List of Word Roots - 20

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List of Word Roots

Word root/ prefix	Root Meaning	Words based on the Root
Cumul	mass, heap	Accumulate - To gather or pile up Cumulative - Gradually building up
Dec/a	ten	Decade - 10 years Decathlon - Athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in which each participant competes December - formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar
Derm/a	skin	Dermatologist - A doctor for the skin Pachyderm - A class of animals with very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros) Dermatitis - Inflammation of the skin
Em, en	into, cover with, cause	Empathy - Intention to feel like another person Empower - Put into power Engorge - Make larger.
Fac/t	make, do	Artifact - An object made by a person Factory - A place where things are made Malefact - A person who does wrong.

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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