Roots / Meaning / Word Flashcards
alter
Other
Word: alternate, alter ego
ami, amic
Love
Word: amiable, amicable
amphi
Both ends or all sides
Word: amphibian
ann, enni
Year
Word: anniversary, annual, biennial, perennial
Anthrop
Human, man
Word: anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope
Aqua, aque
Water
Word: aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct
Arch
Chief, leader, ruler
Word: archangel, monarch, archaic, archenemy
Arthro
Joint
Word: arthritis
Aud
Sounds
Word: auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape
Bell
War
Word: belligerent, bellicose
Biblio
Book
Word: bibliography, bibliophile
Bio
Life
Word: biography, autobiography, Biology, antibiotic
Brev
Short
Word: brief, abbreviate
Cap
Take, seize
Word; capture, captivate, capacity
Carn
Meat
Word: carnivorous, chili con carne
Ced
Yield, go
Word: recede, secede, proceed, intercede, concession
Chrom
Color
Word: chromatic, monochrome, polychrome
Chron
Time
Word: chronicle, chronology, chronometer, synchronize
Cogn
Know
Word: recognize, cognitive, incognito
Cord/chord
Cord
Word: harpsichord
Corp
Body
Word: corpus,corpse, corporal
Crac, Crat
Rule, ruler
Word: autocrat, democracy, bureaucrat, democracy
Cred
Believe
Word: credible, credulous, credibility, credit, credo
Cruc
Cross
Word: crucifix,crucial
Crusta
Shell
Word: crustacean
Crypt
Hidden
Word: cryptogram, cryptology, cryptic
Culp
Guilt
Word: culpable, culprit
Dei
God
Word: deity, deify
Demo
People
Word: demography, democracy, epidemic
Dent
Tooth
Word: dentist, dentifrice, Dentin
Derm
Skin
Word: dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic
Dic
Speak, say
Dictate, predict, diction, indict
Dox
Belief, opinion
Word: orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy
Duc, duct
Lead
Word: induce, deduce, seduction, conduct, abduct
Duo
Two
Word: duo
Dynam
Power
Word: dynamo, hydrodynamics
Ego
Self
Word: egotist, egomania
Equ
Equal
Word: equal, equity, equanimity, equate, equidistant
Fac
Make, do
Word: manufacture, factory, benefactor
Fil
Threadlike
Word: filament
Frater
Brother
Word: fraternal, fraternize
Gam
Marriage
Word: monogamy, polygamy, bigamy
Geo
Earth
Word: geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal
Glyph
Vertical groove
Word: hieroglyphics-Egyptian “sky writing”
Grad, gress
Step
Word: gradual, progression, transgression
Graph
Writing, printing
Word: graphology, biography, telegraph, geography
Gym
Naked
Word: gymnasium
Gyn
Woman
Word: gynecologist, androgynous
Hemo, hema, hem
Blood
Word: hemophilia, hematology, hemoglobin
Holo
Whole, entire
Word: holograph
Hydro, hydr
Water
Word: dehydrate, hydraulics, hydroelectric, hydroplane
Iso
Equal, identical
Word: isolate