Let’s start with Root Word method:

In this, we start with the root word and then add root word to forming different meaning.

Root words

1. Thei

Thei   meaning god/religion

Ist         meaning follower

Now adding different words

• Theist meaning the one who believes in god
• Atheist meaning the one who don’t believe in god.
• Monotheist mono+theist  mono(only one) so monotheist means the one who believes in one god.
• Polytheist Ploy means many so polytheists means the one who believe in many gods.
• Pantheist Pan Mean all over so pantheist is one who believe in all gods across al religion.

2. Logy

Logy means study of something

• Theology – Teho means god or religion so theology means study of religion
• Anthropology – Anthrop means human being so anthropology means study of human being.
• Morphology – Morph means structure so morphology means study of structures.
• Anthropomorphism – Its antrop+morph+ism meaning is giving human structure to god.
• Zoomorphism – Its zo+morph+ism meaning giving animal structure to god.
• Amorpic – It’s a+morph means no particular structure.

3. Phobia

Phobia means fear or dislike

• Zoophobia – zoo+phobia means fear of animal
• Androphobia – Andro means boys/male so androphobia means the one who don’t like boys.
• Gynophobia – Gyno means girl / women so gynophobia means the one who don’t like girls
• Pedophobia – Pedo means child so pedophobia is the one who don’t like children’s.
• Demophobia – demo means people so demophobia means the one who fear of public speaking.
• Anthropophobia – anthro means human being so anthropophobia mean fear of human being or the one who don’t like the company of human being or in simple word aloof (living alone)
• Theophobia – theo+phobia means fear of religion

4. Cracy

Cracy means govt /system

• Democracy – demo+cracy means govt of people
• Autocracy – auto+cracy means dictatorship/kingship (when one person rules the whole government or system)
• Theocracy – Theo+cracy means when government is of religious people like priest, bishops etc.
• Plutocracy – Pluto means wealthy so plutocracy means when government is controlled by wealthy people like industrialist.
• Oligocracy – Oligo means selected few so oligocracy means when selected few runs the government.
• Mobocracy – Mob means crowd so mobocracy means when crowd takes over government or in other words lawlessness.
• Monarchy – monarc means top official like king so monarchy is the rule of king.
• Anarchy – means lawlessness it’s just similar to mobocracy .
• Gerontocracy – geron mean aged/ experienced so gerontocracy means when position are determined by the experience or the age.
• Meritocracy – merito means performance so meritocracy means when positon are decided by performance
• Cleptocracy – clepto means thief so cleptocracy means when government is run by thieves.
• Beaurocracy – beauro means top officials so beaurocracy means when government is run by top officials.
• Aristocracy – aristo means nobility so aristocracy means when government is run by noble families.

5. Somnia

Somnia sleepness

Insomnia means lack of sleep

• Somniferous – ferrous means things causing something so somniferous are the things that cause sleep like pills etc.
• Somnambulist – som+amb+ist here som means sleep ambu means walk so somnambulist means the one who walk while sleeping.
• Ambulant – means things able to walk
• Somniloquist – loquist means talking so somniloquist means the one who talks while sleeping.

6. Cious

Cious means to do something

• Loquacious – loquis means talking so lozuacious means the one who talks a lot
• Voracious – vora means eat so voracious means the one who eats a lot.
• Avaricious – avari means greed so avaricious means greedy
• Pugnacious – pug means fight so pugnacious means the one who fights a lot.

7. Cide

Cide meaning kill/ murder

• Infanticide – infant+cide meaning to kill child.
• uxoricide – uxor means wife so uxoricide mean A husband who murders his wife.
• Mariticide – marit means husband so maritcide mean The murder of a husband by his wife.
• Patricide – patri means father so patricide means A person who murders their father.
• Matricide – matri mean mother so matricide means A person who murders their mother.
• Fratricide – frat means brother so fratricide means A person who murders their brother.

