Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Few more rootwords


ROOT
MEANING
EXAMPLES
-ast(er)-(G)
star
asteroid, astronomy
-audi- (L)
hear
audible, audience
-auto- (G)
self
automatic, autopsy
-bene- (L)
good
benefit, benign
-bio- (G)
life
biography, biology
-chrono- (G)
time
chronic, synchronize
-dict- (L)
say
dictate, diction
-duc- (L)
lead, make
deduce, produce
-gen- (L)
give birth
gene, generate
-geo- (G)
earth
geography, geology
-graph- (G)
write
autograph, graph
-jur-, -jus- (L)
law
jury, justice
-log-, -logue- (L)
thought
logic, obloquy
-luc- (L)
light
lucid, translucent
-man(u)- (L)
hand
manual, manure
-mand-, -mend- (L)
order
demand, recommend
-mis-, -mit- (L)
send
missile, transmission
-omni- (L)
all
omnivorous
-path- (G)
feel
empathy, pathetic
-phil- (G)
love
philosophy, bibliophile
-phon- (G)
sound
phonics, telephone
-photo- (G)
light
photograph, photon
-port- (L)
carry
export, portable
-qui(t)- (L)
quiet, rest
acquit, tranquil
-scrib-, -script- (L)
write
ascribe, script
-sens-, -sent- (L)
feel
resent, sensitive
-tele- (G)
far off
telecast, telephone
-terr- (L)
earth
terrain, territory
-vac- (L)
empty
evacuate, vacate
-vid-, -vis- (L)
see
visible, video



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