List of Word Roots - 14

Augment your word list by learning words from the given word roots

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List of Word Roots

Word root/ prefix	Root Meaning	Words based on the Root
Multi	many, more than one or two	Multicolored - having many colors Multimedia - using a range of media Multitasking - doing many things at once.
Mut	change	Immutable - not changing Mutant - an organism that has undergone change Mutate - to undergo a change.
Nat	born	Innate - included since birth Natal - relating to birth Natural - gotten at birth, not afterward.
Nav	ship	Circumnavigate - to sail around a place Naval - relating to a navy or warships Navigate - to sail a ship through a place.
Nom/in	name	Misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing Nominal - being something in name only but not in reality Nominate - to name for election or appointment, to designate.

The above 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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