List of words with Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
| No. | Word | Root(s) | Root Meaning(s) | Word Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biology | bio (G) | life | Study of life |
| 2 | Geography | geo (G), graph (G) | earth, write | Study of Earth’s surface |
| 3 | Telephone | tele (G), phon (G) | far, sound | Device for transmitting sound over a distance |
| 4 | Autograph | auto (G), graph (G) | self, write | A person’s own signature |
| 5 | Microphone | micro (G), phon (G) | small, sound | Device to amplify small sounds |
| 6 | Telescope | tele (G), scop (G) | far, see | Instrument to view distant objects |
| 7 | Thermometer | therm (G), meter (G) | heat, measure | Tool to measure temperature |
| 8 | Photograph | photo (G), graph (G) | light, write | Image made by light |
| 9 | Chronology | chron (G), logy (G) | time, study | Study of time/order of events |
| 10 | Democracy | demo (G), cracy (G) | people, rule | Government by the people |
| 11 | Biology | bio (G), logy (G) | life, study | Study of living things |
| 12 | Aquatic | aqua (L) | water | Related to water |
| 13 | Astronomy | astro (G), nomy (G) | star, law | Study of stars and space |
| 14 | Audible | aud (L) | hear | Able to be heard |
| 15 | Invisible | in- (L), vis (L) | not, see | Not able to be seen |
| 16 | Manual | manu (L) | hand | Done by hand |
| 17 | Factory | fac (L) | make, do | A place where things are made |
| 18 | Predict | pre- (L), dict (L) | before, say | Say in advance |
| 19 | Construct | con- (L), struct (L) | together, build | To build or put together |
| 20 | Export | ex- (L), port (L) | out, carry | To carry out of a country |
| 21 | Import | im- (L), port (L) | in, carry | To bring in from another country |
| 22 | Inspect | in- (L), spect (L) | into, look | To look into closely |
| 23 | Respect | re- (L), spect (L) | again, look | To look at again with admiration |
| 24 | Reject | re- (L), ject (L) | back, throw | To throw back or refuse |
| 25 | Inject | in- (L), ject (L) | into, throw | To force into |
| 26 | Submarine | sub- (L), mar (L) | under, sea | Underwater vessel |
| 27 | Terrarium | terra (L) | earth | Enclosed area for land animals |
| 28 | Postpone | post- (L), pon (L) | after, place | To place later |
| 29 | Transport | trans (L), port (L) | across, carry | To carry across |
| 30 | Interrupt | inter- (L), rupt (L) | between, break | To break into an activity |
| 31 | Describe | de- (L), scrib (L) | down, write | To write down details |
| 32 | Benevolent | bene (L), vol (L) | good, wish | Wishing good |
| 33 | Malfunction | mal (L), funct (L) | bad, perform | Not working correctly |
| 34 | Emit | e- (L), mit (L) | out, send | To send out |
| 35 | Admit | ad- (L), mit (L) | to, send | To allow entry |
| 36 | Credible | cred (L) | believe | Believable |
| 37 | Incredible | in- (L), cred (L) | not, believe | Unbelievable |
| 38 | Dismiss | dis- (L), miss (L) | apart, send | To send away |
| 39 | Transmit | trans (L), mit (L) | across, send | To send across |
| 40 | Aquarium | aqua (L) | water | Water tank for fish |
| 41 | Audience | aud (L) | hear | Group that listens |
| 42 | Thermal | therm (G) | heat | Related to heat |
| 43 | Photosynthesis | photo (G), syn (G), thesis (G) | light, together, put | Process by which plants make food |
| 44 | Phonograph | phon (G), graph (G) | sound, write | A record player |
| 45 | Symphony | sym (G), phon (G) | together, sound | Harmony of sounds |
| 46 | Telephone | tele (G), phon (G) | far, sound | Sound from far away |
| 47 | Geometry | geo (G), metry (G) | earth, measure | Measurement of the Earth or shapes |
| 48 | Bilingual | bi- (L), ling (L) | two, language | Speaking two languages |
| 49 | Monologue | mono (G), log (G) | one, word | A speech by one person |
| 50 | Dialogue | dia (G), log (G) | across, word | Conversation between two or more people |
