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DOL - Roots
Term | Definition |
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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 |