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root

Roots

∙act,ag:

do,act,drive

oLatin,agere:

todrive,lead,act,do

oactive（adjective）:

movingabout

∙am,ami:

love,like

oLatin,amare:

tolove

oamorous（adjective）:

loving

∙anim:

mind,life,spirit,anger

oLatin,animus:

spirit

oanimal（noun）:

alivingcreature

∙annu,enni:

yearly

oLatin,annuus:

yearly

oannual（adjective）:

yearly

∙auc,aug,aut:

tooriginate,toincrease

oLatin,augere:

tooriginate,increase

oaugment（verb）:

toincrease,toaddto

∙aud,audit,aur:

hear

oLatin,audire:

tohear

oaudible（adjective）:

canbeheard

∙bene,ben:

good,well,gentle

oLatin,bene:

good

obenign（adjective）:

harmless,mild,gentle

∙bio,bi:

life

oGreek,bios:

life

obiography（noun）:

abookwrittenaboutaperson'slife

∙bibli,biblio:

book

oGreek,biblion:

book

obibliophile（noun）:

apersonwholikesorcollectsbooks

∙brev:

short

oLatin,brevis:

short

oabbreviate（verb）:

toshorten

∙cad,cap,cas,ceiv,cept,cid:

totake,toseize,tohold

oLatin,capere:

toseize

oreceive（verb）:

totakein,toacquire

∙ceas,cede,ceed,cess:

go,yield

oLatin,cedere:

togo

oexceed（verb）:

togobeyondalimit,tobegreaterthan

∙chron:

time

oGreek,khronos:

time

ochronological（adjective）:

arrangedinorderoftimeorsequence

∙clam,claim:

shout

oLatin,clamare:

tocallout,shout

oclamor（verb）:

tomakenoise

∙cogn,gnos:

knowtoknow

oLatin,cognoscere:

toknow

orecognize（verb）:

toknow,toidentify

∙corp:

body

oLatin,corpus:

body

ocorporate（adjective）:

formedintoabodyorassociation,unitedinonegroup

∙cre,cresc,cret:

grow

oLatin,crescere:

togrow

ocreate（verb）:

tooriginate,toproducethroughimagination

∙cred:

trust,believe

oLatin,credere:

tobelieve

oincredible（adjective）:

unbelievable

∙cour,cur,curr,curs:

run,course

oLatin,currere:

run

ooccur（verb）:

tohappen,tocometomind

∙dic,dict,dit:

say,speak

oLatin,dicere:

tosay

oindicate（verb）:

toshow,topointout

∙doc,doct:

teach,prove

oLatin,docere:

toteach

odocile（adjective）:

obedient,easilytaught

∙dog,dox:

thought,idea

oGreek,dokein:

seem,think

odogma（noun）:

anestablishedopinion

∙dec,dign:

suitable

oLatin,decere:

tobesuitable

odecent（adjective）:

conformingtostandards,suitable,good

∙duc,duct**:

lead

oLatin,ducere:

todraworlead

oconduct（verb）:

toleadorguide

（noun）-aperson'sbehavior

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∙ev,et:

time,age

oLatin,aevum:

lifetime

omedieval（adjective）:

relatedtotheMiddleAges（500-1500AD）

∙fac,fact,fec,fic,fas,fea:

makedo,do

oLatin,facere-make,do

odifficult（noun）:

hardtodo,troublesome

∙fer:

bear,carry

oLatin,ferre:

bear,carry

oinfer（verb）:

tocometoaconclusionfromlookingatfacts,toguess

∙fict,feign,fain:

shape,make,fashion

oLatin,fingere:

shape,make

ofiction（noun）:

somethingproducedfromimagination,aninventedstory

∙fid:

belief,faith

oLatin,fidere:

totrust

oconfide（verb）:

totrust,totrustanotherpersonwithasecret

∙fig:

shape,form

oLatin,figura:

form,shape,figure

ofigurem（noun）:

shape,pattern,drawing

（verb）-decide,plan,decipher

∙flu,fluct,flux:

flow

oLatin,fluere:

toflow

ofluid（adjective）:

capableofflowing,asmootheasystyle

（noun）-aliquid

∙form:

shape

oLatin,forma:

beauty,shape,form

oformat（noun）:

theshapeandsizeofsomething

∙fract,frag,frai:

break

oLatin,frangere:

tobreak

ofrail（adjective）:

easilybroken,notstrong,weak

∙gen,gin:

togivebirth,kind

oGreek,genus:

birth

ogenerate（verb）:

toproduce,tocreate

∙geo:

earth

oGreek,ge:

earth

ogeography（noun）:

asciencethatdescribestheearth'ssurface

∙gor:

togather,tobringtogether

oGreek,ageirin:

togather

ocategory（noun）:

aclassorsetinwhichathingisplaced

∙grad,gress,gree:

step,go,move

oLatin,gradus:

step

odegree（noun）:

asteporstageinaprocess

∙graph,graf:

write,draw

oGreek,graphein:

write,scratch,carve

ographic（adjective）:

written,drawn,vividlyshown

∙her,hes:

tostick

oLatin,haerere:

tostick

oadhere（verb）:

tostick

∙jac,ject,jet:

tothrow

oLatin,jacere:

tothrow,tolie

oreject（verb）:

tothrowout,unwillingtoaccept

∙jug,junct,just:

tojoin

oLatin,jungere:

tojoin

ojunction（noun）:

aplaceatwhichtwothingsjoin

∙lex,leag,leg:

law

oLatin,lex:

law

olegal（adjective）:

basedonlaw

∙lect,leg,lig:

choose,gather,select,read

oLatin,legere:

tochoose

ocollect（verb）:

togather,tobringtogether

∙loc:

place,area

oLatin,locare:

toplace

olocation（noun）:

aplace,apositionoccupied

∙log:

say,speech,word,reason,study

oGreek,logos:

speech,word,reason

ologic（noun）:

thestudyofreason,reasoning

∙luc,lum,lust:

light

oLatin,lucare:

shine

oLatin,lumen:

light

oLatin,lustrare:

light-up

otranslucent（adjective）:

permittingsomelighttocomethrough

∙man:

hand,make,do

oLatin,manus:

hand

omanage（verb）:

tohandlewithskill,tobeabletodo

∙mem:

recall,remember

oLatin,memor:

mindful

omemory（noun）:

theabilitytorecallortobringtomind

∙ment:

mind

oLatin,mens:

mind

omental（adjective）:

relatedtothemind

∙min:

little,small

oLatin,minuere:

tolessen

ominor（adjective）:

lessimportant,lesser

∙mit,miss:

send

oLatin,mittere:

put,send

oadmit（verb）:

toaccept,toallowentry

∙mob,mov,mot:

move

oLatin,movere:

move

omotion（noun）:

actofmoving,action

∙nasc,nat,gnant,nai:

tobeborn

oLatin,nascitobeborn

onascent（adjective）-justborn

∙nom,nym:

name

oLatin,nomen:

name

onominate（verb）:

tonameforoffice

∙nov:

new

olatin,novus:

new

onovice（noun）:

abeginnerornewcomer

∙oper:

work

oLatin,opus:

work

ooperate（verb）:

towork,toperform

∙pat,pass:

feel,suffer

oLatin,pati:

suffer

opassion（noun）:

astrongfeelingoremotion

∙path:

feel

oGreek,pathos:

feeling

osympathy（noun）:

sharinganotherperson'sfeelings

∙ped:

foot

oLatin,pes:

foot

oimpede（verb）:

tohinder,toslowdown

∙pod:

foot

oGreek,pous:

foot

opodium（noun）:

aplatform,anarearaisedabovethesurroundingground

∙pel,puls:

drive,push

oLatin,pellere:

