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ROOTS Extras
Root | Meaning | Examples |
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Cred | Believe | Credit, Incredible |
Lib | Book; free | Library, liberty |
Stell | Star | Stellar, constellation |
Tort | Twist | Torture, contortion |
Anim | Mind, soul | Unanimous, magnanimity |
Multi | Many | Multitude, multiply |
Nov | New | Novelty, novel |
Terr | Land | Terrain, territory |
Anthrop | Man | Misanthrope, anthropology |
Aster | Star | Disaster, astronaut, asterisk |
Bio | Life | Biology, amphibious |
Chrono | Time | Chronic, anachronism, chronicle |
Demo | People | Democracy, epidernic |
Graph | Write | Telegraph, graphic |
Philo | Loving | Bibliophile, Philadelphia |
Therme | Heat | Isotherm, thermometer |
Arch | Government Leader | Monarch, anarchy |
Belli | War | Rebellion, belligerent |
Contra | Against | Contradict, contrary |
Derm | Skin | Epidermis, dermatology |
Geo | Earth | Geography, geometry |
Micro | Small | Microscope, microbe |
Omni, pan | All | Omniscient, omnipotent, Panacea |
Phobia | Fear | Claustrophobia, hydrophobia |
Poly | Many | Polygon, poly syllable |
Psych | Mind, soul | Psyche, psychology |
Tele | Far | Telescope, telegraph |
Theo | God | Atheism, theology |
Urb | City | Urban, suburban |
Ambi | Both ways | Ambidextrous, ambiguous |