Está en la página 1de 14

Downloaded from: TheGKAdda

Root Words Guide

1. Thei  Zoophobia - zoo+phobia means fear of


Thei meaning god/religion animal
Ist meaning follower  Androphobia - Andro means boys/male so
Now adding different words androphobia means the one who don’t like
 Theist meaning the one who believes in god boys.
 Atheist meaning the one who don’t believe  Gynophobia - Gyno means girl / women so
in god. gynophobia means the one who don’t like
 Monotheist mono+theist mono(only one) girls
so monotheist means the one who believes  Pedophobia - Pedo means child so
in one god. pedophobia is the one who don’t like
 Polytheist Ploy means many so polytheists children’s.
means the one who believe in many gods.  Demophobia - demo means people so
 Pantheist Pan mean all over so pantheist is demophobia means the one who fear of
one who believe in all gods across al public speaking.
religion.  Anthropophobia - anthro means human
being so anthropophobia mean fear of
human being or the one who don’t like the
2. Logy company of human being or in simple word
aloof (living alone)
Logy means study of something
 Theophobia - theo+phobia means fear of
 Theology - Teho means god or religion so
religion
theology means study of religion
 Anthropology - Anthrop means human
4. Cracy
being so anthropology means study of
human being. Cracy means govt /system
 Morphology - Morph means structure so  Democracy - demo+cracy means govt of
morphology means study of structures. people
 Anthropomorphism - Its antrop+morph+ism  Autocracy - auto+cracy means
meaning is giving human structure to god. dictatorship/kingship (when one person
 Zoomorphism - Its zo+morph+ism meaning rules the whole government or system)
giving animal structure to god.  Theocracy - Theo+cracy means when
 Amorpic - It’s a+morph means no particular government is of religious people like priest,
structure. bishops etc.
 Plutocracy - Pluto means wealthy so
3. Phobia plutocracy means when government is

Phobia means fear or dislike

www.thegkadda.com Page 1
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

controlled by wealthy people like  Somnambulist - som+amb+ist here som


industrialist. means sleep ambu means walk so
 Oligocracy - Oligo means selected few so somnambulist means the one who walk
oligocracy means when selected few runs while sleeping.
the government.  Ambulant - means things able to walk
 Mobocracy - Mob means crowd so  Somniloquist - loquist means talking so
mobocracy means when crowd takes over somniloquist means the one who talks while
government or in other words lawlessness. sleeping.
 Monarchy - monarc means top official like
king so monarchy is the rule of king. 6. Cious

 Anarchy - means lawlessness it’s just similar Cious means to do something


to mobocracy .  Loquacious - loquis means talking so
 Gerontocracy - geron mean aged/ lozuacious means the one who talks a lot
experienced so gerontocracy means when  Voracious - vora means eat so voracious
position are determined by the experience means the one who eats a lot.
or the age.  Avaricious - avari means greed so avaricious
 Meritocracy - merito means performance so means greedy
meritocracy means when positon are  Pugnacious - pug means fight so pugnacious
decided by performance means the one who fights a lot.
 Cleptocracy - clepto means thief so
cleptocracy means when government is run 7. Cide
by thieves.
Cide meaning kill/ murder
 Beaurocracy - beauro means top officials so
 Infanticide - infant+cide meaning to kill
beaurocracy means when government is run
child.
by top officials.
 uxoricide - uxor means wife so uxoricide
 Aristocracy - aristo means nobility so
mean A husband who murders his wife.
aristocracy means when government is run
 Mariticide - marit means husband so
by noble families.
maritcide mean The murder of a husband by
his wife.
5. Somnia
 Patricide - patri means father so patricide
Somnia sleepness means A person who murders their father.
Insomnia means lack of sleep  Matricide - matri mean mother so matricide
 Somniferous - ferrous means things causing means A person who murders their mother.
something so somniferous are the things  Fratricide - frat means brother so fratricide
that cause sleep like pills etc. means A person who murders their brother.

www.thegkadda.com Page 2
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Benefactor- person who gives money to a


