Root word-Cred

The ROOT-WORD is CRED which means BELIEVE. It is easy to see that our ROOT-WORD ring is filling up. Many of the words on the list are made with review ROOT-WORDS. That is proof that the vocabulary is growing richer and that you know, at sight, the meanings of new words. 

1. Credo : CRED o (kreed’ o) n. A set of opinions; a creed 
2. Creed : CREED (kreed) n. A formula of faith; a set of principles 
3. Credit : CRED it (kred’ it) n. Value; worth 
4. Creditable : CRED itable (kred’ it a b’l) adj. Can be believed 
5. Creditably : CRED itably (kred’ is a blee) adv. In such a manner that something is believed 
6. Discreditable : dis CRED itable (dis kred’ it a b’l) adj. Not worthy of belief 
7. Discreditably : dis CRED itably (dis kred’ it a blee) adv Not believably 
8. Creditor : CRED itor (kred’ it or) n. One who loans money to another 
9. Credulity : CRED ulity (kre dyu’ lit ee) n. A willingness to believe easily 
10. Incredulity: In CRED ulity (in kre dyu’ lit ee) n. A lack of willingness to believe easily

11. Credulous : CRED ulous (krej’ u lus) adj. Inclined to believe readily 
12. Incredulous: in CRED ulous (in krej’ us lus) adj. Not inclined to believe 
13. Incredulously : in CRED ulously (in krej’ u lus lee) adv. Distrustingly 
14. Credulously : CRED ulously (krej’ us lus lee) adv. Trustingly 
15. Accredit : ac CRED it (a kred; it) v. To recognize as acceptable for approval; as, to accredit a school 
16. Accreditation : ac CRED itation (a kred i tay’ shun) n. A certificate of acceptance 
17. Credence : CRED ence (kreed’ ens) n. Belief; as, he earned the credence of his creditors 
18. Credibly : CRED ibly (kred’ i blee) adv. Believably; plausibly 
19. Incredibly : in CRED ibly (in kred’ i blee) adv. Unbelievably; implausibly

Root Word - Nasc,Nat

These ROOT-WORDS are NASC & NAT meaning TO BE BORN & TO SPRING FORTH. It comes from the Latin nacor. There are so many words with these ROOT-WORDS that one list will not accommodate them all. 


1. Natal : NAT al (nate’al) adj. Relating to birth 
2. Native : NAT ive (nate’ iv) adj. Belonging to by birth 
3. Naive : NA ive (na eve’) adj. Acting as one born yesterday; artless 
4. Naiveté : NA uvete (na e eve tay’) n. Quality of being childishly simple 
5. Nature : NAT ural (nach’ u ral) adj. The essence of a person or a thing 
6. Natural : NAT ural (nach’ u ral) adj. Relating to nature 
7. Nativity : NAT ivity (na tiv’ is ee) n. The process of being born; a coming into the world 
8. Nativisim : NAT ivism (nate’ u ra lize) v. A policy favoring the native born 
9. Naturalize : NAT uralize (nach’u ra lize) v. To give citizenship to the foreign born 
10. Naturalization : NAT uralization (nach u ra li zay’ shoun) n. The process by which one can become naturalized 
11. Naturopathy : NAT uropathy (na chu rop’ a thee) n. A system of treating disease by assisting nature 
12. Naturay : NAT uary (nat’ u ar i) n. A ward in a hospital for women during childbirth 
13. Innate : in NAT e (in ate’) adj. Inborn; inherent in 
14. Renascent : re NASC ent (re nas’ ent) adj. Reborn 
15. Renascence : re NASC ence (re nas’ ens) n. A rebirth; a revival 
16. Nation : NAT ion (nay’ shun) n. A people with a common origin 
17. National : NAT ional (nash’ un al) adj. Relating to a nation 
18. Nationalism : NAT ionalism (nash’ un al iz um) n. The belief that to support the nation is the highest duty 
19. Nationality : NAT inoality (nash u nal’ it nee) n. Country of origin 
20. International : inter NAT ional (int er nash’ un al) adj. Between or among nations 

Root Word -Grat

This ROOT-WORD is GRAT which means PLEASING. Very PLEASING, indeed, are the words on the list, giving pleasure all around, except No. 6. That is a tricky word to use. Actually it means giving something not asked for. That is implicit in the word because it means unearned, for nothing. 


