Roots List #10
ROOT
ped
mort
carn
psych
ethno
gen
nat
paleo
curs
crypt
cad
capit
loqu
sacro
uni
ness
alt
ics
iso
vert
ate
cor
ess
muta
fug
DEFINITION
foot or child
death
flesh
soul
race or
culture
origin
born
old
run
hidden
fall
head
talk
holy
one
quality
high
art
equal
turn
cause
heart
female
change
flee
EXAMPLES
orthopedist. pedagogue, centipede, expedition, pedestrian, pedestal
mortal, mortician, mortified, immortality, mortuary
carnivorous, reincarnate, incarnate, carnival, carnation, carnage
psychology psychic psychopathic psychosis
ethnicity, ethnic ethnocentrism ethnography
genetics hydrogen progeny gene indigenous
prenatal native natural nativity nation natal perinatal
paleozoic paleolithic paleontologist paleography
cursive discursive incursion cursor precursor cursory
cryptic cryptologist crypt encrypt cryptogram
cascade cadaver cadence cadenza decadent cadaverous
decapitate capital recapitulate capitulation
loquacious circumlocution eloquent soliloquy dialogue
sacrosanct sacred sacrifice sacrament sacrilege consecrate
unicycle universe united union uniform unison unique unicorn
softness redness politeness darkness vagueness
altitude alto altimeter altar altocumulus
politics economics aesthetics graphics ethics calisthenics
isothermal isometric isotope isomer isosceles
convert revert inverted divert vertex controvert extrovert introvert
domesticate implicate create procreate placate dominate
core concord discord cordial courageous
lioness empress princess baroness seamstress governess
mutant mutation mutagenic mutable transmutation immutable
centrifuge fugitive subterfuge refugee fugue
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The orthopedist went on an African expedition. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The mortician was mortified at the sight of the mortal wound. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The carnivorous beasts of Venus are reincarnated after death. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The psychologist viewed the parapsychologist with suspicion. Definitions: ________________________________________________
Ethnocentrism is disturbing to all ethnic groups. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The geneticist’s hobby was studying pathogenic substances. Definitions: ________________________________________________
Prenatal care is important to natives in natural environments. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The paleontologist was an expert on the Paleozoic era. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The discursive speech gave only cursory attention to the problem. Definitions: ______________________________________________
The cryptologist worked all nigh to break up the enemy code. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The cadaver was discovered near the rushing cascade. Definitions: ________________________________________________
Decapitation was once a common form of capital punishment. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The loquacious bore answered every question with circumlocution. Definitions: ______________________________________________
The hero’s sacrifice was a sacrosanct memory. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The United Planets of the Universe soon celebrate their union. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The sky’s redness and the clouds’ softness were beautiful. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The broken altimeter no longer measured the altitude. Definitions: ________________________________________________
Computer graphics enhance books on politics and economics. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The isothermal piedmont region escaped the extremes of temperature. Definitions: ____________________________________________
The new convert soon reverted to his previous views about advertisement. Definitions: ________________________________________
To calibrate one’s response is to obviate one’s apology. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The extreme discordance of viewpoints prevented concord. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The lioness ate the empress but not the princess. Definitions: ________________________________________________
The post-war mutants lived in a mutagenic atmosphere. Definitions: ________________________________________________
“Tempes fugit,” said the escaped fugitive caught in the whirling centrifuge. Definitions: ________________________________________