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Roots
Meanings
Examples
-phon-
sound
phonics
-photo-
light
photosynthesis
-vert-
turn
convert
-aud-
hear
auditory
-rupt-
break
interrupt
-scend- -scent-
climb or leap
ascend descent
-spec- -spect-
see, watch, observe
speculate inspection
-vid- -vis-
see
video visual
-aster- -astro-
star
asterisk, asteroid astronauts
-aud-
hear
audible, audience, audition
-bio-
life
biodegradable, autobiography
-gram- -graph-
write or record
diagram
graphic, oceanographer, phonograph
-phon- -phono-
sound
homophone, symphony cacophony, phonograph
-port-
carry
portfolio, portion, transportation
-rupt-
break
disrupt, erupt, rupture
-scend-
climb or leap
descend, transcend, transcendentalism
-spec- -spect-
see, watch, or observe
speculate
spectator, perspective
-tele-
distant
telepathy, telephone
-vers- -vert-
turn
controversy extrovert, vertical
-vid- -vis-
see
evidence, video revise, visual
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