Greek and Latin Roots for English IV Vocabulary
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Anni, annu, enni |
year | anniversary, annually, centennial |
aud, aus
|
hear, listen | audiology, auditorium, audio, audition, ausculate |
bio |
life |
biology, biometrics, biome, biosphere |
cognoac, gnosi |
know |
recognize, prognosis, cognoscenti, incognito, agnostic |
cord, cor, cardi |
heart |
cordial, concord, discord, courage, encourage |
| duc, duct | lead | induce, seduce (lead aside), produce, reduce |
| endo |
within |
endorse, endocardial, endoskeletal, endoskeleton, endosperm |
| fac, fact, fic, fect |
do, make |
factory, fact, manufacture, amplification, confection |
| fid, fide, feder(is) |
faith, trust |
confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi |
| graph, gram |
write, written |
graph, graphic, autograph, photography, graphite, telegram |
| loqu, locut |
talk, speak |
eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, circumlocution |
| mor, mort |
mortal, death |
mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary |
| phil |
love |
philosophy, philanthropy, philharmonic, bibliophile |
| voc |
call |
vocation, avocation, convocation, invocation, evoke, provoke, revoke, advocate, provocative, vocal |
| volvo |
turn about, roll |
revolve, voluble (easily turned about or around or talkative), voluminous, convolution |
| vor |
eat greedily |
voracious, carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, devour |
| ver, veri |
true |
very, aver, verdict, verity, verify, verisimilitude |