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ENGLISH: LEARNING WITH ROOT WORDS Learn one Latin-Greek root to learn many words Boost your English vocabulary with Latin and Greek Roots! © 2018 by Sarah Retter © 2018 by UNITEXTO All rights reserved
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ENGLISH: LEARNING WITH ROOT WORDS 1. ROOT Act
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Activity React Interaction Actor Actual
ENGLISH Do, act ENGLISH MEANING Something that a person does To do something in response Communication between two or more A person who acts in plays, movies, TV Existing in act or fact; real:
2. ROOT Aer/o
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Aerate Aerial Aerospace Aerobics Aerodynamics
ENGLISH air ENGLISH MEANING To let air reach something Relating to the air Of airplane or space industry Exercises that strengthen the heart and lungs The study of the motion of air and other gases
3. ROOT Ambul
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Amble Ambulant Ambulance Ambulatory
ENGLISH Walk, move ENGLISH MEANING To walk in a slow, relaxed way Walking or moving around A vehicle that moves a patient Moving about or from place to place
Ambulette
Motor vehicle for transporting handicapped people 4.
ROOT Andr/o
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Androgynous Android Misandry Androcentric Androgen
ENGLISH Man, male ENGLISH MEANING Looking both male and female Resembling a human Hatred towards men Centered on males Substance that promotes male characteristics
5. ROOT Cert
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Certain Certify Certificate
ENGLISH Sure, certain ENGLISH MEANING Being absolutely sure To state that something is true Written document that gives proof that something is true Freedom from doubt That can be certified
Certitude Certifiable 6. ROOT Chron/o ENGLISH WORDS Chronic
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH Time
ENGLISH MEANING Lasting for a long time
Chronology Synchronize Chronicle
A list of the order in which things occur Happening at the same time A record of events in the order in which they occurred Timepiece that measures brief intervals of time accurately
Chronograph
7. ROOT Cline
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Inclination Incline Recline Syncline Anticline
ENGLISH Lean ENGLISH MEANING A surface that slopes or leans To slant, lean, or bend To lean back and relax A concave-upward fold in rock strata A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side
8. ROOT Col
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Collaborate Collision Colloquial Colony Colleague
ENGLISH Together, jointly
ENGLISH MEANING To work together Smashing together Words formed by everyday interaction A group of organisms of the same kind in the same area A fellow member of a profession
9. ROOT
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
Com
Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Commemorate Composition Commune Communicate Company
Together, common ENGLISH MEANING To memorize together An arrangement or putting together of parts Living together while owning things in common To give to another; transmit A number of individuals associated together
10. ROOT Cogn/i
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Cognition Incognito Recognize Cognitive Precognition
ENGLISH Know ENGLISH MEANING Process of acquiring knowledge Disguised so no one knows you To identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc. Of or pertaining to cognition Knowledge of a future event or situation
11. ROOT Contra/o
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Contradict Contraception Controversy Contrary Contraband
ENGLISH Against, opposite
ENGLISH MEANING To argue against Prevention of pregnancy Disagreement Opposite in nature or character Anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
12. ROOT Corp/o
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Corporation Corporal Corpulent Corporate Corpse
ENGLISH Body ENGLISH MEANING A company recognized by law as a single body Pertaining to the body Large or bulky of body Pertaining to a united group A dead body
13. ROOT Cosm/o
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Cosmonaut Cosmos Microcosm Cosmic Cosmology
ENGLISH Universe ENGLISH MEANING Russian or Soviet astronaut The universe as a structured system A world in miniature that has all the features of a larger world Of or pertaining to the cosmos The study of the structure of the universe