1. Grateful : GRAT eful (grate’ ful) adj. : Thankful; appreciative 
2. Gratis : GRAT is (grat’ is) adv. : As a favor; without payment; as, you may have it gratis 
3. Gratify : GRAT ify (grat’ i fie) v. : To please; to satisfy 
4. Gratification : GRAT ification (grat i fi kay’ shun) n. :State of being pleased 
5. Gratuity : GRAT uity (gra tue’ it ee) n. Extra money not earned; as, a tip 
6. Gratuitous : GRAT uitous (gra tue’ it ee) n. Extra money not earned; as, a tip 
7. Gratuitant : GRAT uitous (gra tue’ i tant) n. One who receives a favor 
8. Gratulatory : GRAT ulatory (grach’ u la tore ee) adj. Having the quality of pleasing 
9. Gratia : GRAT ia (gray’ shi a) n. Feminine name meaning grace, favor 
10. Gratitude : GRAT itude (grat’ i tude) n.Thankfulness; appreciation 
11. Gratulant : GRAT ulant (grach’ u lant) adj. Showing satisfaction, gratification 
12. Gratiano : GRAT iano (gra shi a’ no) n. A character in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” 
13. Ingrate : in GRAT e (in’ grate) n. One who is ungrateful 
14. Ingratitude : in GRAT itude (in grat’ i tude) n. Thanklessness; failure to appreciate 
15. Ingratiate : in GRAT iate (in gray’ shee ate) v. Worm oneself into favor; be a sycophant 
16. Gratulate : GRAT ulate (grach’ u late) v. Congratulate; express joy 
17. Congratulate : con GRAT ulate (kon grach’ u late) v. Rejoice together with the one who has been honored 
18. Con grazia : con GRAZ ia (kon gra’ tzy a) n. (An Italian phrase used about music) With grace 
19. Congratulation : con GRAT ulation (kon grach u lay’ shun) n. Act of congratulating a person 
20. De gratia : de GRAT ia (dee gray’ shi a) (A Latin phrase used in law) By favor 

Suffix -ity

These ROOT-WORDS are the Suffixes TY & ITY which mean STATE OF &QUALITY. These ROOT-WORDS make nouns from adjectives, as pure - purITY. Sometimes only TY is used, as in liberTY, HumpTY DumpTY, and others. Both forms mean the same thing - STATE & QUALITY. 


1. Celerity : celer ITY (se ler’ it ee) n. : The quality of quickness; speed 
2. Absurdity : absurd ITY (ab surd’ it ee) n. : The state of being ridiculous 
3. Acerbity : acerb ITY (a ser’ bit ee) n. : The quality of bitterness 
4. Acuity : acu ITY (a kyue’ it ee) n. : The quality of sharpness, as a needle 
5. Debility : debil ITY (de bil’ it ee) n. :A state of weakness 
6. Ambiguity : ambigu ITY (am bi gyue’ it ee) n. :The quality of uncertainty in meaning 
7. Authority : author ITY (au thor’ it ee) n. :The state of having power to act 
8. Amenity : amen ITY (a men’ it ee) n. :The quality of pleasantness 
9. Captivity : captiv ITY (cap tiv’ it ee) n. :State of being held captive 
10. Ability : abil ITY (a bil’ it ee) n. :The quality of being able to do things 
11. Charity : char ITY (char’ it ee) n. : Kindness to the poor 
12. Chastity : chast ITY (chas’ tit ee) n. :The state of sexual purity 
13. Clarity : clar ITY (clar’ it ee) n. :Quality of clearness 
14. Complexity : complex ITY (kom plek’ sit ee) n. :The quality of being complicated 
15. Adversity : advers ITY (ad ver’ sit ee) n. :The state of bad fortune, suffering 
16. Dignity : dign ITY (dig’ nit ee) n. :The state of being worthy; self respect 
17. Eternity : etern ITY (e ter’ nit ee) n. : State of timelessness; time without end 
18. Fraternity : fratern ITY (fra ter’ nit ee) n. :The quality of being brothers 
19. Garrulity : garrul ITY (ga ru’ lit ee) n. : The quality of talkativeness 
20. Luminosity : luminos ITY (lu mi nos’ it ee) n. :The state of having a great deal of light; brilliance 

Root Word Arch

ARCH

This ROOT-WORD is the Root ARCH which means RULER. It comes from the GREEK archos. From this basic meaning it is associated with chief or head or king or origin in one way or another. You can make many words with ARCH, from ARCHbishop to ARCHfoe, from ARCHfriend to ARCHilar. Sometimes it is pronounced ARCH and sometimes ARK. 