10. Ambul

Walk,move

• Amble- to walk in a slow, relaxed way
• Ambulant- walking or moving
• Ambulance- a vehicle that moves a patient

11. Anim

Life, spirit

• Animal- a living organism;
• Animate- to make alive;
• Equanimity- of balanced spirit

12. Anti

Against, opposite of

• Antibody- a substance that destroys micro-organisms
• Antiseptic- preventing infection;
• Antisocial- opposing social norm

13. Arbour

Tree

• Arborist- someone working with trees
• Arbour- a shady area formed by trees
• Arborous- having many trees

14. Auto

Self, same, one

• Autocrat- a person who governs with absolute power
• Autograph- a person’s own signature
• Automatic- moving by itself

15. Bene

Good, well

• Benefactor- person who gives money to a cause
• Beneficial- producing a good effect
• Benevolent- showing kindness or goodwill

16. Cata

Down, against completely intensive according to

• Cataclysm- a flood or other disaster
• Catalogue- a complete listing
• Catastrophe- turning for the worst, a substantial disaster

17. Cert

Sure

• Ascertain- to find out something with certainty;
• Certain- being absolutely sure
• Certify to state that something is true

18. Circum

Around, about

• Circumnavigate- to sail around
• Circumscribe- to draw around
• Circumspect- looking around
• Circumvent- to go around or bypass restrictions;

19. Clar

Clear

• Clarification- an explanation
• Clarify- to make something clear
• wish, will to state something clearly

20. Cline

Lean

• Inclination- a leaning toward
• Incline- a surface that slopes or leans
• Recline- to lean back and relax

21. Counter

Opposite, contrary, opposing

• Counteract- to oppose the effects of an action
• Countermand- to cancel a previous order
• Counteroffensive- attack against an attack

22. Cranio

Skull

• Craniology- the study of skull characteristics;
• Cranium- skull of vertebrates
• Cranial- pertaining to the skull

23. Cred

Believe

• Credence- belief that something is true or valid;
• Credulous- believing things too easily, gullible
• Incredible- unbelievable

24. Crypto

Hidden, secret

Cryptic- of hidden meaning

Cryptography- science of secret fcodes

Encrypt- encode into secret code

25. Cumul

Mass, heap

Accumulate- to gather or pile up

Cumulative- gradually building up

26. Cycl

Circle, ring

• Bicycle- a vehicle with two wheels
• Cycle- a sequence that is repeated
• Cyclone- a storm with circling winds

27. Dia

Through, between, apart, across

• Diabetes- disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine
• Diagnosis- understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms
• Dialog- conversation between two people

28. Dict

Speak

• Contradict- to express the opposite of
• Prediction- a statement foretelling the future
• Dictate- to speak out loud for another person to write down.

29. Domin

Master

• Dominate- to be the master of
• Domineering- excessively controlling
• Predominate- to have more power than others

30. Ethno

Race, people

• Ethnic- pertaining to a defined group od people
• Ethnocentric- focusing on the ethnicity of people
• Ethnology- the science of people and races.

31. Funct

Perform, work

• Defunct- no longer working or alive
• Function- to work or perform a role normally
• Malfunction- to fail to work correctly.

32. Hetero

Different, other

• Heterogeneous- made up of unrelated parts
• Heteronyms- words with same spelling but different meanings
• Heterodox- not conforming to traditional beliefs

33. Histo

Tissue

• Histology- study of the microscopic structure of tissues
• Histochemistry- study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues.

34. Hyper

Too much, over, excessive, beyond

• Hyperactive- very restless
• Hypercritical- too critical
• Hypertension- above normal pressure.

35. Infra

Beneath, below

Infrastructure- underlying framework of a system

Infrared- below the regular light spectrum

36. Inter

Between, among, jointly

• International- involving two or more countries
• Intersection- place where roads come together
• Intercept- to stop or interrupt the course of.

37. Junct

Join

• Conjunction- a word that joins parts of sentences
• Disjunction- a disconnection
• Junction- a place where two things join.

38. Juven

Young

• Juvenile- youthful or childish
• Rejuvenate– to bring back to youthful strength or appearance.

39. Kilo

Thousand

• Kilobyte- 1,000 bytes
• Kilometer- 1,000 meter
• Kilograms- 1,000 grams.

40. Lab

Work

• Collaborate- to work with a person
• Elaborate- to work out the details
• Laborious- requiring a lot of hard work.

41. Later

Side

• Bilateral- of or involving two sides
• Unilateral- affecting one side of something.

