Roots

Greek/Latin Roots

Acer, Acid, Acri- Bitter, Sour, Sharp Examples: Acerate : Shaped like a needle. Acidity: Quality of sourness Acrimonious: Nagging and bitter

The acerate building towered over me. The acidity of vinegar made him vomit. The wife grew acrimonious.

Anni, Annu, Enni- Year Examples: Annuity: Money paid annually Biennial: Occurrence of two years Triennial: Occurrence of three years

His annuity was a good six figures. The biennial pie bake-off is being held in Reno. Arthur won the triennial marathon.

Anthrop- Man Examples: Anthropic: Of mankind Anthropoid: Resembling man Anthropology: The study of man

Anthropic reasoning creates solutions. Apes are anthropoids. Many historians are also anthropologists.

Auto, Aut- Self Examples: Autograph: A signature of a person Autobiography: A story of someone's life written by them self Automatic: To act by itself

The man signed the picture of himself and handed it to the adoring fan. The autobiography was a best-seller. The actor's improvisation came automatically.

Bio- Life Examples: Antibiotic: A bacteria killing agent Biology: The study of life Biogeny: Development of life

The girl was put on antibiotics for her strep throat. Biology was a very interesting class. The boy contemplated biogeny.

Capit, Capt- Head Examples: Capital: Amount of accumulated goods; property; money Capitalize: To make capital Capitate; To form a head

The capital of Washington is Olympia. Joe needs to capitalize proper nouns. The girl capitated the clay doll.

Carn- Flesh Examples: Carnage- Excessive killing of many people Carnation- A pink flower Carnival- A Catholic tradition held before Lent

Jack the Ripper was notorious for his/her carnage. A pink carnation was left on her headstone. The