Preview of Roots
91. fort:______
91. fort: strong
fortify: __________
91. fort: strong fortify: strengthen
91. fort: strong comfort: __________ ________ ________
91. fort: strong comfort: To give strength (or to ease)
91. fort: strong fortitude: ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
91. fort: strong fortitude: strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage.
91. fort: strong forte: ___________________
91. fort: strong forte: in a loud, strong manner
91. fort: strong fort: ____________
91. fort: strong fort: a stronghold Fort Knox
91. fort: strong fortress: ______________ ________________________ ________________________ __ Hohensalzburg Fortress
91. fort: strong fortress: a large, permanent military stronghold that often includes a town Hohensalzburg Fortress
92. fract: break fraction: a disconnected piece; a fragment.
92. fract: break fraction: a disconnected piece; a fragment.
92. fract: break infraction: the act of breaking (as in rules or the law)
92. fract: break infraction: the act of breaking (as in rules or the law)
92. fract: break refractory: obstinate; unmanageable; difficult to melt or work
92. fract: break refractory: obstinate; unmanageable; difficult to melt or work
92. fract: break fracture: the act or process of breaking.
92. fract: break fracture: the act or process of breaking.
93. frag: break
fragile: easily broken, damaged, or destroyed
93. frag: break fragile: easily broken, damaged, or destroyed
93. frag: break fragment: a small part broken off or detached.
93. frag: break fragment: a small part broken off or detached.
94. frater: brother
fraternal: of or relating to brothers
94. frater: brother fraternity: brotherliness
94. frater: brother fraternize: to associate with others in a brotherly way
94. frater: brother Friar: a member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order. [Middle English frere, from Old French, from Latin frater]
94. frater: brother Friar: a member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order. [Middle English frere, from Old French, from Latin frater]
95. fus
95. fus: pour
refuse: to indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow
95. fus: pour refuse: to indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow
95. fus: pour diffuse: to pour out and cause to spread freely.
95. fus: pour diffuse: to pour out and cause to spread freely.
95. fus: pour profuse: giving or given (poured out) freely and abundantly
95. fus: pour profuse: giving or given (poured out) freely and abundantly
95. fus transfusion: the pouring out of something from one thing into another
95. fus transfusion: the pouring out of something from one thing into another
96. gam: _______
96. gam: marriage
bigamist: the criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another. (bi=two gam=marriage)
96. gam: marriage bigamist: the criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another. (bi=two gam=marriage)
96. gam misogamist: one who hates marriage
96. gam misogamist: one who hates marriage
96. gam gamete: a cell that fuses with another cell
96. gam gamete: a cell that fuses with another cell
97. gen: ________________
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin
generation: all of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin generation: all of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin genius: extraordinary intellectual and creative power.
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin genius: extraordinary intellectual and creative power.
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin generate: to bring into being; give rise to
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin generate: to bring into being; give rise to
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin gentleman: a man of gentle or noble birth or superior social position
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin gentleman: a man of gentle or noble birth or superior social position
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin generous: characterized by nobility and forbearance in thought or behavior (literally “of noble birth”)
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin generous: characterized by nobility and forbearance in thought or behavior (literally “of noble birth”)
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin genesis: the coming into being of something
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin genesis: the coming into being of something
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin genetics: the branch of biology that deals with heredity
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin genetics: the branch of biology that deals with heredity
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin genre: a type or class
97. gen: race, birth, kind, origin genre: a type or class
98. geo: _____
98. geo: earth
geode: a hollow, usually spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall (literally “earthlike”)
98. geo: earth geode: a hollow, usually spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall (literally “earthlike”)
98. geo: earth geology: the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
98. geo: earth geology: the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
98. geo: earth geometry: the mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids (literally “to measure land”)
98. geo: earth geometry: the mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids (literally “to measure land”)
99. gni: ____
99. gni: know
cognitive: having a basis in factual knowledge.
99. gni: know cognitive: having a basis in factual knowledge.
99. gni: know recognize: to or identify from past experience
100. gno: ____
100. gno: know
ignorant: lacking education or knowledge.
100. gno: know ignorant: lacking education or knowledge.
100. gno: know ignore: to refuse ‘to know’
100. gno: know ignore: to refuse ‘to know’
100. gno: know prognosticate: to know beforehand
100. gno: know prognosticate: to know beforehand