Today's list:
Root Words | Meaning | Associated Words |
arch/a/i | primitive, ancient | archaeology - the study of ancient cultures; archaic - belonging to an earlier period; archive - a collection of historical materials |
arthr/o | joint | arthroscope - a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis - inflammation of a joint; arthropod - invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects |
art | skill | artifact - object made by a person's skill; artisan - a person skilled in a craft; artist - a person who creates skillfully |
astro, aster | star, stars, outer space | astronaut - a person traveling to the stars; astronomer - someone who studies the stars; asterisk - a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool |
aud/i/io | hear | audible - loud enough to be heard; audience - people who listen to a program; audiovisual - relating to sound and vision |
auto | self, same, one | autocrat - a person who governs with absolute power; autograph - a person's own signature; automatic - moving by itself |
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