Name: ______________________ Class: ______________
Using Word Parts
Many English words are a combination of word parts (prefixes, suffixes and
roots). If you know the meanings of the parts, you can figure out the meanings of the
words that contain these parts.
Rejuvenate combines
• the prefix re (meaning again)
• the root juven (meaning young)
• the suffix ate (meaning to make)
 To rejuvenate is “to make young again.”
Orthodontist combines
• the root ortho (meaning straight)
• the root dont (meaning tooth, teeth)
• the suffix ist (meaning a person who)
 An orthodontist is “a person who straightens teeth.”
FYI: English words that are not a combination of word parts are called base words. A
base word cannot be divided into parts. (“Base” and “word” are both base words).
However, base words can be combined with other base words, prefixes and suffixes.
Base word + Base word= background, handshake, football
Base word + Prefix = underground, forehand, premeditated
Base word + Suffix = groundless, handful, quickly
A root is a base upon which other words are built. Knowing the root of a difficult word can
go a long way toward helping you figure out its meaning – even without a dictionary. For that
reason, learning the following roots will be very valuable in all of your classes. Begin your study
by highlighting the definitions of the roots. Remember to study!
Directions: Beginning on Friday, September 17th, you will have a word parts quiz
every Friday. Study the word parts in sets of ten. Your quizzes will consist of defining
the word part and giving one of the example words given.
Study tips:
 Don’t wait until the last minute to study! Make flashcards!
 Quiz yourself. Write the word parts, definitions and examples five times each.
 NOTE: YOU must make sure you have at least ONE example word put to
memory… try to make sure to get the spelling correct!
 Repetition is the best way to memorize!
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________
Roots Words Quiz #1
1. A, an: not, without – atom (not able to cut), atypical (, anesthesia (without sensation)
2. Ab, abs, a: from, away – abnormal, absent
3. Acro: high – acrobat, acrophobia (fear of height)
4. Ambi, amb: both, around – ambidextrous (skilled with both hands), amble
5. Amphi: both – amphibious
6. Ante: before – antecedent, anteroom
7. Anti, ant: against – anticlimax, antacid, antidote
8. Be: on, away – beloved, bequest, bestow
9. Bene, bon: well – benefit, bon voyage, benediction, bonus
10. Bi, bis, bin: both, double – bicycle, biscuit, binoculars
Roots Words Quiz #2
1. By: Side, close, near – bypass, bystander, byline
2. Cata: down, against – catapult, catastrophe
3. Cerebro: brain – cerebral, cerebrum
4. Circum, circ: around – circumference, circumnavigate
5. Co, con, col, com: together, with – compose, collect, conspire, copilot
6. Contra, counter: against – controversy, contradict
7. De: Down, from – demote, depress, degrade, deject, deprive
8. Deca: ten – decade
9. Di: two, twice – divide, dilemma
10. Dia: through, between – diameter, diagonal, dialogue
Roots Words Quiz #3
1. Dis, diff: apart, away, reverse – dismiss, distort, distinguish
2. Dys: badly, ill – dystrophy, dystopia
3. Em, en: in, into – embrace, enslave
4. Epi: upon – epidermis (upon the skin, outer layer of the skin), epitaph
5. Eu: well – euphoria, eulogize
6. Ex, e, ec, ef: out – expel, eject, eccentric (out of the center position)
7. Extra, extro: beyond, outside – extraordinary, extrovert
8. For: away or off – forswear (to renounce an oath)
9. Fore: before in time – forecast, foretell, foreshadow
10. Hemi, demi, semi: half – hemisphere, semicircle
Roots Words Quiz #4
1. Hex: six – hexagon, hexameter
2. Homo: man – homicide, homo sapiens
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3. Hyper: over, above – hypersensitive, hyperactive
4. Hypo: under – hypodermic
5. Il, ir, im: not – illegal, irregular, immoral
6. In, il, im: into – inject, inside, illuminate
7. Infra: beneath – infrared, infrasonic
