English Root Words Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| ante- | before |
| -auto | self |
| -bio | life |
| -cap, -capt, -cept, cip- | take |
| -cede, -ceed, -ceas, -cess | Happen yield, go |
| -chrom | color |
| -chron, -chrono, | time |
| com-, con- | together, with |
| de-, dis- | lower, opposite |
| -dem, -demo | people |
| -derm | skin |
| equi- | equal |
| extra- | outside of |
| fore-, pre- | before, ahead of time |
| -gnos | know |
| -graph, -graphy, -gram | write |
| gress | step |
| hyper | over, excessive |
| il-, im-, in-, non-, un- | not |
| In-, Im-, | in, into |
| Inter- | Among, between |
| -ject | throw |
| -log, -logue | speech, word, reasoning |
| Mal- | Bad |
| Micro | Small |
| Mini | Short, samll |
| -Mis, -miss, -mit, mitt- | send |
| -phon, -phone-, -phono | Sound, voice |
| Phot | light |
| -pol-, -polis- | City, state |
| Port- | Carry |
| Post- | After |
| Re- | Back, again |
| Script | to write |
| semi- | half |
| sub | below |
| super | above |
| syn | together |
| -the | put or place |
| Therm- | heat |
| trans- | across |
| un- | not |
| -vert-, vers- | to turn |
| vita | life |
| -voc, -vok- | call |
| abdicate | to surrender or repudiate |
| circumspect | examining carefully all circumstances and possible consequences |
| diffident | lacking in self-confidence |
| ebullient | overflowing with excitement or liveliness. |
| innocuous | having no harmful qualities or ill effects; harmless |
| noisome | offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul smell |
| ostentatious | characterized by pretentious show in attempt to impress others |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination |
| sycophant | someone who attempts to win favors or advance him or herself by flattery or behavior |
| taciturn | habitually silent or quiet; inclined to talk very little |
| abstemious | moderate, especially in eating and drinking |
| benign | humane; kind; favorable; humanitarian |
| efficacy | power to produce a desired effect |
| furtive | characterized by stealth; surreptitious |
| glib | smooth talking; fluent; talkative |
| indigent | impoverished; needy, poor |
| ludicrous | laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity |
| malestrom | a violent or turbulent situation |
| temporal | of or related to earthly life |
| voracious | greedy in eating; very eager |
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