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List of Roots
Listed below are Latin and Greek roots and their meanings
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Writing
11th Grade
08/19/2009

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Term

ac-

acri

Definition

sharp

bitter

 

acrid

Term
animi
Definition

breath

life

 

animation

Term
belli-
Definition

war

 

belligerent

Term
cil-
Definition

move

 

conciliate

Term
clin
Definition

learn

slope

 

inclination

Term
clud-
Definition

close

 

exclude

Term
cord
Definition

heart

 

accord

Term
cred-
Definition

trust

 

credulous

Term
culp-
Definition

guilt

 

culpable

Term

dog

dox

Definition

idea

thought

 

dogma

Term
doc(t)
Definition

teach

 

indoctrine

Term
ferv
Definition

boil

 

fervid

Term
equ
Definition

equal

 

equitable

Term
fid-
Definition

trust

 

infidelity

Term

firm-

 

Definition

strong

 

 affirm

Term
flu
Definition

flow

 

fluctuate

Term
grat-
Definition

pleasing

 

congratulate

Term
grav
Definition

weight

 

gravity

Term
greg-
Definition

flock

 

congregation

Term
her-
Definition

stick, cling

 

coherent

Term
lev-
Definition

light

 

elevate

Term
loqu-
Definition

speak

 

loquacious

Term
morph-
Definition

shape, form

 

amorphous

Term
mut-
Definition

change

 

mutate

Term
nat-
Definition

born

 

prenatal

Term
noc, nox-
Definition

harm

 

noxious

Term
nov-
Definition

new

 

renovate

Term
orn-
Definition

decorate

 

adorn

Term
path
Definition

feeling

 

pathetic

Term
ped-
Definition

foot

 

pedestrian

Term
quie-
Definition

rest

 

acquiesce

Term
rid, ris
Definition

laugh

 

deride

Term
sanct
Definition

holy

 

sacrosanct

Term
sangu-
Definition

blood

 

sanguine

Term
spec-
Definition

look

 

spectator

Term
ten, tain
Definition

hold

 

contention

Term
tract-
Definition

draw, pull

 

extract

Term
verb-
Definition

word

 

verbatim

Term
vert-
Definition

turn

 

revert

Term
urb-
Definition

city

 

urban

Term
viv
Definition

life

 

convivial

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