8. Inter: between – interrupt, intervene
9. Intra: within – intravenous
10. Intro: into, inward – introduce, introvert (turn inward)
Roots Words Quiz #5
1. Macro: large, excessive – macrocosm
2. Mal: badly, poorly – maladjusted, malnutrition, malady
3. Meta: beyond, after, with – metaphor, metaphysical, metamorphosis
4. Mis: incorrect, bad – misuse, misprint
5. Miso: hate – misogynist, misanthrope
6. Mono: one – monologue, monotone
7. Multi: many – multiply, multiform
8. Neo: new – neonatal, neoclassic
9. Non: Not – nontaxable, nontoxic, nonsense
10. Ob, of, op, oc: toward, against – obstruct, offend
Roots Words Quiz #6
1. Oct: eight – octagon, octopus
2. Paleo: ancient – paleontology
3. Para: beside, almost – parasite, parallel, paramedic
4. Penta: five – pentagon, pentathlon
5. Per: throughout, completely – permanent, persuade, perfect
6. Peri: around – perimeter, periscope
7. Poly: many – polygamy, polyglot
8. Post: after – postpone, postwar, postscript (PS)
9. Pre: before – preview, precede, prevent
10. Pro: forward, in favor of – project, promote, prohibition
Roots Words Quiz #7
1. Pseudo (pronounced sue-doe): false – pseudonym, pseudophobia
2. Quad: four – quadruple, quadrant
3. Quint: five – Quintet, quintile
4. Re: back, again – rewind, revive
5. Retro: backward – retrospective, retrorocket
6. Se: aside – secede, segregate
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7. Self: by oneself – selfish, self-serve
8. Sex, sest: six – sextuplet, sestet
9. Sub: under – submarine, submerge
10. Suf, sug, sup, sus: from under – sufficient, suffer, suggest, suspend, support
Roots Words Quiz #8
1. Super, supr: above, over, more – supervise, superman, superwoman, supreme
2. Sy, sym, sys, syl: with, together – system, synchronize, symphony
3. Trans, tra: across, beyond – transfusion, transmit
4. Tri: three – tricycle, trimester
5. Ultra: beyond, exceedingly – ultraviolent, ultramodern
6. Un: not, release – unfair, unbutton
7. Under: beneath – underground, underlying
8. Uni: one – universe, unify, unique
9. Vice: in place of – viceroy, vice president
10. Sanct: holy – sanctify, sanctuary
Roots Words Quiz #9
1. acer, acid, acri: bitter, sour, sharp – acrid acidity, acerbic, acrimony
2. acu: sharp – acute, acupuncture
3. ag,, agi, ig, act: do, move, go – agent (doer), agenda (things to do), navigate (move by sea),
ambiguous (going both ways), action
4. ali, allo, alter: other – alias, alien, alter
5. alt: high, deep – altitude, altimeter (a device for measuring heights)
6. am, amor: love, liking – amiable, amorous, enamored
7. anni, annu, enni: year – anniversary, annually, centennial
8. anthrop: man – anthropology, philanthropy (love of mankind), misanthrope (hater of
mankind)
9. anti: old – antique, antiquated, antiquity
10. arch: chief, first, rule – archangel, architect (chief worker), archaic (first, very early),
matriarchy (rule by the mother)
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aster, astr: star – astronomy (star law), astronaut (star traveler), asteroid
aud, aus: hear, listen – audible, audio, audition
aug, auc: increase – augmentation, augment (add to, increase), auction
auto, aut: self – autograph (self writing), automobile (self moving vehicle), author,
automatic
5. belli: war – bellicose, rebel, belligerent
6. bibl: book – Bible, bibliophile (book lover), bibliography
7. bio: life – biology (study of life), biopsy
8. brev: short – abbreviation, brevity, brief
9. cad, cas: to fall – cadaver, cadence, cascade
10. calor: heat – calorie (unit of heat), calorify (to make hot)
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________
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capit, capt: head – decapitate, captain, caption
cap, cip, cept: take – capable, capacity, capture, reciprocate, accept, except
carn: flesh – carnal, carnivorous, reincarnation
caus, caut: burn, heat – caustic, cauterize (to make hot, to burn)
cause, cuse, cus: cause, motive – because, excuse (to attempt to remove blame or
