Word Roots- Level 2- Lesson 7

a-

away, from; not, without

dia-

through, across

en-

in, into

pro-

for, before, forward

crypt

conceal

gnos

know

-ate

to make, to act; one who, that which

-ic/t-ic

like, related to

-ion

an action or process; state, quality, act

-is

that which

-ism

a state of being; a quality or act

crypt

a hidden underground chamber or vault

agnosticism

the doctrine that the existence of any ultimate being is unknown; skepticism

cryptic

having a hidden or ambiguous meaning

prognosticate

to predict; to know before

diagnosis

the knowledgeable identification of an illness or other problem through examination of the symptoms

encrypt

to write in code; to encode

agnostic

related to agnosticism; uncertain of all claims of knowledge

prognosis

any forecast or prediction; a prediction concerning the outcome of a disease

diagnostic

related to the diagnosis of an illness or other problem

encryption

act or process of encoding