List of Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots

Greek Roots:

1. Autograph – A signature, especially that of a famous person.
2. Biography – A detailed description of someone’s life.
3. Chronology – The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
4. Democracy – A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state.
5. Euphoria – A feeling of intense happiness and excitement.
6. Geology – The science that deals with the earth’s physical structure and substance.
7. Hydraulic – Operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids.
8. Isolate – To cause a person or place to be or remain alone or apart from others.
9. Kinetics – The branch of chemistry or biochemistry concerned with measuring and studying the rates of reactions.
10. Metamorphosis – A transformation or dramatic change.
11. Neuroscience – The scientific study of the nervous system.
12. Optics – The branch of physics that deals with the behavior and properties of light.
13. Philosophy – The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
14. Synthesize – To combine a number of things into a coherent whole.
15. Telegraph – An apparatus for transmitting messages to a distance, using Morse code.
16. Theology – The study of the nature of God and religious belief.
17. Telescope – An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer.
18. Telephone – A system that converts acoustic vibrations to electrical signals in order to transmit sound.
19. Thermometer – An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature.
20. Toxic – Poisonous or harmful.

Latin Roots:

21. Abdicate – To renounce one’s throne or position.
22. Benefactor – A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
23. Convene – To come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
24. Digest – To break down food in the stomach and intestines.
25. Eloquent – Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
26. Facilitate – To make an action or process easier.
27. Fracture – The cracking or breaking of a hard object or material.
28. Gravity – The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth.
29. Illuminate – To light up or make clear.
30. Incredible – Difficult to believe; extraordinary.
31. Interrupt – To stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).
32. Justice – Just behavior or treatment; the quality of being fair and reasonable.
33. Legible – Clear enough to read.
34. Magnify – To make something appear larger than it is.
35. Mortal – Subject to death.
36. Naval – Relating to a nation’s navy or military ships.
37. Permanence – The state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely.
38. Precede – To come before something in time.
39. Receptacle – An object or space used to contain something.
40. Reside – To live in a particular place.
41. Retrograde – Moving backward; contrary to the usual direction.
42. Revise – To reconsider and change something.
43. Sacrifice – To give up something valued for the sake of something else.
44. Submerge – To cause something to be under water.
45. Transmit – To send from one place to another.
46. Vocal – Relating to the voice.
47. Vortex – A mass of whirling fluid or air.
48. Versatile – Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
49. Vivid – Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
50. Vocalize – To produce sound with the voice.

Additional Words with Mixed Roots:

51. Astronomy – The science of celestial objects and space (Greek: astron – star).
52. Bilingual – Fluent in two languages (Latin: bi – two; lingua – tongue).
53. Circumference – The distance around a circle (Latin: circum – around; ferre – to carry).
54. Cognition – The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge (Latin: cognoscere – to know).
55. Corpuscle – A small cell or particle (Latin: corpus – body).
56. Dissect – To cut apart for analysis (Latin: dis – apart; secare – to cut).
57. Equator – The imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres (Latin: aequus – equal).
58. Expedition – A journey undertaken for a specific purpose (Latin: ex – out; pes – foot).
59. Friction – The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another (Latin: fricatus – rubbed).
60. Germinate – To begin to grow or develop (Latin: germen – sprout).
61. Inscription – Words inscribed on something (Latin: inscribere – to write on).
62. Irrigation – The supply of water to land or crops (Latin: irrigare – to water).
63. Judicial – Relating to the administration of justice (Latin: judicare – to judge).
64. Linguistics – The scientific study of language (Latin: lingua – language).
65. Manual – Done by hand (Latin: manus – hand).
66. Mutation – A change or alteration (Latin: mutare – to change).
67. Pseudonym – A fictitious name (Greek: pseudes – false; onyma – name).
68. Quadrant – A quarter of a circle (Latin: quadrans – one-fourth).
69. Reactor – A device used in nuclear reactions (Latin: agere – to do).
70. Sculpture – The art of shaping figures or designs in three dimensions (Latin: sculptura – carving).
71. Spectacle – A visually striking performance or display (Latin: spectare – to look at).
72. Structure – The arrangement of and relations between the parts of something complex (Latin: structura – building).
73. Television – The transmission of visual images and sound (Greek: tele – far; Latin: visio – sight).
74. Unanimous – Fully in agreement (Latin: unus – one; animus – mind).
75. Vocabulary – The body of words used in a particular language (Latin: vocabulum – word).

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