Word roots boost your vocabulary 11 2nd dinhthang

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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