10. Ambul cause
Walk,move  Beneficial- producing a good effect
 Amble- to walk in a slow, relaxed way  Benevolent- showing kindness or goodwill
 Ambulant- walking or moving
16. Cata
 Ambulance- a vehicle that moves a patient
Down, against completely intensive according to
11. Anim  Cataclysm- a flood or other disaster
Life, spirit  Catalogue- a complete listing
 Animal- a living organism;  Catastrophe- turning for the worst, a
 Animate- to make alive; substantial disaster
 Equanimity- of balanced spirit
17. Cert
12. Anti sure
Against, opposite of  Ascertain- to find out something with
 Antibody- a substance that destroys micro- certainty;
organisms  Certain- being absolutely sure
 Antiseptic- preventing infection;  Certify to state that something is true
 Antisocial- opposing social norm
18. Circum
13. Arbour Around, about
Tree  Circumnavigate- to sail around
 Arborist- someone working with trees  Circumscribe- to draw around
 Arbour- a shady area formed by trees  Circumspect- looking around
 Arborous- having many trees  Circumvent- to go around or bypass
restrictions;
14. Auto
19. Clar
Self, same, one
 Autocrat- a person who governs with clear
absolute power  Clarification- an explanation
 Autograph- a person’s own signature  Clarify- to make something clear
 Automatic- moving by itself  wish, will to state something clearly

15. Bene 20. Cline

Good, well lean

www.thegkadda.com Page 3
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Inclination- a leaning toward  Cumulative- gradually building up


 Incline- a surface that slopes or leans
 Recline- to lean back and relax 26. Cycl

Circle, ring
21. Counter
 Bicycle- a vehicle with two wheels
Opposite, contrary, opposing  Cycle- a sequence that is repeated
 Counteract- to oppose the effects of an  Cyclone- a storm with circling winds
action
 Countermand- to cancel a previous order 27. Dia

 Counteroffensive- attack against an attack Through, between, apart, across


 Diabetes- disease characterized by
22. Cranio
excessive thirst and discharge of urine
skull  Diagnosis- understanding a condition by
 Craniology- the study of skull going through a detailed review of
characteristics; symptoms
 Cranium- skull of vertebrates  Dialog- conversation between two people
 Cranial- pertaining to the skull
28. Dict
23. Cred
speak
believe  Contradict- to express the opposite of
 Credence- belief that something is true or  Prediction- a statement foretelling the
valid; future
 Credulous- believing things too easily,  Dictate- to speak out loud for another
gullible person to write down.
 Incredible- unbelievable
29. Domin
24. Crypto
master
Hidden, secret  Dominate- to be the master of
 Cryptic- of hidden meaning  Domineering- excessively controlling
 Cryptography- science of secret fcodes  Predominate- to have more power than
 Encrypt- encode into secret code others

25. Cumul 30. Ethno

Mass, heap Race, people


 Accumulate- to gather or pile up

www.thegkadda.com Page 4
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Ethnic- pertaining to a defined group od Beneath, below


people  Infrastructure- underlying framework of a
 Ethnocentric- focusing on the ethnicity of system
people  Infrared- below the regular light spectrum
 Ethnology- the science of people and races.
36. Inter
31. Funct
Between, among, jointly
Perform, work  International- involving two or more
 Defunct- no longer working or alive countries
 Function- to work or perform a role  Intersection- place where roads come
normally together
 Malfunction- to fail to work correctly.  Intercept- to stop or interrupt the course of.

32. Hetero 37. Junct

Different, other join


 Heterogeneous- made up of unrelated parts  Conjunction- a word that joins parts of
 Heteronyms- words with same spelling but sentences
different meanings  Disjunction- a disconnection
 Heterodox- not conforming to traditional  Junction- a place where two things join.
beliefs
38. Juven
33. Histo
young
tissue  Juvenile- youthful or childish
 Histology- study of the microscopic  Rejuvenate- to bring back to youthful
structure of tissues strength or appearance.
 Histochemistry- study of the chemical
constitution of cells and tissues. 39. Kilo

thousand
34. Hyper
 Kilobyte- 1,000 bytes
Too much, over, excessive, beyond  Kilometer- 1,000 meter
 Hyperactive- very restless  Kilograms- 1,000 grams.
 Hypercritical- too critical
 Hypertension- above normal pressure. 40. Lab

work
35. Infra
 Collaborate- to work with a person

www.thegkadda.com Page 5
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Elaborate- to work out the details 46. Luc

