Root Word method to learn

English Words PDF

Today I am going to teach you Root Words methods to learn new
English words. There are about 1000 words in my vocabulary list,
download it. This PDF will help you to learn new words through
Root Words method.

Download PDF (400+ words)

Let’s start with Word Root method:

In this, we start with the root word and then add root word to
forming different meaning.

Root words

1. Thei

Thei meaning god/religion

Ist meaning follower

Now adding different words

Theist meaning the one who believes in god

Atheist meaning the one who don’t believe in god.
Monotheist mono+theist mono(only one) so monotheist
means the one who believes in one god.
Polytheist Ploy means many so polytheists means the one
who believe in many gods.
Pantheist Pan mean all over so pantheist is one who believe in

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 all gods across al religion.

2. Logy

Logy means study of something

Theology - Teho means god or religion so theology means

study of religion
Anthropology - Anthrop means human being so anthropology
means study of human being.
Morphology - Morph means structure so morphology means
study of structures.
Anthropomorphism - Its antrop+morph+ism meaning is
giving human structure to god.
Zoomorphism - Its zo+morph+ism meaning giving animal
structure to god.
Amorpic - It’s a+morph means no particular structure.

3. Phobia

Phobia means fear or dislike

Zoophobia - zoo+phobia means fear of animal

Androphobia - Andro means boys/male so androphobia
means the one who don’t like boys.
Gynophobia - Gyno means girl / women so gynophobia means
the one who don’t like girls
Pedophobia - Pedo means child so pedophobia is the one
who don’t like children’s.

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 Demophobia - demo means people so demophobia means
the one who fear of public speaking.
Anthropophobia - anthro means human being so
anthropophobia mean fear of human being or the one who
don’t like the company of human being or in simple word aloof
(living alone)
Theophobia - theo+phobia means fear of religion

4. Cracy

Cracy means govt /system

Democracy - demo+cracy means govt of people

Autocracy - auto+cracy means dictatorship/kingship (when
one person rules the whole government or system)
Theocracy - Theo+cracy means when government is of
religious people like priest, bishops etc.
Plutocracy - Pluto means wealthy so plutocracy means when
government is controlled by wealthy people like industrialist.
Oligocracy - Oligo means selected few so oligocracy means
when selected few runs the government.
Mobocracy - Mob means crowd so mobocracy means when
crowd takes over government or in other words lawlessness.
Monarchy - monarc means top official like king so monarchy is
the rule of king.
Anarchy - means lawlessness it’s just similar to mobocracy .
Gerontocracy - geron mean aged/ experienced so
gerontocracy means when position are determined by the
experience or the age.
Meritocracy - merito means performance so meritocracy
means when positon are decided by performance
Cleptocracy - clepto means thief so cleptocracy means when

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 government is run by thieves.
Beaurocracy - beauro means top officials so beaurocracy
means when government is run by top officials.
Aristocracy - aristo means nobility so aristocracy means when
government is run by noble families.

5. Somnia

Somnia sleepness

Insomnia means lack of sleep

Somniferous - ferrous means things causing something so

somniferous are the things that cause sleep like pills etc.
Somnambulist - som+amb+ist here som means sleep ambu
means walk so somnambulist means the one who walk while
sleeping.
Ambulant - means things able to walk
Somniloquist - loquist means talking so somniloquist means
the one who talks while sleeping.

6. Cious

Cious means to do something

Loquacious - loquis means talking so lozuacious means the

one who talks a lot
Voracious - vora means eat so voracious means the one who
eats a lot.
Avaricious - avari means greed so avaricious means greedy
Pugnacious - pug means fight so pugnacious means the one
who fights a lot.

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 7. Cide

Cide meaning kill/ murder

Infanticide - infant+cide meaning to kill child.

uxoricide - uxor means wife so uxoricide mean A husband
who murders his wife.
Mariticide - marit means husband so maritcide mean The
murder of a husband by his wife.
Patricide - patri means father so patricide means A person
who murders their father.
Matricide - matri mean mother so matricide means A person
who murders their mother.
Fratricide - frat means brother so fratricide means A person
who murders their brother.

