Roots Flashcards
1
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- agr
- agri
- agro
A
field;
as agriculture, agoraphobia
2
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- alt
- alti
A
high;
as in altitude, altar
3
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- alter
A
other;
as in altercation, alternative
4
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- anim
A
mind, life, spirit;
as in animal, animate, animosity
5
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- ann
- annus
- enni
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year;
as in annuity, annual, anniversary, perennial
6
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- anthrop
A
man;
as in philosophy, anthropology, anthropometrics, anthropoid
7
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- aper
- aperiens
- aperire
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open;
as in aperture, aperient
8
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- apt
A
fit;
as adapt, aptitude
9
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- aqu
A
water;
as in aqueous, aquacade
10
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- aster
- astr
- astro
- astron
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star;
as in asteroid, disaster, astronomy
11
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- aud
A
hear;
as in audible, audition
12
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- aur
A
gold;
as in auriferous
13
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- arch
A
rule, govern, authority over;
as anarchy, matriarch
14
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- bell
A
war;
as in bellicose, antebellum, belligerent
15
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- ben
A
good, well;
as in benevolent, benefactor
16
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- biblio
- bibl
A
book;
as in biblical, bibliography
17
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- bio
A
life;
as in biology, biopsy
18
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- brev
A
short;
as in brevity, brief, abbreviation
19
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- cad
- cas
- cid
A
fall;
as in cadence, casualty, incident
20
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- cand
A
white, shining;
as in candid, candle, candidate
21
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- incendere
A
something kindled, to set on fire;
as in incendiary, incite, incense
22
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- capit
A
head;
as in decapitate, capital
23
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- carn
A
flesh;
as in carnivorous, carnal
24
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- celer
- celeritas
- celerite
A
swift;
as in celerity, accelerate
25
- cent
hundrer;
| as in century, centennial, centipede
26
- chrom
color;
| as in chromium, chromatic
27
- chron
time;
| as in chronology, chronic
28
- cid
| - cis
cut, kill;
| as in suicide, incision, precision
29
- clin
lean, bend;
| inclination, proclivity, recline
30
- clud
| - clus
close, shut;
| include, recluse, conclude
31
- cogn
| - cognoscere
knowledge, know;
| as in cognizant, cognition, incognito
32
- cord
- cordi
- cor
- chord
heart, feeling;
| cordial, accord,
33
- corp
| - corpus
body;
| corpulent, corpse,
34
- cosm
| - kosmos (citizens of the world)
world, universe;
| cosmic, cosmopolitan
35
- dec
ten;
| decimal, decade
36
- dem
people;
| as in democracy, demographic
37
- demi
half, less;
| demigod, diminutive
38
- derm
skin;
| dermatology, epidermis
39
- di
day;
| day, sundial
40
- dign
worth;
| as in dignity, indignant
41
- domin
lord, master;
| as in dominate, indomitable
42
- dorm
sleep;
| as in dormant, dormitory
43
- ego
I;
| as in egotism, egomaniac
44
- equ
equal;
| as in equality, equilibrium, equanimity
45
- fid
faith, trust;
| fidelity, confide
46
- fin
finish, final, end;
| infinite, finale
47
- flect
| - flex
bend;
| flexible, inflection, reflection
48
- form
shape;
| conform, reformation, formation
49
- frag
| - fract
break;
| fragment, fracture
50
- fug
flee;
| fugitive, refugee
51
- fus
pour;
| confuse, fusion
52
- gest
carry, bring, (carry in the womb);
| ingest, congestion, gestation
53
- grad
| - gress
step, go;
| graduate, digress, gradual
54
- graph
write;
| autograph, graphic
55
- grat
pleasing;
| ingratiating, gratitude, congratulate
56
- hydr
of water;
| as in dehydrated, hydrant
57
- integr
