Let’s start with Word Root method:

In this, we start with the root word and then add root word to forming different meaning. 

Root words
1. Thei
Thei   meaning god/religion
Ist         meaning follower
Now adding different words
o Theist meaning the one who believes in god
o Atheist meaning the one who don’t believe in god.
o Monotheist    mono+theist  mono(only one) so monotheist means the one who believes in one
god.
o Polytheist Ploy means many so polytheists means the one who believe in many gods.
o Pantheist Pan mean all over so pantheist is one who believe in all gods across al religion.

2. Logy
Logy means study of something
o Theology - Teho means god or religion so theology means study of religion
o Anthropology - Anthrop means human being so anthropology means study of human being.
o Morphology - Morph means structure so morphology means study of structures.
o Anthropomorphism - Its antrop+morph+ism meaning is giving human structure to god.
o Zoomorphism - Its zo+morph+ism meaning giving animal structure to god.
o Amorpic - It’s a+morph means no particular structure.

3. Phobia
Phobia means fear or dislike
o Zoophobia - zoo+phobia means fear of animal
o Androphobia - Andro means boys/male so androphobia means the one who don’t like boys.
o Gynophobia - Gyno means girl / women so gynophobia means the one who don’t like girls
o Pedophobia - Pedo means child so pedophobia is the one who don’t like children’s.
o Demophobia - demo means people so demophobia means the one who fear of public speaking.
o Anthropophobia - anthro means human being so anthropophobia mean fear of human being or
the one who don’t like the company of human being or in simple word aloof (living alone)
o Theophobia - theo+phobia means fear of religion

4. Cracy
Cracy means govt /system
o Democracy - demo+cracy means govt of people
o Autocracy - auto+cracy means dictatorship/kingship (when one person rules the whole
government or system)
o Theocracy - Theo+cracy means when government is of religious people like priest, bishops etc.
o Plutocracy - Pluto means wealthy so plutocracy means when government is controlled by
wealthy people like industrialist.
o Oligocracy - Oligo means selected few so oligocracy means when selected few runs the
government.
o Mobocracy - Mob means crowd so mobocracy means when crowd takes over government or in
other words lawlessness.
 o Monarchy - monarc means top official like king so monarchy is the rule of king.
o Anarchy - means lawlessness it’s just similar to mobocracy .
o Gerontocracy - geron mean aged/ experienced so gerontocracy means when position are
determined by the experience or the age.
o Meritocracy - merito means performance so meritocracy means when positon are decided by
performance
o Cleptocracy - clepto means thief so cleptocracy means when government is run by thieves.
o Beaurocracy - beauro means top officials so beaurocracy means when government is run by
top officials.
o Aristocracy - aristo means nobility so aristocracy means when government is run by noble
families.

5. Somnia
Somnia sleepness
Insomnia means lack of sleep
o Somniferous - ferrous means things causing something so somniferous are the things that cause
sleep like pills etc.
o Somnambulist - som+amb+ist here som means sleep ambu means walk so somnambulist
means the one who walk while sleeping.
o Ambulant - means things able to walk
o Somniloquist - loquist means talking so somniloquist means the one who talks while sleeping.

6. Cious
Cious means to do something
o Loquacious - loquis means talking so lozuacious means the one who talks a lot
o Voracious - vora means eat so voracious means the one who eats a lot.
o Avaricious - avari means greed so avaricious means greedy
o Pugnacious - pug means fight so pugnacious means the one who fights a lot.

7. Cide
Cide meaning kill/ murder
o Infanticide - infant+cide meaning to kill child. 
o uxoricide - uxor means wife so uxoricide mean A husband who murders his wife. 
o Mariticide - marit means husband so maritcide mean The murder of a husband by his wife. 
o Patricide - patri means father so patricide means A person who murders their father.
o Matricide - matri mean mother so matricide means A person who murders their mother. 
o Fratricide - frat means brother so fratricide means A person who murders their brother.

10. Ambul
Walk,move
o Amble- to walk in a slow, relaxed way
o Ambulant- walking or moving
o Ambulance- a vehicle that moves a patient

11. Anim
Life, spirit
o Animal- a living organism;
o Animate- to make alive;
o Equanimity- of balanced spirit
12. Anti
Against, opposite of
o Antibody- a substance that destroys micro-organisms
o Antiseptic- preventing infection;
o Antisocial- opposing social norm

13. Arbour
Tree
o Arborist- someone working with trees
o Arbour- a shady area formed by trees
o Arborous- having many trees

14. Auto
Self, same, one
o Autocrat- a person who governs with absolute power
o Autograph- a person’s own signature
o Automatic- moving by itself

15. Bene
Good, well
o Benefactor- person who gives money to a cause
o Beneficial- producing a good effect
o Benevolent- showing kindness or goodwill

16. Cata
Down, against completely intensive according to
o Cataclysm- a flood or other disaster
o Catalogue- a complete listing
o Catastrophe- turning for the worst, a substantial disaster

17. Cert
sure
o Ascertain- to find out something with certainty;
o Certain- being absolutely sure
o Certify to state that something is true

