SATroots Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
alter:alternate, alter ego | other |
ami, amic-:amiable, amicable | love |
amphi:amphibian | both ends or all sides |
ann, enni:anniversary, annual, biennial, perennial | year |
anthrop:anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope | human, man |
aqua, aque:aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct | water |
arch:archangel, monarch, archaic, archenemy | chief, leader, ruler |
arthro:arthritis | joint |
aud:auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape | sound |
bell:belligerent, bellicose | war |
biblio:bibliography, bibliophile | book |
bio-:biography, autobiography, biology, antibiotic | life |
brev:brief, abbreviate | short |
cap:capture, captivate, capacity | take, seize |
carn:carnivorous, chili con carne | meat |
ced:recede, secede, proceed, intercede, concession | yield, go |
chrom-:chromatic, monochrome, polychrome | color |
chron-:chronicle, chronology, chronometer, synchronize | time |
cogn:recognize, cognitive, incognito | know |
cord | chord:harpsichord |
corp:corpus, corpse, corporal | body |
crac, crat:autocrat, democracy, bureaucrat, democracy | rule, ruler |
cred:credible, credulous, credibility, credit, credo | believe |
cruc:crucifix, crucial | cross |
crusta:crustacean | shell |
crypt:cryptogram, cryptology, cryptic | hidden |
culp:culpable, culprit | guilt |
dei:deity, deify | god |
demo-:demography, democracy, epidemic | people |
dent:dentist, dentifrice, dentin | tooth |
derm-:dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic | skin |
dic:dictate, predict, diction, indict | speak, say |
dox:orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy | belief, opinion |
duc, duct:induce, deduce, seduction, conduct, abduct | lead |
duo:duo | two |
dynam-:dynamo, hydrodynamics | power |
ego:egotist, egomania | self |
equ:equal, equity, equanimity, equate, equidistant | equal |
fac:manufacture, factory, benefactor | make, do |
fil:filament | threadlike |
frater:fraternal, fraternize | brother |
gam-:monogamy, polygamy, bigamy | marriage |
geo-:geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal | earth |
glyph:Hieroglyphics—Egyptian “sky writing” | vertical groove |
grad, gress:gradual, progression, transgression | step |
graph-:graphology, biography, telegraph, geography | writing, printing |
gym:gymnasium | naked |
gyn-:gynecologist, androgynous | woman |
hemo, hema, hem :hemophilia, hematology, hemoglobin | blood |
holo:holograph | whole, entire |
hydro, hydr:dehydrate, hydraulics, hydroelectric, hydroplane | water |
iso:isolate | equal, identical |
ject:inject, reject, subject, projection | throw |
jud:judicial, judge, adjudicate | judge |
leg, lect:legible, lectern, lecturer, election | read, choose |
liter:literature, illiterate, literal | letter |
loc:local, location | place |
log:monologue, epilogue | word |
luc:lucid, elucidate | light |
magn:magnify, magnate, magnificent | large |
man:manufacture, manual, manuscript | hand |
mar:marine, mariner | sea |
mater:maternal, maternity, matriarchy, matricide | mother |
mere:mere | part, segment |
meta, met:metacognition—behind the thinking | behind, between |
metri, meter-:geometric, thermometer, odometer | measure |
min:minority, minuscule, minute | small |
mit, miss:permit, submission, mission, emit, | send |
mob, mot, mov:mobile, automobile, motion, promote, movie | move |
mon:premonition, admonition | warn |
mor, mort:mortal, mortician, immortality | death |
morph:metamorphosis, amorphous, morphology | form, structure |
mut:mutant, mutability, mutate | change |
neuro:neurology, neurosis, neurobiology | nerve |
nomen | nomin:nominal, nominate, nomenclature |
nov:novel, renovate, innovation, novella | new |
nym, onym:synonym, acronym, anonymous, pseudonym | word, name |
odonto:orthodontist—one who straightens teeth | tooth |
ortho-:orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic | straight, correct |
pac:pacify, Pacific Ocean, pacifist | peace |
pater:paternal, paternity, patricide, patrilineal, patriotic | father |
path:sympathy, apathy, empathy, telepathy, pathology | feeling, suffering |
ped, pod:pedal, pedometer, centipede, gastropod | foot |
pel, puls:pulsate, repulsive, impulse, compel, propel | push |
pend:pendulum, pendant, suspend, pending | hang, weigh |
phon-, phono-:telephone, euphony, cacophony, phonograph | sound, voice |
plan:planar, plantation, plane | flat |
pneum:pneumatic | lung |
pod:podiatrist | feet |
port:portable, transport, portage, report, | carry |
pot:potent, omnipotent, potentate | power |
psych-:psychology, psychic, psychobiography | soul, spirit, mind |
pugna:pugnacious, pugilist | fight |
quer, quis:query, inquisition, | ask |
scent, scend:ascend, ascent | climb |
schizo, schiz:schizophrenic | division, split |
sci:scientific | know |
sciss:scissors | cut |
scrib, script:manuscript, scribe, proscribe, scripture | write |
sec, sect:dissect, section | cut |
sed, sess:sedentary, session | sit |
sens, sent:sensible, sentient | feel, be aware |
sequ, secu:sequence, sequel, consecutive | follow |
serv:service | serve, protect |
simil:similar, assimilate, simile, facsimile (fax) | same |
siphon:siphon | tube |
sol:solar | sun |
son:sonar, resonate, unison | sound |
soph:philosophy, sophisticated, sophomore (wise fool) | wisdom, knowledge |
spec, spic:spectacles, spectator, inauspicious, prospect | look, see |
spir:spiral | coil |
spir:inspire, respiration, conspire, perspiration | breathe |
spond, spons:respond, responsible | promise, answer for |
spont:spontaneous | by one's own force |
stat:station | stay, position |
tang, tact:tactile, tangible | touch |
temp:temporary, temporize | time |
ten, tent:tentative, tenable, tenuous | hold |
terr:subterranean, terrain, terrestrial, disinter | earth |
theo:theology, polytheism, atheist, monotheism | god, deity |
therm-:thermal, thermos, thermometer | heat |
trophy:atrophy—without nutrition | nutrition, food |
uro:urologist | urine |
vac:vacation, vacuum, vacuous, vacant | empty |
ven, vent:intervene, convene, contravene | come, go |
ver:veracity, verify, verity | truth |
vert:introvert, irreversible, vertigo | turn |
vit:vital, revitalize, vitamin | life |
voc:revoke, invocation, vocal, evocative, convocation | call |
zoo:zoo, zoology, zoolatry | animal |
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