10. Ambul

Walk,move

Amble- to walk in a slow, relaxed way

Ambulant- walking or moving
Ambulance- a vehicle that moves a patient

11. Anim

Life, spirit

Animal- a living organism;

Animate- to make alive;
Equanimity- of balanced spirit

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 12. Anti

Against, opposite of

Antibody- a substance that destroys micro-organisms

Antiseptic- preventing infection;
Antisocial- opposing social norm

13. Arbour

Tree

Arborist- someone working with trees

Arbour- a shady area formed by trees
Arborous- having many trees

14. Auto

Self, same, one

Autocrat- a person who governs with absolute power

Autograph- a person’s own signature
Automatic- moving by itself

15. Bene

Good, well

Benefactor- person who gives money to a cause

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 Beneficial- producing a good effect
Benevolent- showing kindness or goodwill

16. Cata

Down, against completely intensive according to

Cataclysm- a flood or other disaster

Catalogue- a complete listing
Catastrophe- turning for the worst, a substantial disaster

17. Cert

sure

Ascertain- to find out something with certainty;

Certain- being absolutely sure
Certify to state that something is true

18. Circum

Around, about

Circumnavigate- to sail around

Circumscribe- to draw around
Circumspect- looking around
Circumvent- to go around or bypass restrictions;

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 19. Clar

clear

Clarification- an explanation
Clarify- to make something clear
wish, will to state something clearly

20. Cline

lean

Inclination- a leaning toward

Incline- a surface that slopes or leans
Recline- to lean back and relax

21. Counter

Opposite, contrary, opposing

Counteract- to oppose the effects of an action

Countermand- to cancel a previous order
Counteroffensive- attack against an attack

22. Cranio

skull

Craniology- the study of skull characteristics;

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 Cranium- skull of vertebrates
Cranial- pertaining to the skull

23. Cred

believe

Credence- belief that something is true or valid;

Credulous- believing things too easily, gullible
Incredible- unbelievable

24. Crypto

Hidden, secret

Cryptic- of hidden meaning

Cryptography- science of secret fcodes
Encrypt- encode into secret code

25. Cumul

Mass, heap

Accumulate- to gather or pile up

Cumulative- gradually building up

26. Cycl

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 Circle, ring

Bicycle- a vehicle with two wheels

Cycle- a sequence that is repeated
Cyclone- a storm with circling winds

27. Dia

Through, between, apart, across

Diabetes- disease characterized by excessive thirst and

discharge of urine
Diagnosis- understanding a condition by going through a
detailed review of symptoms
Dialog- conversation between two people

28. Dict

speak

Contradict- to express the opposite of

Prediction- a statement foretelling the future
Dictate- to speak out loud for another person to write down.

29. Domin

master

Dominate- to be the master of

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 Domineering- excessively controlling
Predominate- to have more power than others

30. Ethno

Race, people

Ethnic- pertaining to a defined group od people

Ethnocentric- focusing on the ethnicity of people
Ethnology- the science of people and races.

31. Funct

Perform, work

Defunct- no longer working or alive

Function- to work or perform a role normally
Malfunction- to fail to work correctly.

32. Hetero

Different, other

Heterogeneous- made up of unrelated parts

Heteronyms- words with same spelling but different
meanings
Heterodox- not conforming to traditional beliefs

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 33. Histo

tissue

Histology- study of the microscopic structure of tissues

Histochemistry- study of the chemical constitution of cells
and tissues.

34. Hyper

Too much, over, excessive, beyond

Hyperactive- very restless

Hypercritical- too critical
Hypertension- above normal pressure.

35. Infra

Beneath, below

Infrastructure- underlying framework of a system

Infrared- below the regular light spectrum

36. Inter

Between, among, jointly

International- involving two or more countries

Intersection- place where roads come together

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 Intercept- to stop or interrupt the course of.

37. Junct

join

Conjunction- a word that joins parts of sentences

Disjunction- a disconnection
Junction- a place where two things join.

38. Juven

young

Juvenile- youthful or childish

Rejuvenate- to bring back to youthful strength or appearance.

39. Kilo

thousand

Kilobyte- 1,000 bytes

Kilometer- 1,000 meter
Kilograms- 1,000 grams.