18. Circum
Around, about
o Circumnavigate- to sail around
o Circumscribe- to draw around
o Circumspect- looking around
o Circumvent- to go around or bypass restrictions;

19. Clar
clear
o Clarification- an explanation
 o Clarify- to make something clear
o wish, will to state something clearly

20. Cline
lean
o Inclination- a leaning toward
o Incline- a surface that slopes or leans
o Recline- to lean back and relax

21. Counter
Opposite, contrary, opposing
o Counteract- to oppose the effects of an action
o Countermand- to cancel a previous order
o Counteroffensive- attack against an attack

22. Cranio
skull
o Craniology- the study of skull characteristics;
o Cranium- skull of vertebrates
o Cranial- pertaining to the skull

23. Cred
believe
o Credence- belief that something is true or valid;
o Credulous- believing things too easily, gullible
o  Incredible- unbelievable

24. Crypto
Hidden, secret
o Cryptic- of hidden meaning
o Cryptography- science of secret fcodes
o Encrypt- encode into secret code

25. Cumul
Mass, heap
o Accumulate- to gather or pile up
o Cumulative- gradually building up

26. Cycl
Circle, ring
o Bicycle- a vehicle with two wheels
o Cycle- a sequence that is repeated
o Cyclone- a storm with circling winds

27. Dia
Through, between, apart, across
o Diabetes- disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine
o Diagnosis- understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms
o Dialog- conversation between two people
28. Dict
speak
o Contradict- to express the opposite of
o Prediction- a statement foretelling the future
o Dictate- to speak out loud for another person to write down.

29. Domin
master
o Dominate- to be the master of
o Domineering- excessively controlling
o Predominate- to have more power than others

30. Ethno
Race, people
o Ethnic- pertaining to a defined group od people
o Ethnocentric- focusing on the ethnicity of people
o Ethnology- the science of people and races.

31. Funct
Perform, work
o Defunct- no longer working or alive
o Function- to work or perform a role normally
o Malfunction- to fail to work correctly.

32. Hetero
Different, other
o Heterogeneous- made up of unrelated parts
o Heteronyms- words with same spelling but different meanings
o Heterodox- not conforming to traditional beliefs

33. Histo
tissue
o Histology- study of the microscopic structure of tissues
o Histochemistry- study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues.

34. Hyper
Too much, over, excessive, beyond
o Hyperactive- very restless
o Hypercritical- too critical
o Hypertension- above normal pressure.

35. Infra
Beneath, below
o Infrastructure- underlying framework of a system
o Infrared- below the regular light spectrum
36. Inter
Between, among, jointly
o International- involving two or more countries
o Intersection- place where roads come together
o Intercept- to stop or interrupt the course of.

37. Junct
join
o Conjunction- a word that joins parts of sentences
o Disjunction- a disconnection
o Junction- a place where two things join.

38. Juven
young
o Juvenile- youthful or childish
o Rejuvenate- to bring back to youthful strength or appearance.

39. Kilo
thousand
o Kilobyte- 1,000 bytes
o Kilometer- 1,000 meter
o Kilograms- 1,000 grams.

40. Lab
work
o Collaborate- to work with a person
o Elaborate- to work out the details
o Laborious- requiring a lot of hard work.

41. Later
side
o Bilateral- of or involving two sides
o Unilateral- affecting one side of something.

42. Lex
Word, law, reading
o Lexicology- the study and history of words
o Alexia- los of the ability to read
o Illegal- not authorized by the official rules or laws

43. Liber
free
o Liberate- to set free;
o Libertine- a person with a free, wild lifestyle
o Liberty- freedom.

44. Lingu
Language, tongue
 o Linguist- one who studies languages
o Multiligual- able to communicate in multiple languages
o Linguine- long flat “tongue- shapes” pasta.

45. Loc
place
o Dislocate- to put something out of its usual place
o Location- a place
o Relocate- to move to a new place.

46. Luc
light
o Elucidate- to explain, to throw light on
o Lucid- easily understood , giving off light
o Translucent- allowing light through

47. Lum
light
o Illuminate- to fill with light
o Lumen- unit measuring light

48. Macro
Large, great
o Macroevolution- large scale evolution
o Macromolecule- a large molecule
o Macroeconomics- study of the overall forces  of economy

49. Mand
To order
o Command- an order or instruction
o Demand- a hard-to-ignore orer
o Mandate- an official order

50. Mania
Madness, insanity, excessive desire
o Bibliomania- a crazy love of books
o Egomania- a mad love of oneself
o Maniac- an insane person

51. Max
greatest
o Maximal- the best or greatest possible
o Maximize- to make as great as possible
o Maximum- the greatest amount.