14. ROOT Derm/a
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Dermatologist Pachyderm Dermatitis Dermatosis Dermoplasty
ENGLISH Skin ENGLISH MEANING A doctor for the skin A class of animals with very thick skin Inflammation of the skin Any disease of the skin Skin grafting
15. ROOT Dict
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Diction Prediction Dictate Predict Dictionary
ENGLISH Speak ENGLISH MEANING Style of speaking or writing A statement foretelling the future To speak out loud for another person to write down To declare in advance A book containing the words of a language
16. ROOT Domin
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Dominate Domineering Predominate Dominion Indomitable
ENGLISH Master ENGLISH MEANING To be the master of somebody Using or having great dominance or control To have more power than others The power to govern That cannot be subdued or overcome
17. ROOT Don/at
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Donation Donor Pardon Donor Donate
ENGLISH Give ENGLISH MEANING A contribution or gift Someone who gives something To give forgiveness for an offense A person who gives or donates To present something as a gift
18. ROOT Duc/t
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Conduct Educate Deduction Duct Ductile
ENGLISH Lead ENGLISH MEANING The act of leading To lead to knowledge A subtraction of an amount A tube, canal, or pipe by which a substance is conducted Capable of being molded or shaped
19. ROOT Du/o
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Duplicate Dual Duet Duel Duologue
ENGLISH Two, twice ENGLISH MEANING Make an identical copy Made up of two people, items, parts, etc. A musical composition for two voices or instruments A contest between two persons or teams a dramatic performance limited to two speakers
20. ROOT Dur
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Durable Duration Enduring Perdure
ENGLISH Harden, lasting ENGLISH MEANING having the quality of lasting the length of time something lasts Lasting, permanent To continue or last permanently
Dure
Hard, severe 21.
ROOT Equ/i
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Equidistant Equanimity Equation Equity Equivalent
ENGLISH Equal, equally ENGLISH MEANING An equal distance from two points Calm temperament, evenness of temper A statement of equality The quality of being fair or impartial Corresponding in position, function, etc.
22. ROOT Erg/o
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Ergonomics Energy Energetics Ergograph Ergometer
ENGLISH Work ENGLISH MEANING Study of people in their working environment The power to accomplish work Science that looks at energy and its transformation An instrument that records the amount of work done when a muscle contracts A device designed to measure muscle power
23. ROOT Esth/Aesth
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Esthetician Aesthetic
ENGLISH Feeling, beauty
ENGLISH MEANING Someone who beautifies Pertaining to a sense of beauty
Kinesthesia Anesthesia Aesthete
The sensation of bodily movement Loss of sensation in the whole body or in certain areas A person who has great sensitivity toward the beauties of art
24. ROOT Ethno
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Ethnic Ethnocentric Ethnology Ethnarch Ethnobotany
ENGLISH Race, people ENGLISH MEANING Pertaining to a defined group of people Focusing on the ethnicity of people The science of people and races The ruler of a people, tribe, or nation The plant lore and agricultural customs of a people
25. ROOT Eu
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Euphemism Euphonious Euphoria Eulogy Eurhythmic
ENGLISH Good, well ENGLISH MEANING Replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one Having a pleasant sound Feeling of well-being High praise or commendation Characterized by a pleasing rhythm
26. ROOT Fac/t
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH Make, do
ENGLISH WORDS Artifact Factor Factual Manufacture Benefactor
ENGLISH MEANING An object made by a person One of the elements contributing to a particular result Based on facts To make or produce by hand or machinery A person who does a good deed
27. ROOT Fug
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Fugitive Refuge Refugee Subterfuge Fugacious
ENGLISH Flee, escape ENGLISH MEANING A person who is running away A sheltered place to flee to A person seeking protection A dishonest or illegal action to avoid following a rule, to hide something, etc. Fleeting; transitory
