Vocabulary with Root Words
Vocabulary with Root Words
Root Word: SPECT - to look -
Spectacles - spect = to look Spectacles - Eyeglasses -
Spectators - spect = to look Spectators - Viewers, on-lookers, audience -
Spectacular - spect = to look Spectacular - Worth looking, amazing, impressive -
Introspection - intro = inside & spect = to look
Introspection - Looking into oneself, self-examination -
Retrospection - retro = back & spect = to look Retrospection - Looking into the past -
Prospective - pro = forward & spect = to look
Prospective - Looking into the future, likely to happen -
Circumspect - circum = around & spect = to look Circumspect - Watchful, alert, cautious -
Inspection - in = into & spect = to look Inspection - Careful checking, close examination -
Perspective - per = through & spect = to look Perspective - Point of view, outlook -
Respect - re = again/back & spect = to look Respect - Looking with reverence, honor -
Suspect - sus = under & spect = to look Suspect - Looking with suspicion, doubt -
Root Word: CRED - Believe, Belief -
Credence - cred = believe Credence - Belief that something is true, acceptance -
Credible - cred = believe Credible - Capable of being believed, trustworthy -
Incredible - in = not & cred = believe Incredible - Unbelievable; very wonderful -
Credulous - cred = believe
Credulous - Too ready to believe others, gullible -
Incredulous - in = not & cred = believe Incredulous - Unwilling to believe, doubtful -
Creditable - cred = believe Creditable - Worthy of belief or honor, praiseworthy -
Discredit - dis = not/away & cred = believe Discredit - Harm someone's reputation; loss of respect -
Root Word: CIDE - Killing / Murder -
Matricide - matri = mother & cide = killing Matricide - Killing one's mother -
Patricide - patri = father & cide = killing
Patricide - Killing one's father -
Parricide - parri = parents & cide = killing
Parricide - Killing one's parents -
Fratricide - fratri = brother & cide = killing Fratricide - Killing one's brother -
Sororicide - sorori = sister & cide = killing Sororicide - Killing one's sister -
Uxoricide - uxor = wife & cide = killing
Uxoricide - Killing one's wife -
Mariticide - mariti = husband & cide = killing
Mariticide - Killing one's husband -
Suicide - sui = self & cide = killing Suicide - Killing oneself -
Suicide - Killing oneself - ese Laess
Infanticide - infant = child & cide = killing Infanticide - Killing a child -
Homicide - homo = person & cide = killing Homicide - The act of killing a person -
Homicide - The act of killing a person - 3929 Dress sabão
Genocide - geno = race/tribe & cide = killing Genocide - The act of killing a racial group -
Filicide - fili = son/child & cide = killing Filicide - The act of killing one's own child -
Filicide - The act of killing one's own child - es For besu Jess Sabão
Amicicide - amici = friend & cide = killing Amicicide - The act of killing one's friend -
Amicicide - The act of killing one's friend - čes sabão
Regicide - regi = king & cide = killing Regicide - The act of killing a king -
Regicide - The act of killing a king - Tas Les souto
Tyrannicide - tyranni = tyrant/ruler & cide = killing Tyrannicide - Killing of a tyrant -
Tyrannicide - Killing of a tyrant - so Fresvan Des Souto
Lupicide - lupi = wolf & cide = killing Lupicide - Killing of a wolf -
Felicide - feli = cat & cide = killing Felicide - Killing of a cat -
Pesticide - pest = harmful insects & cide = killing Pesticide - Killing of pests -
Vulpicide - vulpi = fox & cide = killing Vulpicide - Killing of a fox -
Feticide - feti = fetus & cide = killing Feticide - Destruction of fetus -
Root Word: CIRC / CIRCUM - Round -
Circuitous - circ = round Circuitous - Roundabout, meandering, tortuous -
Circumlocution - circum = around & locu = speak Circumlocution - Talking in a roundabout way -
Circumscribe - circum = around & scribe = write/draw Circumscribe - Limit, restrict, confine -
Circumvent - circum = around & vent = come/go Circumvent - To avoid cleverly, evade -
Circumspect - circum = around & spect = look Circumspect - Watchful, alert, cautious -
Circumambulate - circum = around & ambulate = walk Circumambulate - To walk in a roundabout way -
Circumnavigate - circum = around & navigate = sail Circumnavigate - To sail around the world -
Root Word: AM - Love -
Amiable - ami = love Amiable - Lovable, pleasant, friendly -
Amicable - amic = friend/love Amicable - Friendly, cordial -
Amity - ami = love/friendship
Amity - Friendly relations, friendship -
Amorous - amor = love Amorous - Full of love, romantic -
Amateur - am = love & ateur = doer