1. Myriarch : myri ARCH (mir’ i ark) n.:- A leader of 10,000 troops

2. Panarchy : pan ARCH y (pan’ ar ki) n.:- Government by all; universal rule

3. Anarchy : an ARCH y (an’ ar kee) n.:-A state without government

4. Architect : ARCH itect (ar’ ki tekt) n.:-The creator of a design or plan for a building

5. Biarchy : bi ARCH y (bie’ ar ki) n.:- Government by two people

6. Chiliarch : chili ARCH (kil’ i ark) n.:- Chief over a thousand troops

7. Exilarch : exil ARCH (ek; si lark) n.:- Ruler over the Jews in Babylon

8. Ecclesiarch : ecelesi ARCH (e klee’ zi ark) n.:- The leader of a church

9. Demarch : dem ARCH (dee’ mark) n.:-The mayor in modern Greece

10. Endarchy : end ARCH y (en’ dark ee) n.:- Government from an inner center of control

11. Genarch : gen ARCH (jen’ ark) n.:- The head of a family

12. Hierarch : hier ARCH (hie’ a rark) n.:- A leader in the church

13. Monarch : mon ARCH (mon’ ark) n.:- A single ruler, as a king

14. Matriarch : matri ARCH (may’ tree ark) n.:-The female head of a tribe or family

15. Patriarch : patri ARCH (pay’ tree ark) n.:-The male head of family or tribe

16. Oligarchy : olig ARCH y (ol’ i gar kee) n.:- Government in the hands of a few

17. Pentarchy : pent ARCH y (pent’ ar kee) n.:- Government by five rulers or five powers

18. Polemarch : polem ARCH (pol’ e mark) n.:- A military leader in Athens

Root Words : Acrid Acid Acerb

The root word acer, acid, acri  stands for bitter,  Sour Sharp

Most of the ideas used to represent bitter relationships, bad taste, or acidic in nature have these root words. Words which have the root word acer,Acid or Acri are as follows:

1. Acerate : ACER ate (as’ e rate) adj. :  Shaped like a needle; as, acerate leaves

2.  Acerb : ACER b (a serb’ adj) :  Bitter to the taste; tart

3. Acidifiant : ACID ifiant (aa sid’ i fie ant) n.: That which acidifies; acid making

4. Acidity : ACID ity (a sid’ it ee) n.: The quality of sourness

5. Acerbic : ACER bic (a ser’ bik) adj.: Bitter; harsh; irritating

6. Acid : ACID (as’ id) n.: A sour substance

7. Acidemia : ACID emia (as i dee’ mi a) n. :  Condition of too much acid in the blood

8. Acrimonious : ACRI monious (ak ri moe’ nee us) adj.: Nagging, quarrelsome bitterness

9. Acidic: ACID ic (a sid’ ik) adj.: Acid-forming; as, acidic food

10. Acidiferous : ACID iferous (as i dif’ er us) adj.: Containing or producing acid

11. Acidify : ACID ify (a sid’ i fie) v.: Make acid; make bitter; make sour

12. Acidification : ACID ification (a sid i fi kay’ shun) n. : Act of making sour; acid

13. Acerbity : ACER bity (a ser’ bit ee) n. : Bitterness; sharpness of tongue

14. Acerbate : ACER bate (as’ er bate) v.: Embitter; irritate

15. Acidometer : ACID imeter (as i dim’ et er) n. : Instrument to measures amount of acid

16. Acidosis : ACID osis (as i doe’ sis) n.: Condition of the blood having an abnormal amount of acid

17. Acrid : ACRI d (ak’ rid) adj.: Stingingly bitter; as, the acrid sting of smoke

18. Acridity : ACRI dity (a krid’ it ee) n.: Bitterness; as, the bitter acridity of smoke

19. Acrimony : ACRI mony (ak’ ri moe nee) n.: Bitterness, Not of taste, but of feeling

Root Words

Hello every body,
This is a first list of root words shared
Please use this list to identify these root words from various words we use daily.

Root	Meaning	Examples
acer, acid, acri	bitter, sour, sharp	acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony
acu	sharp	acute, acupuncture, accurate
ag, agi, ig, act	do, move, go	agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action
ali, allo, alter	other	alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism
alt(us)	high, deep	altimeter, altitude
am, amor	love, liking	amiable, amorous, enamoured
Anni, annu, enni	year	anniversary, annually, centennial
anthrop	man	anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy
anti(co)	old	antique, antiquated, antiquity
arch	chief, first, rule	archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era
aster, astr	star	aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
aud, aus	hear, listen	audiology, auditorium, audio, audition, ausculate
aug, auc	increase	augur, augment, auction
auto, aut	self	automobile, autograph, automatic
belli	war	rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose
bibl	book	Bible, bibliography, bibliomania
bio	life	biology, biometrics, biome, biosphere
brev	short	abbreviate, brief
cad, cas	to fall	cadaver, cadence, cascade
calor	heat	calorie, caloric, calorimeter
cap, cip, cept	take	capable, intercept, forceps, capture, except, reciprocate
capit, capt	head	decapitate, capital, captain, caption
carn	flesh	carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
caus, caut	burn, heat	caustic, cauldron, cauterize
cause, cuse, cus	cause, motive	because, excuse, accusation
ced, ceed, cede, cess	move, yield, go, surrender	procedure, proceed, cede, concede, recede, precede, accede, success
cenetri	center	concentric, centrifugal, centripetal, eccentric
chrom	color	chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic
chron	time	chronology, chronometer, synchronize
cide, cise	cut down, kill	homicide, exorcise, germicide, incision,