Vocabulary>Word Parts>Root

Question 0

alt

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high

altitude–height

alto–highest singing voice

Question 1

act, ag

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do, act, drive

activate–to make active

agile–having quick motion

Question 2

alter, altr,

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other, change

alternative–choice among two things

altruism–living for the good of others

Question 3

am, ami

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love, friend

amiable–good-natured

amity–friendship

Question 4

anim

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mind, spirit

animated–spirited

animosity–violent hatred

Question 5

annu, enni

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year

annual–every year

centennial–every hundred years

Question 6

aqua

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water

aquarium–tank for water animals and plants

aquamarine–semiprecious stone of sea-green color

Question 7

arch

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first, ruler

archenemy–chief enemy

archetype–original pattern from which things are copied

Question 8

aud, audit

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hear

audible–capable of being heard

audience–assembly of hearers

Question 9

auto

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self

automatic–self-acting

autobiography–story about a person who also wrote it

Question 10

bell

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war

belligerent–a party taking part in a war

bellicose–war-like

Question 11

ben, bene

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good

benign–kindly disposition

beneficial–advantageous

Question 12

bio

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life

biotic–relating to life

biology–the science of life

Question 13

brev

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short

abbreviate–make shorter

brevity–shortness

Question 14

cad, cas

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fall

cadence–fall in voice

casualty–loss caused by death, injury, or illness

Question 15

capit, cap

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head

captain–the head or chief

decapitate–to cut off the head

Question 16

cede, ceed, cess

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to go, to yield

recede–to move or fall back

proceed–to move onward

Question 17

cent

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hundred

century–hundred years

centipede–insect with a hundred legs

Question 18

chron

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time

chronology–science dealing with historic dates

chronicle–register of events in order of time

Question 19

cide, cis

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to kill, to cut

homicide–the killing of one human being by another

incision–a cut

Question 20

clam, claim

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to shout

acclaim–receive with applause

proclamation–a public announcement

Question 21

cogn

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to know

recognize–to know again

cognition–awareness

Question 22

corp

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body

incorporate–combine into one body

corpse–dead body

Question 23

cred

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to trust, to believe

incredible–unbelievable

credulous–too prone to believe

Question 24

cur, curr, curs

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to run current--flowing body of air or water excursion--short trip

Question 25

dem

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people democracy--government by the people epidemic--affecting all people

Question 26

dic, dict

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to say dictate--to read aloud for another to transcribe verdict--decision of a jury

Question 27

doc, doct

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to teach docile--easily instructed indoctrinate--to instruct

Question 28

domin

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to rule dominate--to rule dominion--territory of rule

Question 29

duc, duct

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to lead conduct--act of guiding induce--to overcome by persuasion

Question 30

eu

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well, good eulogy--speech or writing in praise euphony--pleasantness or smoothness of sound

Question 31

fac, fact, fect, fic

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to do, to make factory--location of production fiction--something invented or imagined

Question 32

fer

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to bear, to carry transfer--to move from one place to another refer--to direct to

Question 33

fin

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end, limit infinity--unlimited finite--limited in quantity

Question 34

flect, flex

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to bend flexible--easily bent reflect--to throw back

Question 35

fort

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luck//strong ``` fortunate--lucky fortuitous--happening by chance // fortify--strengthen fortress--stronghold ```

Question 36

frag, fract

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break fragile--easily broken fracture--break

Question 37

fug

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flee fugitive--fleeing refugee--one who flees to a place of safety

Question 38

gen

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class, race engender--to breed generic--of a general nature in regard to all members

Question 39

grad, gress

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to go, to step regress--to go back graduate--to divide into regular steps

Question 40

graph

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writing telegram--message sent by telegraph autograph--person's own handwriting or signature

Question 41

ject

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to throw projectile--capable of being thrown reject--to throw away

Question 42

leg

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law legitimate--lawful legal--defined by law

Question 43

leg, lig, lect

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to choose, gather, read illegible--incapable of being read election--the act of choosing lecture--a prepared speech read to several people

Question 44

liber

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free liberal--favoring freedom of ideas liberty--freedom from restraint

Question 45

log

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study, speech archaeology--study of human antiquities prologue--address spoken before a performance

