Sunday, September 25, 2011

Root Words

Roots                                      Meaning                                    Examples
A-                                          not                                             anonymous-not revealing your name
Anima-                                   lifelike                               animatronic-made of lifelike robotic technology
Ann-                                      yearly                                     biannual-happening every two years
Aqua-                                    water                                aqualung-device that lets you breath under water
Astro-                                    space                                 astronaut-a person who travels into space
Auto-                                     self                                     autopilot-a device that steers itself
Bene-                                     good                                  benediction-saying a blessing
Bi-                                         two                            binocular-an optical instrument with lenses for two eyes
Bio-                                       life                              biodegradable-can be decomposed by living organisms
Cent-                                    hundred                            cent-one one-hundredth of a dollar