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Latin Roots

Terms in this set (93)

Anti-
opposite

ex: antibiotic antagonist
Contra-
against

ex: contraband, contradict
Omni-
all

ex: omnipresent, omnipotent
Pan-
all

ex: panacea, panorama
Per-
completely, thoroughly

ex: perjury, permeate
Ab-
away, from, apart

ex: abstain, abdicate
Di/Dia-
apart, through

ex:diagnose, diameter
Dis-
apart, not

discern, disconnect
Se-
apart

ex: secede, segregate, sequester
Circum-
around, round

ex: circumference, circumspect
Peri-
around, about

ex: perimeter, peripheral
Ante-
before, in front of

ex: antiquated, antebellum
Fore-
before, beforehand

ex: foreboding, foreshadow
Post-
after

ex: postgraduate
Pre-
before

ex: precede, premonition
Anim-
life, mind, spirit

ex: animated, animosity
Bio-
life

ex: symbiotic, biosphere
Mort-
death

ex: mortal, morbid
Spect/Spic-
see, look

ex: perspective, circumspect, spectacle
Vid/Vis-
look or see

ex: vivid, vista
Amor-
love

ex: amiable, amicable, enamored
Phil-
love

ex: philander, philanthropy
Amb-
go, walk

ex: amble, ambulatory
Flu/Flux-
flow

ex: affluent, fluid
Tract-
drag, pull

ex: attract, tractable
Trans-
go across

ex: transgress, transmit
Vers/Vert-
turn

ex: avert, divert
Ambi-
both

ex: ambiguous, ambivalent
Bi-
two

ex: biannual, bilingual
Mono-
one, alone

ex: monolith, monotonous
Poly-
many

ex: polygamy
Uni-
one

ex: unitard, unibrow
Sol-
alone

ex: soliloquy, solitude
Grat-
pleasing

ex: grateful, gratuitous
Plac-
please, calm

ex: placate, complacent
Arch-
ruler

ex: anarchy, monarch
Crat/Cracy-
government

ex: autocracy, theocracy
Hetero-
different, other

ex: heterogeneous
Hom-
same

ex: homonym
Loc/Log/Loqu-
word, speech, thought

ex: dialogue, eloquent, colloquial
Aug/Auc/Aux-
increase

ex: auction, augment
Mag-
large

ex: magnify
Micro-
small

ex: microbe
Quie-
quiet

ex: acquiesce, disquiet, tranquil
Tac/Tic-
silent

ex: reticent, taciturn
Aud-
hear

ex: auditory
Cant/Chant-
sing

ex: incantations, chant
Clam/Claim-
shout, cry out

clamor, proclaim
Voc/Vok-
to call

ex: irrevocable, advocate
Ann/Enn-
year

ex: annual, annuity
Chron-
time

ex: chronological, anachronism
Di/Diurn-
day

ex: diary, diurnal
Apo-
away

ex: apogee, apology
Ad-
to, toward, near

ex: adapt, addicted, admonish
Cred-
believe, trust

ex: credulous, credence
Fid-
faith

ex: confide, infidelity
Graph/Gram-
record, write

ex: phonograph, calligraphy
Scribe/Scrip-
to write

ex: scripture, scribble
Ac-
sharp, bitter, sour

ex: acrid, acerbic
Al/Alter-
other

ex: alibi, alias, altruism
Brev-
brief, short

ex: abridge, brevity
Cli-
lean toward

ex: decline, proclivity
Culp-
blame

ex: culprit, culpable
De-
down, opposite of

ex: decadent, deplete
Ex-
out, former

ex: expunge, export
Fin-
end

ex: finish, finale
Flag/Flam-
burn

ex: flammable, conflagration
Frater-
brother

ex: fraternity, fraternize
Gen-
birth, kind, class

ex: genre, generation, congenital
Greg-
gather, flock

ex: aggregate, segregation
Hyper-
too much, excess

ex: hyperbole, hyperactive
Hypo-
under, beneath

ex: hypodermic
Inter-
between, among

ex: intercede, interstate
Joint/Junct-
meet, join

ex: adjunct, junction
Lev-
lift, light

ex: alleviate, elevate
Liber-
free

ex: liberate, liberty
Logo-
study of

ex: biology, logos
Lum-
light

ex: luminosity, lucid
Mis-
error, lack of

ex: misnomer, misanthrope
Morph-
shape

ex: metamorphosis, amorphous
Mut-
change

ex: mutant, mutation, commute
Nov-
new

ex: novel, novice
Ob-
toward, against, in the way

ex: obscure, obstruct, obdurate
Par-
equal, parallel

ex: apartheid, disparity
Pen/Pun-
pay

ex: compensate, punitive, penalty
Phon-
sound

ex: cacophony, megaphone, phonics
Port-
carry

ex: export, portable
Prehend-
take, seize

ex: apprehend
Rid/Ris-
laugh

ex: ridicule
Sanct/Sacr-
holy, sacred

ex: sacrilege, sanction
Sua-
smooth

ex: suave, persuade
Tain/Ten-
hold

ex: abstain, tenacious, detention
Theo-
god

ex: theology, theocracy
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