 Laborious- requiring a lot of hard work. light


 Elucidate- to explain, to throw light on
41. Later
 Lucid- easily understood , giving off light
side  Translucent- allowing light through
 Bilateral- of or involving two sides
 Unilateral- affecting one side of something. 47. Lum

light
42. Lex
 Illuminate- to fill with light
Word, law, reading  Lumen- unit measuring light
 Lexicology- the study and history of words
 Alexia- los of the ability to read 48. Macro

 Illegal- not authorized by the official rules or Large, great


laws  Macroevolution- large scale evolution
 Macromolecule- a large molecule
43. Liber
 Macroeconomics- study of the overall
free forces of economy
 Liberate- to set free;
 Libertine- a person with a free, wild lifestyle 49. Mand

 Liberty- freedom. To order


 Command- an order or instruction
44. Lingu
 Demand- a hard-to-ignore orer
Language, tongue  Mandate- an official order
 Linguist- one who studies languages
 Multiligual- able to communicate in 50. Mania

multiple languages Madness, insanity, excessive desire


 Linguine- long flat “tongue- shapes” pasta.  Bibliomania- a crazy love of books
 Egomania- a mad love of oneself
45. Loc
 Maniac- an insane person
place
 Dislocate- to put something out of its usual 51. Max

place greatest
 Location- a place  Maximal- the best or greatest possible
 Relocate- to move to a new place.  Maximize- to make as great as possible
 Maximum- the greatest amount.
www.thegkadda.com Page 6
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Microscope- a device to see very small


52. Medi things
middle
57. Mid
 Medieval- pertaining to the Middle Ages
 Medium- in the middle middle
 Mediocre- only of medium (inferior) quality  Midriff- the area between the chest and the
waist
53. Mega  Midterm- middle of a term in school
Great, large, million  Midway- halfway between
 Megalopolis- an area with many nearby
58. Migr
cities
 Megaphone- a device that projects a loud move
voice  Immigrant- a person who moves to a mew
 Mega structure- huge building or other country to settle
structure  Migrant- person who moves from place to
place
54. Meso  Migration- the process of moving
middle
59. Milli
 Mesoamerica- Middle America
 Meson- elementary particle with a mass One thousandth
between an electron and a proton  Millimeter- one thousandth of ammeter
 Millibar- one thousandth of a bar
55. Meta  Millitre- one thousand of a liter
Change, after, beyond, between
60. Mob
 Metaphysics- study of nature and reality
 Metamorphosis- a complete change of form move
 Metastasis- the transmission of disease to  Immobilize- to stop from moving
other parts of the body  Mobile- able to move freely
 Mobility- the equality of being able to move
56. Micro
61. Mort
Very small, short, minute
 Microbe- a very small living thing death
 Microchip- a tiny wafer with an integrated  Immortal- living forever, unable to die
circuit  Mortal- certain to die
 Mortician- an undertaker

www.thegkadda.com Page 7
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Negate- to say it didn’t happen


 Negative- meaning “no”
62. Multi
 Renege- to go back on a promise
Many, more than one or two
 Multi- coloured- having many colours 68. Neo
 Multimedia- using a range of media
New, recent
 Multi-tasking- doing many things at once
 Neoclassic- a revival of classic form,
 Neo-colonialism- the indirect (“new”)
64. Mut economic and political control of a region by
a more powerful foreign power
change
 Neonatal- a newborn child, especially first
 Immutable- not changing
few weeks
 Mutant- an organism that has undergone
change
69. Non
 Mutate- to undergo a change
No, not, without
65. Narr  Nondescript- with no special characteristics
 Nonfiction- true, real, not made-up
tell
 Non- sense- without sense
 Narrate- to tell a story
 Narrative- a story
70. Not
 Narrator- a person who tells a story
mark
65. Nat  Notable- marked as worthy of attention
born  Notarize- to certify a signature on a legal
 Innate- included since birth document
 Natal- relating to birth  Annotate- to add remarks
 Natural- gotten a birth, not afterward
71. Numer
66. Nav number
ship  Enumerate- to name a number of items on
 Circumnavigate- to sail around a place a list
 Naval- relating to a navy or warships  Numerology- the study of magical uses of
 Navigate- to sail a ship through a place numbers
 Numerous- a large number
67.Neg
72. Omni
no
www.thegkadda.com Page 8
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

