Root Words Group 6 Actions Part 1 Words and Definitions

Topic Root Words Group: 6 Actions Part 1

Root Word / Meaning / Key Word(s)
1. / amo, amatum
philia / love
love, friendship / enamored
enemy
amicable
philosopher
2. / ars, artis
techne / art, skill / art
artist
technology
technique
architecture
3. / curro, cursum / run / current
occur
recur
4. / dico, dictum / speak, say / dictionary
dictator
verdict
predict
5. / dormio, dormitum
hypnos / sleep / dormitory
hypnotize
6. / facio, factum / do, make / factory
manufacture
7. / phobos / fear / phobia
8. / graph
scribe, scriptum / to write or draw / graph
photograph
autograph
script
scriptures
describe
prescription

Root Words Group 6 Actions Part 1 Words and Definitions

Word / Part of speech / Pronunciation / Meaning
amateur / n. / (ˈaməCHər) / a person who engages in an activity, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis
philanthropist / n. / (fəˈlanTHrəpəst) / a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes
inert / adj. / (iˈnərt) / lacking the ability or strength to move
technician / n. / (tekˈniSHən) / one who is skilled in details of an art or skill

excursion

/ n. / (ikˈskərZHən) / a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity
contradict / v. / (ˌkäntrəˈdikt) / speak against
dormant / adj. / (ˈdôrmənt) / having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep
hypnotic / adj. / (hipˈnädik) / tending to induce sleep
deface / v. / (dəˈfās) / spoil the surface or appearance of (something), e.g., by drawing or writing on it; mar or disfigure
claustrophobia / n. / (ˌklôstrəˈfōbēə) / extreme or irrational fear of confined places
hologram / n. / (ˈhäləˌɡram) / a three-dimensional photograph of a whole object
transcribe / v. / (tran(t)ˈskrīb) / transfer speech into writing
inscription
inscribe / n.
v. / (inˈskripSH(ə)n)
(inˈskrīb) / writing in a book or in stone
to write in a book or on stone