Root Words Flashcards
acro
top / height / tip / beginig:
eg : acrobat ; acronym; acrophobia
caust ; caut
to burn
eg : cauterize; caustic; holocaust
act
do
eg : activity; react; interaction
aer/o
air
agr/i/o
farming
eg: agriculture
alg/o
pain
eg: neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic; nostalgia
ambi; amphi
both ; on both sides; around
eg: ambidextrous
ambul
walk; move
eg: amble; ambulant - walking or moving around
ami/o
love
eg: amiable
ana
up; back;against
eg: analysis; anachronism - not being in the right place in time
andr/o
man;male
eg: android; misandry - hatred towards men; androgynous - both male and female
anim
life; spirit
ann;enn
year
eg: anniversary, millennium
ante
before; in front
eg: atecede - to come before something in time, antemeridian - before noon, anteroom - a small room before the main room
anth/o
flower
eg: chrysanthemum
anthrop/o
human
eg: anthropology - the study of mankind
anti
against
apo; apho
away, off, separat
aqu/a
water
arbor
tree
eg:arborist - someone working with trees
arch/a/i
primitive, ancient
eg: archaic
arthr/o
joint