42. Lex

Word, law, reading

• Lexicology- the study and history of words
• Alexia- los of the ability to read
• Illegal- not authorized by the official rules or laws

43. Liber

Free

• Liberate- to set free;
• Libertine- a person with a free, wild lifestyle
• Liberty-

44. Lingu

Language, tongue

• Linguist- one who studies languages
• Multiligual- able to communicate in multiple languages
• Linguine- long flat “tongue- shapes” pasta.

45. Loc

Place

• Dislocate- to put something out of its usual place
• Location- a place
• Relocate- to move to a new place.

46. Luc

Light

• Elucidate- to explain, to throw light on
• Lucid- easily understood, giving off light
• Translucent- allowing light through

47. Lum

Light

• Illuminate- to fill with light
• Lumen- unit measuring light

48. Macro

Large, great

• Macroevolution- large scale evolution
• Macromolecule- a large molecule
• Macroeconomics- study of the overall forces of economy

49. Mand

To order

• Command- an order or instruction
• Demand- a hard-to-ignore order
• Mandate– an official order

50. Mania

Madness, insanity, excessive desire

• Bibliomania- a crazy love of books
• Egomania- a mad love of oneself
• Maniac- an insane person

51. Max

Greatest

• Maximal- the best or greatest possible
• Maximize- to make as great as possible
• Maximum- the greatest amount.

52. Medi

Middle

• Medieval- pertaining to the middle Ages
• Medium- in the middle
• Mediocre– only of medium (inferior) quality

53. Mega

Great, large, million

• Megalopolis- an area with many nearby cities
• Megaphone- a device that projects a loud voice
• Mega structure- huge building or other structure

54. Meso

Middle

• Mesoamerica- Middle America
• Meson- elementary particle with a mass between an electron and a proton

55. Meta

Change, after, beyond, between

• Metaphysics- study of nature and reality
• Metamorphosis- a complete change of form
• Metastasis- the transmission of disease to other parts of the body

56. Micro

Very small, short, minute

• Microbe- a very small living thing
• Microchip- a tiny wafer with an integrated circuit
• Microscope- a device to see very small things

57. Mid

Middle

• Midriff- the area between the chest and the waist
• Midterm- middle of a term in school
• Midway- halfway between

58. Migr

Move

• Immigrant- a person who moves to a mew country to settle
• Migrant- person who moves from place to place
• Migration- the process of moving

59. Milli

One thousandth

• Millimeter- one thousandth of ammeter
• Millibar- one thousandth of a bar
• Millitre- one thousand of a liter

60. Mob

Move

• Immobilize- to stop from moving
• Mobile- able to move freely
• Mobility- the equality of being able to move

61. Mort

Death

• Immortal- living forever, unable to die
• Mortal- certain to die
• Mortician- an undertake

62. Multi

Many, more than one or two

• Multi- coloured- having many colours
• Multimedia– using a range of media
• Multi-tasking- doing many things at once

64. Mut

Change

• Immutable- not changing
• Mutant- an organism that has undergone change
• Mutate- to undergo a change

65. Narr

Tell

• Narrate- to tell a story
• Narrative- a story
• Narrator- a person who tells a story

65. Nat

Born

• Innate- included since birth
• Natal- relating to birth
• Natural- gotten a birth, not afterward

66. Nav

Ship

• Circumnavigate- to sail around a place
• Naval- relating to a navy or warships
• Navigate- to sail a ship through a place

67.Neg

No

• Negate- to say it didn’t happen
• Negative- meaning “no”
• Renege- to go back on a promise

68. Neo

New, recent

• Neoclassic- a revival of classic form,
• Neo-colonialism- the indirect (“new”) economic and political control of a region by a more powerful foreign power
• Neonatal- a newborn child, especially first few weeks

69. Non

No, not, without

• Nondescript- with no special characteristics
• Nonfiction- true, real, not made-up
• Non- sense- without sense

70. Not

Mark

• Notable- marked as worthy of attention
• Notarize- to certify a signature on a legal document
• Annotate– to add remarks

71. Numer

Number

• Enumerate- to name a number of items on a list
• Numerology– the study of magical uses of numbers
• Numerous– a large number

72. Omni

All

• Omnipotent- with all the power
• Omniscient- knowing all things
• Omnivorous- eating all types of foods

73. Ortho

Straight

• Orthodontist- a dentist that straightens teeth
• Orthopedic- a doctor concerned with the proper alignment of the bones
• Orthography- the correct way of writing

