Roots Flashcards
belli - rebelion
war - resistance, revolution, nonconformity
biblio - bibliography
book - catalog, sources, booklist
bio - biology
life -
cosm - cosmetic
order - beautifying ( to arrange beauty)
cycl - cyclone
circle - tornado, twister
dic - dichotomy
two - cut in two (family dichotomy = divorce)
dict - dictate
word - command, say
duc - conductive
carry, lead - being able to carry sth like electricity or heat
duct - conduct
carry, lead - carry out, manage, direct, escort
fac - facsimile
do, make - make similar, copy, duplicate, replica
fact - manufacture
do, make - made by hand, assemble, craft, produce
fact - manufacture
do, make - made by hand, assemble, craft, produce
fect - perfect
do, make - to do completely, finish, improve, refine
form - uniform
shape - outfit (only formal outfits)
fort - fortify
strong - reinforce, strengthen
geo - geography
earth - describing the earth
gram - telegram
write - a massage sent by telegraph
graph - autograph
write - written with your own hand, signature, sign
homo - homophone
same - a word that sounds the same as another but is different in spelling, meaning, or origin.
log - dialog
speech, study of - conversation
logy - analogy
speech, study of - something that seems similar between two situations, processes etc, similarity, resemblance
man - manage
hand - handle, control, manipulate
manu - manual
hand - hand-operated
mater - maternity
mother, home - motherhood, relating to a woman who is pregnant or who has just had a baby