Root Words
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The document lists Latin and Greek roots and provides example words for each root. Some of the more common roots and example words included are: - Root "bio" meaning life, with example words like biocide and biota. - Root "therm" meaning heat, with examples like thermonuclear and thermodynamics. - Root "phon" meaning sound, with examples like phoneme and phonograph. - Suffixes like -logy meaning the study of, seen in words like teratology and oenology. - Prefixes like anti- meaning against, as in anticoagulant. - Numerous numeric prefixes and example polygon words.
Root Words
- 1. Tiffany MeadeRoot words Root= ami (love)
- 3. Definition= noun- friendly and pleasant
- 6. Definition=noun-friend of the court
- 9. Definition= noun- light blue-green or greenish blue
- 11. Word= Aqua vitae
- 14. Word=audiology
- 15. Definition= noun- the study of hearing disorders
- 17. Word=auditory
- 20. Word=anthropic
- 21. Definition=adjective-pertaining to human beings or their span of existence on earth
- 24. Definition=adjective-regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe
- 25. Root=bio (life)
- 26. Word=biocide
- 27. Definition=noun-any chemical that destroys life by poisoning
- 28. Root=bio (life)
- 29. Word=biota
- 30. Definition=the animals, plants, fungi
- 32. Word=demo
- 35. Word=democratic
- 36. Definition=adjective-pertaining to or the nature of democracy or a democracy
- 37. Root=derm (skin)
- 38. Word=derm
- 39. Definition=noun- a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope
- 40. Root=derm (skin)
- 41. Word=dermal
- 42. Definition=adjective-of or pertaining to the skin
- 44. Word=hematite
- 45. Definition=noun- a very common mineral, iron oxide, occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in earthy red masses
- 47. Word=hemp
- 48. Definition=noun-the tough fiber of this plant, used for making rope, coarse fiber
- 50. Word=magna mater
- 53. Word=magna carta
- 54. Definition=noun-any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties
- 56. Word=maternal
- 57. Definition=adjective-of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother
- 60. Definition=noun- a musical setting for this
- 61. Root=min (small)
- 62. Word=mina
- 63. Definition=noun-an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent
- 64. Root=min (small)
- 65. Word=minie ball
- 66. Definition=noun-a conical bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired, used in the 19th century
- 67. Root=mis (bad)
- 68. Word=misanthrope
- 70. Root=mis (bad)
- 71. Word=misoneism
- 72. Definition=noun-hatred or dislike of what is new or represents change
- 74. Word=paternity
- 75. Definition=noun-the state of being a father; fatherhood
- 78. Definition=noun-the male head of a household or family, usually the father
- 80. Word=phoneme
- 81. Definition=noun-any of a small set of units
- 83. Word=phonograph
- 84. Definition=noun-any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or disks
- 86. Word= psych
- 87. Definition=verb-to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous
- 89. Word=psychedelic
- 90. Definition=noun- a psychedelic drug
- 93. Definition=adjective-of, pertaining to, or involving a thermonuclear reaction
- 96. Definition=noun- the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- 97. Root= vit (life)
- 99. Definition=noun- verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation
- 100. Root=vit (life)
- 101. Word= vitality
- 102. Definition=noun-exuberant physical strength or mental vigor
- 103. Root=tele (far away)
- 104. Word= televangelist
- 105. Definition=noun-an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television
- 106. Root=tele (far away)
- 107. Word=telemeter
- 108. Definition=noun-any of certain devices or attachments for determining distances by measuring the angle subtending a known distance
- 109. Root= a/an (not, without)
- 110. Word=anacoluthon
- 111. Definition=noun-a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence
- 112. Root= a/an (not, without)
- 113. Word=anasazi
- 114. Definition=adjective-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of this culture or its people
- 115. Root= un (not)
- 116. Word=unbeseeming
- 117. Definition=verb-to be fit for or worthy of; become;
- 118. Root=un (not)
- 119. Word=uncial
- 120. Definition=adjective-designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the third to the ninth century a.d.
