Word roots boost your vocabulary 11 2nd dinhthang

Root, prefix, suffix of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live urbanity= urban life 2.. dem- people democracy= the belief in freedom and equality

LIST OF ROOT WORDS

No Root, prefix,

suffix

of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live

urbanity= urban life

2 dem- people democracy= the belief in

freedom and equality between people, or a system of

government based on this belief

again that has been damaged

or destroyed

reuse= to use something again

4 de- reduce, down decline= a decrease in the

quality, quantity, or importance

of something

deplete= to reduce something

in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc

5 semi- half semi-arid= have little rain but is

not completely dry

6 vol, volut change, turn evolve=develop gradually

revolution= a movement in a

circle or curve around a central point

suitable

from herbs

herbicide= a chemical that is

used to destroy plants, especially weeds

9 cid kill pesticide= a chemical

substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms

10 inter- among, between intersection= the place where

two or more roads join or cross each other

eating

12 tract pull, draw retract = To pull something

back

exclude= not include

something

15 nav relating to ship naval= belonging to a

country's navy, or relating to military ships

remembered or worth remembering

sound, etc

submit= to give or offer smth

something, especially an area

of business, so that others have no share

involving the pressure of water

or some other liquid

20 orb circle orbital= relating to the orbit of

one object around another

which fish and other water creatures can be kept

22 lev rise elevation= the height of a place

above the level of the sea

elevator= a machine that

carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine

23 geo- of or relating to the earth geography= the study of the

systems and processes involved in the world's weather, mountains, seas, lakes, etc and of the ways in which countries and people organize life within an area

to be the same as or equal to another thing

equilibrium= a state of balance

moving to a different place to work, or of moving employees

to a different place to work

26 min- less, smaller minority= a smaller

number/part

27 aer- air, atmosphere aeroplane= a vehicle designed

for air travel that has wings and one or more engines

28 serv protet, save conservation= the protection

of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc, to prevent them from being spoiled or destroyed

extreme, especially an angry or frightened, way

30 mis- done wrongly, badly misbehavior= to behave badly

N/V/ADJ/ADV

unanticipated= not having been

expected to happen

unable to decide what to do

33 tact touch tactile= related to the sense of

touch

prevents or saves someone or something from danger, loss, or failure

35 civ citizens civic= of a town or city or the

people who live in it

civil= connected with the

people who live in a country

extracurricular activity or subject is not part of the usual school or college course

37 terr- earth territory= a large area that has

some local government

terrain= an area of land, when

considering its natural features

38 archae- ancient archaelogist= someone who

studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of

people who lived in the past

39 neur(o)- relating to nerves neuroscience= the scientific

study of the nervous system and the brain

40 co-, cor-

con-

together, with co-exist= to live or exist

together, esp in peace, at the same time or in the same place

correspond= to match or be similar or equal

connect= to join two or more

things together

41 under- not enough, below underprivileged= without the

money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc that the average person has

42 magn great, large magnitude= the large size or

importance of something

magnificent= very good,

beautiful, or deserving to be admired

43 arithm count, number logarithm= a number which

shows how many times a particular number, called the base, has to be multiplied by itself to produce another number

repairs or works with machines, esp as a job

45 vis see visit= to go to a place in order

to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them

46 fig form, shape figure= the symbol for a

number or an amount expressed in numbers

configure= to arrange

something in a particular way, especially computer equipment

47 vers turn, change versatile= able to change

easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes

reverse= to change the

direction, order, position, result,

etc of something to its opposite