Thursday, October 6, 2011

Word Roots 2

Root
Definition of the root
Word that uses the root: definition of the word
chrome
color
Chromatic- relating to color
chron
time
Chronic- lasing for a long time
cide
kill(ing)
Fratricide- killing your brother
co-
together
Cooperate- to work together
com
together
Commune- a group of people that live together
con
group
Conjoin- to combine
corp
body
Corpse- a dead body
cred
believe/belief
Credo- a statement of beliefs
crypt
code
Cryptography- the study of codes
de-
take
Demystify- to take the mystery out of something