Root Words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hypo- | under, below |
| hyper- | over, above |
| Chrom | color |
| Gen | cause, birth, race |
| Scop | to look |
| Homo | same |
| Mono | one |
| Poly | many |
| -ium | chemical element |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -ous | having the quality of |
| -ia | condition |
| epi- | on, outside |
| di- | apart, not, away, |
| Derm | skin |
| Meso | middle |
| Vis | to see |
| Tele | from afar |
| -oid | resembling |
| -al | like, related to |
| -ion | state, quality, act |
| -ible | able to be |
| ana- | back, again |
| syn- | with, together |
| Chron | time |
| Geo | earth |
| Graph | to write |
| Meter | measure |
| Therm | heat |
| -ism | state, quality |
| -ology | study of |
| -al | like, related to |
| -ous | having the quality of |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| in- | not |
| re- | back, again |
| hyper- | over, above |
| syn- | with together |
| Act | to do, to drive |
| Opt | eye, view, sight |
| Phon | Sound |
| Metr | measure |
| -ive | having the power of |
| -ion | state, quality, act |
| -or | one who, that which |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| Mono | one |
| Bibli | book |
| Graph | to write |
| Phil | to love |
| Klept | to steal |
| Mania | craving, insanity |
| Phob | fear |
| -ology | the study of |
| -ia | condition |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| Astr | star |
| Geo | earth |
| Nom | law, order |
| Metr | measure |
| Graph | to write |
| -logy | study of |
| -ology | study of |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| Anthrop | mankind, man |
| Phil | to love |
| Meter | measure |
| Nom | law, order |
| Path | feeling, disease |
| -ology | study of |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| Psych | mind, spirit |
| Nom | law, order |
| Somat | body |
| Graph | to write |
| Gen | cause, birth, race |
| Metr | measure |
| -ic | like related to |
| -ology | study of |
| -osis | condition act |
| an- | not, without |
| ant- | against, opposite |
| syn- | with, together |
| onym | name |
| eu | good, well |
| hydr | water |
| log | word, speech |
| gen | cause, birth, race |
| phon | sound |
| nom | law, order |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -ous | having the quality of |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| nom | law, order |
| astr | star |
| graph | to write |
| auto | self |
| naut | to sail |
| cosm | universe, harmony |
| hydr | water |
| -ology | study of |
| -er | one who, that which |
| -ous | having the quality of |
| -ism | state, quality |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| gyn | woman |
| mono | one |
| andr | man, male |
| phob | fear |
| crac | government, rule |
| mis | to hate |
| arch | rule, first |
| -ia | condition |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| tri- | three |
| cycle | circle |
| log | word, speech |
| gram | to write |
| pod | foot |
| chrom | color |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| pre | before |
| inter | between |
| viv | to live |
| acid | sour, acid |
| verb | word |
| lud | to play |
| ten | to hold |
| ulous | having the quality of |
| acious | having the quality of |
| ose | having the quality of |
| inter | between |
| de | away, down, negative |
| im | not |
| lapid | stone |
| cept | to take |
| pos | to place, to put |
| oscill | to swing |
| juxta | next to, beside |
| api | bee |
| tion | state, quality, act |
| ary | place where, one who |
| ate | to make, to act |
| de | away, down, negative |
| omni | all |
| contra | against, opposite |
| in | not |
| pre | before |
| vor | to eat |
| dict | to speak |
| cid | to fall, to happen |
| cred | to believe |
| loqu | to speak |
| ous | having the quality of |
| acious | having the quality of |
| uous | having the quality of |
| ible | able to be |
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