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Know Your Roots
PSB
Question | Answer |
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ag, ac | do (example: agenda/action) |
agri | farm (example: agriculture) |
aqua | water (example: aquatic) |
auto | self (example: automatic) |
biblo | book (example: bibliography) |
bio | life (example: biography) |
cad, cas | fall (example: cadence, casual) |
cap, cep,cept | take (example: captive, accept) |
ced, cede, ceed, cess | go (example: intercede) |
celer | speed (example: accelerate) |
chrom | color (example: monochromatic) |
chron | time (example: chronological) |
cide, cis | cut (example: incision) |
clude,clud,clus | close, close in (example: include, cluster) |
cog, cogn | knowledge of (example: recognize) |
cur, curs | run (example: recur, cursive) |
ded | give (ex: dedicate) |
dent, dont | tooth (ex: dental) |
duce, duct | lead (ex: induce, deduct) |
fact, fect, fict | make, do (ex: perfect, fiction, factory) |
fer, late | carry (ex: refer, dilate, transfer, translate) |
flect, flex | bend, turn (ex: reflect) |
fring, fract | break (ex: infringe, refract) |
graph, gram | picture, writing (ex: graphic, telegram) |
greg | group, gather (ex: gregarious, congregation) |
gress, grad | step, walk (ex: progress, degrade) |
hydr | water (ex: hydrate) |
ject | throw (ex: inject) |
jud | right (ex: judicial) |
junct | join (ex: conjunction) |
juris | law, justice (ex: jurist) |
lect,leg | read, choose (ex: collect, legible) |
logue | speech, speaking (ex: dialogue) |
logy | study of (ex: psychology) |
loq,loc | speak (ex: elocution) |
lude, lus | play, perform (ex: elude, ludicrous) |
manu | by hand (ex: manuscript) |
mand | order (ex: demand) |
mar | sea (ex: maritime) |
med | middle (ex: intermediate) |
ment, mem | mind, memory (ex: mention) |
meter | measure (ex:thermometer) |
micro | small (ex:microscope) |
min | lessen (ex: miniature) |
mis,miss,mit | send (ex: remit, dismiss) |
mot, mov | move (ex: remote, remove) |
mute | change (ex: commute, mutation) |
naut | sailor, sail (ex: nautical) |
nounce, nunci | declare, state (ex: announce, enunciate) |
ped, pod | foot (ex: pedal |
pel, pulse | drive, push (ex: dispel, impulse) |
pend, pense | hang (ex: depend, dispenser) |
plac | please (ex: placate) |
plic | fold (ex: implicate) |
port | carry (ex: portable) |
pose, pone | put, place (ex: depose, component) |
reg,rect | rule (ex: regulate, direct) |
rupt | break (ex: disruption) |
sec, sect | cut (ex: bisect) |
sed | remain (ex: sedentary) |
sert | weave, behind (ex: insert) |
serve | keep, save (ex: preserve) |
scend, scent | climb (ex: ascent) |
scribe, script | write (ex: describe, transcript) |
sist | stand, set (ex: insist) |
spect | look (ex: inspect) |
spire, spirat | breath, breathe (ex: perspire) |
strict | tighten (ex: restrict) |
tain | hold (ex: detain) |
term | end (ex: terminate) |
tract | draw, drag (ex: detract) |
tort | twist (ex: distort) |
vene, vent | come (ex: intervene, invent) |
vict | overcome, conquer (ex: evict) |
volve, volu | roll, turn (ex: evolve, evolution) |