40. Lab

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 work

Collaborate- to work with a person

Elaborate- to work out the details
Laborious- requiring a lot of hard work.

41. Later

side

Bilateral- of or involving two sides

Unilateral- affecting one side of something.

42. Lex

Word, law, reading

Lexicology- the study and history of words

Alexia- los of the ability to read
Illegal- not authorized by the official rules or laws

43. Liber

free

Liberate- to set free;

Libertine- a person with a free, wild lifestyle
Liberty- freedom.

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 44. Lingu

Language, tongue

Linguist- one who studies languages

Multiligual- able to communicate in multiple languages
Linguine- long flat “tongue- shapes” pasta.

45. Loc

place

Dislocate- to put something out of its usual place

Location- a place
Relocate- to move to a new place.

46. Luc

light

Elucidate- to explain, to throw light on

Lucid- easily understood , giving off light
Translucent- allowing light through

47. Lum

light

Illuminate- to fill with light

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 Lumen- unit measuring light

48. Macro

Large, great

Macroevolution- large scale evolution

Macromolecule- a large molecule
Macroeconomics- study of the overall forces of economy

49. Mand

To order

Command- an order or instruction

Demand- a hard-to-ignore orer
Mandate- an official order

50. Mania

Madness, insanity, excessive desire

Bibliomania- a crazy love of books

Egomania- a mad love of oneself
Maniac- an insane person

51. Max

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 greatest

Maximal- the best or greatest possible

Maximize- to make as great as possible
Maximum- the greatest amount.

52. Medi

middle

Medieval- pertaining to the Middle Ages

Medium- in the middle
Mediocre- only of medium (inferior) quality

53. Mega

Great, large, million

Megalopolis- an area with many nearby cities

Megaphone- a device that projects a loud voice
Mega structure- huge building or other structure

54. Meso

middle

Mesoamerica- Middle America

Meson- elementary particle with a mass between an electron
and a proton

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 55. Meta

Change, after, beyond, between

Metaphysics- study of nature and reality

Metamorphosis- a complete change of form
Metastasis- the transmission of disease to other parts of the
body

56. Micro

Very small, short, minute

Microbe- a very small living thing

Microchip- a tiny wafer with an integrated circuit
Microscope- a device to see very small things

57. Mid

middle

Midriff- the area between the chest and the waist

Midterm- middle of a term in school
Midway- halfway between

58. Migr

move

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 Immigrant- a person who moves to a mew country to settle
Migrant- person who moves from place to place
Migration- the process of moving

59. Milli

One thousandth

Millimeter- one thousandth of ammeter

Millibar- one thousandth of a bar
Millitre- one thousand of a liter

60. Mob

move

Immobilize- to stop from moving

Mobile- able to move freely
Mobility- the equality of being able to move

61. Mort

death

Immortal- living forever, unable to die

Mortal- certain to die
Mortician- an undertaker

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 62. Multi

Many, more than one or two

Multi- coloured- having many colours

Multimedia- using a range of media
Multi-tasking- doing many things at once

64. Mut

change

Immutable- not changing

Mutant- an organism that has undergone change
Mutate- to undergo a change

65. Narr

tell

Narrate- to tell a story

Narrative- a story
Narrator- a person who tells a story

65. Nat

born

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 Innate- included since birth
Natal- relating to birth
Natural- gotten a birth, not afterward

66. Nav

ship

Circumnavigate- to sail around a place

Naval- relating to a navy or warships
Navigate- to sail a ship through a place

67.Neg

no

Negate- to say it didn’t happen

Negative- meaning “no”
Renege- to go back on a promise

68. Neo

New, recent

Neoclassic- a revival of classic form,

Neo-colonialism- the indirect (“new”) economic and political
control of a region by a more powerful foreign power
Neonatal- a newborn child, especially first few weeks

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 69. Non

No, not, without

Nondescript- with no special characteristics

Nonfiction- true, real, not made-up
Non- sense- without sense

70. Not

mark

Notable- marked as worthy of attention

Notarize- to certify a signature on a legal document
Annotate- to add remarks

71. Numer

number

Enumerate- to name a number of items on a list

Numerology- the study of magical uses of numbers
Numerous- a large number

72. Omni

all

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 Omnipotent- with all the power
Omniscient- knowing all things
Omnivorous- eating all types of foods

