greek/latin roots Flashcards
ben
good
hal
breath
aqua
water
salvage
rescue/recover/reclamation
cred
street credibility
fac
A thing done; a deed
gen
The word generations is made from the word root gen, which means either “birth” or “kind.
mis
(added to verbs and their derivatives) wrongly badly. unsuitably
morph
change smoothly from one image to another by small gradual steps using computer animation techniques
rupt
Rupt is better thought of as a word root than as a prefix or a suffix.
sign
an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else
tact
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
act
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ast
a suffix of nouns that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines
chron
time