28. ROOT Gastro
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Gastric Gastronomy Gastritis Gastrovascular Gastropathy
ENGLISH Stomach ENGLISH MEANING Pertaining to the stomach Serving the stomach by providing good food Inflammation of the stomach Serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity Any disease of the stomach
29. ROOT
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
Gen
Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Genealogy Generation Genetic Genotype Generate
Birth, production ENGLISH MEANING The study of the history of a family All the people born at approximately the same time Relating to heredity encoded in the genes The sum total of genes transmitted from parent to offspring To bring into existence
30. ROOT Geo
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Geography Geology Geode Geocide Geocultural
ENGLISH Earth, global, soil
ENGLISH MEANING Study of the earth's surface Study of the structure of the earth A hollow stone often lined with crystals The destruction of the earth, or some part of it, due to human activity Relating to geography and culture
31. ROOT Ger
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Geriatrics Gerontocracy Gerontology Gerontophobia Gerontolatry
ENGLISH Old age ENGLISH MEANING Medicine pertaining to the elderly The rule of the elders The science of aging Abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old Worship of old people
32. ROOT Hepa
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Hepatitis Hepatoma Hepatic Hepatogenesis Hepatofugal
ENGLISH Liver ENGLISH MEANING Inflammation of the liver A tumor of the liver Relating to the liver The structural and functional development of the liver Towards the interior of the liver
33. ROOT Herbi
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Herbicide Herbivorous Herbal Herbarium Herbalism
ENGLISH Grass, plant ENGLISH MEANING Any chemical used to kill unwanted plants Plant-eating being Relating to plants A collection of dried plants systematically arranged The study or use of the medicinal properties of plants
34. ROOT Hetero
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Heterogeneous Heteronyms
ENGLISH Different, other ENGLISH MEANING Made up of unrelated parts Words with same spelling but different meanings
Heterodox Heterosexual Heteropathy
Not conforming to traditional beliefs Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli
35. ROOT Infra
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Infrastructure Infrared Infrasonic Infrahuman Infraocular
ENGLISH Beneath, below ENGLISH MEANING Underlying framework of a system Below the regular light spectrum With frequencies below those of audible sound Below the level of the human Situated below the eyes
36. ROOT Inter
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS International Intersection Intercept Interactive Intercontinental
ENGLISH Between, among
ENGLISH MEANING Involving two or more countries Place where roads come together To stop or interrupt the course of something Acting with each other Taking place between two or more continents
37. ROOT Intra
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Intrastate Intravenous
ENGLISH Within, inside ENGLISH MEANING Existing in one state Inside or into a vein
Introvert Instrospection Intraocular
Shy person who keeps within him/herself Studying one's own mental and emotional state located or occurring within the eye
38. ROOT Iso
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Isobar Isometric Isothermic Isodynamic Isoelastic
ENGLISH Equal ENGLISH MEANING A line on a map connecting points of equal barometric pressure Having equality of measure Having equal or constant temperature Having equal strength or force Exhibiting a constant elasticity
39. ROOT Jud
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Judgment Judicial Judiciary Judicious Judicatory
ENGLISH Law ENGLISH MEANING Opinion, assessment Having to do with judges or courts of law A system of courts of law having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment Of or pertaining to judgment or the administration of justice
40. ROOT Junct
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH Join
ENGLISH WORDS Conjunction Disjunction Juncture Junction Disjunctive
ENGLISH MEANING A word that joins parts of sentences A disconnection Act of joining A place or point where two or more things meet Serving or tending to disjoin
