Word Roots Flashcards
Amoral
neither moral nor immoral; without moral quality
root: A
without; amoral(neither moral nor immoral), atheist(one without the belief in god), atypical(not typical), anonymous(of unknown authorship), apathy(lack of interest or emotion), atrophy(the wasting away of body tissue), anomaly(an irregularity), agnostic(one who questions the existence of god)
Athiest
one who does not believe in god; lacking belief in god
Atypical
not typical; lacking typicalness/typical qualities
Anonymous
of unknown authorship or origin; without known origan
Apathy
lack of interest or emotion; without interest
Atrophy
the wasting away of body tissue; without exercise
Anomoly
an irregularity; without regular characteristics
Agnostic
one who questions the existence of god; without knowledge of god’s existence
AB/ABS
of, away from, apart, down; abduct(to take by force), abhor(to hate, detest), abolish(to do away with/make void), abstract(conceived apart from concrete realities/specific objects/actual instances), abnormal(deviating from a standard), abdicate(to renounce/relinquish throne), abstinence(forbearance from indulgence of appetite), abstruse( hard to understand/secret/hidden)
Abduct
to take by force
Abhor
to hate, detest
Abolish
to do away with, make void
Abstract
conceived apart from realities, specific objects, or actual instances
Abnormal
deviating from a standard; away from the norm