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Greek/Latin Roots #2
Match the Roots with their meanings and examples
Root | Root Meaning | Examples |
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aesthet | sense, perception | aesthetic, aesthetician |
amo, ami | love | amiable, amorous |
alter | other | alternate, aletrnative |
ang | bend | angle, triangle |
andr | male | androgynous, polyandry |
apt, ept | suitable | aptitude, inept |
anim | life, spirit | animate, animal |
arch (1) | ruler | monarch, archbishop |
arch (2) | primitive, ancient | archaeology, archive |
animist | a belief in the existence of individual spirits or ghosts that live in natural objects | anim |
androgen | a male hormone | andr |
altimeter | an instrument for determining elevation or height | alt |
angular | having the shape of a bend | ang |
amicable | characterized by having love for your fellow man | amo, ami |
archetype | the ruling or leading model after which others are based | arch (1) |
aptness | the quality of being exactly suitable or appropriate | apt, ept |
archaic | of or relating to an earlier or primitive period | arch (2) |
alternation | successive change from one thing or state to another and back again | alter |
aesthete | one who has an unusually high sensitivity to or perception of beauty | aesthet |
alt | high | altitude, alto |