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Word Roots

Word Roots. Key . Become familiar with the roots Use them to make connections to the definitions of words It’s not a fool-proof system. A (without) . amoral atheist apathy atypical. Ac/Acr (sharp, bitter). acute acrid acerbic exacerbate. Act/Ag (to do/to drive/to force/to lead).

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Word Roots

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  1. Word Roots

  2. Key • Become familiar with the roots • Use them to make connections to the definitions of words • It’s not a fool-proof system

  3. A (without) • amoral • atheist • apathy • atypical

  4. Ac/Acr (sharp, bitter) • acute • acrid • acerbic • exacerbate

  5. Act/Ag (to do/to drive/to force/to lead) • agile • agent • agitate • exigent • exacting

  6. Am (love) • amiable • amicable • amor • amity

  7. Amb (more than one; both) • ambiguous • ambivalent • ambidextrous

  8. Amph/amb (around) • Amphitheater • Ambience • Ambient

  9. Al/Alt (another) • Alias • Alter ego • alienation

  10. Ad/al (to, toward, near) • allure • addict • adapt • advocate • adhere

  11. Anthro/andr (man, human) • Anthropology • Philanthropy (ist) • Philander

  12. Annu/enni (year) • Annual • biannual • Perennial • Millennium

  13. Anti (against) • Antidote • Antipathy • antiseptic

  14. Apo (away) • Apology • Apocalypse • apogee

  15. Apt/ept (ability) • Aptitude • Apt • Adept • inept

  16. Auto (self) • Autocrat • Autonomy • automatic

  17. Bel/bell (war) • Belligerent • Rebel • Bellicose • antebellum

  18. Bri/brev (short) • Brevity • Brief • Abbreviate • abridge

  19. Cad/cid (to happen by chance, to fall) • accident • decadent • coincidence

  20. Cant/chant/cent (to sing) • Enchant • Incantation • accent

  21. Cap/cip/cept (to get, to take) • Anticipate • Percipient • Recipient • intercept

  22. Card/cord (heart) • Cardio • Cardiac • Accord • cordial

  23. Carn (flesh) • carnival • reincarnation • carnage

  24. Cast/chast (to cut) • castigate • chastise

  25. Cess/ced/ceed (to go/yield/stop) • exceed • recede • cessation • incessant • recess

  26. Centr (center) • central • concentrate • egocentric

  27. Cern/cert/crim/crit (to separate, to judge, to distinguish, decide) • concern • critic • secret • crime • criterion • discriminate

  28. Works Cited • Word Smart by Princeton Review, 2003

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