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ROOTS 1
ROOTS
| Root | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| aqua | water | aquarium, aquatic |
| brev | short | abbreviate, brevity |
| cide, cis | cut; kill | suicide, scissor, incisor |
| corp | body | corporal, corporation, corpse |
| cred | believe | credit, incredible, credible |
| fid | faithful | fidelity, confidence |
| frater | brother | fraternity |
| hab | hold | habit, habitual |
| ject | throw | reject, inject, project |
| lib | book; free | library, liberty |
| mag | great | magnify, magnitude |
| mater | mother | maternity, maternal |
| mort | death | mortician, immortal |
| post | after | post mortern, postscript |
| pug | fight | pugnacious, pugilist |
| scribe, script | write | scripture, inscribe |
| stell | star | stellar, constellation |
| tort | twist | torture, contortion |
| voc | voice | vocal, advocate |
| ambi | both ways | ambidextrous, ambiguous |