ROOTS Flashcards
DOG/DOX
OPINION,PRAISE - orthodox,paradox
ORTHO
STRAIGHT,CORRECT - orthodox,unorthodox,orthodonist
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, paraproffesional
ESTH
FEELING - anesthetic, paraesthesia
-OLOGY
STUDY OF - biology,geology
CONTRA
against,opposite,opposing - contrast, contradict,contraband,contraction
-ATION
process,condition/ celebration,coordination
TYP/E
print/prototype
HEIR/O
holy,sacred/hieroglyphics,hierarchy
FEND
strike/defend,offend
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/coordinated,cooperation
ISO
equal/isometric,isolation
-HOOD
state,condition,quality/brotherhood,neighborhood
EX
out,export/exclude,experience
TURB
disturb,bother/turbulence,disturb
ASPER
rough,harsh/exasperated,aspersion
DYS/DIS
bad/disease,dystopian
-IBLE
COLLA
glue,gelatin-like/ collage,collate,collagen
COMBUS
burn up/ combustion,incombustion
CINER
strike,shake/concussion,percussion,repercussion
DI
two,double,twice/ dice,dialogue
CEPHAL
head,brain/encephalitis,microcephaly
LOCAT
place/echolocation,relocation
EO
dawn,early/eolith,eon
LITH/O
stone/eolith,lithography
PALEO
old,ancient/paleolithic, paleontology
SPHERE
ball,round,globe/hemisphere,atmosphere
ERG
work/energy,allergy,ergophobia
METALL
metal,mineral,mine/metallic,metalloid
PYRO
fire/pyrotechnics,pyromania,pyrogenic
EN
in,into/entrance,envelope,enhance
EU
good,well/eulogy,euphoric,euthanize
GLAC-
ice/glacier, glaciation.glaciology
-ARIUM
place/container, aquarium,planetarium
CON
with,connect,consensus,conclude
SE-
apart/separate,segragate
GREG
group.flack,herd/congregationsegragate
NARCO-
digest,digestion/ pepsi,dyspepsies
SAUR-
lizard/ tyrannosaur,dinosaur
CALYPT-
cover,hidden,concealed/appocaleptic,eucalypt
PEPS/PEPT-
digestion/pepto
- TUDE
state,condition/attitude,latitude,altitude
-EV
time,age/eventually,evolve
-MEDI
half,middle,between/median,medaterranian
-TERR
earth,land,ground/Mediterranean
-MELAN
black,dark/melanin,melancholy
-MNEM/MNES
mind,memory/amnesia,melancholy
LAV
wash,clean/lavender,lava
PURG
remove, get rid of/purgative,purgatory
MAGN
great,large/magnifying,magnitude
INTER
between/internet,interstate
MOLL
mild,soft/mollify,emollient
LEPS
take, seize/ narcolepsy,epilepsy
MANIA
Intense craving,loss of reason/ maniac,bibliomaniac
DONT
teeth/ orthodontic,periodontal
OXY
sharp,pointed/oxygen,oxycodone
RE-
back,again,respond,react
PATER
father,paternity,paternal
MONY
result of,ceremony,testimony
SUS
up/suspension,suspensory,suspective
-IVE
performing/creative,constructive
PETRO
rock,stone/petroleum,petrologic
-EUM
that which,place/petroleum
SARCO
flesh/sarcocarp,sarcoplasm
TOMY
anatomy,autotomy
ZO
animal,living,being/zoo,zoometry
META
beyond,after,change/metaphor,metabolism
PHYS
nature,growth/physiology,geophysics
PLAC
calm,pleasing/placid,complacint
PON
put,place/ponder,pongid
-ICIAN
expert, specialist/electrician, esthetician.
TYPH
fog,stupor/typhoids,typhoon,typloid
-OID
resembling/typhoids
-MENT
state,quality,act/dissapointment,accomplish
SEC/SEQU
to follow,order,sequence
OB-
toward,against/obligation,observation
SUB
under,below/sunbmarine,substitute
DEMI
part,half/academia,pandemic
-ER
one who/error,erupt
SURG
rise/surgeon,surgery
TACHY
fast/tachyphrasion,tachycardia
PHRAS
speech/antiphrases,tachyphrasion
UN
not,opposite/unable,unfair
ACIOUS
quality/vivcious,voracious
TEN
hold/tenant,tanable