Root Words Guide

1 Root Words TheiTheimeaning god/religionIstmeaning followerNow adding different Words Theistmeaning the one who believes in god Atheistmeaning the one who don t believein god. Monotheistmono+theistmono(only one)so monotheist means the onewho believesin one god. PolytheistPloy means many so polytheistsmeans the one who believe in many gods. PantheistPan mean all over so pantheist isone who believe in all gods across LogyLogymeans study of something Theology-Teho means god or religion sotheology means study of religion Anthropology-Anthrop means humanbeing so anthropology means study ofhuman being. Morphology-Morph means structure somorphology means study of structures. Anthropomorphism-Its antrop+morph+ismmeaning is giving human structure to god.

2 Zoomorphism-Its zo+morph+ism meaninggiving animal structure to god. Amorpic-It s a+morph means no PhobiaPhobiameans fear or dislike Zoophobia-zoo+phobia means fear ofanimal Androphobia-Andro means boys/male soandrophobia means the one who don t likeboys. Gynophobia-Gyno means girl / women sogynophobia means the one who don t likegirls Pedophobia-Pedo means child sopedophobia is the one who don t likechildren s. Demophobia-demo means people sodemophobia means the one who fear ofpublic speaking. Anthropophobia-anthro means humanbeing so anthropophobia mean fear ofhuman being or the one who don t like thecompany of human being or in simple wordaloof (livingalone) Theophobia-theo+phobia means fear ofreligion4.

3 CracyCracy means govt /system Democracy-demo+cracy means govt ofpeople Autocracy-auto+cracy meansdictatorship/kingship (when one personrules the whole government or system) Theocracy-Theo+cracy means whengovernment is of religious people like priest,bishops etc. Plutocracy-Pluto means wealthy soplutocracy means when government isRoot Words by wealthy people likeindustrialist. Oligocracy-Oligo means selected few sooligocracy means when selected few runsthe government. Mobocracy-Mob means crowd somobocracy means when crowd takes overgovernment or in other Words lawlessness. Monarchy-monarc means top official likeking so monarchy is the rule of king. Anarchy-means lawlessness it s just similarto mobocracy.

4 Gerontocracy-geron mean aged/experienced so gerontocracy means whenposition are determined by the experienceor the age. Meritocracy-merito means performance someritocracy means when positon aredecided by performance Cleptocracy-clepto means thief socleptocracy means when government is runby thieves. Beaurocracy-beauro means top officials sobeaurocracy means when government is runby top officials. Aristocracy-aristo means nobility soaristocracymeans when government is runby noble SomniaSomniasleepnessInsomnia means lack of sleep Somniferous-ferrous means things causingsomething so somniferous are the thingsthat cause sleep like pills etc. Somnambulist-som+amb+ist here sommeans sleep ambu means walk sosomnambulist means the one who walkwhile sleeping.

5 Ambulant-means things able to walk Somniloquist-loquist means talking sosomniloquist means the one who talks CiousCious means to do something Loquacious-loquis means talking solozuacious means the one who talks a lot Voracious-vora means eat so voraciousmeans the one who eats a lot. Avaricious-avari means greed so avariciousmeans greedy Pugnacious-pug means fight so pugnaciousmeans the one who fights a CideCidemeaning kill/ murder Infanticide-infant+cide meaning to killchild. uxoricide-uxor means wife so uxoricidemean A husband who murders his wife. Mariticide-marit means husband somaritcide mean The murder of ahusband byhis wife. Patricide-patri means father so patricidemeans A person who murders their father.

6 Matricide-matri mean mother so matricidemeans A person who murders their mother. Fratricide-frat means brother so fratricidemeans A person whomurders their Words AmbulWalk,move Amble-to walk in a slow, relaxed way Ambulant-walking or moving Ambulance-a vehicle that moves a patient11. AnimLife, spirit Animal-a living organism; Animate-to make alive; Equanimity-of balancedspirit12. AntiAgainst, opposite of Antibody-a substance that destroys micro-organisms Antiseptic-preventing infection; Antisocial-opposing social norm13. ArbourTree Arborist-someone working with trees Arbour-a shady area formed by trees Arborous-having many trees14. AutoSelf, same, one Autocrat-a person who governs withabsolute power Autograph-a person s own signature Automatic-moving by itself15.

7 BeneGood, well Benefactor-person who gives money to acause Beneficial-producing a good effect Benevolent-showing kindness or goodwill16. CataDown, against completely intensive according to Cataclysm-a flood or other disaster Catalogue-a complete listing Catastrophe-turning for the worst, asubstantial Ascertain-to find out something withcertainty; Certain-being absolutely sure Certifyto state that something is true18. CircumAround, about Circumnavigate-to sail around Circumscribe-to draw around Circumspect-looking around Circumvent-to go around or bypassrestrictions;19. Clarclear Clarification-an explanation Clarify-to make something clear wish, willto state something clearly20. ClineleanRoot Words Inclination-a leaning toward Incline-a surface that slopes or leans Recline-to leanback and relax21.

8 CounterOpposite, contrary, opposing Counteract-to oppose the effects of anaction Countermand-to cancel a previous order Counteroffensive-attack against an attack22. Cranioskull Craniology-the study of skullcharacteristics; Cranium-skull of vertebrates Cranial-pertaining to the skull23. Credbelieve Credence-belief that something is true orvalid; Credulous-believing things too easily,gullible Incredible-unbelievable24. CryptoHidden, secret Cryptic-of hiddenmeaning Cryptography-science of secret fcodes Encrypt-encode into secret code25. CumulMass, heap Accumulate-to gather or pile up Cumulative-gradually building up26. CyclCircle, ring Bicycle-a vehicle with two wheels Cycle-a sequence that isrepeated Cyclone-a storm with circling winds27.

9 DiaThrough, between, apart, across Diabetes-disease characterized byexcessive thirst and discharge of urine Diagnosis-understanding a condition bygoing through a detailed review ofsymptoms Dialog-conversation between two people28. Dictspeak Contradict-to express the opposite of Prediction-a statement foretelling thefuture Dictate-to speak out loud for anotherperson to write Dominmaster Dominate-to be the master of Domineering-excessively controlling Predominate-to have more power thanothers30. EthnoRace, peopleRoot Words Ethnic-pertaining to a defined group odpeople Ethnocentric-focusing on the ethnicity ofpeople Ethnology-the science of people and FunctPerform, work Defunct-no longer working or alive Function-to work or perform a rolenormally Malfunction-to fail to work HeteroDifferent, other Heterogeneous-made up of unrelated parts Heteronyms- Words with same spelling butdifferent meanings Heterodox-not conforming to traditionalbeliefs33.

10 Histotissue Histology-study of the microscopicstructure of tissues Histochemistry-study of the chemicalconstitution of cells and HyperToo much, over, excessive, beyond Hyperactive-very restless Hypercritical-too critical Hypertension-above normal InfraBeneath, below Infrastructure-underlying framework of asystem Infrared-below the regular light spectrum36. InterBetween, among, jointly International-involving two or morecountries Intersection-place where roads cometogether Intercept-to stop or interrupt the course Junctjoin Conjunction-a word that joins parts ofsentences Disjunction-a disconnection Junction-a place where two things Juvenyoung Juvenile-youthful or childish Rejuvenate-to bring back to youthfulstrength or Kilothousand Kilobyte-1,000 bytes Kilometer-1,000 meter Kilograms-1,000 Labwork Collaborate-to work with a personRoot Words Elaborate-to work out the details Laborious-requiring a lot of hard Laterside Bilateral-of or involving two sides Unilateral-affecting one side of LexWord, law.