entire, whole;
| integrate, integral
58
- junct
join, connection;
| conjunction, jncture
59
- lat
| - dilatare
carry, bear, spread out
| translation, dilate
60
- lateralis
| - latitudo
spread out, side, breadth, broad;
| lateral, latitude
61
- leg
- lig
- lect
choose, gather;
| legible, lector, eligible, collect
62
- liber
free;
| liberate, liberal, liberty
63
- log
word, study;
| catalogue, psycology
64
- loqu
| - locut
speak, talk;
| loquacious, circumlocution
65
- luc
| - lum
light;
| translucent, illuminate, lucid
66
- magn
great;
| magnanimous, magnificent
67
- mar
sea;
| marine, maritime
68
- mater
| - matri
mother;
| maternal, matrimony, matrilineal
69
- mega
large;
| megaton, megaphone
70
- ment
mind;
| mental, metality
71
- merg
plunge, sink;
| submerge, merger
72
- meter
measure;
| chronometer, symmetry
73
- micro
small;
| microscopic, microfilm
74
- migr
wanter, move;
| migration, immigrant
75
- mir
look;
| admire, mirror
76
- mon
advise, remind;
| admonish, monument
77
- mot
| - mov
move;
| motor, motility, movable
78
- nav
ship;
| navigate, naval
79
- neg
deny;
| negate, negative, renege
80
- nomen
name;
| nominee, nomenclature, cognomen
81
- nov
new;
| novelty, novice, innovation
82
- ocul
eye;
| oculist, binocular
83
- oper
work;
| cooperation, operation, operate, opera
84
- pater
| - patri
father;
| patrilineal, patriarchal, patriot
85
- ped
| - pod
foot;
| impede, biped, tripod, pedals
86
- pedant
| - pedante
teacher;
| pedant, pedantic
87
- ped
child;
| pediatrics, pedagogue
88
- pel (pellere, impellere)
| - puls
drive, set in motion;
| compel, compulsion, expulsion, pulse
89
- pend
| - pens
hang;
| as in pendant, pension
90
- pet
| - petere
seek, attack;
| impetus, petition
91
- petr
stone;
| petrify, peter, petrichor
92
- phil
loving;
| philosophy, philanderer, philanthropy
93
- phob
fear;
| claustrophobia, acrophobia, agoraphobia, alektrophobia
94
- phon
sound;
| phonetics, phonic
95
- pot
drink;
| potion, potable
96
- poten
powerful;
| potency, potential, impotent
97
- pretend
| - prehens
take, grasp;
| apprehend, comprehend, comprehension
98
- prot
first;
| protagonist, prototype
99
- psych
mind;
| psyche, psychological, psychic
100
- quer
- quit
- quis
- ques
ask, seek;
| query, inquiry, inquisition, quest
101
- reg
- rig
- rect
rule, govern;
| regent, rigid, corrective, regina
102
- rid
| - ris
laugh;
| ridicule, risible
103
- rupt
break;
| rupture, disrupt, interruption
104
- sacr
holy;
| sacred, sacramental, sacrilegious
105
- sanct
| - sanctus (prescribe by law)
holy, prescribe by law;
| sanction, sanctify
106
- sci
| - scio
know;
| prescience, conscious, omniscience
107
- scop
| - skopos (mark, or shoot at)
watch, instrument for viewing;
| scope, periscope, horoscope
108
- sec
| - sect
cut;
| secant, bisect, sector
109
- sed
- sid
- sess
sit, seat;
| sedate, reside, session
110
- sent
| - sens
fee, think;
| sentiment, sensible
111
- serv
keep;
| reserve, servant, conservation
112
- sist
place, stand;
| assist, resistance
113
- solv
| - solu
loosen;
| dissolve, solve, absolution
114
- somn
sleep;
| somnambulist, insomnia
115
- soph
wisdom;
| sophisticated, philosophy
116
- spir
breathe;
| transpiration, expire, respiration, conspire
117
- string
| - strict
bind;
| strict, stringent, stricture
118
- stru
| - struct
build;
| construct, construe, destruct
119
- sum
| - sumpt
take;
| assume, pressume, presumptuous
120
- tang
- ting
- tact
- tig
touch;
| tangible, contingency, contact, contiguous
121
- teg
| - tect
cover;
| tegument, detect
122
- tele
distance;
| telephone, teletransport, telescope
123
- tempor
time;
| temporary, extemporaneous
124
- term
end;
| terminal, terminate
125
- ter
| - terr
land, earth;
| inter, terratory, terrace
126
- therm
heat;
| thermometer, thermal, thermos
127
- tort
| - tors
twist;
| torque, torsion, contort
128
- trit
rub;
| trite, attrition
129
- trud
| - trus
thrust;
| intrude, extrude, abstruse
130
- umbra
shade;
| umbrella, umbrage
131
- urb
city;
| urban, suburban
132
- vac
empty;
| vacate, evacuation
133
- vad
| - vas
go;
| evade, evanescence, evasive
134
- val
| - vail
be strong;
| valiant, travail, prevail
135
- verb
word;
| verbose, verbatim
136
- vid
| - vis
see;
| evident, visionary, visual
137
- vinc
| - vict
conquer;
| victory, invincible, evict
138
- vit
| - viv
live;
| vivacity, vitamins, vital
139
- voc
| - vok
call;
| vocal, vocation, revoke
140
- volv
| - volut
roll, turn;
| involve, revolution, evolve, revolve
