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Word Roots
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A, An | Not, Without |
| AB | From, Away, Apart |
| Able, Ible | Capable of, worthy of |
| Ac, Acr | Sharp, Sour |
| Acou | Hearing |
| Ad, A | To |
| AMBI, AMPHI | Both, on Both Sides, Around |
| AMBL, AMBUL | Walk |
| ANIM | Mind, Spirit, Breath |
| ANT, ANTE | Before |
| ANTI, ANT | Against, Opposite |
| AQUA, AQUE | water |
| ARD | Burn |
| AUTO, AUT | Self |
| BEL, BELL | Beautiful |
| BELL, BELLI | War |
| BEN, BENE | Well, Good |
| BI, BIN | Two |
| BON, BOUN | Good, generous |
| BREV, BRID | Short, small |
| BURS | Purse, money |
| CARN | Flesh |
| CAUS, CAUT | Burn |
| CED, CESS | Yield, Go |
| CELER | Speed |
| CENT | Hundred, Hundredth |
| CHROM | Color |
| CHRON | Time |
| CIRCUM | Around |
| CO, COM, CON | with, together |
| CONTRA, CONTRO, COUNTER | against |
| CORD, CARD | Heart |
| CORP, CORS | Body |
| COSM | Order, Universe, World |
| CRED | Trust, Believe |
| CRYPT | Hide |
| CULP | Fault, Blame |
| CUMB, CUB | Lie Down |
| CYN, CAN | Dog |
| DE | Down, Out, Away From, Apart |
| DELE | Erase |
| DEXT | Right Hand, Right Side |
| DI | Day |
| DIA | Through, Across |
| DIC, DICT, DIT | Speak |
| DIS, DI | Away, Apart |
| DOL | Grieve |
| DORM | Sleep |
| DORS | Back |
| DUC, DUCT | LEAD |
| DULC | Sweet |
| DUR | Hard, Lasting |
| E, EX, EC | Out |
| EGO | Self |
| EQU | Equal |
| ERR | Wander |
| EU | Well, Good |
| FAL | Liable to ERR, to Deceive |
| FATU | Foolish |
| FERN | Boil |
| FI, FID | FAITH |
| FLAGR, FULG, FULM | Burn, Shine |
| FLECT, FLEX | Bend, Turn |
| FUG | Flee |
| FUM | Smoke |
| GEN | Birth, Class, Kin |
| GNI, GNO, COGN, CONN | Know |
| GRAM, GRAPH | Write, Draw |
| GREG | Flock |
| HAP | By Chance |
| HEMI | Half |
| HETERO | Other |
| HOL | Whole |
| HOMO | Same |
| HUM | Earth |
| ICON | Image, Idol |
| IM, IN | NOT |
| IN, IM, I | IN, ON |
| INTER | Between, Among |
| INTRA | Inside, within |
| IT, ITER | Way, Journey |
| JOC | Joke |
| JOUR | Day |
| JUD | Judge |
| JUG, JUNCT | Join |
| JUR | Law |
| JUV | Young |
| LANG, LING | Tongue |
| LAUD | Praise |
| LAV, LAU, LU | Wash |
| LAX, LAK, LEAS, LES | Loose |
| LEC, LEG, LEX | Read, Speak |
| LEV | Light |
| LI, LIG | Tie, Bind |
| LIBER | Free |
| LITH | Stone |
| LOG, LOQU | Speech, Thought |
| LUC, LUX | Light |
| MACRO | Great, Long |
| MAG, MAX, MAJ, MAS | Great |
| MAL | Bad |
| MAN, MANU | Hand |
| MAND, MEND | Command, Order |
| MEDI | Middle |
| MEGA | Large, Great |
| MICRO | Very Small |
| MIS | Bad, wrong, hate |
| MOLL | Soft |
| MOB, MOM, MOT, MOV | Move |
| MON, MONO | One |
| MOR, MORT | Death |
| MULT | Many |
| MUT | Change |
| NASC, NAT, GNA | Birth |
| NAU, NAV | Ship, Sailor |
| NEO | New |
| NIHIL | Nothing, None |
| NOC, NOX | Harm |
| NOCT, NOX | Night |
| NOM, NYM, NEC | Name |
| NON | Not |
| NOV | New |
| NULL | Nothing |
| OB | Against |
| OMNI | All |
| ONER | Burden |
| OSS, OSTE | BONE |
| PALP | FEEL |
| PAN, PANT | All |
| PATH | SUFFER, FEEL |
| PEC | Money |
| PED | Child, Education |
| PED, POD | Foot |
| PEL | Drive, Push |
| PEN, PENE | Almost |
| PERI | Around |
| PHIL | Love |
| PHOB | Fear |
| PHON | Sound |
| PLAC | Please |
| PLE, PLEN, PLET | Fill, Full |
| POLY | Many |
| PORT | Carry |
| POST | Behind, After |
| POT | Drink |
| PRE | Before, In Front |
| PRI, PRIM | First |
| PRO | In Front, Before |
| PROP, PROX | Near |
| PROT, PROTO | First |
| PSEUD, PSEUDO | False |
| PUG, PUN | Hit, Prick |
| PYR | Fire |
| QUAD, QUAR, QUAT | Four |
| QUIE, QUIT | Quiet, test |
| QUIN, QUINT | Five |
| RACI, RADI, RAMI | Root, Branch |
| RE | Back, Again |
| RECT | Straight, Right |
| REG | King, Rule |
| RETRO | backward |
| RUB, RUD | RED |
| RUD | Crude |
| SACER, SACR, SANCT | Holy |
| SAL | Salt |
| SAG, SAP, SAV | Taste, Think |
| SALU, SALV | Health, Save |
| SAN | Healthy |
| SANG | Blood |
| SAT | Enough |
| SCRIB, SCRIPT, SCRIV | Write |
| SE | Down, Out, Away, Apart |
| SED, SID | Sit |
| SEM | Seed, Sow |
| SEMI | half |
| SEN | Old |
| SEQU, SECU, SUE, SUI | Follow |
| SIN, SINU | Bend, Fold |
| SOL desolate, isolate, sole, soliloquize, solipsism, solitude, solo | Alone |
| SOL parasol, solar, solarium, solstice | SUN |
| SOMN | sleep |
| SOPH | Wisdom |
| SOURC, SURG, SURRECT | Rise |
| SPEC, SPIC | Look, See |
| SPIR | Breath |
| STRICT, STRING, STRAN | Tight |
| SUA | Please |
| SUB | Under |
| SUMM | Highest |
| SUPER, SUR | Above |
| SYM, SYN | Together |
| TACIT | Silent |
| TACT, TAG, TAM, TANG | Touch |
| TEST | Bear witness |
| THERM | Heat |
| TIM | Fear |
| TORP | Stiff, Numb |
| TOR, TORQ, TORT | Twist |
| TOX | Poison |
| TRANS | Across, Beyond |
| ULT | Last, Beyond |
| UMBR | Shadow |
| UN | Not |
| UND | Wave |
| UNI, UN | One |
| URB | CITY |
| VAIL, VAL | STRENGTH, USE, WORTH |
| VER | TRUE |
| VERB | WORD |
| VERD | GREEN |
| VIL | BASE, MEAN |
| VIRU | POISON |
| VIT, VIVE | LIFE |
| VOC, VOU | CALL WORD |
| VOL | FLY |
| VOLU, VOLV | ROLL, TURN |