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Word Roots
A list of (mostly) latin-english word roots
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Language - English
12th Grade
05/09/2013
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Term
(h)etero (root)
 Definition
different (heterosexual)
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(h)om (root)
 Definition
same (anomaly)
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a (root)
 Definition
Without
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ab (root)
 Definition
Off, away from, apart, down
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abs (root)
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Off, away from, apart, down
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ac (root)
 Definition
Sharp, bitter (acid)
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acr (root)
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sharp; bitter (acrimonious)
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act (root)
 Definition
To do, to drive; to force; to lead
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ad (root)
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to, toward, near
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ag (root)
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To do, to drive; to force; to lead (aggravate)
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al (root)
 Definition
to, toward, near; or other, another
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ali (root)
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Other, another
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alter (Root)
 Definition
Other, another
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am (Root)
 Definition
Love
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amb (Root)
 Definition
to go; to walk
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ambi (Root)
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Both, more than one, around
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amph (Root)
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Both, more than one, around
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andr (root)
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man, human
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anim (Root)
 Definition
Of the life, mind, soul, spirit
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annui (Root)
 Definition
year
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ante (Root)
 Definition
Before
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anthro (Root)
 Definition
man, human
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anti (Root)
 Definition
against
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apo (root)
 Definition
away (apocryphal)
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arch/archi/archy (Root)
 Definition
chief, principal, ruler
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auto (Root)
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self
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be (Root)
 Definition
To be; To have a particular quality; to exist (bewilder, bemoan)
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bel (Root)
 Definition
War
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ben (Root)
 Definition
Good
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bon (Root)
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Good
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cad (root)
 Definition
To fall; to happen by chance (decadent, cascade)
Term
cant (Root)
 Definition
To sing
Term
cap (Root)
 Definition
To take; to get (capture); or Head, headlong (capital)
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capit (Root)
 Definition
Head, headlong
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card (root)
 Definition
Heart (cardiac, encourage)
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carn (root)
 Definition
Flesh
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cast (root)
 Definition
cut (caste)
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ced (Root)
 Definition
To go; to yield; to stop
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ceed (root)
 Definition
To go, to yield, to stop (succeed)
Term
cent (Root)
 Definition
To sing
Term
cept (root)
 Definition
to take; to get (accept)
Term
cern (Root)
 Definition
To separate; To judge; To distinguish; to Decide (discern)
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cert (root)
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To separate; To judge; To distinguish; to Decide (Ascertain)
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cess (root)
 Definition
To go, to yield, to stop (success)
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chant (Root)
 Definition
To sing
Term
chast (root)
 Definition
cut (chastity)
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cipit (root)
 Definition
Head, headlong (precipice)
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circu (root)
 Definition
Around, on all sides (circumstances)
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cis (root)
 Definition
To cut (precise)
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cla (root)
 Definition
Shut, Close (claustrophobia)
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claim (root)
 Definition
To shout; to cry out (disclaim)
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clam (root)
 Definition
to shout, to cry out (clamor)
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cli (root)
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to lean toward (recline)
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clo (root)
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Shut, Close (disclose)
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clu (root)
 Definition
Shut, close (conclude)
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co (root)
 Definition
With, together (cooperate)
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col (root)
 Definition
with, together (colonize, collective)
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com (root)
 Definition
with, together (communicate)
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con (root)
 Definition
With, together (contact)
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cord (root)
 Definition
heart (accord)
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cour (root)
 Definition
Running, a course (curriculum)
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cour (root)
 Definition
heart (encourage)
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cre (root)
 Definition
To grow (creation)
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cred (root)
 Definition
to believe; to trust (incredible)
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cresc (root)
 Definition
To grow (crescent)
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cret (root)
 Definition
To separate; To judge; To distinguish; to Decide (discrete) or To grow (
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crim (root)
 Definition
To separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide (incriminate)
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crit (root)
 Definition
To separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide (critical)
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cryp (root)
 Definition
hidden (crypt)
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cub (root)
 Definition
to lie down (incubate)
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cumb (root)
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to lie down (succumb)
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cur (root)
 Definition
Running, a course (current)
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dac (root)
 Definition
To teach (didactic)
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de (root)
 Definition
away, off, down, completely, reversal (descend)
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dem (root)
 Definition
People (democracy)
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di (root)
 Definition
apart, through (dilate, diurnal)
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dia (root)
 Definition
apart, through (dialogue, diaphanous)
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dif (root)
 Definition
Away from, apart, reversal, not (diffuse)
Term
dign (root)
 Definition
worth (dignity)
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dis (root)
 Definition
Away from, apart, reversal, not (dissuade)
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disc (root)
 Definition
to learn (discovery)
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dit (root)
 Definition
to say, to tell, to use words
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doc (root)
 Definition
to teach (doctor)
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dog (root)
 Definition
Opinion (dogma)
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dol (root)
 Definition
Suffer, pain (doleful)
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don (root)
 Definition
To give (pardon)
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dot (root)
 Definition
To give (antidote)
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dow (root)
 Definition
To give (endow)
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dox (root)
 Definition
Opinion (paradox)
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dub (root)
 Definition
doubt (dubious)
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duc (root)
 Definition
To lead (induce)
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duct (root)
 Definition
To lead (abduct)
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dys (root)
 Definition
faulty, abnormal (dystrophy)
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e (root)
 Definition
out, out of, from, former, completely (evade)
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ef (root)
 Definition
Out, out of, from, former, completely (efface)
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em (root)
 Definition
in, into (embrace)
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en (root)
 Definition
in, into (enclose)
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enni (root)
 Definition
year
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epi (root)
 Definition
upon (epidemic)
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err (root)
 Definition
to wander (error)
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esce (root)
 Definition
becoming (adolescent)
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eu (root)
 Definition
good, well (euphemism)
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ex (root)
 Definition
Out, out of, from, former, completely (exonerate)
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fab (root)
 Definition
speak (fable)
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fac (root)
 Definition
To do, to make (factory)
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fait (root)
 Definition
To do, to make (fait accompli)
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fam (root)
 Definition
speak (famous)
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feit (root)
 Definition
To do, to make (counterfeit)
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fer (root)
 Definition
To bring; to carry; to bear (offer)
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ferv (root)
 Definition
To boil; to bubble (fervor)
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fic (root)
 Definition
to do; to make (deficient)
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fid (root)
 Definition
faith, trust (confide)
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fig (root)
 Definition
to do, to make (effigy)
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fin (root)
 Definition
end (infinite)
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flag (root)
 Definition
To burn (flagrant)
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flam (root)
 Definition
to burn (flammable)
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flect (root)
 Definition
To Bend (deflect)
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flu (root)
 Definition
To flow (fluctuation)
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flux (root)
 Definition
to flow (conflux)
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fort (root)
 Definition
chance (fortune); or strength (fortify)
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fra (root)
 Definition
to break (fracture)
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frac (root)
 Definition
to break (fractious)
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frag (root)
 Definition
to break (fragment)
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fring (root)
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to break (infringe)
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fus (root)
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to pour (profuse)
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fy (root)
 Definition
To do, to make (ratify)
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