cause), accusation
6. ced, ceed, cede, cess: move, yield, go, surrender – procedure, secede (move aside),
success
7. centri: center – concentric, eccentric
8. chrom: color – chromosome (color body in genetics), monochrome (one color),
chrome
9. chron: time – chronology, chronicle, synchronize
10. cide, cise: cut down, kill – suicide, homicide, pesticide, incision, scissors, circumcise
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cit: to call, start – incite, citation, cite
civ: citizen – civic (relating to a citizen), civil, civilian
clam, claim: cry out – exclamation, clamor, proclamation, acclaim
clud, clus, claus: shut – include (to take in), claustrophobia (abnormal fear of being
shut in), recluse (one who shuts herself away from others)
5. cognosc, gnosi: know – recognize (to know again), incognito (not known), prognosis
(forward knowing)
6. cord, cor, cardi: heart – cordial (hearty, heartfelt), discord, courage, encourage (put
heart into), core, cardiac
7. corp: body – corpse, corpulent, corporation (a legal body)
8. cosm: universe, world – cosmic, cosmos (the universe), cosmopolitan (world citizen)
9. crat, cracy: rule, strength – democratic, democracy, autocratic, bureaucrat
10. crea: create – creature (anything created), creation, creator
Roots Words Quiz #13
1. Cred: believe – creed (statement of beliefs), credence, credit (belief, trust)
2. Cresc, cret, crease, cru: rise, grow – crescendo (growing in loudness or intensity), concrete
(grown together, solidified), increase, decrease
3. Crit: separate, choose – critical, hypocrite
4. Cur, Curs: run – current (running or flowing), concur (run together), recur, cursive
5. Cura: care – curator, curative, manicure (caring for the hands)
6. Cycl, Cyclo: wheel, circular – bicycle, unicycle, cyclone (a wind blowing circularly), recycle
7. Deca: ten – decathlon, decade
8. Dem: people – democracy (people-rule), demography, epidemic (on or among the people)
9. Dent, Dont: tooth – dentist, orthodontist, denture
10. Derm: skin – hypodermic (injected under the skin), dermatology (skin study), epidermis
Roots Words Quiz #14
1. Dict: say, speak – dictate, diction (how one speaks), verdict, benediction
2. Doc: teach – document, doctrine, indoctrinate
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Domin: master – dominate, domain, predominate
Don: give – donate, condone
Dorm: sleep – dormant, dormitory, dormir (Spanish: to sleep)
Dox: opinion, praise: orthodox (having the correct, commonly accepted opinion), paradox
(contradictory)
7. Drome: run, step – syndrome (run-together symptoms), hippodrome (a place where horses
run)
8. Duc, Duct: lead – induce (lead into, persuade), seduce (lead aside), conduct, reduce
9. Dura: hard, lasting – durable, duration, endurance
10. Dynam: power – dynamo (power producing), dynamic, dynamite
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Endo: within – endoral (within the mouth), endocardial (within the heart)
Equi: equal – equidistant, equinox, equilibrium
Erg: work – energy, erg (unit of work), allergy, ergophobia (fear of work), ergonomic
Fac, Fact, Fic, Fect: do, make – factory (place where workers make goods of various kinds),
fact (a thing done), manufacture, confection
5. Fall, fals: deceive – false, falsify, fallacy
6. Fer: bear, carry – ferry (carry by water), fertile (bearing richly), defer, infer, refer
7. Fid, Fide, Feder: faith, trust – confidante, Fido, Semper Fi (always faithful - Marines’ creed),
fidelity, confederacy
8. Fila, Fili: thread – filament ( a single thread or threadlike object), filigree, filibuster
9. Fin: end, ended, finished – final, finite, finish, confine, fine, define, finale
10. Fix: attach – fix, fixation (the state of being attached), suffix
Roots Words Quiz #16
1. Flex, Flect: bend – flex, reflex (bending back), flexible, deflect
2. Flu, Fluc, Fluv: flowing – influence (to flow in), fluid, flush, fluently
3. Form: form, shape – conform, deform, conform, perform