all
 Omnipotent- with all the power 77. Oxy

 Omniscient- knowing all things sharp


 Omnivorous- eating all types of foods
 Oxymoron- combining two ideas that
73. Ortho sharply contradict other
 Oxidize- corrode a surface
straight
 Orthodontist- a dentist that straightens 78. Pan
teeth
All, any, everyone
 Orthopaedic- a doctor concerned with the
 Panacea- a cure for all diseases or problems
proper alignment of the bones
 Panorama- an all- around view
 Orthography- the correct way of writing
 Pantheism- the worship of all gods
74. Osteo  Pandemic- affecting all

bone 79. Para


 Osteoarthritis- inflammation caused by
Besides, beyond, abnormal, assistant
degeneration of the joints
 Parasite- an organism that lives on and off
 Osteopathy- therapy that uses among
another living being
others manipulation of the skeleton to
 Parallel- alongside and always an equal
restore health
distance apart
 Osteology- the study of bones
 Paragraph- a portion of a written document
75. Out that presents a distinct idea

Goes beyond, surpasses, exceeds 80. Para


 Outgoing- being of lively, sharing nature
Protection from
 Outdoing- doing better than
 Parachute- protection from failing
 Outdoor- outside
 Parasol- an umbrella used to protect from
76. Over the sun

excessive 81. Path


 Overconfident- more confident than is
Feeling, emotion
appropriate
 Antipathy- a feeling of great dislike
 Overstock- more supplies than is desirable
 Apathy- a lack of feeling or interest
 Overexcited- more excited than one should
be

www.thegkadda.com Page 9
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Empathy- ability to understand another’s 87. Poly

feelings Many, more than one


 Polychrome- with many colours
82. Pel
 Polyglot- a person fluent in many languages
Drive, force  Polygon- shape with 3 or more straight
 Compel- to force someone to act sides
 Expel- to drive someone out of a place
 Repel- to force back 88. Pon

People
83. Per
 Popular- appealing to a lot of people
Through, throughout  Population- all of the people who live in a
 Permanent- lasting throughout all time particular area
 Permeate- to spread throughout  Populist- a supporter of the rights of people
 Persist- to continue for a long time
 Perennial- lasting through many years 89. Port

carry
84. Peri
 Export- to carry goods out of a place to
Around, enclosing another
 Periodontal- pertaining to bone and tissue  Portable- able to be carried
around a tooth  Porter- a person who carries luggage
 Peripheral- lying outside of the center
 Perimeter- the outer boundary of an area 90. Pos

Place, put
85. Phys
 Deposit- to place or drop something
Nature, medicine, the body  Expose- to place out into the open for all to
 Physical- relating to the body see
 Physician- a doctor  Position- the place where someone is
 Physique- nature and shape of one’s body
91. Post
86. Poli
After, behind
city  Posthumous- after someone’s death
 Metropolis- a large city  Postpone- to get ready in advance
 Politics- actions of a government or political  Postscript- an addition to an already
party completed document

www.thegkadda.com Page 10
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

92. Pre  Quart- a fourth of a gallon


 Earlier, before, in front of  Quartet- a musical composition or group
 Preamble- a part in front of a formal involving 4 voices or instruments
document
98. Radio
 Prepare- to get ready in advance
Radiation, ray
93. Pro
 Radioactive- emitting radiation
Before, in front of, for, forward  Radiologist- someone diagnosing or treating
 Prognosis- a prediction of what will happen via radiation
 Prologue- a passage before the main part
 Prophet- a person who foretells the future 99. Retro

Backward, back
94. Pul
 Retroactive- relating to something in the
Urge past
 Compulsion- a very strong urge  Retrogress- to go back to an earlier
 Expulsion- to kick someone out condition
 impulsive- having a spontaneous urge to do  Retrospect- the remembering of past events
something
100. Rupt
95. Purg
Break, burst
clean  Bankrupt- unable to pay because you’re
 Purge – abolition, abstersion, catharsis, “broke”
clarification, cleaning, cleanup, coup,  Interrupt- to break into a conversation or
crushing, disposal, disposition event, to disturb;
 Rupture- a break in something
96. Put
101. San
think
 Computer-an electronic thinking device health
 Dispute- to disagree with what another  Sane- mentally healthy
person thinks  Sanitary- relating to cleanliness and health
 Input- contribution of one’s thinking  Sanitation- maintenance of public health
and
97. Quart
102. Scend
fourth
 Quarter- one fourth Climb, go

www.thegkadda.com Page 11
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Ascend- to climb upward sun


