Root Words
20 August 2010
Test Date: 26 of August 2010
Roots
A "root word" is the basic liguistic unit
of a word, the form of a word after all
affixes are removed.
alter
Other
Examples: alternate, alter ego
anthrop
human, man
Examples: anthropology,
anthropomorphic, misanthrope
aqua, aque
Water
Examples: aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct
aud
Sound
Examples: auditorium, audible,
audiologist, audiotape
biblio
Book
Examples: bibliography, bibliophile
bio-
Life
biography, autobiography, biology,
antibiotic
cap
take, seize
capture, captivate, capacity
ced
yield, go
recede, secede, proceed, intercede,
concession
corp
Body
Examples: corpse, corporal
cred
Believe
credible, credulous, credibility, credit,
credo
crypt
Hidden
cryptogram, cryptology, cryptic
culp
Guilty
Culprit
dei
God
deity, deify
demo-
People
Examples: demography, democracy,
epidemic