74. Osteo

Bone

• Osteoarthritis- inflammation caused by degeneration of the joints
• Osteopathy- therapy that uses among others manipulation of the skeleton to restore health
• Osteology- the study of bones

75. Out

Goes beyond, surpasses, exceeds

• Outgoing- being of lively, sharing nature
• Outdoing- doing better than
• Outdoor- outside

76. Over

Excessive

• Overconfident- more confident than is appropriate
• Overstock- more supplies than is desirable
• Overexcited- more excited than one should be

77. Oxy

Sharp

• Oxymoron- combining two ideas that sharply contradict other
• Oxidize- corrode a surface

78. Pan

All, any, everyone

• Panacea- a cure for all diseases or problems
• Panorama- an all- around view
• Pantheism- the worship of all gods
• Pandemic- affecting all

79. Para

Besides, beyond, abnormal, assistant

• Parasite- an organism that lives on and off another living being
• Parallel- alongside and always an equal distance apart
• Paragraph- a portion of a written document that presents a distinct idea

80. Para

Protection from

Parachute- protection from failing

Parasol- an umbrella used to protect from the sun

81. Path

Feeling, emotion

• Antipathy- a feeling of great dislike
• Apathy- a lack of feeling or interest
• Empathy- ability to understand another’s feelings

82. Pel

Drive, force

Compel- to force someone to act

Expel- to drive someone out of a place

Repel- to force back

83. Per

Through, throughout

• Permanent- lasting throughout all time
• Permeate- to spread throughout
• Persist- to continue for a long time
• Perennial- lasting through many years

84. Peri

Around, enclosing

• Periodontal- pertaining to bone and tissue around a tooth
• Peripheral- lying outside of the center
• Perimeter- the outer boundary of an area

85. Phys

Nature, medicine, the body

• Physical- relating to the body
• Physician- a doctor
• Physique- nature and shape of one’s body

86. Poli

City

• Metropolis- a large city
• Politics- actions of a government or political party

87. Poly

Many, more than one

• Polychrome- with many colors
• Polyglot- a person fluent in many languages
• Polygon- shape with 3 or more straight sides

88. Pon

People

• Popular- appealing to a lot of people
• Population- all of the people who live in a particular area
• Populist- a supporter of the rights of people

89. Port

Carry

• Export- to carry goods out of a place to another
• Portable- able to be carried
• Porter- a person who carries luggage

90. Pos

Place, put

• Deposit- to place or drop something
• Expose- to place out into the open for all to see
• Position- the place where someone is

91. Post

After, behind

• Posthumous- after someone’s death
• Postpone- to get ready in advance
• Postscript- an addition to an already completed document

92. Pre

• Earlier, before, in front of
• Preamble– a part in front of a formal document
• Prepare- to get ready in advance

93. Pro

Before, in front of, for, forward

• Prognosis- a prediction of what will happen
• Prologue- a passage before the main part
• Prophet- a person who foretells the future

94. Pul

Urge

• Compulsion- a very strong urge
• Expulsion- to kick someone out
• impulsive- having a spontaneous urge to do something

95. Purg

Clean

• Purge – abolition, aspersion, catharsis, clarification, cleaning, cleanup, coup, crushing, disposal, disposition

96. Put

Think

• Computer-an electronic thinking device
• Dispute- to disagree with what another person thinks
• Input- contribution of one’s thinking

97. Quart

Fourth

• Quarter- one fourth
• Quart- a fourth of a gallon
• Quartet- a musical composition or group involving 4 voices or instruments

98. Radio

Radiation, ray

• Radioactive- emitting radiation
• Radiologist- someone diagnosing or treating via radiation

99. Retro

Backward, back

• Retroactive- relating to something in the past
• Retrogress- to go back to an earlier condition
• Retrospect- the remembering of past events

100. Rupt

Break, burst

• Bankrupt- unable to pay because you’re “broke”
• Interrupt- to break into a conversation or event, to disturb;
• Rupture- a break in something

101. San

Health

• Sane- mentally healthy
• Sanitary- relating to cleanliness and health
• Sanitation- maintenance of public health and

102. Scend

Climb, go

• Ascend- to climb upward
• Crescendo- a climbing up of the volume of music
• Descend- to go or climb down

