Free word roots1 Typing Practice & Vocabulary Memorization

word roots1 — Chapter 1 Sample Vocabulary (20 of 369 Words)

• abyss achromatic anhydrous — a/n-not, without; abyss - without bottom; achromatic - without color; anhydrous - without water
• afire ashore aside — a-on; afire - on fire; ashore - on the shore; aside - on the side
• abduct abnormal absent aversion abbreviate — a, ab/s-from, away, off; abduct - carry away by force; abnormal - away from normal, not normal; absent - away, not present; aversion - the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten
• accelerate accessible admittance — a/c/d -to, toward, near; accelerate - to increase the speed of; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance - allowing into
• acrobat acronym acrophobia — acro-top, height, tip, beginning; acrobat - a high walker; acronym - a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia - fear of height
• activity react interaction — act-do; activity - something that a person does; react - to do something in response; interaction - communication between two or more things
• aerate aerial aerospace — aer/o-air; aerate - to let air reach something; aerial - relating to the air; aerospace - the air space
• agriculture agrarian — agr/i/o-farming; agriculture - management of the land, agribusiness - making money by utilizing land; agrarian - relating to the management of land
• neuralgia analgesic nostalgia — alg/o-pain; neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic - a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia - aching for the familiar
• ambidextrous ambiguous ambivalence — ambi, amphi-both, on both sides, around; ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally; ambiguous - having more than one meaning; ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing
• amble ambulant ambulance — ambul-walk, move; amble - to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant - walking or moving around; ambulance - a vehicle that moves a patient
• amiable amity amorous — ami/o-love; amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity - friendly and peaceful relations; amorous - showing romantic love
• analysis anatomy anachronism — ana-up, back, against, ; analysis - a close examination of something; anatomy - the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism - not being in the right place in time
• androgynous android misandry — andr/o-man, male; androgynous - being both male and female; android - resembling a human; misandry - hatred towards men
• animal animate equanimity — anim-life, spirit; animal - a living organism; animate - to make alive; equanimity - of balanced spirit
• anniversary annual millennium — ann/enn-year; anniversary - a date observed once a year; annual - happening once a year; millennium - 1,000 years
• antecede antemeridian anteroom — ante-before, in front; antecede - to come before something in time; antemeridian - before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room
• chrysanthemum and amaranth anthology anthozoan — anth/o-flower; chrysanthemum and amaranth - names of flowers; anthology - a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan - half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals.
• anthropology anthropomorphism philanthropy — anthrop/o-human; anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)
• antibody antiseptic antisocial — anti-against, opposite of; antibody - a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic - preventing infection; antisocial - opposing social norm