Kaplan's Root Word List A-F

Front 1

A/An

Back 1

Not, without

Front 2

AB

Back 2

off, away from, apart, down

Hint 2

Abnormal

Front 3

ABLE/IBLE

Back 3

capable of, worthy of

Front 4

AC/ACR

Back 4

sharp, bitter, sour

Hint 4

Acid/acute

Front 5

ACT/AG

Back 5

to do, to drive, to force, to lead

Front 6

ACOU

Back 6

Hearing

Front 7

AD

Back 7

To, toward, near

Front 8

AL/ALI/ALTER

Back 8

Other, another

Front 9

AM

Back 9

Love

Hint 9

Amor

Front 10

AMBI/AMPHI

Back 10

Both, on both sides, around

Front 11

AMBL/AMBUL

Back 11

to go, to walk

Front 12

ANIM

Back 12

of the life, mind, soul, breath

Hint 12

Animal/unanimous, animation

Front 13

ANNUI/ENNI

Back 13

Year

Front 14

ANT/ANTE

Back 14

before

Front 15

ANTHRO/ANDR

Back 15

man, human

Front 16

ANTI

Back 16

against

Front 17

APO

Back 17

Away

Front 18

AQUA/AQUE

Back 18

Water

Front 19

ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY

Back 19

Chief, principal, ruler

Front 20

ADR

Back 20

To burn

Hint 20

Arson, ador: flame, passion

Front 21

AUTO

Back 21

Self

Hint 21

Autocrat, autonomy

Front 22

BE

Back 22

About, to make, to surround, to affect ( often used to transform words into transitive verbs)

Hint 22

Belittle, bewilder

Front 23

BEL/BELL

Back 23

Beautiful

Hint 23

Belle

Front 24

BELL

Back 24

War

Hint 24

Belligerent, rebel

Front 25

BEN/BENE

Back 25

Good

Hint 25

Benefit

Front 26

BI/BIN

Back 26

Two

Hint 26

Bilingual

Front 27

BON/BOUN

Back 27

Good, generous

Hint 27

Bountiful

Front 28

BREV/BRID

Back 28

Short, small

Hint 28

Abbreviated

Front 29

BRUS

Back 29

Purse, money

Hint 29

Reimburse

Front 30

CAD/CID

Back 30

To fall, to happen by chance

Hint 30

Accident, cascade

Front 31

CANT/CENT/CHANT

Back 31

To sing

Hint 31

Chant, recant

Front 32

CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT

Back 32

Head, headlong

Hint 32

Capital

Front 33

CAP/CIP/CEPT

Back 33

To take, to get

Hint 33

Capture, emancipate

Front 34

CARD/CORD/COUR

Back 34

Heart, or lack of harmony

Hint 34

Cardiac, discord

Front 35

CARN

Back 35

Flesh

Hint 35

Carnivorous

Front 36

CAST/CHAST

Back 36

To cut

Front 37

CAUS/CAUT

Back 37

To burn

Hint 37

Cauterize, holocaust

Front 38

CED/CEED/CESS:

Back 38

To go, to yield, to stop

Hint 38

Accede

Front 39

CELER

Back 39

Speed

Hint 39

Accelerate

Front 40

CENT

Back 40

Hundred, hundredth

Hint 40

Percent

Front 41

CENTR

Back 41

Center

Hint 41

Centrifuge, concentrate

Front 42

CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT

Back 42

To separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide

Hint 42

Ascertain, discrete

Front 43

CHROM

Back 43

Color

Hint 43

Chrom, monochromatic

Front 44

CHRON

Back 44

Time

Hint 44

Anachronism, chronology

Front 45

CIRCU/CIRCUM

Back 45

Around

Hint 45

Circuit, circumference

Front 46

CIS

Back 46

To cut

Hint 46

Exorcise, scissors

Front 47

CLA/CLO/CLU

Back 47

To shut, to close

Hint 47

Claustrophobia, cloister

Front 48

CLAIM/CLAM

Back 48

To shout, to cry out

Hint 48

Clamor, disclaim

Front 49

CLI

Back 49

To lean toward

Hint 49

Climax, decline

Front 50

CO/COL/COM//CON

Back 50

With, together

Hint 50

Collection, collaborat, communicate

Front 51

COGN/CONN

Back 51

To know

Hint 51

Cognition

Front 52

CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER

Back 52

Against

Hint 52

Controversy

Front 53

CORP/CORS

Back 53

Body

Hint 53

Corporation, corpse

Front 54

COSM

Back 54

Order, universe, world

Hint 54

Cosmetic, cosmos

Front 55

COUR/CUR

Back 55

Running, a course

Hint 55

Concur

Front 56

CRE/CRESC/CRET

Back 56

To grow

Hint 56

Increase, creation

Front 57

CRYPT

Back 57

Hidden

Hint 57

Cryptic

Front 58

CUB/CUMB

Back 58

To lie dow

Hint 58

Incubate, succumb

Front 59

CULP

Back 59

Fault, blame

Hint 59

Culprit, culpable

Front 60

DAC/DOC

Back 60

To teach

Hint 60

Didactic, doctor

Front 61

DE

Back 61

Away, off, down, completely, reversal

Front 62

DELE

Back 62

To erase

Hint 62

Delete

Front 63

DEM

Back 63

People

Hint 63

Democracy, epidemic

Front 64

DEXT

Back 64

Right hand, right side, deft

Hint 64

Ambidextrous

Front 65

DI

Back 65

Day

Hint 65

Diary

Front 66

DI/DIA

Back 66

In two, through, across

Hint 66

Diameter

Front 67

DI/DIF/DIS

Back 67

Away from, apart, reversal, not

Front 68

DIC/DICT/DIT

Back 68

To say, to tell, to use words

Hint 68

Dictionary

Front 69

DIGN

Back 69

Worth

Hint 69

Dignity

Front 70

DOG/DOX

Back 70

Opinion

Hint 70

Dogma, orthodox

Front 71

DOL

Back 71

To suffer, to pain, to grieve

Hint 71

Doleful, condolences

Front 72

DON/DOT/DOW

Back 72

To give

Hint 72

Antidote, endow

Front 73

DORM

Back 73

Sleep

Hint 73

Dormant, dormitory

Front 74

DORS

Back 74

Back

Hint 74

Endorse

Front 75

DUB

Back 75

Doubt

Hint 75

Dubious

Front 76

DUC/DUCT

Back 76

To lead

Hint 76

Abduct, conduct

Front 77

DUCL

Back 77

Sweet

Hint 77

Dulcet

Front 78

DUR

Back 78

Hard, lasting

Hint 78

Duration

Front 79

DYS

Back 79

Faulty, abnormal

Hint 79

Dysfunctional, dyslexia

Front 80

E/EX

Back 80

Out, out of, from, former, completely

Hint 80

Exclude, expire

Front 81

EGO

Back 81

Self

Hint 81

Egocentric

Front 82

EM/EN

Back 82

In, into

Hint 82

Embrace, enclose

Front 83

EPI

Back 83

Upon

Hint 83

Epidemic

Front 84

EQU

Back 84

Equal, even

Hint 84

Adequate, equation

Front 85

ERR

Back 85

To wander

Hint 85

Error

Front 86

ESCE

Back 86

Becoming

Hint 86

Adolescent, convalescent

Front 87

EU

Back 87

Good will

Hint 87

Eugenics, euphoria

Front 88

EXTRA

Back 88

Outside, beyond

Hint 88

Extract, extraordinary

Front 89

FAB

Back 89

To speak

Hint 89

Fable, defame

Front 90

FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY

Back 90

To do, to make

Hint 90

Configuration, factory

Front 91

FAL

Back 91

To err, to deceive

Hint 91

Default, fallacy

Front 92

FATU

Back 92

Foolish

Hint 92

Fatuous

Front 93

FER

Back 93

To bring, to carry, to bear

Hint 93

Confer, proliferate

Front 94

FERV

Back 94

To boil, to bubble

Hint 94

Fervor

Front 95

FI/FID

Back 95

Faith, trust

Hint 95

Affidavit, fidelity

Front 96

FIN

Back 96

End

Hint 96

Final, infinite

Front 97

FLAGR/FLAM

Back 97

To burn

Hint 97

Inflame

Front 98

FLECT/FLEX

Back 98

To bend, to turn

Hint 98

Flexible, reflect

Front 99

FLU/FLUX

Back 99

To flow

Hint 99

Fluid,

Front 100

FORE

Back 100

Before

Hint 100

Foreshadow, foresight

Front 101

FORT

Back 101

Chance

Hint 101

Fortune

Front 102

FORT

Back 102

Strength

Hint 102

Fortify

Front 103

FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING

Back 103

To break,

Hint 103

Fracture, fragment

Front 104

FUG

Back 104

To flee, to fly

Hint 104

Refuge, fugitive

Front 105

FULG

Back 105

To shine

Hint 105

Effulgent

Front 106

FUM

Back 106

Smoke

Hint 106

Fume, perfume

Front 107

FUS

Back 107

To pour

Hint 107

Infusion, profuse