1. Root Words 1. Root: Ami - Love Word: Amiable Definition: Noun- Friendly and pleasant Word: Amigo Definition: Noun- A friend 2. Root: Aqua/Aque- Water Word: Aquarium Definition: Noun- a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept. Word: Aquamarine Definition: Noun- a transparent, light-blue or greenish-blue variety of beryl, used as a gem. 3. Root: Audi- Hear Word: Auditorium Definition: Noun- a building for public gatherings; hall. Word: Audio Definition: Adjective- of or pertaining to frequencies or signals in the audible range. 4. Root: Anthrop- Human, Man Word: Anthropology Definition: Noun- the science of humans and their works. Word: Anthropometric Definition: Noun- the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body. 5. Root: Bio- Life Word: Biography Definition: Noun- a written account of another person's life Word: Biology Definition: Noun- the living organisms of a region 6. Root: Demo- People Word: Democracy Definition: Noun- a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges. Word: Demography Definition: Noun- the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations. 7. Root: Derm- Skin Word: Dermatology Definition: Noun- the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases. Word: Epidermis Definition: Noun- the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium. 8. Root: Hemo/ Hema/ Hem- Blood Word: Hemophilia Definition: Noun- any of several X-linked genetic disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood. Word: Hematology Definition: Noun- The study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood forming organs. 9. Root: Magn- Large Word: Magnify Definition: Verb- to increase or be able to increase the apparent or actual size of an object Word: Magnificent Definition: Adjective- of exceptional beauty, size, etc 10 .Root: Mater- Mother Word: Maternal Definition: Adjective- of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts. Word: Matricide 11.Root: Min- Small Word: Minority Word: Minuscule 12. Root: Mis- Bad Word: Misadventure Word: Misaligned 13. Root: Pater- Father Word: Paternal Word: Paternity 14. Root: Phon/ Phono- Sound Word: Telephone Word: Phonograph 15. Root: Psych- Mind Word: Psychic Word: Psychology 16. Root: Therm- Heat Word: Thermal Word: Thermos 17. Root: Vit- Life Word: Vital Word: Vitamin 18. Root: Tele- Far away Word: Telephone Word: Telepathy 19. Root: A/ An- Not, Without Word: Anesthetic Word: Amoral 20. Root: Un- Not Word: Unable Word: Unacceptable 21. Root: Anti- Against Word: Antisocial Word: Antiwar 22. Root: Auto- Self Word: Autobiography Word: Automobile 23. Root: Bene- Good Word: Benefactor Word: Benevolent 24. Root: Circum- Around Word: Circumlocution Word: Circumference 25. Root: Dis- Apart, Not Word: Discord Word: Discomfort 26. Root: Hetero- Different Word: Heterosexual Word: Heterodox 27. Root: Homo- Same Word: Homosexual Word: Homogenized 28. Root: Hyper- Over Word: Hyperactivity Word: Hypertension 29. Root: Mal/ Male- Bad, Evil Word: Malnutrition Word: Malediction 30. Root: Micro- Small Word: Microscope Word: Microeconomics 31. Root: Post- After Word: Postgraduate Word: Postponed 32. Root: Pre- Before Word: Precede Word: Predict 33. Root: Centi- Hundred Word: Centimeter Word: Centipede 34. Root: Milli- Thousand Word: Milligram Word: Milliliter 35. Root: Nano- Billion Word: Nanosecond Word: Nanotechnology 36. Root: Mono- One Word: Monarchy Word: Monologue 37. Root: Di- Two Word: Diabetes Word: Diagnostic 38. Root: Tri- Three Word: Triangle Definition: a figure with 3 sides and 3 angles Word: Tricycle Definition: a 3-wheeI vehicle with pedals. 39. Root: Tetra- Four Word: Tetrameter Word: Tetrose Definition: a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms 40. Root: Penta- Five Word: Pentathlon Definition: an athletic contest that includes five events. Word: Pentagon 41. Root: Hexa- Six Word: Hexagon Word: Hexameter 42. Root: Hepta- Seven Word: Heptagon Word: Heptameter 43. Root: Octa- Eight Word: Octant Word: Octahedron 44. Root: -cide –kill, killing Word: Herbicide Word: Suicide 45. Root: -ism –the belief in Word: Socialism, Word: Terrorism 46. Root: -ist –one who believes, studies/ practices Word: Terrorist Word: Socialist 47. Root: -logy –study in the field of Word: Biology Word: Etymology 48. Root: -oid –resembling, like-shaped Word: Spheroid Word: Asteroid 49. Root: -phobia –exaggerated fear Word: Photophobia Word: Claustrophobia 50. Root: -arium –a place of Word: Planetarium Word: Terrarium