Word Roots 1 Flashcards
a, an
not, without
ab
from, away, apart
able, ible
capable of, worthy of
e.g. changeable, tolerable
ac, acr
sharp, sour
e.g. acid, acute
acou
hearing
e.g. acoustic
ad, a
to
e.g. adapt, allocate, arrest, attract
ambi, amphi
both, on both sides, around
ambl, ambul
walk
anim
mind, spirit, breath
e.g. animosity, animate
ant, ante
before
e.g. anticipate
anti, ant
against, opposite
aqua, aque
water
ard
burn
auto, aut
self
bel, bell
beautiful
e.g. embellish
bell, belli
war
ben, bene
well, good
bi, bin
two
bon, bound
good, generous
e.g. bonus, bountiful
brev, brid
short, small
e.g. brevity, abridge
burs
purse, money
e.g. reimburse
carn
flesh
e.g. carnivorous
caus, caut
burn
e.g. holocaust
ced, cess
yield, go
e.g. proceed, excess
celer
speed
e.g. accelerate
cent
hundred, hundredth
e.g. bicentennial
chrom
color
chron
time
e.g. chronological
circum
around
e.g. circumference
co, com, con
with, together
e.g. compare, concert, coincide
contra, contro, counter
against
cord, card
heart
e.g. cardiac
corp, cors
body
cosm
order, universe, world
cred
trust, believe
e.g. credentials
crypt
hide
culp
fault, blame
e.g. culprit
cumb, cub
lie down
e.g. succumb
cyn, can
dog
e.g. canine
de
down, out, away from, apart
e.g. deport
dele
erase
e.g. delete
dext
right hand, right side
e.g. dexterity
di
day
e.g. diary, dial
dia
through, across
e.g. dialogue
dic, dict, dit
speak
dis, di
away, apart
e.g. dismiss, distant
dol
grieve
e.g. condolence
dorm
sleep
dors
back
e.g. dorsal, endorse
duc, duct
lead
e.g. abduct, produce
