List of Word Roots - 21

Enhance your vocabulary by learning these words from the same word root

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List of Word Roots

Word root/ prefix	Root Meaning	Words based on the Root
Funct	perform, work	Defunct - No longer working or alive. Function - To work or perform a role normally. Malfunction - To fail to work correctly.
Hept/a	seven	Heptagon - A shape with seven angles and seven sides. Heptarchy - A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers. Heptameter - A line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet. Heptathlon - Sporting contest involving seven different events.
Port	carry	Export - To carry goods out of a place to another. Portable - Able to be carried. Porter - A person who carries luggage.
Semi	half, partial	Semiannual - Every half year. Semicircle - Half a circle. Semiconscious - Partly conscious. Semiannual - Every half of a year.
Somn/i	Sleep	Insomnia - Inability to fall asleep. Somniloquy - Talking in your sleep. Somnolent - Feeling sleepy.

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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