Greek and Latin Root Words

Directions: Study the roots on these sheets. Make up a set of flash cards with the root on one side and the meaning on the other. You will be tested separately on the words on each page. When weve finished the individual tests, you will be tested on all words.

Root
a(n)ababyssacetacriacro-adadipoaeri-, aeroalloambiamphiamylanaante-anthropantia,uaarborarchi-asteraudiautobathosbenthobi-

Pronunciation
ann ab (as in about) abbess uhSE , ahSEE "#$ree "#$row "dd "%%&po "'Ry, "-E"R-o "(oh "Mbee "Mfee "Mil "**" "*tay, "**teh "* +rup "*tih, "* eye "+$wa "R-er "R$ih, "R she "S r ".Ed ".E-toe -" +o/e -E* +oh -0&

Meaning
no, not away from deep bottom sour, !inegar sharp, sour top, height on, to(ward) fat air, gas different, other both both, two )inds starch up, again before human, man)ind against water tree ancestral star hear self deep depths two

Examples
asexual, anarchy abnormal abysmal acerbic, acetic acrid, acrimony acrobat addict, adhere adipose tissue aerobic, aerial allocate ambiguous amphibious amylase anaphase antecedent anthropology antiseptic a,uatic arboretum archi!e astronomy audio, audible autobiography bathysphere benthic binary, bicycle

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drin) life arm short windpipe purse, pouch heat dog hair coal heart down, entirely tail hundred head green cord, string color time to )ill around )ey, club together with against body rule, strength belie!able cold secret, hidden s)in dar) blue cell finger

imbibe biology embrace brief bronchitis reimburse calorie canine capillary carbon cardiac catalogue caudal fin century encephalitis chlorophyll chordate chromosome chronometer homicide, suicide circumference cla!icle compose connect contraception corpse democrat credit cryogenics cryptic, crypt cuticle cyanosis leucocyte pentadactyl

decdecidendrdent -dermdididiadigit dinodiplodi!idorm-duct-duradyndysechinoecosectoembryoencephendoeoepi erythroeuexoextra fer fibri fossa-gamy gastr-

%E#$ or %ESS %ESSee %E*dr %E+* %0RM %&E or %' (dim) %&E %&E-ah %'+6it %&E-no %'P-low %'1ih %2Rm duc)ed %22rah dine (as in wine) %'SS ee$'*E-o E+$ose E$ o EMbree-oh ehnSE33 E*%-o EEoh EPPee ehREE +roe you E$S-oh E$S-tra fehrr 3'-rih 3".Sah 7"+Mee 7"Stur

ten falling out tree tooth s)in apart two, twice across, through finger, fi!e terrible double cut, apart sleep to lead hard powerful, able ill, bad spiny home outside swelling inside in the head within early upon red good without beyond carry hairli)e dig, trench marriage stomach

decimal deciduous dendrite dentist hypodermic di!erge dichromate diameter digitate dinosaur diploid di!ision dormitory conduct durable dynamite dysentery echinoderm ecosystem ectoderm embryonic encephalitis endos)eleton eohippus epiphyte erythrocyte eulogy exopathic extraterrestrial ferry, a,uifer fiber fossil bigamy gastric

gel gengeogerm -glott glucoglycol -gnath-graphgymno-gynehemihemo (haemo) heliohepatoherb-herpeheterohippo homihomohora, horo hydrohyperhypnohypoichthyinfrainterintrairisiso)ilolab

8ell 6en 6EE-o 8urm glaht 7(0E-)o 7("')o nath graff 6'M-no 70&neh +EMee +Emo +EE(ee-oh hehP"+ oh +0R- (or 0R-) +E9Rpeh +E 0R-oh +'P-oh +2ME-ih +2-M2 +2rah, +2ro +'%E-ro +'7+per +'P-no +'PE-oh '$thee "'*frah '*tur '*trah E&E-riss E&E-so $E&-low, $'((oh lab, layb

free/e birth, ma)e Earth seed tongue sweet sweet oil 8aw write na)ed woman half blood Sun li!er grass reptile, sna)e different, other horse man)ind same hour water abo!e sleep under fish under, beneath between, inside within rainbow, color e,ual thousand labor, change

gelatin, 8elly genetics geography germinate polyglot glucose glycerin agnatha photograph gymnasium gynecologist hemisphere hemoglobin helium hepatitis herbi!ore herpetologist heterosexual hippopotamus homicide homosexual horoscope dehydrate hyperacti!e hypnotic hypodermic ichthyosaur infrastructure interstate intramural iris isosceles, isobar )ilogram laboratory

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(2.-)o (2.-go (2.-8ee (&E-sis M"#$-roe mal (as in 4pal5) many M"&nee-ah M":ih ME r M&-)ro M2-no mort *"&tah *E77aht $*2.men "+$yool-us 2+lee-go "+Mnih "+S ih pan P"+ PE+dd PERih 3"&-go 3'(Eoh P"+d P2((& post pro pro PR2- 2E S22-dough rih Path-oh

place, in place speech, thought study loosen, brea) large, long faulty, bad hand compulsion great, highest measure small one, alone dead, death born deny or opposite name eye few many bone all father suffer, illness foot around eat lo!e foot many after for, yes before, first first false

location dialogue meteorology lysosome macroscopic malodorous manipulate maniac, manic maximum centimeter microbe monotone mortuary nati!e negati!e nominate binocular oligarchy omni!ore osteomyelitis pandemic paternal pathogen pedestrian pericardium phagocyte philosophy podium, tripod polygon post mortem progress prognosis prototype pseudonym

retro-scop scrib, scrip -sect-somasubsuperteleterratranstropho!acan!era!erb!estig-

RE ro S$2P S)rib, S)rip SE$t S2mah sub S22Per E((eh ERRah R"*ss R2fo 1"&)an 1ERah !urb 1ESti8

bac)ward see write cut body under, lower o!er, superior far, distant Earth across nourish, feed empty, ,uit true word trace, footstep

retrograde telescope describe dissect somatic cell subtract superman telegraph terrestrial transfer atrophy !acant !erify !erbal !estige

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