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DOL - Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ag (ex, agent, agency, agenda, agility, agitation) | to move; do |
| ben, bene, bon (ex. benefactor, benefit; bonus) | (good, well) |
| mal (ex. maladjusted, malcontent, malice) | bad |
| gerund | (is a verb form used as a now) |
| card, dent, man, ped, and phych | (describing a part of the body) |
| card (ex. CARDIAC) | heart |
| ped (ex. pedestrian) | feet/foot |
| dent (ex. dental) | teeth |
| psych (ex. psychiatric, psychology, psychological) | mind/brain |
| man (ex. manicure, manual, manipulate) | hands |
| fic, fac, fec, fect | (to make; to do) |
| dec (ex. DECATHLON, decompress, decoration) | ten |
| cent (ex. centimeter, centrifuge, centennial) | hundred |
| milli (ex. milligram, millipede, milliwatt) | thousand |
| voc (ex. vocal, vocabulary, vocational) | to voice; to call |
| phobia (ex. claustrophobias, acrophobia, hydrophobia) | fear (extreme or unnatural fear of something) |
| aero, geo, herbi, hydro, photo | (found in science terms) |
| geo (ex. geode, geology, geography) | earth |
| aero (ex. aerodynamics, aeronaut) | air |
| herbi (ex. herbicide, herbivore) | plants |
| hydro (ex. hydrant, hydrogen) | water |
| photo (ex. photogenic, photostat, photograph) | light |