| 51 | Pentagon | penta (G), gon (G) | five, angle | Five-sided shape |
| 52 | Octagon | octa (G), gon (G) | eight, angle | Eight-sided shape |
| 53 | Trilogy | tri (G), logy (G) | three, study | Series of three works |
| 54 | Century | cent (L) | hundred | A period of 100 years |
| 55 | Decade | deca (G) | ten | A period of 10 years |
| 56 | Millimeter | milli (L), meter (G) | thousandth, measure | One-thousandth of a meter |
| 57 | Subtract | sub- (L), tract (L) | under, pull | To pull under or take away |
| 58 | Attract | ad- (L), tract (L) | to, pull | To draw toward |
| 59 | Contract | con- (L), tract (L) | together, pull | An agreement between two parties |
| 60 | Predictable | pre- (L), dict (L) | before, say | Can be known in advance |
| 61 | Postscript | post- (L), script (L) | after, write | Note added at the end of writing (P.S.) |
| 62 | Biography | bio (G), graph (G) | life, write | Life story written by another |
| 63 | Autobiography | auto (G), bio (G), graph (G) | self, life, write | Life story written by oneself |
| 64 | Dictate | dict (L) | say | To say aloud |
| 65 | Induce | in- (L), duc (L) | into, lead | To lead into or cause |
| 66 | Conduct | con- (L), duct (L) | together, lead | To lead or guide |
| 67 | Factory | fac (L) | make, do | Place where goods are made |
| 68 | Conform | con- (L), form (L) | together, shape | To comply or shape to standards |
| 69 | Reform | re- (L), form (L) | again, shape | To improve or change |
| 70 | Deform | de- (L), form (L) | down, shape | To misshape |
| 71 | Inject | in- (L), ject (L) | into, throw | To put into |
| 72 | Eject | e- (L), ject (L) | out, throw | To throw out |
| 73 | Project | pro- (L), ject (L) | forward, throw | To throw forward |
| 74 | Suspend | sub (L), pend (L) | under, hang | To hang below |
| 75 | Depend | de- (L), pend (L) | down, hang | To rely on |
| 76 | Biology | bio (G), logy (G) | life, study | Study of life |
| 77 | Mythology | myth (G), logy (G) | story, study | Study of myths |
| 78 | Antibiotic | anti- (G), bio (G) | against, life | Medicine that kills bacteria |
| 79 | Ecology | eco (G), logy (G) | environment, study | Study of environments |
| 80 | Psychology | psych (G), logy (G) | mind, study | Study of the mind |
| 81 | Physiology | physio (G), logy | body, study | Study of body function |
| 82 | Hemisphere | hemi (G), sphere (G) | half, globe | Half of a spherical object |
| 83 | Photograph | photo (G), graph (G) | light, write | Picture created by light |
| 84 | Biography | bio (G), graph (G) | life, write | Life story written by another |
| 85 | Antibiotic | anti (G), bio (G) | against, life | Drug that works against bacteria |
| 86 | Geography | geo (G), graph (G) | earth, write | Study of Earth’s surface |
| 87 | Horoscope | hora (G), scop (G) | hour, see | Prediction based on time of birth |
| 88 | Thermostat | therm (G), stat (L) | heat, stand | Device that maintains temperature |
| 89 | Dictator | dict (L) | say | Ruler with total power |
| 90 | Verdict | ver (L), dict (L) | truth, say | A decision or judgment |
| 91 | Conclude | con- (L), clud (L) | together, shut | To bring to an end |
| 92 | Exclude | ex- (L), clud (L) | out, shut | To keep out |
| 93 | Include | in- (L), clud (L) | into, shut | To bring in |
| 94 | Portable | port (L) | carry | Easy to carry |
| 95 | Reporter | re- (L), port (L) | again, carry | Someone who carries back news |
| 96 | Tractor | tract (L) | pull | A machine that pulls farm equipment |
| 97 | Audience | audi (L) | hear | Group of listeners |
| 98 | Vocalize | voc (L) | voice | To express with voice |
| 99 | Advocate | ad- (L), voc (L) | to, voice | To speak in favor of |
| 100 | Revise | re- (L), vis (L) | again, see | To look at again to improve |
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