4. Fort, Forc: strong – fort, fortress ( a strong place), fortify, forte (one’s strong point), enforce
5. Fract, Frag: break – fracture, fragile (easy to break), fraction, refract
6. Gam: Marriage – bigamy, monogamy, polygamy
7. Gastr(o): stomach – gastric, gastronomic
8. Gen: birth, race – generation, genesis (birth, beginning), genetic, generate
9. Geo: earth – geology, geography (earth writing), geometry (earth measurement)
10. Germ: vital part – germination (to grow), germ (seed; living substance, as the germ of an
idea), germane
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Gest: carry, bear – gestation, congestive (clog, clogging), congest (bear together)
Gloss, Glot: tongue – glossary, polyglot (many tongues, i.e. languages)
Glu, Glo: lump, bond, glue – glue, conglomerate (bond together)
Grad, Gress: step, go – grade (step, degree), gradual, graduate (make all the steps), progress
Graph, Gram: write, written – graphic (written, vivid), photography (light writing). diagram,
bibliography
6. Grat: pleasing – gratitude, congratulate, ingrate (not thankful)
7. Grav: heavy, weighty – grave, gravity, aggravate
8. Greg: herd, group, crowd – segregate (tending to group aside or apart), gregarious,
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________
congregation
9. Helio: sun – heliotrope (a plant that turns to the sun), heliograph (an instrument for using
the sun’s rays to send signals)
10. Hema, Hemo: blood – hemorrhage (an outpouring or flowing of blood), hemophilia,
hemoglobin
Roots Words Quiz #18
1. Here, Hes: stick – adhere, cohere, cohesion
2. Hetero: different – heterosexual (with interest in the opposite sex), heterogeneous (different
in birth)
3. Hydr, Hydra, Hydro: water – dehydrate, hydrant, hydrogen, hydrophobia
4. Hypn: sleep – hypnosis, Hypnos (god of sleep)
5. Ignis: fire – ignite, ignition
6. Ject: throw – deject, inject, project (throw forward), object
7. Join, Junct: join – injunction, adjoining, juncture
8. Juven: youth – juvenile, rejuvenate
9. Lau, lav, Lot, Lut: wash – launder, lotion, dilute (to make a liquid thinner and weaker),
absolution, lavatory
10. Leg: law – legal, legislature, legitimize
Roots Words Quiz #19
1. Levi: light – levity (light conversation, humor), levitate
2. Liber, Liver: Free– liberty, liberal, deliverance
3. Liter: letters– literary (concerned with books and writing), literature, literal, alliteration
4. Loc, Loco: place – location, local, relocate, locomotion (act of moving from place to place)
5. Log, Logo, Ogue, Ology: word, study, speech – catalog, prologue, dialogue
6. Loqu, Locut: talk, speak – eloquent (speaking well), loquacious (talkative), soliloquy
7. Luc, Lum, Lus, Lun: light– luminary, translucent, luster, Luna (the moon goddess)
8. Magn: great – magnify (make great, enlarge), magnificent, magnitude
9. Mand: command – reprimand, mandate, mandatory (commanded)
10. Mania: madness – mania (insanity, craze), maniac, pyromania (insane tendency to set fires)
Roots Words Quiz #20
1. Mar, mari, mer: sea, pool – mermaid, marine, marsh, maritime
2. Matri: mother – matricide, matriarch, matrimony, matron
3. Medi: half, middle, between, halfway – mediate, medieval, Mediterranean (lying between
islands)
4. Mega: great, million – megalopolis, megaphone
5. Mem: remember – memory, memo, memorial
6. Meter: measure – meter, thermometer
7. Micro: small – microwave, micron, microbe (small living thing)
8. Migra: wander – migrate, emigrant (one who leaves a country), immigrant (to come into the
land)
9. Mit, miss: send – missile, admit, commit, permit, transmit, omit, mission,
10. Mob, mot, mov: move – mobile, motionless, promotion, demote, movement
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________
Roots Words Quiz #21
1. Mon: warn, remind – monument, premonition, admonish, monitor
2. Mor, Mort: mortal, death – mortal, mortality, mortuary, morgue
3. Morph: form – metamorphosis, amorphous (with no form, shapeless)
4. Multi: many, much – multiply, multiple, multiped (an organism with many feet)
5. Nat, nasc: to be born, to spring forth – natal, native, nativity, innate (inborn)
6. Neur: nerve – neurology, neural, neurotic,
7. Nom: law, order – autonomy, astronomy, economy
8. Nomen, nomin: name – nominate, nonmenclature
9. Nov: new – novel, renovate, novice, nova, innovate, novice
10. Nox, Noc: night – nocturnal, equinox
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Numer: number – numeral ( a figure expressing a number), enumerate (count out,
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Omni: all, every – omnipotent, omnivore, omnipresent
Onym: name – anonymous (without a name), pseudonym (false name)
Oper: work – operate (to labor, function), cooperate (work together)
Ortho: straight, correct – orthodox (the accepted or correct opinion), orthodontist
(tooth straightener)
Pac: peace – pacifist, pacify, Pacific
Pan: all – panacea (cure-all), pantheon, pandemonium
Pater, patr: father – paternity, patriarch, patriot, patron
Path, pathy: feeling, suffering – sympathy, empathy, telepathy
Ped, pod: foot – pedal, impede (get the feet in a trap, hinder), pedestal, pedestrian
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Pedo: child – pediatrics, orthopedic
Pel, puls: drive, urge – compel, expel, repel, pulse
Pend, pens, pond: hang, weight – pendant, pensive (weighting thought), ponderous
Phil: love – philosophy (love of wisdom), Philadelphia (city of brotherly love),
bibliophile
Phobia: fear – claustrophobia, acrophobia, hydrophobia
Phon: sound – phonetic (pertaining to sound), symphony (sounds with or together),
phonograph
Photo: light – photograph (light-writing), photogenic (artistically suitable for being
photographed), photosynthesis
Plac: please – placid (calm, peaceful), placate, complacent
Plu, plur, plus: more – plural, plus
Pneuma, pneumon: breath – pneumonia, pneumatic (pertaining to air, wind or other
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Poli: city – metropolis (mother city), police, politics
Pon, pos, pound: place, put – postpone, component, expose, deposit
Pop: people – population, popular
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Port: carry – support, transport, export
Portion: share, part – portion, proportion
Prehend: seize – comprehend (seize with the mind), apprehend, comprehensive
Prim, prime: first – primacy, prima donna (first lady of the opera), primitive
Proto: first – prototype (the first model made), protagonist, protocol
Psych: mind, soul – psyche, psychiatry, psychic
Punct: point, dot – punctual (being exactly on time), punctuation, puncture
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Reg, recti: straighten – regiment, regular, regulate
Ri, ridi, risi: laughter – deride (mock, jeer), ridicule, ridiculous
Rog, roga: ask – derogatory, interrogation, prerogative
Rupt: break – eruption, rupture, disrupt
Sacr, sanc, secr: sacred – sacred, sanction, consecrate, desecrate
Salv, salu: safe, healthy – salvation (the act of being saved), salvage, salutation
Sat, satis: enough – satisfied, saturate satisfy, satiate
Sci: know – science, conscious, omniscient
Scope: see, watch – telescope, microscope, stethoscope
Scrib, script: write – scribe (writer), manuscript (written by hand), scribble
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Sed, sess, sid: sit – sediment (that which sits or settles out of a liquid), session (a
sitting), obsession (an idea that sits stubbornly in the mind), possess
Sen: old – senior, senator, senile (old; showing the weakness of old age)
Sent, sens: feel – sentiment (feeling), consent, resent, dissent, sentimental (strong
feeling or emotion), sensitive
Sequ, secu, sue: follow – sequence, subsequent, consequence
Serv: save, serve – servant, service, preserve, deserve, conservation
Sign, signi: sign, mark, seal – signature, signal
Simil, simul: like, resembling – similar, assimilate, simulate, simile
Sist, sta, stit: stand – persist, assist, status, stable
Solus: alone – solitude, solo, soliloquy
Solv, solu: loosen – solvent (a loosener; a dissolver), absolve (free from), resolution
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Somnus: sleep – insomnia (not being able to sleep), insomniac
Soph: wisdom – philosophy, sophisticated, sophomore (wise fool)
Spec, spect, spic: look – aspect, specimen, respect, spectator
Sphere: ball, sphere – atmosphere, hemisphere, sphere
Spir: breath – aspirate (breathe), spirit (breath), inspire (breathe into)
String, strict: draw, tight – strict, restrict, stringent
Stru, struct: build – structure, destroy, obstruct, instruct
Sume, sump: take, use, waste – consume, assume, presumption
Tact, tang, tag, tig, ting: touch – contact, tactile, intangible (not able to be touched)
Tele: far – telephone (far sound), telegraph (far writing), television (far seeing)
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Tempo: time – temporary, contemporary (those who live at the same time), tempo
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Ten, tin, tain: hold – tenacious (holding fast), tenant, tenure, content, abstain
Tend, tent, tens: stretch, strain – tendency, extend, intend, pretend, tension
Terra: earth – terrain, territory, terrestrial
Test: to bear witness – testament, attest, detest, testimony
The, theo: God, a god – theocracy, atheism, theology
Therm: heat – thermal, hypothermia, thermometer
Thesis, thet: place, put – synthesis, thesis statement, hypothesis
Tom: cut – atom (not cuttable) anatomy
Tort, tors: twist – torture, retort (twist back), contort
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Tox: poison – toxic, intoxicate
Tract, tra: draw, pull – tractor, subtract, attract
Trib: pay, bestow – tribute, contribute
Turbo: disturb – disturb, turmoil
Typ: print – type, typewriter, typical
Ultima: last – ultimate, ultimatum (the final or last offer that can be made)
Uni: one – unicorn (a legendary creature with one horn), unify (make into one),
university
Vac: empty – vacate, vacant, evacuate (to remove troops or people)
Vale, vali, valu: strength, worth – valiant, evaluate (find out the value), valor, value
Ven, vent: come – intervene, invent, prevent, avenue
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Ver, veri: true – very, verdict, verity, verify
Vert, vers: turn – avert, divert, invert, introvert
Vic, vicis: change, substitute – vicarious, vicar, vicissitude
Vict, vinc: conquer – victor, evict, convict
Vid, vis: see – video, television, visible, revise
Viv, vita, vivi: alive, life – revive, survive (outlive, live beyond), vivacious (full of life)
Voc: call – vocation, vocal, invoke
Vol: will – malevolent, benevolent, volunteer
Volcan, vulcan: fire – volcano, Vulcan (Roman god of fire)
Volvo: turn about, roll – revolve, voluble (easily turned about or around)
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Zo: animal – (short for zoological garden), zodiac (circle of animal constellations),
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Xeno, xen (pronounced zee-no, zen) : stranger, foreigner, guest – xenophile,
xenophobia
Thanato, thanat, thanos: death – thanatology (scientific study of death), thanatos
(death instinct), thanatologist
Therap, therapy: heal, cure, treatment – therapy, therapeutic
Sarco, sarc: flesh – sarcophagus, sarcasm (tear flesh)
Phargo, phag: eat, consume – sarcophagus (only one example word necessary)
Sauro, saur, saurus: lizard – dinosaur, sauropod
Lith, litho: stone, rock – monolithic, lithify (turn into stone)
Vir, viri, virtu: man, manliness – virile, virtue
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Phys: body, nature – physical, physics
Zon: belt, girdle – zone, zonal
Zyg: yoke – zygote, heterozygous
Zym: ferment – enzyme (only one example word necessary)
Xyl: wood – xylophone (only one example word necessary)
Vulner: wound – vulnerable, vulnerability
Vulg: common, crowd – vulgar, vulgarity
Verb: word – verb, verbose, verbal
Tympan: drum – tympani (only one example word necessary)
Tex, text: weave – texture, text, textual