73. Ortho

straight

Orthodontist- a dentist that straightens teeth

Orthopaedic- a doctor concerned with the proper alignment
of the bones
Orthography- the correct way of writing

74. Osteo

bone

Osteoarthritis- inflammation caused by degeneration of the

joints
Osteopathy- therapy that uses among others manipulation of
the skeleton to restore health
Osteology- the study of bones

75. Out

Goes beyond, surpasses, exceeds

Outgoing- being of lively, sharing nature

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 Outdoing- doing better than
Outdoor- outside

76. Over

excessive

Overconfident- more confident than is appropriate

Overstock- more supplies than is desirable
Overexcited- more excited than one should be

77. Oxy

sharp

Oxymoron- combining two ideas that sharply contradict other

Oxidize- corrode a surface

78. Pan

All, any, everyone

Panacea- a cure for all diseases or problems

Panorama- an all- around view
Pantheism- the worship of all gods
Pandemic- affecting all

79. Para

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 Besides, beyond, abnormal, assistant

Parasite- an organism that lives on and off another living

being
Parallel- alongside and always an equal distance apart
Paragraph- a portion of a written document that presents a
distinct idea

80. Para

Protection from

Parachute- protection from failing

Parasol- an umbrella used to protect from the sun

81. Path

Feeling, emotion

Antipathy- a feeling of great dislike

Apathy- a lack of feeling or interest
Empathy- ability to understand another’s feelings

82. Pel

Drive, force

Compel- to force someone to act

Expel- to drive someone out of a place
Repel- to force back

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 83. Per

Through, throughout

Permanent- lasting throughout all time

Permeate- to spread throughout
Persist- to continue for a long time
Perennial- lasting through many years

84. Peri

Around, enclosing

Periodontal- pertaining to bone and tissue around a tooth

Peripheral- lying outside of the center
Perimeter- the outer boundary of an area

85. Phys

Nature, medicine, the body

Physical- relating to the body

Physician- a doctor
Physique- nature and shape of one’s body

86. Poli

city

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 Metropolis- a large city
Politics- actions of a government or political party

87. Poly

Many, more than one

Polychrome- with many colours

Polyglot- a person fluent in many languages
Polygon- shape with 3 or more straight sides

88. Pon

People

Popular- appealing to a lot of people

Population- all of the people who live in a particular area
Populist- a supporter of the rights of people

89. Port

carry

Export- to carry goods out of a place to another

Portable- able to be carried
Porter- a person who carries luggage

90. Pos

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 Place, put

Deposit- to place or drop something

Expose- to place out into the open for all to see
Position- the place where someone is

91. Post

After, behind

Posthumous- after someone’s death

Postpone- to get ready in advance
Postscript- an addition to an already completed document

92. Pre

Earlier, before, in front of

Preamble- a part in front of a formal document
Prepare- to get ready in advance

93. Pro

Before, in front of, for, forward

Prognosis- a prediction of what will happen

Prologue- a passage before the main part
Prophet- a person who foretells the future

94. Pul

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 Urge

Compulsion- a very strong urge

Expulsion- to kick someone out
impulsive- having a spontaneous urge to do something

95. Purg

clean

Purge – abolition, abstersion, catharsis, clarification, cleaning,

cleanup, coup, crushing, disposal, disposition

96. Put

think

Computer-an electronic thinking device

Dispute- to disagree with what another person thinks
Input- contribution of one’s thinking

97. Quart

fourth

Quarter- one fourth

Quart- a fourth of a gallon
Quartet- a musical composition or group involving 4 voices or
instruments

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 98. Radio

Radiation, ray

Radioactive- emitting radiation

Radiologist- someone diagnosing or treating via radiation

99. Retro

Backward, back

Retroactive- relating to something in the past

Retrogress- to go back to an earlier condition
Retrospect- the remembering of past events

100. Rupt

Break, burst

Bankrupt- unable to pay because you’re “broke”

Interrupt- to break into a conversation or event, to disturb;
Rupture- a break in something

101. San

health

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 Sane- mentally healthy
Sanitary- relating to cleanliness and health
Sanitation- maintenance of public health and

