Root Words

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1. Act: to move or do (actor, acting, reenact)
2. Arbor: tree (arboreal, arboretum, arborist)
3. Crypt: to hide (apocryphal, cryptic, cryptography)
4. Ego: "I" (egotist, egocentric, egomaniac)
5. Form: shape (conform, formulate, reform)
6. Legal: related to the law (illegal, legalities, paralegal)
7. Norm: typical (abnormal, normality, paranormal)
8. Phobia: fear (arachnophobia, claustrophobia, hygrophobia)
9. Acri: bitter (acrid, acrimony, acridity)
10. Astro: star (astronaut, astronomy, astrophysics)
11. Aud: hear (audience, audible, audio)
12. Auto: self (autonomy, autocrat, automatic)
13. Bene: good (benefactor, benevolent, beneficial)
14. Carn: flesh (carnal, carnivorous, reincarnate)
15. Corp: body (corporal, corporate, corpse)
16. Cred: believe (credible, credence, incredible)
17. Deca: ten (decade, decathlon, decalogue)
18. Dict: say (diction, dictate, edict)
19. Gen: birth (genesis, genetics, generate)
20. Lum: light (lumen, luminary, luminous)
21. Meter: measure (kilometer, millimeter, pedometer)
22. Micro: small (microbiology, microcosm, microscope)
23. Multi: many (multilingual, multiple, multifaceted)
24. Port: carry (portal, portable, transport)
25. Sect: cut apart (dissect, sectional, transect)
26. Sen: old (senator, senile, senior)
27. Sent: to feel (consent, sensation, sensing)
28. Tele: far (telephone, telegraph, television)
29. Vor: to eat greedily (herbivore, omnivore, voracious)