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Know Your Roots
PSB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ag, ac | do (example: agenda/action) |
| agri | farm (example: agriculture) |
| aqua | water (example: aquatic) |
| auto | self (example: automatic) |
| biblo | book (example: bibliography) |
| bio | life (example: biography) |
| cad, cas | fall (example: cadence, casual) |
| cap, cep,cept | take (example: captive, accept) |
| ced, cede, ceed, cess | go (example: intercede) |
| celer | speed (example: accelerate) |
| chrom | color (example: monochromatic) |
| chron | time (example: chronological) |
| cide, cis | cut (example: incision) |
| clude,clud,clus | close, close in (example: include, cluster) |
| cog, cogn | knowledge of (example: recognize) |
| cur, curs | run (example: recur, cursive) |
| ded | give (ex: dedicate) |
| dent, dont | tooth (ex: dental) |
| duce, duct | lead (ex: induce, deduct) |
| fact, fect, fict | make, do (ex: perfect, fiction, factory) |
| fer, late | carry (ex: refer, dilate, transfer, translate) |
| flect, flex | bend, turn (ex: reflect) |
| fring, fract | break (ex: infringe, refract) |
| graph, gram | picture, writing (ex: graphic, telegram) |
| greg | group, gather (ex: gregarious, congregation) |
| gress, grad | step, walk (ex: progress, degrade) |
| hydr | water (ex: hydrate) |
| ject | throw (ex: inject) |
| jud | right (ex: judicial) |
| junct | join (ex: conjunction) |
| juris | law, justice (ex: jurist) |
| lect,leg | read, choose (ex: collect, legible) |
| logue | speech, speaking (ex: dialogue) |
| logy | study of (ex: psychology) |
| loq,loc | speak (ex: elocution) |
| lude, lus | play, perform (ex: elude, ludicrous) |
| manu | by hand (ex: manuscript) |
| mand | order (ex: demand) |
| mar | sea (ex: maritime) |
| med | middle (ex: intermediate) |
| ment, mem | mind, memory (ex: mention) |
| meter | measure (ex:thermometer) |
| micro | small (ex:microscope) |
| min | lessen (ex: miniature) |
| mis,miss,mit | send (ex: remit, dismiss) |
| mot, mov | move (ex: remote, remove) |
| mute | change (ex: commute, mutation) |
| naut | sailor, sail (ex: nautical) |
| nounce, nunci | declare, state (ex: announce, enunciate) |
| ped, pod | foot (ex: pedal |
| pel, pulse | drive, push (ex: dispel, impulse) |
| pend, pense | hang (ex: depend, dispenser) |
| plac | please (ex: placate) |
| plic | fold (ex: implicate) |
| port | carry (ex: portable) |
| pose, pone | put, place (ex: depose, component) |
| reg,rect | rule (ex: regulate, direct) |
| rupt | break (ex: disruption) |
| sec, sect | cut (ex: bisect) |
| sed | remain (ex: sedentary) |
| sert | weave, behind (ex: insert) |
| serve | keep, save (ex: preserve) |
| scend, scent | climb (ex: ascent) |
| scribe, script | write (ex: describe, transcript) |
| sist | stand, set (ex: insist) |
| spect | look (ex: inspect) |
| spire, spirat | breath, breathe (ex: perspire) |
| strict | tighten (ex: restrict) |
| tain | hold (ex: detain) |
| term | end (ex: terminate) |
| tract | draw, drag (ex: detract) |
| tort | twist (ex: distort) |
| vene, vent | come (ex: intervene, invent) |
| vict | overcome, conquer (ex: evict) |
| volve, volu | roll, turn (ex: evolve, evolution) |