41. ROOT Kine
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Kinetics Telekinesis Cinematography Cinematics Kinesthesia
ENGLISH Motion, division
ENGLISH MEANING Study of the force of motion The ability to move objects with your mind Motion picture making The art of making motion pictures The sensation of movement or strain in muscles
42. ROOT Logo
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Logic Monologue Analogy Logorrhea Logophobia
ENGLISH MEANING System of reasoning A long speech by one speaker Similarity, especially between things otherwise dissimilar An excessive and often uncontrollable flow of words the fear of words or of talking
43. ROOT
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH Word, doctrine, discourse
ENGLISH
Loqu, locu Latin ENGLISH WORDS Eloquent Loquacious Elocution Locution Loquacity
Speak ENGLISH MEANING Skilled in forceful, and appropriate speech Very talkative Speech, way of speaking A style of speech or verbal expression An instance of talkativeness or garrulity
44. ROOT Lud
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Prelude Illusion Ludic Allude Delude
ENGLISH To play ENGLISH MEANING Introduction to the major performance Misleading optical image or impression Playful, spontaneous To make an allusion To mislead the mind or judgment of
45. ROOT Lumin
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Illuminate Lumen Luminary Luminesce Luminance
ENGLISH Light ENGLISH MEANING To fill with light Unit measuring light Somebody great or renowned Light not caused by something burning, occurring at a temperature below that of burning The quality or condition of radiating or reflecting light
46. ROOT Lun
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Lunar Lunatic Lunette Lunarian Lunation
ENGLISH Moon ENGLISH MEANING Relating to the moon Insane person Vehicle tow ring A being supposedly inhabiting the moon The period of time from one new moon to the next
47. ROOT Mal
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Malaria Malicious Malformation Malevolent Malfunction
ENGLISH Bad, ill, wrong ENGLISH MEANING “Bad air”, infectious disease Showing strong ill will Deformity Wishing evil or harm to others Failure to function properly
48. ROOT Mis/o
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Misogamy Misanthropy Misandry Misogyny Misology
ENGLISH Badly, hatred ENGLISH MEANING Aversion to marriage Hatred of humanity Hatred of men Hatred of women Distrust or hatred of reason
49. ROOT Mob
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Immobilize Mobile Mobility Mobilize Automobile
ENGLISH Move ENGLISH MEANING To stop from moving Able to move freely The quality of being able to move To assemble and get ready for action or war Vehicle usually having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel engine
50. ROOT Neur/o
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Neuralgia Neurologist Neuron Neurosis Neuropathy
ENGLISH Nerve ENGLISH MEANING Pain along a nerve Doctor specializing in the nerves A cell capable of sending messages that represent feelings, commands to muscles, etc. Disorder of the mind causing extreme anxiety, fear, obsessions, etc. Any diseased condition of the nervous system
51. ROOT Nom/in
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Nominal Nominate Nomenclature
ENGLISH Name ENGLISH MEANING Being something in name only but not in reality To name for election or appointment, to designate System of terms for things in a particular science
Nominalize Onomastic
or art To convert another part of speech into a noun Of or pertaining to proper names
52. ROOT Not
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Notable Notarial Annotate Notice Denote
ENGLISH Mark ENGLISH MEANING Marked as worthy of attention Relating to a notary To add remarks A written or printed statement with information To indicate clearly
53. ROOT Noun
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Announce Denounce Enunciate Unannounced Pronounce
ENGLISH Declare ENGLISH MEANING To declare in public To proclaim harsh criticism To speak or declare something clearly Without notice given beforehand To make or utter sounds, words, sentences, etc.
54. ROOT Nov
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Innovate Novice
ENGLISH New ENGLISH MEANING To introduce a new way A person who is new at a job
Renovate Novel Novelty
To make something like new again Of a new kind The state or quality of being novel 55.
