List of Word Roots - 2

Strengthen your vocabulary with the help of given words formed from the same roots.

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List of Word Roots

Word root/prefix	Root Meaning	Words based on the Root
Ami/o	love	Amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable Amity - friendly and peaceful relations Amorous - showing romantic love
Andr/o	man, male	Androgynous - being both male and female Android - resembling a human Misandry - hatred towards men
Anim	life, spirit	Animal - a living organism Animate - to make alive Animus - Hostility or ill feeling/motivation to do something. Equanimity - of balanced spirit
Ann/enn	year	Anniversary - a date observed once a year Annual - happening once a year Biennial - Occurring every second year Millennium - 1,000 years
Anthrop/o	human	Anthropology - the study of mankind Anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things Philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)

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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