Greek and Latin Root Words

Vocabulary flashcards featuring Greek and Latin root words, their meanings, and example words.

acu

sharp (example words: acute, acupuncture)

agri/agr

field (example words: agriculture, agrarian)

alt

high (example words: altitude, exalt)

ambi

both (example words: ambidextrous, ambiguous)

anim

life, spirit (example words: animal, animate)

ann/enn

annual, centennial

anthrop

human (example words: anthropology, philanthropist)

aqua

water (example words: aquarium, aquatic)

arch

rule, chief (example words: monarch, archbishop)

aud

hear (example words: audio, auditorium)

auto

self (example words: autobiography, automatic)

bell

war (example words: rebellion, belligerent)

bene

good, well (example words: benefit, benevolent)

bio

life (example words: biology, biography)

brev

short (example words: brevity, abbreviate)

cap

take, seize (example words: capture, capable)

carn

flesh (example words: carnivore, reincarnation)

cent

hundred (example words: century, percent)

cide/cise

cut, kill (example words: homicide, incision)

circum

around (example words: circumference, circumvent)

civ

citizen (example words: civil, civilization)

clam/claim

shout, declare (example words: exclaim, proclamation)

clin

lean, slope (example words: incline, recline)

cog

know (example words: recognize, cognition)

corp

body (example words: corpse, corporation)

cred

believe (example words: credible, credit)

crypt

hidden (example words: cryptic, encrypt)

cycl

circle, wheel (example words: bicycle, cyclone)

dec

ten (example words: decade, decimal)

dent

tooth (example words: dentist, dental)