Roots Definitions Flashcards
A/An
not, without
Ab
off, away from, apart, down
Able/Ible
capable of, worthy of
Ac/Acr
sharp, bitter, sour
Acou
hearing
Act/Ag
to do, to drive, to force, to lead
Ad
to, toward, near
Al/Ali/Alter
other, another
Am
love
Ambi/Amphi
both, on both sides, around
Ambl/Ambul
to go, to walk
Anim
of the life, mind, soul, breath
Annui/Enni
year
Ant/Ante
before
Anthro/Andr
man, human
Anti
against, opposite
Apo
away
Aqua/Aque
water
Arch/Archi/Archy
chief, principal, ruler
Ard
to burn
Be
about, to make, to surround, to affect (often used to transform words into transitive verbs)
Bel/Bell
beautiful
Bell
war
Ben/Bene
good
Bi/Bin
two
Bon/Boun
good, generous
Brev/Brid
short, small
Burs
purse, money
Cad/Cid
to fall, to happen by chance
Cant/Cent/Chant
to sing
Cap/Cip/Cept
to take, to get
Cap/Capit/Cipit
head, headlong
Card/Cord/Cour
heart
Carn
flesh
Cast/Chast
to cut
Caus/Caut
to burn
Ced/Ceed/Cess
to go, to yield, to stop
Celier
speed
Cent
hundred, hundredth
Centr
center
Cern/Cert/Cret/Crim/Crit
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
Chrom
color
Chron
time
Circu/Circum
around
Cis
to cut
Cla/Clo/Clu
to shut, to close
Claim/Clam
to shout, to cry out
Cli
to lean toward
Co/Col/Com/Con
with, together
Cogn/Comn
to know
Contra/Contro/Counter
against
Corp/Cors
body
Cosm
order, universe, world
Cour/Cur
running, a course
Cre/Cresc/Cret
to grow
Cred
to believe, to trust
Crypt
hidden
Cub/Cumb
to lie down
Culp
fault, blame
Dac/Doc
to teach
De
away, off, down, completely, reversal
Dele
to erase
Dem
people
Dext
right hand, right side, deft
Di
day
Di/Dia
in two, through, across
Di/Dif/Dis
away from, apart, reversal, not
Dic/Dict/Dit
to say, to tell, to use words
Dign
worth
Dog/Dox
opinion
Dol
to suffer, to pain, to grieve
Don/Dot/Dow
to give
Dorm
sleep
Dors
back
Dub
doubt
Duc/Duct
to lead
Dulc
sweet
Dur
hard, lasting
Dys
faulty, abnormal
E/Ex
out, out of , from, former, completely
Ego
self
Em/En
in, into
Epi
upon
Equ
equal, even
Err
to wander
Esce
becoming
Eu
good, well
Extra
outside, beyond
Fab/Fam
to speak
Fac/Fic/Fig/Fait/Feit/Fy
to do, to make
Fal
to err, to deceive
Fatu
foolish
Fer
to bring, to carry, to bear
Ferv
to boil, to bubble
Fi/Fid
faith, truth
Fin
end
Flagr/Flam
to burn
Flect/Flex
to bend, to turn
Flu/Flux
to flow
Fore
before
Fort
chance or strength
Fra/Frac/Frag/Fring
to break
Fug
to flee, to fly
Fulg
to shine
Fum
to smoke
Fus
to pour
Gen
birth, creation, race, kind
Gni/Gno
to know
Grad/Gress
to step
Gram/Graph
to write, to draw
Hap
by chance
Hemi
half
Her/Hes
to stick
Hol
whole
(H)om
same
Hum
earth
Hyper
over, excessive
Hypo
under, beneath, less than
Icon
image, idol
Idio
one’s own
In/Im
in, into or not, without
Inter
between, among
Intra
inside, within
It/Iter
way, journey
Ject
to throw, to throw down
Joc
Joke
Join/Jug/Junct
to meet, to join
Jour
day
Jud
the judge
Jur
law, to swear
Juv
young
Lang/Ling
tongue
Laud
praise, honor
Lav/Lau/Lu
to wash
Lax/Leas/Les
loose
Lec/Leg/Lex
to read, to speak
Lect/Leg
to select, to choose
Lev
to lift, to rise, light (weight)
Li/Lig
