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The root "Act, Ag" : |
do, act, drive
* Latin, agere: to drive, lead, act, do
* active (adjective): moving about |
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The root "am, ami" : |
love, like
* Latin, amare: to love
* amorous (adjective): loving |
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The root "anim" : |
mind, life, spirit, anger
* Latin, animus: spirit
* animal (noun): a living creature |
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The root "annu, enni" : |
yearly
* Latin, annuus: yearly
* annual (adjective): yearly |
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The root "auc, aug, aut" : |
to originate, to increase
* Latin, augere: to originate, increase
* augment (verb): to increase, to add to |
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The root "aud, audit, aur" : |
hear
* Latin, audire: to hear
* audible (adjective): can be heard |
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The root " bene, ben: " : |
good, well, gentle
* Latin, bene: good
* benign (adjective): harmless, mild, gentle |
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The root "bio, bi" : |
life
* Greek, bios: life
* biography (noun): a book written about a person's life |
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The root "bibli, biblio" : |
book
* Greek, biblion: book
* bibliophile (noun): a person who likes or collects books |
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The root "brev" : |
short
* Latin, brevis: short
* abbreviate (verb): to shorten |
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The Root "cad, cap, cas, ceiv, cept, cid" : |
to take, to seize, to hold
* Latin, capere: to seize
* receive (verb): to take in, to acquire |
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The Root "ceas, cede, ceed, cess" : |
go, yield
* Latin, cedere: to go
* exceed (verb): to go beyond a limit, to be greater than |
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The Root "chron" : |
time
* Greek, khronos: time
* chronological (adjective): arranged in order of time or sequence |
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The Root "clam, claim" : |
shout
* Latin, clamare: to call out, shout
* clamor (verb): to make noise |
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The Root "cogn, gnos" : |
know to know
* Latin, cognoscere: to know
* recognize (verb): to know, to identify |
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The Root "corp" : |
body
* Latin, corpus: body
* corporate (adjective): formed into a body or association, united in one group |
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The Root "cre, cresc, cret" : |
grow
* Latin, crescere: to grow
* create (verb): to originate, to produce through imagination |
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The Root "cred" : |
trust, believe
* Latin, credere: to believe
* incredible (adjective): unbelievable |
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The Root "cour, cur, curr, curs" : |
run, course
* Latin, currere: run
* occur (verb): to happen, to come to mind |
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The Root "dic, dict, dit" : |
say, speak
* Latin, dicere: to say
* indicate (verb): to show, to point out |
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