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Roots & Stems
Kaplan Advanced Verbal Latin Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | without amoral; atheist; atypical; anonymous |
| ab/abs | off, away from, apart, down adduct; abhor; abolish; abstinence; abstruse |
| ac/acr | hash, bitter acid; acerbic; acrid; acrimonious; exacerbate |
| act/ag | to do, to drive, to force, to lead agile; litigate; prodigal; pedagogue |
| ad/al | to, toward, near adapt; adjacent; admire; address; adjoin |
| al/ali/alter | other, another alternative; alibi; altruist; allegory |
| am | love amatory; amorous; inamorata (female lover); amicable |
| amb | to go, to walk ambient; preamble; ambulatory (pertaining to walking) |
| ambi/amph | both, more than one, around ambiguous; amphibian |
| anim | life, mind, soul, spirit unanimous; animosity; animus (hostile feeling) |
| annui/enni | year annual; perennial |
| ante | before anterior; antebellum; antediluvian |
| anthro/andr | man, human android; philanderer; androgen |
| anti | against antibody; antibody; antipodal (on the opposite of the globe) |
| apo | away apology; apostle; apogee; apocryphal (doubtful authenticity) |
| arch/archi/archy | chief, principal, ruler architect; monarchy |
| auto | self automatic; autocrat |
| be | to be, to exist belittle; bemoan; belie |
| bel | war rebel; belligerent |
| ben/bon | good |
| bi | twice |
| cad/cid | to fall, to happen by chance |
| cant/cent/ chant | to sing |
| cap/cip/cept | to take; to get |
| cap/capit/cipit | head, headlong |
| card/cord/cour | heart |
| carn | flesh |
| cast/chast | cut |
| ced/ceed/cees | to go, to yield, to stop |
| centr | center |
| cern/cert/cret/crim/crit | to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide |
| chron | time |
| circu | around, on all sides |
| cis | to cut |
| cla/clo/clu | shut close |
| claim/clam | to shout, to cry out |
| cli | to lean toward |
| co/col/com/con | with, together |
| cour/cur | running, a course |
| cre/cresc/cret | to grow |
| cred | to believe, to trust |
| crypt | hidden |
| cub/cumb | to lie down |
| culp | blame |
| dac/doc | to teach |
| de | away, off, reversal, completely |
| dem | people |
| di/dia | apart, through |
| dic/dict/dit | to say, to tell |
| dign | worth |
| dis/dif | away from, apart, not |
| dog/dox | opinion |
| dol | suffer, pain |
| don/dot/dow | to give |
| dub | doubt |
| duc/duct | to lead |
| dur | hard |
| dys | faulty, abnormal |
| e/ef/ex | out, from, former |
| epi | upon |
| equ | equal |
| err | to wander |
| esce | becoming |
| ue | good, well |
| extra | outside, beyond |
| fab/fam | speak |
| fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy | to do, to make |
| fer | to bring, to carry |
| ferv | to boil, to bubble |
| fid | faith, trust |
| fin | end |
| flag/flam | to burn |
| flect/flex | to bend |
| flu/flux | flow |
| fore | before |
| fort | chance, strength |
| fra/frac/frag/fring | to break |
| fus | to pour |
| gen | birth, creation, race, kind |
| gn/gno | known |
| grad/gress | to step |
| grat | pleasing |
| her/hes | to stick |
| (h)etero | different |
| (h)omo | same |
| hyper | over, excessive |
| hypo | under, less than |
| idio | one's own |
| im/in/em/en | in, into |
| inter | between |
| ject | to throw |
| join, junct | to meet, to join |
| jur | to swear |
| lav/lut/luv | to wash |
| lect/leg | to select, to choose |
| lev | lift, light, rise |
| loc/log/loqu | speech |
| luc/lum/lus | light |
| lud/lus | to play |
| mag/maj/max | big |
| mal/male | bad, evil, wrong |
| man | hand |
| min | small, to hang over |
| mis/mit | to send |
| misc | mixed |
| mon/monit | to remind, to warn |
| morph | shape |
| mort/mor | death |
| mut | change |
| nat/nas/nai | to be born |
| nic/noc/nox | harm |
| nom/nym/noun/nown | name |
| nounce/nunc | to announce |
| nov/neo/nou | new |
| ob/oc/of/op | toward, to, over |
| omni | al |
| pac/peac | peace |
| pan | all, everyone |
| par | equal |
| para | next to, beside |
| pas/pat/path | feeling, suffering, disease |
| pau/po/pov/pu | few, little poor |
| ped | child, education |
| ped/pod | foot |
| pen/pun | to pay, compensate |
| pend/pens | to hang, to weight, to pay |
| per | completely |
| peri | around |
| pet/pit | to go, to seek, to strive |
| phil | love |
| plac/plais | to please |
| ple | to fill |
| plex/plic/ply | to fold, twist, bend |
| pon/pos/pound | to put, to place |
| port | to carry |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| prehend/prise | to take, to get, to seize |
| pro | much, for, a lot |
| prob | to prove, to test |
| pug | to fight |
| punc/pung/poign | to poit, to prick |
| que/quis | to seek |
| qui | quiet |
| rid/ris | to laugh |
| rog | to ask |
| sacr/sanct/secr | sacred |
| sal/sil/sault/sult | to leap, jump |
| dvi | to know |
| scribe/script | to write |
| se | apart |
| sec/sequ | to follow |
| sed/sess/sid | to sit, to be still, to plan, to plot |
| sens/sent | to feel, be aware |
| sol | to loosen, to free |
| spec/spic/spit | to look, to see |
| sta/sti | to stand, be in place |
| sua | smooth |
| sub/sup | below |
| super/sur | above |
| tac/tic | to be silent |
| tain/ten/tent/tin | to hold |
| tend/tens/tent/tenu | to stretch, thin |
| theo | god |
| tract | to drag, pull, draw |
| trans | across |
| us/ut | to use |
| ven/vent | to come or move toward |
| ver | truth |
| verd | green |
| vers/vert | to turn |
| vi | life |
| vid/vis | to see |
| vil | base, mean |
| voc/vok | to call |
| vol | to wish |
| vor | to eat |
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