Roots List #16
Learning Target: I can use roots as clues to the meaning of a
word & I can use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a
sentence, paragraph, or text; a word's position or function in a
sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
ROOT
Anglo
ist
saur
pithec
calli
English
one who
Lizard
ape
beautiful
DEFINITION
EXAMPLES
Anglophile, Anglophobe, Anglican, Anglicism, Anglo-Saxon
artist, funambulist, anthropologist, solipsist, centrist, atheist, sophist
dinosaur, pterosaur, tyrannosaurus, stegosaurus, saurian, plesiosaur
pithecanthropus, australopithecus, dryopithecus, oreopithecus
calligraphy, calliope, calisthenics, calliopsis, callithmpian
austro
cephalo
chiro
caust
terr
cata
jur
flu
here
pos
mund
cracy
mania
ize
antho
algia
somn
quadr
err
sine
south
head
hand
burn
land
down
swear
flow
stick
put
world
government
madness
make
flower
pain
sleep
four
wander
without
australopithecus, Australia, austral, Austronesia, austromancy
cephalic, cephalopod, cephalothorax, microcephalic, encephalitis
chiromancy, chiropody, chiropteran, chiropractor
caustic, holocaust, cauterize, caustically, causticity
extraterrestrial, subterranean, Mediterranean, terrain, terra firma
catapult, catastrophe, catacombs, catalepsy, cataclysm, cataract
abjure, adjure, perjure, jury, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jurist
confluence, fluid, influence, fluent, superfluous, effluent, fluvial
coherence, adhesive, adhere, inherent, incoherent
position, deposit, superimpose, transpose, depose, imposition
mundane, transmundane, intermundane, mundanity, numdo
autocracy, democracy, aristocracy, plutocracy, meritocracy
kleptomania, egomania, pyromania, dipsomania, megalomania
victimize, harmonize, temporize, mobilize, fossilize, polarize, bowdlerize
anthology, anthozoan, anthocyanin, anthophilous, anther
neuralgia, analgesic, arthralgia, hemialgia, algometer, algophobia
insomnia, somniferous, somnolent, somnambulate, somniloquy
quadruped, quadratic, quadrant, quadruplet, quadrilateral, quadriplegic
error, erratic, Knight-errant, erroneous, erratum
sinecure, sine qua non, sine die, sine prole
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He is a member of the Anglican church, but he is not an Anglophile. ___________________________________________
The anthropologist studies human cultures the world over. ___________________________________________
The pterosaur and pterodactyl were both flying dinosaurs. ___________________________________________
Fossilized pithecanthropus and australopithecus skeletons were discovered. ___________________________________________
Her calligraphy is ornate, like the music of the calliope. ___________________________________________
The austral winds raised dust storms over the dry Australian outback. ___________________________________________
The microcephalic boy held the cephalopod, a nautilus, in both hands. ___________________________________________
The physician accused the chiropractor of practicing chiromancy. ___________________________________________
The survivor of the holocaust made a caustic comment about social Darwinism. ___________________________________________
The extraterrestrial admired the high terrain and the subterranean grottoes. ___________________________________________
The cataract after the cataclysm caused a catastrophe in the catacombs. ___________________________________________
The lying criminal perjured himself as the jury listened. ___________________________________________
A fortunate confluence of influences made him fluent in Spanish. ___________________________________________
The senator’s adherents thought the opponent’s speech was incoherent. ___________________________________________
The corrupt ruler was deposed when his foreign bank deposits were discovered. ___________________________________________
His mundane conversation bored her to tears. ___________________________________________
Do we want a democracy and a meritocracy or a plutocracy for the aristocracy? ___________________________________________
The host’s egomania kept him from noticing the kleptomania of his guest. ___________________________________________
He was victimized by his own ignorance of his civil rights. ___________________________________________
The anthology article discussed the anthozoans, including the sea anemones. ___________________________________________
The over-the-counter analgesic didn’t help her with her arthralgia much. ___________________________________________
The mayor’s sominferous speech put even the insomniac to sleep. ___________________________________________
The quadruped from Neptune gave birth to quadruplets. ___________________________________________
The Knight-errant’s error was to save the dragon from the maiden. ___________________________________________
A sinecure in the bureaucracy was the sine qua non of his dreams. ___________________________________________