Statistics for Root Word Quiz 1

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This quiz has been taken 22 times
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Root word	Type of root word	Example	Definition	% Correct
a or an	Greek	abyss - without bottom; achromatic - without color; anhydrous - without water	not, without	94%
anti	Greek	antibody - a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic - preventing infection; antisocial - opposing social norm	against, opposite of	83%
ambi or amphi	Latin	ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally; ambiguous - having more than one meaning; ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing	both, on both sides, around	83%
arbor	Latin	arborist - someone working with trees; arbor - a shady area formed by trees; arborous - having many trees	tree	83%
a, ab, abs	Latin	abduct - carry away by force; abnormal - away from normal, not normal; absent - away, not present; aversion - the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten	from, away, off	78%
a	Latin	afire - on fire; ashore - on the shore; aside - on the side	on	72%
ambul	Latin	amble - to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant - walking or moving around; ambulance - a vehicle that moves a patient	walk, move	72%
aqu or aqua	Latin	aquarium - a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; aqueduct - a pipeline for water	water	72%
aer or aero	Greek	aerate - to let air reach something; aerial - relating to the air; aerospace - the air space	air	67%
ami or amo	Latin	amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity - friendly and peaceful relations; amorous - showing romantic love	love	67%
andr or andro	Greek	androgynous - being both male and female; android - resembling a human; misandry - hatred towards men	man, male	67%
anthrop anthropo	Greek	anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)	human	61%
ann or enn	Latin	anniversary - a date observed once a year; annual - happening once a year; millennium - 1,000 years	year	61%
alg or algo	Latin	neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic - a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia - aching for the familiar	pain	56%
act	Latin	activity - something that a person does; react - to do something in response; interaction - communication between two or more things	do	50%
anim	Latin	animal - a living organism; animate - to make alive; equanimity - of balanced spirit	life, spirit	50%
acro	Greek	acrobat - a "high walker"; acronym - a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia - fear of height	top, height, tip, beginning	50%
agri or agro	Latin and Greek	agriculture - management of the land, agribusiness - making money by utilizing land; agrarian - relating to the management of land	farming	44%
ac or ad	Latin	accelerate - to increase the speed of; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance - allowing into;	to, toward, near	39%
ana	Greek	analysis - a close examination of something; anatomy - the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism - not being in the right place in time	up, back, against,	39%
ante	Latin	antecede - to come before something in time; antemeridian - before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room	before, in front	22%
anth or antho	Greek	chrysanthemum and amaranth - names of flowers; anthology - a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan - half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals.	flower	22%
apo or apho	Greek	aphorism - a short expression of a general truth; apology - an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe - a small dash used in place of an omitted letter	away, off, separate	11%