to tie, to bind
Liber
free
Lith
stone
Loc/Log/Loqu
word, speech, thought
Luc/Lum/Lus
light (brightness)
Lud/Lus
to play
Macro
great, long
Mag/Maj/Max
big, great
Mal/Male
bad, ill, evil, wrong
Man/Manu
hand
Mand/Mend
to command, to order, to entrust
Medi
middle
Mega
large, great
Micro
very small
Min
small or to project, to hang over
Mis
bad, wrong, to hate
Mis/Mit
to send
Misc
mixed
Mob/Mom/Mot/Mov
to move
Moll
soft
Mon/Monit
to remind, to warn
Mon/Mono
one
Mor/Mort
death
Morph
shape
Mult
many
Mut
to change
Nat/Nas/Nai/Gna
birth
Nau/Nav
ship, sailor
Nihil
nothing, none
Noc/Nox
harm
Noct/Nox
night
Nom
rule, order
Nom/Nym/Noun/Nown
name
Non
nott
Nounc/Nunc
to announce
Nov/Neo/Nou
new
Null
nothing
Ob
toward, to, against, over
Omni
all
Oner
burden
Oss/Oste
bone
Pac/Peac
peace
Palp
to feel
Pan/Pantt
all, everyone
Par
equal
Para
next to, beside
Pas/Pat/Path
feeling, suffering, disease
Pau/Po/Pov/Pu
few, little, poor
Pec
money
Ped
child, education
Ped/Pod
foot
Pel
to drive, to push
Pen/Pene
almost
Pen/Pun
to pay, to compensate
Pend/Pens
to hang, to weight, to pay
Per
completely
Peri
around
Pet/Pit
to go, to seek, to strive
Phil
love
Phob
fear
Phon
sound
Photo
light
Plac
to please
Ple/Plen
to fill, full
Plex/Plic/Ply
to fold, twist, tangle, or bend
Poly
many
Pon/Pos/Pound
to put, to place
Port
to carry
Post
behind, after
Pot
to drink
Pre
before, in front
Prehend/Prise
to take, to get, to seize
Pri/Prim
first
Pro
in front, before, much, for
Prob
to prove, to test
Prop/Prox
near
Prot/Proto
first
Psued/Psuedo
false
Pug
to fight
Punc/Pung/Poign
to point, to prick, to pierce
Pry
fire
Quad/Quar/Quat
four
Que/Quis
to seek
Quie/Quit
quiet, rest
Quin/Quint
five
Raci/Radi
root
Rami
branch
Re
back, again
Rect
straight, right
Reg
king, rule
Retro
backward
Rid/Ris
to laugh
Rog
to ask
Rub/Rud
red
Rud
crude
Sacr/Sanct
holy
Sag/Sap/Sav
taste, thinking, discerning
Sal
salt
Sal/Sil/Sault/Sult
to leap, to jump
Salu
health
Salv
to save
San
healthy
Sang
blood
Sat
enough
Sci
to know
Scribe/Script
to write
Se
apart, away
Sec/Sequ/Sue/Sui
to follow
Sed/Sess/Sid
to sit, to settle
Sem
seed, to sow
Semi
half
Sen
old
Sens/Sent
to feel, to be aware
Sin/Sinu
bend, fold, curve
Sol
alone; to loosen, to free; sun
Somn
sleep
Soph
wisdom
Sourc/Surg/Surrect
to rise
Spec/Spic
to look, to see
Sta/Sti
to stand, to be in place
Spir
breath
Strict/String/Stran
to tighten, to bind
Sua
sweet, pleasing, to urge
Sub/Sup
below, under
Summ
highest, total
Super/Sur
over, above
Sym/Syn
together
Tac/Tic
to be silent
Tact/Tag/Tam/Tang
to touch
Tain/Ten/Tent/Tin
to hold
Tend/Tens/Tent/Tenu
to stretch, to thin
Test
to bear witness
Theo
god
Therm
heat
Tim
fear
Tor/Toro/Tort
to twist
Torp
stiff, numb
Tox
poison
Tract
to drag, to pull, to draw
Trans
across, beyond
Ult
last, beyond
Umbr
shadow
Un
not
Und
wave
Uni/Un
one
Urb
city
Us/Ut
to use
Vail/Val
strength, use, worth
Ven/Vent
to come or too move toward
Ver
truth
Verb
word
Verd
green
Vers/Vert
to turn
Vi
life
Vid/Vis
to see
Vil
base, mean
Viru
poison
Voc/Vok
call, word
Vol
wish
Volu/Volv
to roll, to turn
Vor
to eat
