Roots Flashcards
Dog/Dox
Opinion, praise - orthodox, paradox
Ortho
Straight, correct - orthodox, unorthodox, orthodontist
Aco/u
Sharp - acute, acupuncture, accurate
Meter
Measure - thermometer, speedometer
-ship
A state of being or skill - craftsmanship, citizenship, Championship
An/ana
Not or without - Not or without - anarchy, antonym, anesthetic
Para
Beside - parasite, Paraprofessional
Esth
Feeling - anethetic, paraesthesia
-ology
Study of - biology, geology etc.
Contra
Against, opposite, opposing - contrast, contradict, contraband, contradiction
Agon
Pain, struggle - Agony, protagonist
Culp
Blame, fault - Culprit, culpable
Prot
First, early - Prototype, protocol, protagonist
Photo
Light - Photograph, photosynthesis
Jur
Swear, Oath - Jury, conjure, injure, jurisdiction
Spect
Look, regard - inspect, respect, retrospect
Phil
Love - philosophy, philanthropy
Phob
Fear - acrophobia, claustrophobia, arachnophobia
Fort
Strong - fortify, comfort
Dict
Say - diction, dictator, contradict, predict
Dactyl
Finger - zygodactyl, pterodactyl
Zygo
Paired - zygodactyl, zygomorphic
Therap
Treatment - therapy, hydrotherapy, psychotherapy
Scope
See, view - telescope, microscope, macroscopic