List of Word Roots - 5

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List of Word Roots

Word root/prefix	Root Meaning	Words based on the Root
Cogn/i	know	Cognition - process of acquiring knowledge Incognito - disguised so no one knows you Recognize - to discover that one knows
Corp/o	body	Corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body Corpse - a dead body Corporal - pertaining to the body
Cred	believe	Credence - belief that something is true or valid Credulous - believing things too easily, gullible Incredible - unbelievable
Cruc	cross	Crucial - characteristic of or having the form of a cross Crucifix - the cross itself as a Christian emblem Excruciating - so intense as to cause great pain or anguish
Crypto	hidden, secret	Cryptic - of hidden meaning Cryptography - science of secret codes Encrypt - encode into secret code

The above table highlights how you can learn multiple words from the same root. Effectively, you can build groups on the basis of word roots and use these to learn multiple words at the same time.

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