Word Roots A-C Flashcards
(24 cards)
AM
Love
amor, amity, amicable
A
Without
amoral, atheist, atypical, apathy
AMB/AMPH
Both, more than one
ambiguous, amphibian, ambidextrous
ANIM
Life, mind, soul, spirit
unanimous, animosity
ANTE
Before
ante, anterior
ANTHRO/ANDR
Man, human
anthropology, android, philanthropy
ANNU/ENNI
Year
annual, anniversary, millennium
ANTI
Against
antipathy, antidote
ARCHY
Ruler
monarchy, patriarchy, hierarchy
ART
Skill, craft
art, artifice
AUTO
Self
automatic, autopsy
BE
To be, to have a certain quality
belittle, belated, beguile
BEL/BELL
War
rebel, belligerent
BEN/BON
Good
benefit, beneficiary, benefactor
BI
Twice, doubly
binoculars, bigamy, bilingual
CARN
Flesh
carnival, carnivorous
CENTR
Center
central
CHRON
Time
chronicle, chronic
CIRCU
Around, on all sides
circumference, circuit
CIS
To cut
scissors, precise, concise
CLAIM/CLAM
To shut, to cry out
exclaim, proclaim
CRAT/CRACY
To govern
bureaucracy, democracy, theocracy
CRED
To believe, to trust
incredible, credit, incredulous
CULP
Blame
culprit, culpable