Amateur - One who does something for love/passion, not money -
Paramour - para = beside & amour = love Paramour - A secret lover -
Enamour - en = make & amour = love
Enamour - To fill with love, deeply like -
Ameliorate - melior = better (linked idea of improving)
Ameliorate - To make better, improve -
Amnesty - amnest = forget/forgive
Amnesty - Official pardon by government -
Root Word: AMBI / AMPHI - Both -
Ambidextrous - ambi = both & dexter = hand Ambidextrous - Able to use both hands equally well -
Ambiguous - ambi = both & agere = drive/meaning Ambiguous - Having two possible meanings, unclear -
Ambivalence - ambi = both & valence = feeling/strength
Ambivalence - Having both positive and negative feelings -
Ambivert - ambi equals both and vert equals turn or personality
Ambivert - One who is both introvert and extrovert - One point five zero eight zero zero
Amphibian - amphi equals both and bio equals life
Amphibian - Animal that lives both on land and in water - Sees das Seg
Amphivorous - amphi equals both and vorous equals eating
Amphivorous - Eating both plant and animal food - Justev sas sono
Root Word: CORP - Body - sooo
Corporal - corp equals body Corporal - Relating to the physical body - og Jogos
Corpse - corp equals body
Corpse - A dead body - čo
Incorporate - in equals into and corp equals body
Incorporate - To include, combine into one body - seččo or so čo
Corpulent - corp equals body Corpulent - Fat, obese, heavy-bodied -
Corporeal - corp equals body
Corporeal - Physical, relating to the body - twenty or zero two
Corporate - corp equals body or group
Corporate - United into one body or organization - Još Pouco
Root Word: BENE - Good - dow or eight two five zero
Benediction - bene equals good and diction equals speaking Benediction - A blessing, good wishes - es thirty degrees so
Benefactor - bene equals good and factor equals doer Benefactor - A person who does good or helps others - three five eight or T'es
Beneficial - bene equals good and fic equals make or do Beneficial - Producing good results, useful - a zero five or zero one zero zero
Benevolent - bene equals good and volent equals wish Benevolent - Kind, wishing to do good - sowane or five zero nine five zero zero five point three
Benign - bene equals good Benign - Gentle, harmless, kind - five hundred five or two zero five.
Root Word: EU - Well or Pleasant - od or two zero two zero
Euphony - eu equals pleasant and phony equals sound Euphony - Pleasant, sweet sound - og
Eulogy - eu equals good and logy equals speech Eulogy - Speech or writing praising someone - ok ono or o to
Euthanasia - eu equals good or peaceful and thanasia equals death Euthanasia - Mercy killing, painless death - cacao
Euphemism - eu equals good and phem equals speak
Euphemism - Mild or polite word used instead of harsh word -
Euphoria - eu equals well and phoria equals feeling Euphoria - Extreme happiness or excitement - ao esodo or exo
Root Word: GRAPH - To Write - o P O Č dot o
Biography - bio equals life and graph equals write Biography - Life history written by another person - de one two eight et
Autobiography - auto equals self and graph equals write Autobiography - Life history written by oneself - Spor ades fifty-eight
Lexicographer - lexico equals words or dictionary and graph equals write Lexicographer - One who compiles a dictionary - Da wae
Calligraphy - calli equals beautiful and graph equals write Calligraphy - Art of beautiful handwriting - e o
Bibliography - biblio equals books and graph equals write Bibliography - List or writing of books used - Kod xJos
Cartographer - carto equals map and graph equals write or draw Cartographer - One who draws maps - Kére Kráso
Graphology - graph equals write and logy equals study Graphology - Study of handwriting - a sao
Choreography - choreo equals dance and graph equals write Choreography - Designing dance movements-Sjef five five zero zero zero
Pornography - porno equals sexual and graph equals write Pornography - Literature dealing with sex - ese ššev
Demography - demo equals people and graph equals write or study
Demography - Study of human population - a esabo
Epigraph - epi equals upon and graph equals write Epigraph - Words written on monuments or statues - eraKo
Agraphia - a equals without and graph equals write Agraphia - Loss of ability to write - odber and e
Hagiography - hagios equals saint and graph equals write Hagiography - Biography of saints - Kowe and Des woes
Root Word: LOCU or LOQU - To Speak or Talk - Spec dot eJo
Loquacious - loqu equals speak Loquacious - Very talkative, garrulous - str épá.
Circumlocution - circum equals around and locu equals speak Circumlocution - Speaking in a roundabout way - ex eighty-eight péčeJo
Elocution - e equals out and locu equals speak Elocution - Art of public speaking - es so or Bon ěago
Eloquent - loqu equals speak Eloquent - Fluent and persuasive in speaking - NOT SASSoon Sept.
Soliloquy - soli equals alone and loqu equals speak Soliloquy - Talking to oneself - es péréédo
Magniloquent or Grandiloquent - magni or grandi equals big and loqu equals speak Magniloquent or Grandiloquent - Pompous, high-sounding speech - esc dot o and ooń péčeJo
Interlocution - inter equals between and locu equals speak Interlocution - Conversation between people - Joaca
Obloquy - ob equals against and loqu equals speak Obloquy - Strong public criticism or abuse - é Dev or a
Colloquial - col equals together and loqu equals speak
Colloquial - Informal conversational language - Pode Seret wal
Melliloquent - melli equals sweet and loqu equals speak Melliloquent - Speaking sweetly - on ép.
Omniloquent - omni equals all and loqu equals speak Omniloquent - One who talks on all subjects - (two) Diarrea settore
Somniloquent - somni equals sleep and loqu equals speak Somniloquent - Talking in sleep - Kčet and prépá.
Root Word: MIS or MISO - Wrong or Hate - São
Misnomer - mis equals wrong and nomer equals name Misnomer - A wrong or incorrect name - three five hundred
Misguide - mis equals wrong and guide equals lead Misguide - To lead someone in the wrong direction - eighteen čejoščo
Misconception - mis equals wrong and concept equals idea Misconception - Wrong understanding or belief -
Misanthropist - miso equals hate and anthrop equals mankind Misanthropist - One who hates mankind - je sts sss
Misogamist - miso equals hate and gamy equals marriage Misogamist - One who hates marriage - as two thousand fifteen ass
Misogynist - miso equals hate and gyn equals woman Misogynist - One who hates women - bes s andots sss
Misologist - miso equals hate and logy equals reasoning or speech Misologist - One who hates reasoning or arguments - eighteen ds andors sss
Misandry - mis equals hate and andr equals man Misandry - Hatred towards men - aeg são
Misoneism - miso equals hate and neism equals new Misoneism - Hatred of new ideas or changes - Se Dore såočščo
Root Word: IN or IM or IR - Not - five point zero
Root Word: IN or IM or IR - Not - five point zero
Invisible - in equals not and visible equals seen Invisible - That cannot be seen - zero five
Inaudible - in equals not and audible equals heard Inaudible - That cannot be heard - zero three three five
Invincible - in equals not and vincible equals defeat Invincible - Cannot be defeated - and cowsef
Inexplicable - in equals not and explicable equals explain Inexplicable - Impossible to explain - Dadosse
Insatiable - in equals not and satiable equals satisfied Insatiable - Impossible to satisfy, extremely greedy - three three hundred.
Insurmountable - in equals not and surmount equals overcome Insurmountable - Cannot be overcome - nowe
Ineffable - in equals not and effable equals express in words. Ineffable - Too great to be expressed in words.
Inconsolable - in equals not and consolable equals comforted. Inconsolable - Cannot be comforted.
Incomprehensible - in equals not and comprehensible equals understood. Incomprehensible - Impossible to understand.
Indubitable - in equals not and dubitable equals doubtful. Indubitable - Cannot be doubted.
Inflexible - in equals not and flexible equals bend or change. Inflexible - Cannot be changed, rigid.
Incorrigible - in equals not and corrigible equals corrected. Incorrigible - Cannot be corrected.
Indelible - in equals not and delible equals erased. Indelible - Cannot be erased.
Inimitable - in equals not and imitable equals copied. Inimitable - Impossible to imitate.
Indispensable - in equals not and dispensable equals unnecessary. Indispensable - Absolutely necessary.