ROOTS Flashcards
DOG/POX
Opinion, Praise - othadox, paradox
ORTHO
Straight, Correct - orthadox, unorthaox
ACO/U
Sharp - acute, acupuncture, accurate
METER
Measure - thermometer, speedometer
SHIP
State of being or skill - craftsmanship, citizenship, championship
AN/ANA
Not or without - anarchy, antonym, anesthetic
PARA
Beside - parasite, paraprofesional
ESTH
Feeling - anesthetic, parasthesia
-OLOGY
Study of - biology geology
CONTRA
Against, Opposite, Opposing - contrast, contradiction, contraband, contraction
AGON
Pain, Struggle - agony, protagonist
CULP
Blame, Fault - culprit, culpable
PROT
First, Early - prototype, protocal, protagonist
PHOTO
Light - photograph, photosynthesis
JUR
Swear, Oath, Law - jurisdiction, injure, conjure, jury
SPECT
Look, regard - Inpect, respect, retrospect
PHIL
Love - Phylosophy, Phylanthropy
PHOB
Fear - Acrophobia, claustrophobia
FORT
Strong - Fortify, comfort
DICT
Say - Diction, dictator, contradict
-ATION
Process, Condition - celebration, coordination
TYP/E
Print - Prototype, typical
HIER/O
Holy, Scared - Hieroglyphics, Hierarchy
FEND
Strike - Defend, Offerd
CRAC
Government, Rule - Democracy, autocracy
-DOM
Domain, Territory - Kingdom, boredom, freedom
THES/THET
Put or place - Thesis, Antithesis, Parenthetic
SYM/SYN
With or together - Symbolism, synonym
ANTI
Against or opposite - Antibacterial, antiperspirant
CO-
With, together, jointly - Coordinate, cooperation
ISO
Equal - Isometric, Isolation
-HOOD
State, Condition, Quality - Brotherhood, Neighborhood
EX
Out/ Export, exclude, expirience
TURB
Disturb, Bother/ Turbulence, disturb
ASPER
Rough, Harsh/ exasperated, aspersion
DYS/DIS
Bad/ Disease, dystopian
-IBLE
Able to be, capable/ Audible, credible
-IST
Somone who/Dentist, artist
DACTYL
Finger/ Zygodactyl, Pterodactyl
THERAP
Treatment/ Therapy, hydrotherapy
SCOPE
See, View/ Telescope, microscope
CRYO
Cold, Frost/ Cryotherapy, cryoanesthesia
ZYGO
Paired/ Zygodactyl, zygomorphic
PTERO
Wing, Feather/Pterodactyl, pteropod
COLLA
Glue, Gelatin/ Collage, collagen
COMBUS
Burn up/ Combustion
CINER
Ash/ Incinerated, Incinerator
CUSS
Stike, Shake/ Concussion, percussion
DI
Two, Double/ Dice, Diameter
CEPHAL
Head, Brain/ Encephalitis, Microphaly
ESIA
Action, Prosses/ Anesthesia, amnesia
CINEMAT/KIN
Motion, Movement/ Cinematography, kinesiology
GRAM
Write/Grammatical, telegram
IC
Like or related to/Graphic, topic, Cinematic
ECHO
Sound/Echolocation, Echocardiology
LOCAT
Place/Location, echolocation, relocation