Word Roots #2 Flashcards
ExCLAIM
To cry out suddenly
CLAIM/CLAM
To shout, to cry out
CRAT/CRACY
To govern
DemoCRACY
A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.
CRED
To believe, to trust
InCREDible
Difficult or impossible to believe
CULP
Blame
CULPrit
One accused of or charged with a crime
DEM
People
EnDEMic
Belonging to or native to a particular people or country.
DIC/DICT/DIT
To say, to tell, to use words
DICtion
The clearness of a person’s speech
DOG/DOX
Opinion
orthoDOX
Conforming to an established doctrine, especially in religion.
DOL
suffer, pain
DUB
doubt
DYS
Faulty
Dyslexia
A learning disability involving difficulties in processing reading and writing.
EQU
Equal, Even
conDOLence
A feeling or expression of sympathy
DUBious
Unsure or uncertain
EQUation
The act or process of equating
ESCE
Becoming
adolESCEnt
A teenager becoming an adult