1. ROOTS
2nd Semester

2. rupt=
break
Examples: bankrupt, rupture, erupt, corrupt, interrupt, abrupt

3. water hydr, hydro, hydra=
Examples: hydrant, hydroplane, hydraulics, hydrate, hydrogen

4. photo=
light
Examples: photocopy, photon, photograph, photosynthesis

5. graph=
write
Examples: autograph, phonograph, graphic, cartography, paragraph, pictograph

6. strength & worth
val=
Examples: valuable, valiant, evaluate, survival, value, invalid, valor, validate

7. tract, tra=
drag, draw away, pull
Examples: abstract, attract, contract, tractor, traction, retract, detract, distract, extract

8. therm=
heat
Examples: thermometer, thermos, themal, thermostat

9. aud=
to hear
Examples: inaudible, audio, audiovisual, audience, auditorium, audition

10. correct or straighten
ortho=
Examples: orthopedic, orthodontist

11. dent/dont=
teeth
Examples: dentist, dental, dentifrice

12. derm=
skin
Examples: dermatologist, dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic

13. geo=
Earth
Examples: geothermal, geology, geologist, geography, geometry, geopolitics

14. gen= race, origin, species, kind, birth
Examples: gene, gender, genius, ingenuity, genealogy, regenerate, generous, congenital

15. nom=
name
Examples: misnomer, nominate, nominee, binomial, denominator

16. cide/cise= cut down or kill
Examples: homicide, genocide, insecticide, pesticide, suicide, exercise, precision, concise, decide, incision, scissors

17. measure
meter=
Examples: Thermometer, kilometer, chronometer, speedometer, pedometer, perimeter

18. phon=
sound
Examples: phonograph, phoneme, phonics, phone, phonology

19. write
scribe/script=
Examples: scribe, scribble, circumscribe, scripture, subscribe, transcribe, describe, nondescript, manuscript, postscript

20. spect/spec= look or see
Examples: speculate, spectacle, spectrum, specimen, special, specialist, despise, expect, inspect, spectacles

21. to bend
flect/flex=
Examples: flex, inflexible, deflect, inflection, reflex, reflect, reflective

22. sect=
cut or divide
Examples: bisect, trisect, dissect, section, insect, intersection

23. ject=
to throw
Examples: dejected, eject, interject, projector, projectile, reject, trajectory, injection

24. port=
to carry
Examples: port, portable, porter, airport, deport, export, import, report, transport, support

25. struct/stru=
to build
Examples: structure, construct, construction, destruct, instructor, obstruct

26. auto=
self
Examples: automatic, automobile, automaton, autobiography

27. bio=
life
Examples: biology, biography, symbiosis, autobiography

28. cred=
believe
Examples: incredible, credit, accredit, discredit, credible

29. primitive, first, ancient, rule, greatest arch=
Examples: archives, archeology, monarch, archenemy, architecture

30. cycle=
circle
Examples: bicycle, cycle, cyclone, motorcycle, cyclical

31. un-=
not, opposite
Examples: unaware, unbelievable, unhappy, unjust, unsure

32. re-=
again
Examples: redo, resist, retest, replay, reword, reassure

33. dis-=
not/opposite
Examples: dishonest, disgrace, discover, dislike

34. sub-=
under
Examples: subsurface, subpar, subway, submarine, subject

35. pre-=
before
Examples: predict, prepay, preschool, prevention

36. trans= across/through
Examples: transatlantic, transcontinental, transcribe, transect, transfer, translate, translucent, transport

37. against
anti-=
Examples: antibacterial, antiwar, antisocial, antiterrorist

38. exo-=
outside, outer
Examples: exodus, exoskeleton, exorcism

39. super-=
above
Examples: superhero, supermodel, superman, superhuman

40. semi-/hemi= half
Examples: semicircle, hemisphere, semicolon, semifinalist

41. omni-=
all
Examples: omniscient, omnivore, omnipresent, omnibus