Root List Flashcards
a/an
not/without
examples:
- amoral
- atheist
- atypical
ab
off, away from, apart, down
examples:
- abduct
- abnormal
- abolish
- abstract
- abstruse
able/ible
capable of, worthy of
examples:
- changeable
- inevitable
- presentable
ac/acr
sharp, bitter, sour
examples:
- acerbic
- acid
- acrimonious
- acumen
- acute
- exacerbate
acou
hearing
examples:
- acoustic
act/ag
to do, to drive, to force, to lead
examples:
- agile
- agitate
- pedagogue
- prodigal
- synagogue
ad (often, the d is dropped and the first letter after ‘a’ is doubled)
to, toward, near
examples:
- addict
- address
- adhere
- admire
- attract
al/ali/alter
other, another
examples:
- alias
- alibi
- alien
- allegory
- alter ego
- alternative
- altruist
am
love
examples:
- amatory
- amiable
- amicable
- amity
- amorous
- enamored
- inamorata
ambi/amphi
both, on both sides, around
examples:
- ambidextrous
- ambient
- ambiguous
- amphibian
ambl/ambul
to go, to walk
examples:
- ambulatory
- perambulator
- preamble
anim
of the life, mind, soul, breath
examples:
- animal
- magnanimous
- unanimous
annui/enni
year
examples:
- annals
- anniversary
- annual
- annuity
- perennial
ant/ante
before
examples:
- antebellum
- antecedent
- antedate
- antediluvian
- anterior
anthro/andr
man, human
examples:
- androgen
- androgynous
- android
- anthropocentric
- anthropology
- misanthrope
anti
against, opposite
examples:
- antibody
- antidote
- antipathy
- antipodal
- antiseptic
apo
away
examples:
- apocalypse
- apocryphal
- apogee
- apology
- apostasy
aqua/aque
water
examples:
- aquamarine
- aquarium
- aquatic
- aqueduct
- subaqueous
arch/archi/archy
chief, principal, ruler
examples:
- anarchy
- archenemy
- architect
- monarchy
- oligarchy
ard
to burn
examples:
- ardent
- ardor
- arson
auto
self
examples:
- autocrat
- automatic
- autonomy
be
about, to make, to surround, to affect
examples:
- belie
- belittle
- bemoan
- bewilder
bel/bell
beautiful
examples:
- belle
- embellish
bell
war
examples:
- antebellum
- belligerent
- rebel