Question 46

luc, lum

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light translucent--slightly transparent illuminate--to light up

Question 47

magn

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large, great magnify--to make larger magnificent--great

Question 48

mal, male

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bad, wrong malfunction--to operate incorrectly malevolent--evil

Question 49

mar

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sea marine--pertaining to the sea submarine--below the surface of the sea

Question 50

mater, matr

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mother maternal--motherly matriarch--female head of family or group

Question 51

mit, miss

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to send transmit--to send from one person or place to another mission--the act of sending

Question 52

morph

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shape metamorphosis--a changing in shape anthropomorphic--having a human shape

Question 53

mut

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change mutable--subject to change mutate--to change

Question 54

nat

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born innate--inborn native--a person born in a place

Question 55

neg

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deny negative--expressing denial renege--to deny

Question 56

nom

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name nominate--to put forward a name anonymous--no name given

Question 57

nov

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new novel--new renovate--to make as good as new

Question 58

omni

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all omnipotent--all powerful omnipresent--all present

Question 59

oper

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to work operate--to work on something cooperate--to work with others

Question 60

pass, path

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to feel pathetic--affecting the tender emotions passionate--moved by strong emotion

Question 61

pater, part

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father paternal--fatherly patriarch--male head of family or group

Question 62

ped, pod

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foot pedestrian--one who travels on foot podiatrist--foot doctor

Question 63

pel, puls

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to drive, to push impel--to drive forward compulsion--irresistible force

Question 64

phil

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love philharmonic--fond of or devoted to music philanthropist--one who loves and seeks to do good for others

Question 65

port

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carry export--to carry out of the country portable--able to be carried

Question 66

psych

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mind psychology--study of the mind psychiatrist--specialist in mental disorders

Question 67

quer, ques, quir, quis

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to ask inquiry--to ask about question--that which is asked

Question 68

rid, ris

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to laugh ridiculous--laughable derision--to mock

Question 69

rupt

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to break interrupt--to break in upon erupt--to break through

Question 70

sci

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to know science--systematic knowledge of physical or natural phenomena conscious--having inward knowledge

Question 71

scrib, script

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to write transcribe--to write over again script--text of words

Question 72

sent, sens

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to feel, to think sentimental--expressive or appealing to tender feelings sensitive--easily affected by changes

Question 73

sequ, secut

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to follow sequence--connected series consecutive--following one another in unbroken order

Question 74

solv, solu, solut

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to loosen dissolve--to break up absolute--without restraint

Question 75

spect

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to look at spectator--one who watches inspect--to look at closely

Question 76

spir

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to breathe inspire--to breathe in respiration--process of breathing

Question 77

string, strict

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to bind stringent--binding strongly restrict--to restrain within bounds

Question 78

stru, struct

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to build misconstrue--to interpret wrongly construct--to build

Question 79

tang, ting, tack, tig

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to touch tangent--touching, but not intersecting contact--touching

Question 80

ten, tent, tain

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to hold tenure--holding of office contain--to hold

Question 81

term

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to end terminate--to end terminal--having an end

Question 82

terr

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earth terrain--tract of land terrestrial--existing on Earth

Question 83

therm

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heat thermal--pertaining to heat thermometer--instrument for measuring temperature

Question 84

tort, tors

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to twist contortionist--one who twists violently torsion--act of turning or twisting

Question 85

tract

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to pull, to draw attract--draw toward distract--to draw away

Question 86

vac

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empty vacant--empty evacuate--to empty out

Question 87

ven, vent

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to come prevent--to stop from coming intervene--to come between

Question 88

ver

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true verify--to prove to be true veracious--truthful

Question 89

verb

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word verbose--use of excess words verbatim--word for word

Question 90

vid, vis

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to see video--picture phase of television vision--act of seeing external objects

Question 91

vinc, vict, vang

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to conquer invincible--unconquerable victory--defeat of enemy

Question 92

viv, vit

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life vital--necessary to life vivacious--lively

Question 93

voc

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to call provocative--serving to excite or stimulate to action vocal--uttered by voice

Question 94

vol

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to wish, to will involuntary--outside the control of will volition--the act of willing or choosing