Word Roots

Front 1

Act

Back 1

Do;

Actuate: put into action

Front 2

Alter

Back 2

Other

Alternate: change in turn

Front 3

Am

Back 3

Love

Amative: loving

Front 4

Anim

Back 4

Mind, spirit

Animism: belief in the soul

Front 5

Annu

Back 5

Year

Annual: yearly

Front 6

Arch

Back 6

Ruler

Archangel: principal angel

Front 7

Auto

Back 7

Self

Autograph: one’s signed name

Front 8

Bell

Back 8

War

Belligerent: someone who began a conflict

Front 9

Ben

Back 9

Good

Benefaction: a good act

Front 10

Cad

Back 10

Fall

cadaver: a deceased human body

Front 11

Capit

Back 11

Head

capitol: the primary building used by government

Front 12

Ceed

Back 12

Go

exceed: to go past expectations

Front 13

Chrono

Back 13

Time

Chronograph: stopwatch

Front 14

Cis

Back 14

Cut

Incision: a cut

Front 15

Claim

Back 15

Shout

Exclaim: shout out

Front 16

Cred

Back 16

Believe

Credence: a belief

Front 17

Cur

Back 17

Run

curator: someone who runs a museum

Front 18

Dem

Back 18

People

Demagogue: a crowd-pleasing speaker

Front 19

Dic

Back 19

To say

Dictator: unquestionable leader

Front 20

Doc

Back 20

Teach

Document: a written statement

Front 21

Duc

Back 21

Lead

Conductor: driver of a train

Front 22

Eu

Back 22

Well

Eupepsia: digestion that works well

Front 23

Fac

Back 23

To make

factotum: someone who does different works

Front 24

Fer

Back 24

Carry

Ferry: a vessel that carries people across water

Front 25

Fin

Back 25

End

Finale: end of a show

Front 26

Flect

Back 26

Bend

Reflect: to mirror

Front 27

Fort

Back 27

Luck

Fortitude: ability to withstand hardship

Front 28

Frag

Back 28

Break

Fragile: Breaks with ease

Front 29

Gen

Back 29

Race

Genocide: the killing of a specific people

Front 30

Gress

Back 30

Step;

Progress: Moving ahead

Front 31

Ject

Back 31

Throw

Inject: to put into

Front 32

Leg

Back 32

Choose

Legible: able to be read

Front 33

Log

Back 33

Speech

Epilogue: written at the end of a book

Front 34

Lum

Back 34

Light

Luminescence: giving off light

Front 35

Mag

Back 35

Big

Magnum: a large handgun

Front 36

Mal

Back 36

Bad

Malice: an evil deed

Front 37

Mit

Back 37

Send

Transmit: to send from one to another

Front 38

Morph

Back 38

shape

Metamorphic: Rock that has changed forms

Front 39

Mut

Back 39

change

Mutate: to change forms

Front 40

Nat

Back 40

Born

Natal: relating to someone's birth

Front 41

Nom

Back 41

Name

Nominate: to give a name for an election

Front 42

Nov

Back 42

New

Novice: someone new to a skill

Front 43

Omni

Back 43

all

Omnivorous: eats plants and animals

Front 44

Path

Back 44

Feel

Empathetic: understanding another's feelings

Front 45

Ped

Back 45

Foot

Pedicure: the beautification of the feet

Front 46

Phil

Back 46

Love

Philander: flirt

Front 47

Port

Back 47

Carry

Porter: someone who carries luggage

Front 48

Rid

Back 48

Laugh

Ridicule: to make someone appear laughable

Front 49

Sci

Back 49

Know

Conscious: being aware

Front 50

Scrib

Back 50

Write

inscribe: to write

Front 51

sens

Back 51

Feel

sensation: a psychological feeling

Front 52

Sol

Back 52

Loosen

Dissolve: Separate into smaller parts

Front 53

Spec

Back 53

Look

Spectacles: eyeglasses

Front 54

Tain

Back 54

Hold

Abstain: to avoid doing

Front 55

Tract

Back 55

Pull

Attraction: Feeling drawn to something

Front 56

Ven

Back 56

Come;

Convention: a gathering where people come to meet

Front 57

Ver

Back 57

Truth

Veracity: truthfulness

Front 58

Vis

Back 58

See

Visor: part of hat that keeps light out of eyes

Front 59

Viv

Back 59

Life

Vivify: bring to life

Front 60

Voc

Back 60

Call

Vociferate: to shout

Front 61

Vol

Back 61

Wish

Volition: an act of free choice