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LIST OF ROOT WORDS
No.
1.
Root, prefix,
suffix
urb
Meaning
Examples
city
suburb= an area on the edge
of a large town or city where
people who work in the town or
city often live
urbanity= urban life
2.
dem-
people
democracy= the belief in
freedom and equality between
people, or a system of
government based on this
belief
3.
re-
do again
rebuild= to build something
again that has been damaged
or destroyed
reuse= to use something again
4.
de-
reduce, down
decline= a decrease in the
quality, quantity, or importance
of something
deplete= to reduce something
in size or amount, especially
supplies of energy, money, etc
5.
semi-
half
6.
vol, volut
change, turn
semi-arid= have little rain but is
not completely dry
evolve=develop gradually
revolution= a movement in a
circle or curve around a central
point
7.
optim
Best
optimal= the best or most
suitable
8.
herb
grass
herbal=relating to or made
from herbs
herbicide= a chemical that is
used to destroy plants,
especially weeds
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9.
cid
10.
inter-
11.
ed
12.
tract
13.
ex-
kill
among, between
eat
pull, draw
out
pesticide= a chemical
substance used to kill harmful
insects, small animals, wild
plants, and other unwanted
organisms
intersection= the place where
two or more roads join or cross
each other
edible=suitable or safe for
eating
retract = To pull something
back
exterior= the outside part of sth
exclude= not include
14.
vari
vary
variety= a different type of
something
15.
nav
relating to ship
naval= belonging to a
country's navy, or relating to
military ships
16.
memor
remember
17.
mit
send
memorable= likely to be
remembered or worth
remembering
emit= send out gas, heat, light,
sound, etc.
submit= to give or offer smth
18.
mono
only, one
monopoly= complete control of
something, especially an area
of business, so that others
have no share
19.
hydr
water
hydraulic= operated by or
involving the pressure of water
or some other liquid
20.
orb
circle
orbital= relating to the orbit of
one object around another
21.
aqua-
water
aquarium= a glass container in
which fish and other water
creatures can be kept
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22.
lev
rise
elevation= the height of a place
above the level of the sea
elevator= a machine that
carries people or goods up and
down to different levels in a
building or a mine
23.
geo-
of or relating to the earth
24.
equ-
equal
geography= the study of the
systems and processes
involved in the world's weather,
mountains, seas, lakes, etc.
and of the ways in which
countries and people organize
life within an area.
equate=to consider one thing
to be the same as or equal to
another thing
equilibrium= a state of balance
place
relocation= the process of
moving to a different place to
work, or of moving employees
to a different place to work
25.
loc
26.
min-
less, smaller
27.
aer-
air, atmosphere
28.
serv
protet, save
29.
over-
too much
overreact= to react in an
extreme, especially an angry or
frightened, way
30.
mis-
done wrongly, badly
misbehavior= to behave badly
31.
un-
the opposite of
N/V/ADJ/ADV
unanticipated= not having been
expected to happen
32.
in-
not, un
minority= a smaller
number/part
aeroplane= a vehicle designed
for air travel that has wings and
one or more engines
conservation= the protection
of natural things such as
animals, plants, forests etc, to
prevent them from being
spoiled or destroyed
indecision= the state of being
unable to decide what to do
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33.
tact
touch
34.
salv-
save
35.
civ
citizens
tactile= related to the sense of
touch
salvation= something that
prevents or saves someone or
something from danger, loss, or
failure
civic= of a town or city or the
people who live in it
civil= connected with the
people who live in a country
36.
extra-
outer
extracurricular= an
extracurricular activity or
subject is not part of the usual
school or college course
37.
terr-
earth
territory= a large area that has
some local government
terrain= an area of land, when
considering its natural features
38.
archae-
39.
neur(o)-
40.
co-, corcon-
ancient
archaelogist= someone who
studies the buildings, graves,
tools, and other objects of
people who lived in the past
relating to nerves
neuroscience= the scientific
study of the nervous system
and the brain
together, with
co-exist= to live or exist
together, esp. in peace, at the
same time or in the same place
correspond= to match or be
similar or equal
connect= to join two or more
things together
41.
42.
under-
magn
not enough, below
underprivileged= without the
money, possessions,
education, opportunities, etc.
that the average person has
great, large
magnitude= the large size or
importance of something
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43.
arithm
count, number
44.
mechan
machine
45.
vis
see
46.
fig
form, shape
47.
vers
turn, change
magnificent= very good,
beautiful, or deserving to be
admired
logarithm= a number which
shows how many times a
particular number, called the
base, has to be multiplied by
itself to produce another
number
mechanic= someone who
repairs or works with machines,
esp. as a job
visit= to go to a place in order
to look at it, or to a person in
order to spend time with them
figure= the symbol for a
number or an amount
expressed in numbers
configure= to arrange
something in a particular way,
especially computer equipment
versatile= able to change
easily from one activity to
another or able to be used for
many different purposes
reverse= to change the
direction, order, position, result,
etc. of something to its opposite