Latin and Greek Roots – Vocabulary Review

69 vocabulary flashcards covering Latin and Greek roots, their meanings, and example words to aid memorization and exam preparation.

Ab

away; examples: abrogate, abstain

Ambi

both; examples: ambidextrous, ambivalent

Ambul

move or walk; examples: ambulate, somnambulate

Ami

love; examples: amiable, amicable, amity

Contra

against; examples: contradict, contraposition

Cred

believe; examples: credible, credulous, incredulous

Crypt

hidden; examples: cryptic, decrypt, encrypt

Cycl

circle or ring; examples: cycloid, cyclone, cyclotron

Dem

people; examples: demagogue, democracy, demography

Derm

skin; examples: dermatology, hypodermic, intradermal

Dict

speak; examples: edict, indict, malediction

Domin

master; examples: dominant, domineering, dominion

Dur

hard; examples: durable, endurance, obdurate

Ego

self; examples: alter-ego, egomaniacal, egotistical

Esth

feeling; examples: aesthetic, anesthetic

Extra

outside; examples: extralegal, extraneous, extrapolate

Fid

faith; examples: confident, fidelity, perfidy

Flect

bend; examples: deflect, genuflect, inflection

Flor

flower; examples: efflorescence, florid

Fract/Frag

break; examples: fracture, fragile, refract

Fug

run away; examples: refugee, subterfuge

Gen

birth, production; examples: general, genteel, progeny

Gram

something written; examples: epigram, monogram, phonogram

Graph

to write; examples: bibliography, cosmography, typography

Grat

pleasing; examples: gratify, gratuitous, ingratiate

Gress

to step, to go; examples: digress, egress, transgress

Hetero

different; examples: heterodox, heterogeneous, heteromorphic

Homo

same; examples: homogeneous, homologous, homophone

Idio

peculiar, distinct; examples: idiom, idiosyncrasy

Judi

judge, lawyer; examples: adjudicate, judicial, judicious

Ling

language; examples: linguist, linguistics

Loqu

speak; examples: colloquial, eloquent, loquacious

Magn

large, great; examples: magnanimous, magnate, magnitude

Mal

bad; examples: malcontent, malevolent, malign

Mut

change; examples: immutable, permutation, transmute

Ob

against; examples: obdurate, obtrusive

Phil

love; examples: philanthropist, philosophy, technophile

Plac

calm; examples: complacent, placate, placid

Re

back, again; examples: relegate, remunerate, renege

Sagac

wise; examples: sagacious, sagacity

Sang

blood; examples: sanguinary, sanguine

Sequ

follow; examples: consequently, obsequious, subsequent

Somn

sleep; examples: insomnia, somnambulate, somnolent

Tac/Tic

be silent; examples: reticent, tacit, taciturn

Troph

feed, grow; examples: autotroph, heterotroph

Ultim

last; examples: penultimate, ultimate, ultimatum

Vener

respectful; examples: venerable, venerate, veneration

Vit

life; examples: vitality

Voc

voice; examples: advocate, invocation, vociferous

Vol

fly, wish; examples: benevolent, volition, voluntary

Aqua/Aque

water; examples: aquatic, aquarium

Bell

war; examples: bellicose, antebellum

Bene/Bon

good; examples: benefactor, bonus

Chron

time; examples: chronology, anachronism

Clud/Clus/Claus

shut, close; examples: conclude, seclusion, claustrophobia

Corp/Corpor

body; examples: corporation, corporeal

Doc/Doct

teach; examples: doctrine, docile

Luc/Lum/Lus

light; examples: translucent, illuminate, lucid

Man/Manu

hand; examples: manual, manipulate

Mit/Mis

send; examples: transmit, dismiss, emissary

Mob/Mot/Mov

move; examples: mobile, motivate, motion

Pater/Patr

father; examples: patriarch, patriot

Port

carry; examples: transport, portable

Scop/Spec/Spic

to examine; examples: telescope, spectator

Vid/Vis

see, look; examples: vision, envision

Struct/Stru

build; examples: structure, construct, instruct

Tang/Tact/Tig

touch; examples: tactile, contact, intangible

Terra/Terr

earth; examples: terrain, terrestrial, subterranean

Tract

pull, drag; examples: tractor, detract, attraction