Word Knowledge: Roots

anthro or anthrop

meaning: relating to humans

sample word: anthropology

bibl

meaning: relating to books

sample word: bibliography

brev

meaning: short

sample word: abbreviate 

cede or ceed

meaning: go, yield 

sample word: recede

chrom

meaning: color

sample word: monochrome

cogn

meaning: know

sample word: cognizant 

corp

meaning: body

sample word: corporate

dict

meaning: speak

sample word: diction

domain

meaning: rule

sample word: dominate

flu or fluc

meaning: flow

sample word: influx

form

meaning: shape

sample word: formulate

fract or frag

meaning: break

sample word: fragment

graph

meaning: writing

sample word: biography

junct

meaning: join

sample word: juncture

liber

meaning: free

sample word: liberate

lum or lumen

meaning: light

sample word: illuminate

oper

meaning: work

sample word: cooperate

path or pathy

meaning: suffer, feeling

sample word: pathology 

port

meaning: carry 

sample word: portable 

press

meaning: squeez

sample word: repress

scrib or script

meaning: write

sample word: describe

sens or sent

meaning: feel

sample word: sentient 

tract

meaning: pull

sample word: traction 

voc or vok

meaning: call

sample word: revoke