Word Roots #4 Flashcards
PEACe
Freedom from disturbance; war or violence.
PAC/PEAC
Peace
PAN
All, everywhere
PANdemic
A disease prevalent over a whole country or the world.
PAS/PAT/PATH
Feeling, suffering, disease
aPATHy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
PATER/PATR
Father, support
PATRon
A person who gives financial support or other support to something.
PHIL
Love
PHILosophy
The study of the nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
PHONE
Sound
symPHONy
An elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements.
PLAC
To please
PLACid
Someone not easily upset or excited
PORT
To carry
imPORT
To bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale.
PRE
Before
PREsume
To suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
PRO
Much, for, a lot
PROdigy
A young person with exceptional qualities or abilities.
SACR/SANCT/SECR
Sacred
SANCTify
To bless, make holy, to consecrate.
SCRIBE/SCRIP
To write
SCRIBle
Write or draw something carelessly or hurriedly