todrive,push,beat

orepel（verb）:

todriveawayorpushback

∙pend,pond:

tohang,weigh

oLatin,pendere:

tohang,toweigh

oappend（verb）:

toaddorcorrect

∙phan,phas,phen,fan,phant,fant:

show,makevisible

oGreek,phainein:

show

ophantom（noun）:

somethingseenbuthavingnophysicalexistence,aghost

∙phil:

love

oGreek,philos:

loving

ophilosopher（noun）:

apersonwhoseeks（loves）wisdom

∙phon:

sound

oGreek,phone:

voice,sound

ophonetic（adjective）:

relatedtospeechsounds

∙pict:

paint,show,draw

oLatin,pingere:

topaint

opicture（verb）:

topaintordraw

∙port:

carry

oLatin,portare:

carry

oimport（verb）:

tobringinfromaforeigncountry

∙pli,ply:

fold

oLatin,plicare:

fold

oreply（verb）:

torespond,toanswer

∙pon,pos:

put,place

oLatin,ponere:

tolaydown,put,place

opostpone（verb）:

toputofftoalatertime

∙psych:

mind

oGreek,psukhe:

soul,spirit

opsychology（noun）:

studyofhowthemindworks

∙quir,quis,quest,quer:

seek,ask

oLatin,quaerere:

seek,ask

oquery（verb）:

toaskquestions

∙rupt:

break

oLatin,rumpere:

break

orupture（verb）:

tobreakorburst

∙sci,scio:

toknow

oLatin,scire:

toknow

oconscious（adjective）:

aware,havingknowledgeofoneself

∙scrib,scrip:

write

oLatin,scribere:

towrite

oscript（noun）:

handwriting,somethingwritten

∙sent,sens:

feel,think

oLatin,sentire:

feel

osentiment（noun）:

athoughtpromptedbyfeeling

∙sequ,secut,sue:

follow

oLatin,sequi:

tofollow

osequence（noun）:

acontinuousseries

∙sist:

towithstand,makeup

oLatin,sistere:

tomakeastand

oinsist（verb）:

tobefirmaboutsomethingneeded,todemand

∙soci:

tojoin,companions

oLatin,sociare,socius:

tojoin,acompanion

osociable（adjective）:

inclinedtoseekfriendship,companionship

∙sol:

alone

oLatin,solus:

alone,single

osolitary（adjective）:

beingalone

∙solv,solu,solut:

loosen,explain

oLatin,solvere:

tooloosen,release

osolve（verb）:

tofindananswer

∙spec,spi,spic,spect:

look

oLatin,specere:

look,lookat

ospectator（noun）:

apersonwhowatches

∙spir:

breath,soul

oLatin,spirare:

breathe

orespiration（noun）:

breathing

∙stab,stat:

stand

oLatin,stare:

tostand

ostature（noun）-heightofastandingbody,importanceofposition

∙strain,strict,string,stige:

bind,pull

oLatin,stringere:

tobindorpulltight

oconstrict（verb）-tosqueeze,tomakenarrow

∙stru,struct,stroy:

build

oLatin,struere:

tobuild

odestroy（verb）:

toruin,topulldown

∙tact,tang,tig,ting:

touch

oLatin,tangere:

totouch

otactile（adjective）:

relatedtothesenseoftouch

∙tele:

faraway

oGreek,telos:

end

otelepathy（noun）:

communicationfromonemindtoanotherwithoutverbalorwrittencommunication

∙tend,tens:

stretch

oLatin,tendere:

tostretch

ocontend（verb）:

tostriveorreachfor,toargue

∙tain,ten,tent,tin:

hold,keep,have

oLatin,tenere:

tohold

oretain（verb）:

tokeep,toholdinplace

∙term:

end,boundary,limit

oLatin,terminusm:

limit,boundary

oexterminate（verb）:

tokilloff,togetridof

∙terr:

earth

oLatin,terra:

earth

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