102. Scend

Climb, go

Ascend- to climb upward

Crescendo- a climbing up of the volume of music
Descend- to go or climb down

103. Sect

cut

Dissect- to cut apart piece by piece

Intersection- the place or point where two things cross each
other
Bisect- to cut into two equal parts

104. Self

Of , for, or by itself

Self- discipline- the ability to discipline yourself

Self- respect- respect for yourself
Selfish- concerned only with your own interest

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 105. Sex

six

Sextet or sextets- a composition or group of six

Sextuple- six fold
Sexagenarian- person in his/her sixties

106. Sol

alone

Desolate- lonely, dismal, gloomy

Solitary- done alone , by yourself
Solo- a performance done by one person alone

107. Sol

sun

Solar- involving the sun

Parasol- umbrella protecting from the sun
Solarium- a room where one is exposed to sun light

108. Son

sound

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 Consonant- a speech sound
Sonorous- producing loud, full, rich sounds

109. Soph

wise

Philosopher-a wise person

Sophisticated- wise about the ways of the world
Sophism- a clever but misleading argument

110. Sphere

ball

Biosphere- the whole round surface of the earth

Hemisphere- half the earth spherically shaped like a ball

111. Spir

breathe

Inspire- to stimulate or animate

Transpire- to give of vapour with waste product through the
skin or a membrane
Spirit- invisible life force

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 112. Sta

stand

Stable- standing steady and firm

Stagnant- standing still, not moving
Stationery- at a standstill , fixed.

113. Stell

star

Constellation- a group of stars that forms a pattern

Interstellar- between the stars
Stellar- relating to stars

114. Struct

build

Construct- to build
Destruction- the act of destroying something that was built
structure something built
Infrastructure- underlying framework off a system

115. Sub

Under, lower than, inferior to

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 Submarine- an underwater boat
Submerge- to put underwater
Substandard- inferior to accepted standards

116. Sum

highest

Sum- the combined total of everything

Summation- the total, highest amount
Summit- the highest point or top

117. Super

Higher in quality or quantity

Super bowl- the final annual football game

Superior- above average , better in quality
Supersonic- faster than the speed of sound

118. techno

Technique, skill

Technology- the practical application of knowledge

Technocracy – rule of technology
Technologically- characterized by technology

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 119. Tetra

four

Tetrapod- having 4 legs

Tetrarchy- government by 4 rules
Tetrose- a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

120. Tort

twist

Contortion- a twisted shape or position

Distort- to alter the shape or condition of
Retort- reply in a manner that is supposed to change the
effect of something previously said

121. Tox

poison

Detoxification- the process of removing poison

Toxic- poisonous
Toxicology- the study of poisons
Intoxicated- influenced by drugs

122. Tract

Pull, drag

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 Attract- to pull objects nearer
Distract- to drag attention away from something
Tractor- a motor vehicle that plus things

123. Trans

Across, beyond, through

Transcontinental- across the continent

Transfer- to move from one place to another
Transport- to carry something across a space

124. Tri

Three, once in every three, third

Triangle- a figure with 3 sides and 3 angles

Triathlon- an athletic contest with 3 events
Tricycle- a 3- wheel vehicle with pedals

125. Ultra

Beyond, extreme,more than

Ultrahigh- extremely high

Ultramodern- more modern than anything else
Untrasonic- sound waves beyond human hearing

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 126. Un

Not, opposite of, lacking

Unabridged- not shortened

Unfair- opposite of fair
Unfriendly- lacking friendliness

127. Uni

One, single

Unicycle- a vehicle with one wheel

Unilateral- decided by only one person or nation
Unique- the only one of its kind
Unison- as one voice

128. Urb

city

Suburb- residential area on the edge of a city

Urban- relating to a city
Urbanology- the study of city life

129. Vac

empty

Evacuate- to empty a dangerous place

Vacant- empty, not occupied

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 vacation- a time without work

130. Verb

word

Verbalize- to put into words

Adverb- a word relating to a verb
Proverb- a short saying that expresses a well-known truth

131. Vice

Acting in place of, next in rank

Vice- president- the person next in rank to the president

132. Vid

see

Evident- clearly seen

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