Root words

Act

to do, to act

ex: reenact

agri

field

ex: agritourism

anthrop

mankind

ex: anthropology

aud

to hear

ex: auditory

Bene

good, well

ex: benevolent

bio

life

ex: biology

cardio

heart

ex: cardiac

cede

to go

ex: precede

chrono

time

ex: chronological

derma

skin

ex: epidermis

dict

to say or speak

ex: diction

geo

earth

ex: geology

graph

to write or draw

ex: graphic

hydro

water

ex: hydroponics

ject

to throw or cast

ex: eject

loc

place

ex: location

magni

big or great

ex: magnificent

manu

by hand

ex: manufacture

mono

one

ex: monologue

ortho

straight

ex: orthodox

path

feeling or emotion

ex: emphathy

psycho

mind

ex: psychologist

struct

to build or construct

ex: deconstruct

thermo

heat

ex: thermometer

zoo

animal

ex: zoologist