Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

ASVAB Tutor > Roots / Meaning / Word > Flashcards

Roots / Meaning / Word Flashcards

1
Q

alter

A

Other

Word: alternate, alter ego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

ami, amic

A

Love

Word: amiable, amicable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

amphi

A

Both ends or all sides

Word: amphibian

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

ann, enni

A

Year

Word: anniversary, annual, biennial, perennial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Anthrop

A

Human, man

Word: anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Aqua, aque

A

Water

Word: aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Arch

A

Chief, leader, ruler

Word: archangel, monarch, archaic, archenemy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Arthro

A

Joint

Word: arthritis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Aud

A

Sounds

Word: auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Bell

A

War

Word: belligerent, bellicose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Biblio

A

Book

Word: bibliography, bibliophile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Bio

A

Life

Word: biography, autobiography, Biology, antibiotic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Brev

A

Short

Word: brief, abbreviate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Cap

A

Take, seize

Word; capture, captivate, capacity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Carn

A

Meat

Word: carnivorous, chili con carne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Ced

A

Yield, go

Word: recede, secede, proceed, intercede, concession

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Chrom

A

Color

Word: chromatic, monochrome, polychrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Chron

A

Time

Word: chronicle, chronology, chronometer, synchronize

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Cogn

A

Know

Word: recognize, cognitive, incognito

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Cord/chord

A

Cord

Word: harpsichord

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Corp

A

Body

Word: corpus,corpse, corporal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Crac, Crat

A

Rule, ruler

Word: autocrat, democracy, bureaucrat, democracy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Cred

A

Believe

Word: credible, credulous, credibility, credit, credo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Cruc

A

Cross

Word: crucifix,crucial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Crusta

A

Shell

Word: crustacean

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Crypt

A

Hidden

Word: cryptogram, cryptology, cryptic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Culp

A

Guilt

Word: culpable, culprit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Dei

A

God

Word: deity, deify

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Demo

A

People

Word: demography, democracy, epidemic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Dent

A

Tooth

Word: dentist, dentifrice, Dentin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Derm

A

Skin

Word: dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Dic

A

Speak, say

Dictate, predict, diction, indict

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Dox

A

Belief, opinion

Word: orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Duc, duct

A

Lead

Word: induce, deduce, seduction, conduct, abduct

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Duo

A

Two

Word: duo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Dynam

A

Power

Word: dynamo, hydrodynamics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Ego

A

Self

Word: egotist, egomania

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Equ

A

Equal

Word: equal, equity, equanimity, equate, equidistant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Fac

A

Make, do

Word: manufacture, factory, benefactor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Fil

A

Threadlike

Word: filament

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Frater

A

Brother

Word: fraternal, fraternize

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Gam

A

Marriage

Word: monogamy, polygamy, bigamy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Geo

A

Earth

Word: geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Glyph

A

Vertical groove

Word: hieroglyphics-Egyptian “sky writing”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

Grad, gress

A

Step

Word: gradual, progression, transgression

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Graph

A

Writing, printing

Word: graphology, biography, telegraph, geography

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Gym

A

Naked

Word: gymnasium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Gyn

A

Woman

Word: gynecologist, androgynous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Hemo, hema, hem

A

Blood

Word: hemophilia, hematology, hemoglobin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Holo

A

Whole, entire

Word: holograph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

Hydro, hydr

A

Water

Word: dehydrate, hydraulics, hydroelectric, hydroplane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

Iso

A

Equal, identical

Word: isolate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

ject

A

Throw

Word: inject, reject, subject, projection

54
Q

Jud

A

Judge

Word: judicial, judge, adjudicate

55
Q

Leg, lect

A

Read,choose

Word: legible, lectern, lecturer, election

56
Q

Liter

A

Letter

Word: literature, illiterate, literal

57
Q

Loc

A

Place

Word: local, location

58
Q

Log

A

Word

Word: monologue, epilogue

59
Q

Luc

A

Light

Word: lucid, elucidate

60
Q

Magn

A

Large

Word: magnify, magnate, magnificent

61
Q

Man

A

Hand

Word: manufacture, manual, manuscript

62
Q

Mar

A

Sea

Word: Marine, mariner

63
Q

Mater

A

Mother

Word: maternal, maternity, matriarchy, matricide

64
Q

Mere

A

Part, segment

Word: mere

65
Q

Meta, met

A

Behind, between

Word: meta cognition- behind the thinking

66
Q

Metri, meter

A

Measure

Word: geometric, thermometer, odometer

67
Q

Min

A

Small

Word: minority, minuscule, minute

68
Q

Mit, Miss

A

Send

Word: permit, submission, mission, emit

69
Q

Mob, mot, mov

A

Move

Word: Mobile, automobile, motion, promote, movie

70
Q

Mon

A

Warn

Word: premonition, admonition

71
Q

Mor, mort

A

Death

Word: mortal, mortician, immortality

72
Q

Morph

A

Form, structure

Word: metamorphosis, amorphous, morphology

73
Q

Mut

A

Change

Word: mutant, mutability, mutate

74
Q

Neuro

A

Nerve

Word: neurology, neurosis, neurobiology

75
Q

Nomen/ nomin

A

Name

Word: nominal, nominate, nomenclature

76
Q

Nov

A

New

Word: novel, renovate, innovation, novella

77
Q

Nym, onym

A

Word, name

Word: synonym, acronym, anonymous, pseudonym

78
Q

Odonto

A

Tooth

Word: orthodontist- one who Straightens teeth

79
Q

Ortho

A

Straight, correct

Word: orthodox, orthodontist,orthopedic

80
Q

Pac

A

Peace

Word: pacify, Pacific Ocean, pacifist

81
Q

Pater

A

Father

Word: paternal, paternity, Patricide, patrilineal, patriotic

82
Q

Path

A

Feeling, suffering

Word: sympathy, apathy, empathy, telepathy, pathology

83
Q

Ped, pod

A

Foot

Pedal, pedometer, centipede, Gastropod

84
Q

Pel, puls

A

Push

Pulsate, repulsive, impulse, compel, propel

85
Q

Pend

A

Hang, weigh

Word: pendulum, pendant, suspend, pending

86
Q

Phon-, phono-

A

Sound, voice

Word: telephone, euphony, cacophony, phonograph

87
Q

Plan

A

Flat

Word: planar, plantation, plane

88
Q

Pneum

A

Lung

Word: pneumatic

89
Q

Pod

A

Feet

Word: podiatrist

90
Q

Port

A

Carry

Word: portable, transport, portage, report

91
Q

Pot

A

Power

Word: potent, omnipotent, potentate

92
Q

Psych

A

Soul, spirit, mind

Word: psychology, psychic, psychobiology

93
Q

Pugna

A

Fight

Word: pugnacious, pugilist

94
Q

Quer, quis

A

Ask

Word: query, inquisition

95
Q

Scent, scend

A

Climb

Word: ascend, ascent

96
Q

Schizo, schiz

A

Division, split

Word: schizophrenic

97
Q

Sci

A

Know

Word: scientific

98
Q

Sciss

A

Cut

Word: scissors

99
Q

Scrib, script

A

Write

Word: manuscript, scribe, proscribe, scripture

100
Q

Sec, sect

A

Cut

Word: dissect, section

101
Q

Sed, sess

A

Sit

Word: Sedentary, session

102
Q

Sens, sent

A

Feel, be aware

Word: sensible, sentient

103
Q

Sequ, secu

A

Follow

Word: sequence, sequel, consecutive

104
Q

Serv

A

Serve, protect

Word: service

105
Q

Simil

A

Same

Word: similar, assimilate, simile, facsimile (fax)

106
Q

Siphon

A

Tube

Word: siphon

107
Q

Sol

A

Sun

Word: solar

108
Q

Son

A

Sound

Word: sonar, resonate, unison

109
Q

Soph

A

Wisdom, knowledge

Word: philosophy, sophisticated, sophomore (wise fool)

110
Q

Spec, spic

A

Look, see

Word: spectacles, spectator, inauspicious, prospect

111
Q

Spir

A

Coil

Word: spiral

112
Q

Spir (different meaning)

A

Breathe

Word: inspire, respiration, conspire, perspiration

113
Q

Spond, spons

A

Promise, answer for

Word: respond, responsible

114
Q

Spont

A

By one’s own force

Word: spontaneous

115
Q

Stat

A

Stay, position

Word: station

116
Q

Tang, tact

A

Touch

Word: tactile, tangible

117
Q

Temp

A

Time

Word: temporary, temporize

118
Q

Ten, tent

A

Hold

Word: tentative, tenable, tenuous

119
Q

Terr

A

Earth

Word: subterranean, terrain, terrestrial, disinter

120
Q

Theo

A

God, deity

Word: theology, polytheism, atheist, monotheism

121
Q

Therm

A

Heat

Word: thermal, thermos, thermometer

122
Q

Trophy

A

Nutrition, food

Word: atrophy -without nutrition

123
Q

Uro

A

Urine

Word: urologist

124
Q

Vac

A

Empty

Word: vacation, vacuum, vacuous, vacant

125
Q

Ven, vent

A

Come, go

Word: intervene, convene, contravene

126
Q

Ver

A

Truth

Word: veracity, verify, verity

127
Q

Vert

A

Turn

Word: introvert, irreversible, vertigo

128
Q

Vit

A

Life

Word: vital, revitalize, vitamin

129
Q

Voc

A

Call

Word: revoke, invocation, vocal, evocative, convocation

130
Q

Zoo

A

Animal

Word: zoo, zoology, zoolatry

ASVAB Tutor (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions