Root Words

Front 1

acer, acid, acri

Back 1

bitter, sour, sharp

acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony

Front 2

acu

Back 2

sharp

acute, acupuncture, accurate

Front 3

ag, agi, ig, act

Back 3

do, move, go

agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action

Front 4

ali, allo, alter

Back 4

other

alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism

Front 5

arch

Back 5

chief, first, rule

archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era

Front 6

aug, auc

Back 6

increase

augur, augment, auction

Front 7

belli

Back 7

war

rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose

Front 8

brev

Back 8

short

abbreviate, brief

Front 9

cad, cas

Back 9

to fall

cadaver, cadence, cascade

Front 10

calor

Back 10

heat

calorie, caloric, calorimeter

Front 11

cap, cip, cept

Back 11

take

capable, intercept, forceps, capture, except, reciprocate

Front 12

capit, capt

Back 12

head

decapitate, capital, captain, caption

Front 13

caus, caut

Back 13

burn, heat

caustic, cauldron, cauterize

Front 14

cause, cuse, cus

Back 14

cause, motive

because, excuse, accusation

Front 15

ced, ceed, cede, cess

Back 15

move, yield, go, surrender

procedure, proceed, cede, concede, recede, precede, accede, success

Front 16

cenetri

Back 16

center

concentric, centrifugal, centripetal, eccentric

Front 17

chron

Back 17

time

chronology, chronometer, synchronize

Front 18

cide, cise

Back 18

cut down, kill

homicide, exorcise, germicide, incision, scissors

Front 19

cit

Back 19

call, start

incite, citation, cite

Front 20

clam, claim

Back 20

cry out

exclamation, clamor, proclamation, reclamation, acclaim

Front 21

clud, clus, claus

Back 21

shut

include, conclude, recluse, claustrophobia, occlusion, occult

Front 22

cognoac, gnosi

Back 22

know

recognize, prognosis, cognoscenti, incognito, agnostic

Front 23

cord, cor, cardi

Back 23

heart

cordial, concord, discord, courage, encourage

Front 24

crat, cracy

Back 24

rule

autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy

Front 25

cred

Back 25

believe

creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible

Front 26

cresc, cret, crease, cru

Back 26

rise, grow

crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue

Front 27

crit

Back 27

separate, choose

critical, criterion, hypocrite

Front 28

cur, curs

Back 28

run

current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive

Front 29

cura

Back 29

care

curator, curative, manicure

Front 30

dem

Back 30

people

democracy, demography, epidemic

Front 31

dict

Back 31

say, speak

dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, contradict, benediction

Front 32

doc, dokein

Back 32

teach

doctrine, indoctrinate, document, dogma, dogmatic

Front 33

don

Back 33

give

donate, condone

Front 34

dox

Back 34

opinion, praise

orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology

Front 35

duc, duct

Back 35

lead

induce, seduce (lead aside), produce, reduce

Front 36

dura

Back 36

hard, lasting

durable, duration, endure

Front 37

endo

Back 37

within

endorse, endocardial, endoskeletal, endoskeleton, endosperm

Front 38

erg

Back 38

work

energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia

Front 39

fac, fact, fic, fect

Back 39

do, make

factory, fact, manufacture, amplification, confection

Front 40

fall, fals

Back 40

deceive

fallacy, falsify, fallacious

Front 41

fer

Back 41

bear, carry

ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer

Front 42

fid, fide, feder(is)

Back 42

faith, trust

confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi

Front 43

fila, fili

Back 43

thread

filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster

Front 44

fin

Back 44

end, ended, finished

final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale

Front 45

flex, flect

Back 45

bend

flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect