Review of Roots 1-240
1. This verb, whose literal
etymology denotes “carry
under,” is defined as “to
undergo or be subjected to.”
suffer
2. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “to look
with,” is defined as “easy to
notice.”
conspicuous
3. This noun, whose literal
etymology denotes “alone,” is
defined as “a performance by
a single performer.”
solo
4. This verb, whose literal
etymology denotes “stand back,”
is defined as “to strive to fend off
or offset the actions, effects, or
force of.”
resist
5. This verb, whose literal
etymology denotes “to seek
together,” is defined as “to strive
to fend off or offset the actions,
effects, or force of.”
compete
6. This noun, whose literal
etymology denotes “high fear,” is
defined as “an abnormal fear of
high places.”
acrophobia
7. This noun, whose literal etymology denotes
“place or put out,” is defined as “a number or
symbol, placed to the right of and above
another number, symbol, or expression,
denoting the power to which that number,
symbol, or expression is to be raised.”
exponent
8. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “pushed out,” is defined as “the act
of expelling or the state of being expelled.”
expulsion
9. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “move out,” is defined as “a
feeling.”
emotion
10. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “down bend,” is defined as “to bend
or turn aside.”
deflect
11. This adjective, whose literal etymology
denotes “to be born in,” is defined as
“possessed at birth; inborn.”
innate
12. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to wander,” is defined as “to move
from one country or region and settle in
another.”
migrate
13. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “toward nothing,” is defined as “to
destroy completely.”
annihilate
14. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “throw out,” is defined as “to throw
out forcefully.”
eject
15. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “push out,” is defined as “to push
out forcefully.”
expel
16. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “not to choose,” is defined as “to
pay little or no attention to; fail to heed;
disregard.”
neglect
17. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “out of ground,” is defined as “to
remove from a grave; disinter.”
exhume
18. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to take oath with,” is defined as “to
summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or
supernatural power.”
conjure
19. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “hand make,” is defined as “the
making of goods or wares by manual labor
or by machinery, esp. on a large scale.”
manufacture
20. This adjective, whose literal etymology
denotes “under sea,” is defined as “beneath
the surface of the water.”
submarine
21. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “birth,” is defined as “the coming
into being of something; the origin.”
genesis
22. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “power,” is defined as “a generator,
especially one for producing direct current
OR an extremely energetic and forceful
person.”
dynamo
23. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “hidden writer,” is defined as “one
who uses, studies, or develops hidden
systems and writings.”
cryptographer
24. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “tooth in,” is defined as “to set in
from the margin.”
indent
25. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “closed fear,” is defined as “an
abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed
spaces.”
claustrophobia
26. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “go toward,” is defined as “to go
forward or onward, especially after an
interruption.”
proceed
27. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “with life,” is defined as “the living
together of two dissimilar organisms.”
symbiosis
28. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “same work,” is defined as
“combined action or functioning.”
synergy
29. This adjective, whose literal etymology
denotes “sharp,” is defined as “sharp or
severe in effect; intense.”
acute
30. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “stone,” is defined as “a soft, silverwhite metallic element, the lightest of all
metals, occurring combined in certain
minerals.”
lithium
31. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to know again or to know back,” is
defined as “to identify as something or
someone previously seen, known, etc.”
recognize
32. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “not faith,” is defined as “a
person who does not accept a
particular faith.”
infidel
33. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “down made or do,” is defined
as “a shortcoming, fault, or
imperfection.”
defect
34. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “bad,” is defined as
“full of, characterized by, or showing
malice.”
malicious/dismal/m
alignant
35. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “similar to speech or word,” is
defined as “a similarity between like
features of two things, on which a
comparison may be based.”
analogy
36. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “sun,” is defined as “an inert,
gaseous element present in the sun's
atmosphere and in natural gas.”
helium
37. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “equal measure,” is
defined as “of, pertaining to, or having
equality of measure.”
isometric
38. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “great stone,” is defined as “a
stone of great size.”
megalith
39. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “same name,” is defined as “a
word having the same or nearly the
same meaning as another in the
language.”
synonym
40. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “with feeling,” is defined as “an
opinion or position reached by a group
as a whole.”
consensus
41. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “same feeling,” is defined as
“harmony of or agreement in feeling, as
between persons or on the part of one
person with respect to another.”
sympathy
42. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “natural speech or word (aka,
study),” is defined as “the branch of biology
dealing with the functions and activities of
living organisms and their parts, including
all physical and chemical processes.”
physiology
43. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “with seek,” is defined as “to
acquire by force of arms; win in war.”
conquer
44. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to follow toward,” is defined
as “to institute legal proceedings
against.”
prosecute
45. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “wise,” is defined as “a person
or group in the second year of any
endeavor.”
sophomore
46. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “to stand against,”
is defined as “firmly or stubbornly
adhering to one's purpose, opinion,
etc.”
obstinate
47. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “with stand,” is defined as “a
resident of a district or member of a
group represented by an elected
official.”
constituent
48. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “breath toward,” is defined as
“to long, aim, or seek ambitiously.”
aspire
49. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “many arts/skills,” is
defined as “of, pertaining to, or offering
instruction in a variety of industrial arts,
applied sciences, or technical
subjects.”
polytechnic
50. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “broken out,” is defined as “to
burst forth.”
erupt
51. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “out of time,” is
defined as “done, spoken, performed,
etc., without special advance
preparation.”
extemporaneous
52. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “breath out,” is defined as “to
come to an end; terminate.”
expire
53. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “touch,” is defined as “a line,
curve, or surface meeting another line,
curve, or surface at a common point
and sharing a common tangent line or
tangent plane at that point.”
tangent
54. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “standing,” is
defined as “not moving or flowing;
motionless.”
stagnant
55. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “looking around,” is
defined as “heedful of circumstances
and potential consequences; prudent.”
circumspect
56. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “with writing,” is defined as
“compulsory enrollment, especially for
the armed forces; draft.”
conscription
57. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to make right,” is defined as
“to set right; correct.”
rectify
58. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to climb up,” is defined as “to
increase, enlarge, or intensify.”
escalate
59. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “far feeling,” is defined as
“communication through means other
than the senses, as by the exercise of
an occult power.”
telepathy
60. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to build with,” is defined as
“explain the meaning of; interpret.”
construe
61. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “touch,” is defined as “acute
sensitivity to what is proper and
appropriate in dealing with others,
including the ability to speak or act
without offending.”
tact
62. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “together or with speech or
word,” is defined as “reasoning from
the general to the specific.”
syllogism
63. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “with touch,” is defined as “a
disease that is or may be transmitted
by direct or indirect contact.”
contagion
64. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “weigh out,” is defined as “to
lay out or spend”
expend
65. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “hold below,” is defined as “to
keep in existence; maintain.”
sustain
67. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “look toward,” is defined as “a
way in which something can be viewed
by the mind.”
aspect
68. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “free or loose,” is defined as
“to find a solution to.”
solve
69. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to sit before,” is defined as “to
hold the position of authority; act as
chairperson or president..”
preside
70. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “with down climb,” is defined
as “to go down to the level of one
considered inferior; lower oneself.”
condescend
71. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “enough,” is defined as “to
fulfill.”
satisfy
72. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “against society,” is
defined as “shunning the society of
others; not sociable.”
antisocial
73. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “far look,” is defined as “an
arrangement of lenses or mirrors or both
that gathers visible light, permitting direct
observation or photographic recording of
distant objects.”
telescope
74. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “under write,” is defined as “to
sign (one’s name) at the end of a
document.”
subscribe
75. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “back ask or seek,” is defined
as “to impose an obligation on;
compel.”
require
76. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “to make or do
sign,” is defined as “having or
expressing a meaning; meaningful.”
significant
77. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “all,” is defined as “a remedy
for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a
cure-all.”
panacea
78. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “choose good,” is defined as
“one who usually expects a favorable
outcome.”
optimist
78. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “with weighing,” is defined as
“to offset; counterbalance.”
compensate
79. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “death pledge,” is defined as
“a temporary, conditional pledge of
property to a creditor as security for
performance of an obligation or
repayment of a debt.”
mortgage
80. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “change form,” is defined as “a
transformation, as by magic or sorcery.”
metamorphosis
81. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “across send,” is defined as
“something that is sent.”
transmission
82. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “equal measure,” is
defined as “of or exhibiting equality in
dimensions or measurements.”
isometric
83. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “sail,” is defined as “to plan,
record, and control the course and
position of (a ship or aircraft).”
navigate
84. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “same name,” is defined as “one
of two or more words that have the same
sound and often the same spelling but
differ in meaning, such as bank
(embankment) and bank (place where
money is kept).”
homonym
84. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “work,” is defined
as “characterized by rich abundance;
luxuriant.”
opulent
85. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “warn toward,” is defined as
“cautionary advice or warning.”
admonition
86. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “two fold,” is defined as
“deliberate deceptiveness in behavior
or speech.”
duplicity
87. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “mind word or speech (aka
study),” is defined as “the science that
deals with mental processes and
behavior..”
psychology
88. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “foot,” is defined as “one who
goes on foot.”
pedestrian
89. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “together sound,” is defined as
“an extended piece in three or more
movements for orchestra.”
symphony
90. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “prove or honest” is defined as
“suspension of a jail sentence.”
probation
91. This verb, whose literal etymology
denotes “to shine light on” is defined as
“to clarify or make clear.”
elucidate
92. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “great spirit” is
defined as “greathearted: noble and
generous in spirit.”
magnanimous
93. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “make or do” is defined as “the
power to produce an effect.”
efficacy
94. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “throughout year” is
defined as “lasting for an indefinitely
long time; enduring.”
perennial
95. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “grow climb” is also
the “the Italian word for ‘loud’ in music
dynamics.”
forte
96. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “not knowing” is
defined as “lacking education or
knowledge.”
ignorant
97. This adjective, whose literal
etymology denotes “pour toward” is
defined as “plentiful; extravagant.”
profuse
98. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “self written” is defined as
“one’s own signature.”
autograph
99. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “hand write” is defined as “a
book, document, or other composition
written by hand.”
manuscript
100. This noun, whose literal etymology
denotes “blood love” is defined as “any
of several hereditary blood-coagulation
disorders in which the blood fails to clot
normally.”
hemophilia