ROOT Numer
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Enumerate Numerology Numerous Outnumber Numeral
ENGLISH Number ENGLISH MEANING To name a number of items on a list Fortune-telling using numbers Many; existing in great quantity To exceed in number A word, letter, symbol, or figure representing a number
56. ROOT Ocul
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Binoculars Monocle Oculist Ocular Oculate
ENGLISH Eye ENGLISH MEANING Lens device for seeing distances Single eyeglass An eye doctor Of, relating to, or for the eyes Possessing eyes
57. ROOT Od
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Diode
ENGLISH Path, way ENGLISH MEANING Electronic device for one-way current
Odometer
An instrument attached to a vehicle to measure the distance traversed A vacuum tube containing anode, cathode, and control grid A recording odometer Terminal by which current enters a cell
Triode Odograph Anode 58. ROOT Odor
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Deodorant Odorless Odoriferous Malodorous Odoriphore
ENGLISH Smell, scent ENGLISH MEANING A substance that helps prevent body odor Having no smell Something that bears or diffuses a scent Having a very unpleasant odor The group of atoms in an odorous molecule responsible for its odor
59. ROOT Para
ENGLISH WORDS Parachute Parasol Paradox Paranoia Paraglider
LANGUAGE Griego
ENGLISH Protection from, opposite of
ENGLISH MEANING Fabric safety apparatus, to protect from falling An umbrella used to protect from the sun A seemingly contradictory statement that expresses a possible truth Too much distrust of others, without reason or cause A lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft
60. ROOT Pater
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Paternal Fatherhood Fatherland Patronymy Patriarch
ENGLISH Father ENGLISH MEANING Relating to fathers Paternity, being a father Native country, homeland The practice of naming children after their fathers The male head of a tribal line or family
61. ROOT Path
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Antipathy Apathy Empathy Sociopath Pathetic
ENGLISH Feeling, emotion
ENGLISH MEANING A feeling of great dislike A lack of feeling or interest Ability to understand another's feelings A person whose behavior is antisocial Causing or evoking pity
62. ROOT Ped/i/e
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Pedal Pedometer Pedicure Pedestrian Pedomancy
ENGLISH Foot, feet ENGLISH MEANING A lever pushed by the foot Device that measures distance on foot Cosmetic treatment of feet and toes One who travels on foot Divination by examining the soles of the feet
63. ROOT Pro
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Prognosis Prologue Prophet Promise Protuberance
ENGLISH Before, in front of, forward
ENGLISH MEANING A prediction of what will happen A passage before the main part A person who foretells the future A statement or declaration that something will or will not be done A part or thing that sticks or bulges out
64. ROOT Pseud/o
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Pseudonim Pseudoscience Pseudopregnancy Pseudoaerial Pseudodemocracy
ENGLISH Wrong, false ENGLISH MEANING A fictitious name Theories presumed without proof of a scientific nature A false pregnancy Aerial but with some connection to the ground A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties
65. ROOT Psych/o
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Psychosis Psychic
ENGLISH Mind, mental ENGLISH MEANING Serious mental illness Relating to the human mind or supernatural
Psychology Psychoactive Psychosocial
mental abilities The study of the mind Any drug that affects the mind Having both psychological and social aspects
66. ROOT Pugn/a
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Pugnacious Repugnant Pugilism Impugn Pugilist
ENGLISH Fight ENGLISH MEANING Belligerent, given to fighting Distasteful, offensive or revolting The practice of fighting with the fists To cast doubt upon A person who fights with the fists
67. ROOT Pur/g
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Purge Purgatory Expurgate Pure Purgative
ENGLISH Clean ENGLISH MEANING Removal of anything undesirable According to Roman Catholics a place where souls must clean themselves of sin Remove objectionable passages from a publication Free from any extra matter or material A medicine that purges
68. ROOT Put
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH Think
ENGLISH WORDS Computer Dispute Compute Reputation Putative
ENGLISH MEANING An electronic thinking device; To disagree with what another person thinks To determine by calculation The opinion that others have about a person or thing Commonly thought of as such
69. ROOT Radic
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Eradicate Radical Radish Radicle Radiculopathy
ENGLISH Root ENGLISH MEANING Pull out at the roots Fundamental, looking at things from a drastic point of view An edible root of the mustard family A rudimentary root Any disease of the spinal nerve roots and spinal nerves
70. ROOT Retro
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Retroactive Retrogress Retrospect Retrograde Retroversion 71.