 Crescendo- a climbing up of the volume of  Solar- involving the sun
music  Parasol- umbrella protecting from the sun
 Descend- to go or climb down  Solarium- a room where one is exposed to
sun light
103. Sect
108. Son
cut
 Dissect- to cut apart piece by piece sound
 Intersection- the place or point where two  Consonant- a speech sound
things cross each other  Sonorous- producing loud, full, rich sounds
 Bisect- to cut into two equal parts
109. Soph
104. Self
wise
Of , for, or by itself  Philosopher-a wise person
 Self- discipline- the ability to discipline  Sophisticated- wise about the ways of the
yourself world
 Self- respect- respect for yourself  Sophism- a clever but misleading argument
 Selfish- concerned only with your own
interest 110. Sphere

ball
105. Sex
 Biosphere- the whole round surface of the
six earth
 Sextet or sextets- a composition or group  Hemisphere- half the earth spherically
of six shaped like a ball
 Sextuple- six fold
 Sexagenarian- person in his/her sixties 111. Spir

breathe
106. Sol
 Inspire- to stimulate or animate
alone  Transpire- to give of vapour with waste
 Desolate- lonely, dismal, gloomy product through the skin or a membrane
 Solitary- done alone , by yourself  Spirit- invisible life force
 Solo- a performance done by one person
alone 112. Sta

stand
107. Sol
 Stable- standing steady and firm

www.thegkadda.com Page 12
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Stagnant- standing still, not moving  Supersonic- faster than the speed of sound
 Stationery- at a standstill , fixed.
118. techno
113. Stell
Technique, skill
star  Technology- the practical application of
 Constellation- a group of stars that forms a knowledge
pattern  Technocracy – rule of technology
 Interstellar- between the stars  Technologically- characterized by
 Stellar- relating to stars technology

114. Struct 119. Tetra

build four
 Construct- to build  Tetrapod- having 4 legs
 Destruction- the act of destroying  Tetrarchy- government by 4 rules
something that was built structure  Tetrose- a monosaccharide with four carbon
something built atoms
 Infrastructure- underlying framework off a
system 120. Tort

twist
115. Sub
 Contortion- a twisted shape or position
Under, lower than, inferior to  Distort- to alter the shape or condition of
 Submarine- an underwater boat  Retort- reply in a manner that is supposed
 Submerge- to put underwater to change the effect of something
 Substandard- inferior to accepted standards previously said

116. Sum 121. Tox

highest poison
 Sum- the combined total of everything  Detoxification- the process of removing
 Summation- the total, highest amount poison
 Summit- the highest point or top  Toxic- poisonous
 Toxicology- the study of poisons
117. Super  Intoxicated- influenced by drugs
Higher in quality or quantity
122. Tract
 Super bowl- the final annual football game
 Superior- above average , better in quality Pull, drag

www.thegkadda.com Page 13
Downloaded from: TheGKAdda
Root Words Guide

 Attract- to pull objects nearer  Unicycle- a vehicle with one wheel


 Distract- to drag attention away from  Unilateral- decided by only one person or
something nation
 Tractor- a motor vehicle that plus things  Unique- the only one of its kind
 Unison- as one voice
123. Trans
128. Urb
Across, beyond, through
 Transcontinental- across the continent city
 Transfer- to move from one place to  Suburb- residential area on the edge of a
another city
 Transport- to carry something across a  Urban- relating to a city
space  Urbanology- the study of city life

124. Tri 129. Vac

Three, once in every three, third empty


 Triangle- a figure with 3 sides and 3 angles  Evacuate- to empty a dangerous place
 Triathlon- an athletic contest with 3 events  Vacant- empty, not occupied
 Tricycle- a 3- wheel vehicle with pedals  vacation- a time without work

125. Ultra 130. Verb

Beyond, extreme,more than word


 Ultrahigh- extremely high  Verbalize- to put into words
 Ultramodern- more modern than anything  Adverb- a word relating to a verb
else  Proverb- a short saying that expresses a
 Untrasonic- sound waves beyond human well-known truth
hearing
131. Vice
126. Un
Acting in place of, next in rank
Not, opposite of, lacking  Vice- president- the person next in rank to
 Unabridged- not shortened the president
 Unfair- opposite of fair
 Unfriendly- lacking friendliness 132. Vid

see
127. Uni
 Evident- clearly seen
One, single

www.thegkadda.com Page 14

También podría gustarte