

Answer 15

flower

eg: chrysanthemum

Question 16

anthrop/o

Answer 16

human

eg: anthropology - the study of mankind

Question 17

anti

Answer 17

against

Question 18

apo; apho

Answer 18

away, off, separat

Question 19

aqu/a

Answer 19

water

Question 20

arbor

Answer 20

tree

eg:arborist - someone working with trees

Question 21

arch/a/i

Answer 21

primitive, ancient

eg: archaic

Question 22

arthr/o

Answer 22

joint