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Latin Roots part 1
| Latin Root | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| aqua | water | aquarium, aquamarine |
| aud | to hear | audience, audition |
| bene | good | benefactor, benevolent |
| cent | one hundred | century, percent |
| circum | around | circumference, circumstance |
| contra/counter | against | contradict, encounter |
| dict | to say | dictation, dictator |
| duc/duct | to lead | conduct, induce |
| fac | to do; to make | factory, manufacture |
| form | shape | conform, reform |
| fort | strength | fortitude, fortress |
| fract | break | fracture, fraction |
| ject | throw | projection, rejection |
| jud | judge | judicial, prejudice |
| ambi | both, around | ambiguous, ambidextrous |