- 121. Root= anti (against)
- 122. Word=anticoagulant
- 124. Root=anti (against)
- 125. Word=antidepressant
- 126. Definition=adjective-of or pertaining to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects
- 127. Root= auto (self)
- 128. Word=autodidactic
- 129. Definition=noun-a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self taught person
- 130. Root=auto (self)
- 131. Word=autogenous
- 133. Root= bene (good)
- 134. Word=benefice
- 135. Definition=noun-a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income
- 136. Root=bene (good)
- 137. Word=benevolence
- 138. Definition=noun-desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness
- 140. Word=circumlocution
- 141. Definition=noun-a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea
- 142. Root=circum (around)
- 143. Word=circumambulate
- 144. Definition=verb- to walk around or go about
- 145. Root= dis (apart, not)
- 146. Word=disapprobation
- 148. Root= dis (apart, not)
- 149. Word=disbar
- 150. Definition=verb-to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court
- 152. Word=heterosexual
- 153. Definition=adjective-pertaining to the opposite sex or to both sexes
- 155. Word=heterodox
- 156. Definition=adjective-not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions
- 157. Root= homo (same)
- 158. Word=homosexual
- 159. Definition=adjective-of, pertaining to, or noting the same sex
- 160. Root=homo (same)
- 161. Word=homogenized
- 162. Definition=verb-to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous
- 163. Root= Hyper (over)
- 164. Word=hyperglycemia
- 165. Definition=noun-an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood
- 166. Root= hyper (over)
- 167. Word=hyperbaton
- 168. Definition=noun- the use or emphasis of a word order other than the expected or usual one
- 169. Root= mal/male (bad, evil)
- 170. Word=malfeasance
- 171. Definition=noun-the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing
- 173. Word=malediction
- 174. Definition=noun- a curse; imprecation
- 175. Root= micro (small)
- 176. Word=microclimate
- 177. Definition=noun-the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses of plant communities, wooded areas, or of urban communities, which may be different from that in that general region
- 178. Root=micro (small)
- 179. Word=microprocessor
- 180. Definition=noun-an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
- 181. Root= Post (after)
- 182. Word=post-millennial
- 183. Definition=adjective-or of pertaining to the period of the millennium
- 184. Root=post (after)
- 185. Word=post-prandial
- 187. Root= pre (before)
- 188. Word=Pre-Raphaelite
- 189. Definition=noun- any group of English artists formed in 1848
- 190. Root=pre (before)
- 191. Word=prelapsarian
- 192. Definition=adjective- occurring before the Fall
- 194. Word=centimeter
- 195. Definition=noun-one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 of an inch
- 196. Root=centi (hundred)
- 197. Word=centipede
- 198. Definition=noun-any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs
- 200. Word=milligram
- 201. Definition=noun-a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain
- 203. Word=millimeter
- 204. Definition=noun-a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter and equivalent to 0.03937 inch
- 205. Root= nano (billion)
- 206. Word=nanosecond
- 207. Definition=noun-one billionth of a second
- 208. Root=nano (billion)
- 209. Word=nanocatalyst
- 210. Definition=noun- a nanoscale particle with catalytic properties. Used extensively in processing petroleum.
- 211. Root= mono (one)
- 212. Word=monokini
- 213. Definition=noun- a topless bikini
- 214. Root=mono (one)
- 215. Word=monoceros
- 216. Definition=noun-the unicorn, a constellation south of Gemini and east of Orion
- 217. Root= di (two)
- 218. Word=diadem
- 220. Root=di (two)
- 221. Word=dichotomy
- 222. Definition=noun-division in two parts, kinds, etc;
- 223. Root= tri (three)
- 225. Definition=noun-a fear or a phobia concerning the number 13
- 226. Root=tri (three)
- 227. Word=triskelion
- 228. Definition=noun-a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man
- 229. Root= tetra (four)
- 230. Word=tetragrammaton
- 231. Definition=noun-the Hebrew word for god
- 232. Root=tetra (four)
- 233. Word=tetrahedron
- 234. Definition=noun-a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid
- 235. Root= penta (five)
- 236. Word=pentane
- 237. Definition=noun-a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isometric forms
- 238. Root=penta (five)
- 239. Word= pentagon
- 240. Definition=noun-a polygon having five angles and five sides
- 241. Root= hexa (six)
- 242. Word=hexagon
- 243. Definition=noun-a polygon having six angles and six sides
- 244. Root=hexa (six)
- 245. Word=hexameter
- 246. Definition=noun-any line of verse in six feet, as in English poetry
- 247. Root= hepta (seven)
- 248. Word=heptagon
- 249. Definition=noun-a polygon having seven angles and seven sides
- 250. Root=hepta (seven)
- 251. Word=heptameter
- 252. Definition=noun-a verse of seven metrical feet
- 253. Root= octa (eight)
- 254. Word=octant
- 255. Definition=noun-the eighth part of a circle
- 256. Root=octa (eight)
- 257. Word=octahedron
- 258. Definition=noun-a solid figure having eight faces
- 259. Root= -cide (killing, kill)
- 260. Word=matricide
- 261. Definition=noun-the act of killing one’s mother
- 263. Word=suicide
- 264. Definition=noun-the intentional taking of one’s own life
- 265. Root= -ism (the belief in)
- 266. Word=albinism
- 267. Definition=noun –the state or condition of being an albino
- 268. Root=-ism (the belief in)
- 269. Word=asteism
- 270. Definition=noun-“genteel irony, polite mockery”
- 271. Root= -ist (one who believes, studies/practices)
- 272. Word=alarmist
- 273. Definition=noun-a person who tends to raise alarms, esp. without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities
- 274. Root=-ist (one who believes, studies/practices)
- 275. Word=defeatist
- 276. Definition=noun-a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism
- 277. Root= -logy (study in the field of)
- 278. Word=teratology
- 279. Definition=noun-the science or study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in organisms
- 280. Root=-logy (study in the field of)
- 281. Word=oenology
- 282. Definition=noun-the study of viniculture
- 283. Root= -oid (resembling, like-shaped)
- 284. Word=opioid
- 287. Word=schizoid
- 288. Definition=noun-of or pertaining to a personality disorder marked by disassociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism
- 289. Root= -phobia (exaggerated fear)
- 290. Word=autophobia
- 291. Definition=noun-a fear of being alone or one’s self
- 293. Word=ailurophobia
- 294. Definition=noun-an abnormal fear of cats
- 295. Root= -arium (a place of)
- 296. Word=planetarium
- 297. Definition=noun-an apparatus or model representing the planetary system
- 298. Root=-arium (a place of)
- 299. Word=terrarium
- 300. Definition=noun-a vivarium for land animals