103. Sect

Cut

• Dissect- to cut apart piece by piece
• Intersection- the place or point where two things cross each other
• Bisect- to cut into two equal parts

104. Self

Of, for, or by itself

• Self- discipline- the ability to discipline yourself
• Self- respect- respect for yourself
• Selfish- concerned only with your own interest

105. Sex

Six

• Sextet or sextets- a composition or group of six
• Sextuple- six fold
• Sexagenarian- person in his/her sixties

106. Sol

Alone

• Desolate- lonely, dismal, gloomy
• Solitary- done alone, by yourself
• Solo- a performance done by one person alone

107. Sol

Sun

• Solar- involving the sun
• Parasol- umbrella protecting from the sun
• Solarium- a room where one is exposed to sun light

108. Son

Sound

• Consonant- a speech sound
• Sonorous- producing loud, full, rich sounds

109. Soph

Wise

• Philosopher-a wise person
• Sophisticated- wise about the ways of the world
• Sophism- a clever but misleading argument

110. Sphere

Ball

• Biosphere- the whole round surface of the earth
• Hemisphere- half the earth spherically shaped like a ball

111. Spir

Breathe

• Inspire- to stimulate or animate
• Transpire- to give of vapor with waste product through the skin or a membrane
• Spirit- invisible life force

112. Sta

Stand

• Stable- standing steady and firm
• Stagnant- standing still, not moving
• Stationery- at a standstill, fixed.

113. Stell

Star

• Constellation- a group of stars that forms a pattern
• Interstellar- between the stars
• Stellar- relating to stars

114. Struct

Build

• Construct- to build
• Destruction- the act of destroying something that was built structure something built
• Infrastructure- underlying framework off a system

115. Sub

Under, lower than, inferior to

• Submarine- an underwater boat
• Submerge- to put underwater
• Substandard- inferior to accepted standards

116. Sum

Highest

• Sum- the combined total of everything
• Summation- the total, highest amount
• Summit- the highest point or top

117. Super

Higher in quality or quantity

• Super bowl- the final annual football game
• Superior- above average , better in quality
• Supersonic- faster than the speed of sound

118. techno

Technique, skill

• Technology- the practical application of knowledge
• Technocracy – rule of technology
• Technologically- characterized by technology

119. Tetra

Four

• Tetrapod- having 4 legs
• Tetrarchy- government by 4 rules
• Tetrose- a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

120. Tort

Twist

• Contortion- a twisted shape or position
• Distort- to alter the shape or condition of
• Retort- reply in a manner that is supposed to change the effect of something previously said

121. Tox

Poison

• Detoxification- the process of removing poison
• Toxic- poisonous
• Toxicology- the study of poisons
• Intoxicated- influenced by drugs

122. Tract

Pull, drag

• Attract- to pull objects nearer
• Distract- to drag attention away from something
• Tractor- a motor vehicle that plus things

123. Trans

Across, beyond, through

• Transcontinental- across the continent
• Transfer- to move from one place to another
• Transport- to carry something across a space

124. Tri

Three, once in every three, third

• Triangle- a figure with 3 sides and 3 angles
• Triathlon– an athletic contest with 3 events
• Tricycle- a 3- wheel vehicle with pedals

125. Ultra

Beyond, extreme, more than

• Ultrahigh- extremely high
• Ultramodern- more modern than anything else
• Ultrasonic- sound waves beyond human hearing

126. Un

Not, opposite of, lacking

• Unabridged- not shortened
• Unfair- opposite of fair
• Unfriendly- lacking friendliness

127. Uni

One, single

• Unicycle- a vehicle with one wheel
• Unilateral- decided by only one person or nation
• Unique- the only one of its kind
• Unison- as one voice

128. Urb

City

• Suburb– residential area on the edge of a city
• Urban- relating to a city
• Urban ology– the study of city life

129. Vac

Empty

• Evacuate- to empty a dangerous place
• Vacant- empty, not occupied
• vacation- a time without work

130. Verb

Word

• Verbalize- to put into words
• Adverb- a word relating to a verb
• Proverb- a short saying that expresses a well-known truth

131. Vice

Acting in place of, next in rank

Vice-president- the person next in rank to the president

132. Vid

See

• Evident- clearly seen