Roots & Examples

  1. A, AN
    Not, without
  2. AM, AMI
    Love
  3. AMBI, AMPHI
    Both
  4. ANN, ENN
    Year
  5. ANTE, ANT
    Before
  6. ANTHROPE
    Human
  7. ANTI, ANT
    Against, opposite
  8. AUD
    Hear
  9. AUTO
    Self
  10. BELLI, BELL
    War
  11. BENE, BEN
    Good
  12. Amoral
    Not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral
  13. Anonymity
    The state or quality of being anonymous
  14. Amorous
    Showing or expressing love
  15. Amicable
    Characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable
  16. Ambidextrous
    Able to use both hands equally well
  17. Ambivalent
    • Uncertainty or fluctuation,
    • esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous
    • desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
  18. Annual
    Of, for, or pertaining to a year
  19. Biennial
    Happening every two years
  20. Antecedent
    Preceding; prior
  21. Anticipate
    To realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee
  22. Anthropology
    The science of humans and their works
  23. Philanthropy
    The activity of donating to such persons or purposes in this way
  24. Antithesis
    Opposition; contrast
  25. Antacid
    Preventing, neutralizing
  26. Antonym
    A word opposite in meaning to another
  27. Audio
    Designating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies
  28. Audience
    The group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert
  29. Autobiography
    A history of a person's life written or told by that person
  30. Autocrat
    • An absolute ruler, esp. a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of
    • government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions
  31. Autonomous
    Self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only
  32. Belligerent
    Warlike; given to waging war
  33. Rebellion
    Open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler
  34. Benevolent
    Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
  35. Benign
    Having a kindly disposition; gracious
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