List of Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
| S.NO | Word | Root | Root Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aquarium | aqu | water |
| 2 | aquatic | aqu | water |
| 3 | audible | aud | hear |
| 4 | audience | aud | hear |
| 5 | benevolent | bene | good, well |
| 6 | benefactor | bene | good, well |
| 7 | chronology | chron | time |
| 8 | synchronize | chron | time |
| 9 | corporation | corp | body |
| 10 | corpse | corp | body |
| 11 | dictate | dict | say, speak |
| 12 | dictionary | dict | say, speak |
| 13 | educate | duc | lead |
| 14 | conduct | duct | lead |
| 15 | fracture | fract | break |
| 16 | fraction | fract | break |
| 17 | geography | geo | earth |
| 18 | geology | geo | earth |
| 19 | hydrate | hydr | water |
| 20 | hydroplane | hydr | water |
| 21 | inject | ject | throw |
| 22 | project | ject | throw |
| 23 | manual | manu | hand |
| 24 | manufacture | manu | hand |
| 25 | meter | metr | measure |
| 26 | thermometer | metr | measure |
| 27 | microscope | micro | small |
| 28 | microbe | micro | small |
| 29 | omnipotent | omni | all |
| 30 | omnivore | omni | all |
| 31 | pediatric | ped | foot / child |
| 32 | pedestal | ped | foot / child |
| 33 | phonograph | phon | sound |
| 34 | telephone | phon | sound |
| 35 | portable | port | carry |
| 36 | transport | port | carry |
| 37 | predict | dict | say, speak |
| 38 | contradict | dict | say, speak |
| 39 | spectator | spect | look |
| 40 | inspect | spect | look |
| 41 | television | tele | far |
| 42 | telephone | tele | far |
| 43 | unicycle | uni | one |
| 44 | universal | uni | one |
| 45 | videophone | vis | see |
| 46 | visible | vis | see |
| 47 | audiology | aud | hear |
| 48 | auditorium | aud | hear |
| 49 | biology | bio | life |
| 50 | biosphere | bio | life |
| 51 | circumnavigate | circum | around |
| 52 | circumference | circum | around |
| 53 | democracy | demo | people |
| 54 | epidemic | demo | people |
| 55 | education | duc | lead |
| 56 | induce | duc | lead |
| 57 | fractious | fract | break |
| 58 | refract | fract | break |
| 59 | graphic | graph | write, draw |
| 60 | autograph | graph | write, draw |
| 61 | helicopter | helio | sun |
| 62 | heliocentric | helio | sun |
| 63 | hydrate | hydr | water |
| 64 | hydraulic | hydr | water |
| 65 | interject | ject | throw |
| 66 | eject | ject | throw |
| 67 | manipulate | manu | hand |
| 68 | manumit | manu | hand |
| 69 | microscope | micro | small |
| 70 | microwave | micro | small |
| 71 | omniscient | omni | all |
| 72 | omnipresent | omni | all |
| 73 | pedicure | ped | foot / child |
| 74 | pediatrician | ped | foot / child |
| 75 | philosophy | philo | love |
| 76 | philology | philo | love |
| 77 | portable | port | carry |
| 78 | portfolio | port | carry |
| 79 | predictable | dict | say, speak |
| 80 | verdict | dict | say, speak |
| 81 | retrospect | spect | look |
| 82 | prospect | spect | look |
| 83 | telepathy | tele | far |
| 84 | telepathy | path | feeling |
| 85 | unique | uni | one |
| 86 | united | uni | one |
| 87 | visualize | vis | see |
| 88 | visionary | vis | see |
| 89 | autonomy | auto | self |
| 90 | autograph | auto/graph | self/write |
| 91 | biography | bio/graph | life/write |
| 92 | photograph | photo/graph | light/write |
| 93 | photogenic | photo | light |
| 94 | photon | photo | light |
| 95 | symbiosis | sym/bio | together/life |
| 96 | symmetry | sym/metr | together/measure |
| 97 | telemetry | tele/metr | far/measure |
| 98 | triangle | tri | three |
| 99 | tripod | tri | three |
| 100 | unilateral | uni | one |
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