ENGLISH Backward, back
ENGLISH MEANING Relating to something in the past To go back to an earlier condition The remembering of past events Moving backward, as to an earlier condition A looking or turning back
ROOT Rhino
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Rhinoceros Rhinoplasty Rhinitis Rhinorrhea Rhinology
ENGLISH Nose ENGLISH MEANING A species of animals with a big horn on the snout Surgery of the nose inflammation of the nose or its mucous membrane An excessive discharge of mucus from the nose The science dealing with the nose and its diseases
72. ROOT Rupt
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Bankrupt Interrupt Rupture Erupt Abrupt
ENGLISH Break, burst ENGLISH MEANING Unable to pay because you're "broke" To break into a conversation or event A break in something To burst forth Sudden or unexpected
73. ROOT San
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Sanatorium Sanitary Sanitation Insane Sanitize
ENGLISH Health ENGLISH MEANING A hospital for the treatment of long-lasting conditions Relating to cleanliness and health Maintenance of public health and cleanliness Mentally unsound; mad To make sanitary, as by cleaning or sterilizing
74. ROOT Sol
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Solar Parasol Solstice Solarize Insolation
ENGLISH Sun ENGLISH MEANING Involving the sun Umbrella protecting from the sun When the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator To adapt (a building) to the use of solar energy Exposure to the sun's rays
75. ROOT Somn
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Insomnia Somniferous Somnolent Somnambulism Somnology
ENGLISH Sleep ENGLISH MEANING Inability to fall asleep Bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences Feeling sleepy Sleepwalking The clinical study and treatment of sleep disorders
76. ROOT Son
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Consonant Sonorous Unison Sonic Sonogram
ENGLISH Sound ENGLISH MEANING A speech sound Producing loud, full, rich sounds As one voice Of or relating to sound The visual image produced by reflected sound
waves 77. ROOT Soph
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Philosopher Sophisticated Sophism Sophomore Sophistry
ENGLISH Wise ENGLISH MEANING A wise person Wise about the ways of the world A clever but misleading argument A student in the second year at a high school, college, or university A clever, apparently sensible, but false method of reasoning
78. ROOT Spec/t
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Circumspect Retrospective Spectator Spectroscope Specter
ENGLISH See, look ENGLISH MEANING Cautious, looking all around A looking back at past things A person who sees an event A device to observe a spectrum of light or radiation A visible but bodiless spirit
79. ROOT Sphere
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH WORDS Biosphere
ENGLISH Ball ENGLISH MEANING The part of the earth's crust, waters, and
Hemisphere Spherical Atmosphere Spherometer
atmosphere that supports life Half the earth Shaped like a ball The gases surrounding the earth A device used to measure the curvature of a surface
80. ROOT Spir
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Inspire Transpire Spirit Expire Perspiration
ENGLISH Breathe ENGLISH MEANING To stimulate or animate To give of vapor with waste product through the skin or a membrane Invisible life force To emit the last breath A salty, watery fluid released by the sweat glands of the skin
81. ROOT Sta
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Stable Stagnant Stationary Stability Stabilize
ENGLISH Stand ENGLISH MEANING Standing steady and firm Standing still, not moving At a standstill, fixed Firmness in position To make or hold stable
82. ROOT
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
Stell
Latin
Star
ENGLISH WORDS Constellation Interstellar Stellar Stellate Stellular
ENGLISH MEANING A group of stars that forms a pattern Between the stars Relating to stars Like a conventionalized figure of a star Spotted with stars
83. ROOT Struct
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Construct Destruction Infrastructure Obstruct Structure
ENGLISH Build ENGLISH MEANING To build The act of destroying something that was built Underlying framework of a system To block or close up, as by being in the way The way or manner in which something is constructed
84. ROOT Sub
ENGLISH WORDS Submarine Submerge Subsist Subsequent Subaquatic
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH Under, lower than, inferior
ENGLISH MEANING An underwater boat To put underwater Survive on minimal money Occurring after Located or living under water
85. ROOT Sum
