Latin derivations
example | root | meaning |
audience, audible | aud Ans: aud | hear |
concede, precede | cede | move, go Ans: move, go |
education, conduct | duc/duct | lead Ans: lead |
portable, transport | port Ans: port | carry |
spectator, spectacle | spect Ans: spect | look |
convert, revert | vert | turn Ans: turn |
visual, visible | vis | see Ans: see |
decapitate, capital | cap Ans: cap | head |
adequate, equivalent | equ | equal Ans: equal |
abbreviation, brevity | brev Ans: brev | short |
colloquial, eloquent | loqu | speak Ans: speak |
mortal, post-mortem | mort Ans: mort | die |
bankrupt, rupture | rupt Ans: rupt | broken |
Greek derivations
example | root | meaning |
autonomy, automatic | auto | self Ans: self |
biodegradable, biology | bio Ans: bio | life |
chronological, chronicle | chron | time Ans: time |
apathetic, sympathy | path | feeling Ans: feeling |
claustrophobia, hydrophobia | phobia Ans: phobia | fear |
symphony, phonic | phon Ans: phon | sound |
philosophy, sophisticated | soph | wisdom Ans: wisdom |
pseudonym, pseudo-science | pseudo | false Ans: false |
orthodox, orthopaedic | ortho Ans: ortho | straight |
bibliophile, bibliography | biblio | book Ans: book |
democracy, demography | demo Ans: demo | people |