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Root Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rupt | (burst; break) example: erupt |
| dur | (hard; lasting; strong) example: durable |
| inter | (among; between [two things]) example: intercept |
| intra | (within [one thing]) example: intramural, |
| bene | (good) example: benefit |
| mal | (bad) example: malnourished |
| fort | (strength) example: fortify |
| form | (shape) example: transform |
| anim | (life; spirit) example: animation |
| logy | (study of) example: biology |
| voc | (voice; call) example: vocabulary |
| vor/vour | (eat) example: devour or carnivore |
| misa/miso | (hate) example: misogyny or misanthrope |
| phil | (love) example: philanthropist |
| cred | (believe) example: incredible |
| chron | (time) example: chronological |
| hyper | (over) example: hyperventilate |
| hypo | (below, beneath, under) example: hypothermia |
| port | (carry) example: portable |
| tort | (twist) example: contortion |
| scrib/script | (write) example: prescribe |
| holo | (entire; whole) example: hologram |
| caut/caust | (burn; heat) example: cauterize |
| vid/vis | (see) example: invisible |
| ject | (throw) example: project |
| struct | (build) example: construct |
| con | (joint; with; together) example: conjoin |
| anti | (against) example: anti-hero |
| omni | (all) example: omnipresent |
| graph | (write) example: graphic |
| spect | (look) example: suspect |
| act | (do ) example: action |
| hetero | (different) example: heterosexual |
| homo | (same) example: homosexual |
| grat | (pleasing) example: congrats |
| ambi/amphi | (both; around) example: amphibian |
| gress | (step) example: congress |
| cide | (kill) example: homicide |
| anti, de, dis, il, im, in, ir, non, un | (not) example: uncomfortable |
| tele | (distance; far) example: telephone |
| photo | (light) example: photograph |