1. Root Words

2. the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Root Word
the form of a word after all affixes are removed

3. aster & astro
star
astronomy, asterisk

4. aud
to hear
audience, audible

5. cir & circum
around
circumference, circle

6. credibility, incredibility
to believe, trust
credibility, incredibility

7. dic, dict
to say, to speak
diction, dictionary

8. dur
hard, lasting
duration, endure

9. graph & gram
to write, draw
autograph, paragraph

10. jur, jus, judic
law, right, judgment
justify, judicial

11. idea, word, speech, reason
logue, logo
idea, word, speech, reason
dialogue, logical

12. micro
small
microscope

13. mono
one
monologue

14. mov, mob, mot
to move
mobile, remove

15. noc, nox
night
equinox, nocturnal

16. port
to carry
import, export

17. pyr
fire
pyromania

18. -ment
action or process
development

19. State or quality of being
-ment
State or quality of being
amusement

20. -ment
product or thing
instrument

21. spec, spect, spic
to see, look at
inspect, respect

22. syn, sym
together
symphony, senthesize

23. tract
to pull, draw
attract, traction

24. volve
roll
involve, revolution

25. -y
characterized by
thrifty, frequency