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Sum Summit Summary Sumptuous Summate
ENGLISH Highest ENGLISH MEANING The combined total of everything The highest point or top Brief abstract Lavish; splendid To add together
86. ROOT Tort
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Contortion Distort Contortionist Retort Torticollis
ENGLISH Twist ENGLISH MEANING A twisted shape or position To alter the shape or condition Circus gymnast To reply in a sharp way An abnormal position of the head
87. ROOT Tox
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Toxic Toxicology Intoxicated Detoxification Toxin
ENGLISH Poison ENGLISH MEANING Poisonous The study of poisons Influenced by drugs The process of withdrawing from alcohol or an addicting drug Any poison produced by a living thing
88. ROOT Tract
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Attract Distract Tractor Detract Extract
ENGLISH Pull, drag ENGLISH MEANING To pull objects nearer To draw attention away from something A motor vehicle that pulls things To take away a part To pull or draw out
89. ROOT Trans
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Transcontinental Transfer Transport Transition Translation
ENGLISH Across, beyond, through
ENGLISH MEANING Across the continent To move from one place to another To carry something across a space change from one position, state, stage, etc., to another The conversion of one language into another
90. ROOT Tri ENGLISH WORDS Triangle Triathlon Tricycle Triaxial Tricolor
LANGUAGE Greek
ENGLISH Three, once in every three
ENGLISH MEANING A figure with 3 sides and 3 angles An athletic contest with 3 events A 3-wheel vehicle with pedals Having three axes Having three colors
91. ROOT Ultra
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Ultramodern Ultrasonic Ultrasound
ENGLISH Beyond, extreme, more
ENGLISH MEANING More modern than anything else Sound waves beyond human hearing The application of ultrasonic waves to methods of diagnosis Very bright Extremely left-wing
Ultrabright Ultraleft 92. ROOT Un
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Ungrateful Unfair Unbowed Unbent Unbroken
ENGLISH Not, opposite of, lacking
ENGLISH MEANING Not thankful Opposite of fair Not dominated or ruled Not having yielded or submitted Not broken; whole
93. ROOT Uni
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Unicycle Unilateral Unique Unicorn
ENGLISH One, single ENGLISH MEANING A vehicle with one wheel Decided by only one person or nation The only one of its kind Imaginary creature resembling a horse, with a single horn
Unite
to be joined so as to form a single whole or unit 94.
ROOT Urb
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Suburb Urban Urbanize Deurbanize Urbanity
ENGLISH City ENGLISH MEANING Residential area on the edge of a city Relating to a city Build up, develop: an area To divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics The quality of being urbane
95. ROOT Vac
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Evacuate Vacant Vacation Vacuum Vacuous
ENGLISH Empty ENGLISH MEANING To empty a dangerous place Empty, not occupied A time without work A space entirely empty of matter Lacking contents; empty
96. ROOT Ven/t
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Event Convention
ENGLISH Come ENGLISH MEANING Something that happens A gathering or assembly of people with a common interest
Intervene
To come between people, groups, etc. Who are disagreeing Money regularly coming in The scene or locale of any action or event
Revenue Venue 97. ROOT Ver
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Veracious Veracity Verify Verisimilitude Verily
ENGLISH Truth ENGLISH MEANING Truthful, honest Correctness, accuracy To make sure that something is true The appearance of truth In truth; really
98. ROOT Verb
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Verbalize Adverb Proverb Verbal Verbatim
ENGLISH Word ENGLISH MEANING To put into words A word relating to a verb A short saying that expresses a well-known truth Of or relating to words In exactly the same words
99. ROOT Vol/i/u
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Benevolent
ENGLISH Wish, will ENGLISH MEANING Showing good will and kindness
Volition Voluntary Involuntary Malevolent
The act of making a choice or decision Resulting from your own free will Not voluntary; independent of one's will Wishing evil or harm to others 100.
ROOT Vor
LANGUAGE Latin
ENGLISH WORDS Carnivorous Voracious Devour Herbivore Omnivorous
ENGLISH Eat ENGLISH MEANING Meat-eating Desiring or eating food in great quantities To eat quickly An animal that eats plants Feeding on both animals and plants
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