52. Medi
middle
o Medieval- pertaining to the Middle Ages
o Medium- in the middle
o Mediocre- only of medium (inferior) quality
53. Mega
Great, large, million
o Megalopolis- an area with many nearby cities
o Megaphone- a device that projects a loud voice
o Mega structure- huge building or other structure

54. Meso
middle
o Mesoamerica- Middle America
o Meson- elementary particle with a mass between an electron and a proton

55. Meta
Change, after, beyond, between
o Metaphysics- study of nature and reality
o Metamorphosis- a complete change of form
o Metastasis- the transmission of disease to other parts of the body

56. Micro
Very small, short, minute
o Microbe- a very small living thing
o Microchip- a tiny wafer with an integrated circuit
o Microscope- a device to see very small things

57. Mid
middle
o Midriff- the area between the chest and the waist
o Midterm- middle of a term in school
o Midway- halfway between

58. Migr
move
o Immigrant- a person who moves to a mew country to settle
o Migrant- person who moves from place to place
o Migration- the process of moving

59. Milli
One thousandth
o Millimeter- one thousandth of ammeter
o Millibar- one thousandth of a bar
o Millitre- one thousand of a liter

60. Mob
move
o Immobilize- to stop from moving
o Mobile- able to move freely
o Mobility- the equality of being able to move

61. Mort
death
o Immortal- living forever, unable to die
 o Mortal- certain to die
o Mortician- an undertaker

62. Multi
Many, more than one or two
o Multi- coloured- having many colours
o Multimedia- using a range of media
o Multi-tasking- doing many things at once

64. Mut
change
o Immutable- not changing
o Mutant- an organism that has undergone change
o Mutate- to undergo a change

65. Narr
tell
o Narrate- to tell a story
o Narrative- a story
o Narrator- a person who tells a story

65. Nat
born
o Innate- included since birth
o Natal- relating to birth
o Natural- gotten a birth, not afterward

66. Nav
ship
o Circumnavigate- to sail around a place
o Naval- relating to a navy or warships
o Navigate- to sail a ship through a place

67.Neg
no
o Negate- to say it didn’t happen
o Negative- meaning “no”
o Renege- to go back on a promise

68. Neo
New, recent
o Neoclassic- a revival of classic form,
o Neo-colonialism- the indirect (“new”) economic and political control of a region by a more
powerful foreign power
o Neonatal- a newborn child, especially first few weeks

69. Non
No, not, without
o Nondescript- with no special characteristics
 o Nonfiction- true, real, not made-up
o Non- sense- without sense

70. Not
mark
o Notable- marked as worthy of attention
o Notarize- to certify a signature on a legal document
o Annotate- to add remarks

71. Numer
number
o Enumerate- to name a number of items on a list
o Numerology- the study of magical uses of numbers
o Numerous- a large number

72. Omni
all
o Omnipotent- with all the power
o Omniscient- knowing all things
o Omnivorous- eating all types of foods

73. Ortho
straight
o Orthodontist- a dentist that straightens teeth
o Orthopaedic- a doctor concerned with the proper alignment of the bones
o Orthography- the correct way of writing

74. Osteo
bone
o Osteoarthritis- inflammation caused by degeneration of the joints
o Osteopathy- therapy that uses among others manipulation of the skeleton to restore health
o Osteology- the study of bones

75. Out
Goes beyond, surpasses, exceeds
o Outgoing- being of lively, sharing nature
o Outdoing- doing better than
o Outdoor- outside

76. Over
excessive
o Overconfident- more confident than is appropriate
o Overstock- more supplies than is desirable
o Overexcited- more excited than one should be

77. Oxy
sharp

o Oxymoron- combining two ideas that sharply contradict other

o Oxidize- corrode a surface
78. Pan
All, any, everyone
o Panacea- a cure for all diseases or problems
o Panorama- an all- around view
o Pantheism- the worship of all gods
o Pandemic- affecting all

79. Para
Besides, beyond, abnormal, assistant
o Parasite- an organism that lives on and off another living being
o Parallel- alongside and always an equal distance apart
o Paragraph- a portion of a written document that presents a distinct idea

80. Para
Protection from
o Parachute- protection from failing
o Parasol- an umbrella used to protect from the sun

81. Path
Feeling, emotion
o Antipathy- a feeling of great dislike
o Apathy- a lack of feeling or interest
o Empathy- ability to understand another’s feelings

82. Pel
Drive, force
o Compel- to force someone to act
o Expel- to drive someone out of a place
o Repel- to force back

 83. Per
Through, throughout
o Permanent- lasting throughout all time
o Permeate- to spread throughout
o Persist- to continue for a long time
o Perennial- lasting through many years

84. Peri
Around, enclosing
o Periodontal- pertaining to bone and tissue around a tooth
o Peripheral- lying outside of the center
o Perimeter- the outer boundary of an area

85. Phys
Nature, medicine, the body
o Physical- relating to the body
o Physician- a doctor
o Physique- nature and shape of one’s body

86. Poli
city
o Metropolis- a large city
o Politics- actions of a government or political party

87. Poly
Many, more than one
o Polychrome- with many colours        
o Polyglot- a person fluent in many languages
o Polygon- shape with 3 or more straight sides

88. Pon
People
o Popular- appealing to a lot of people
o Population- all of the people who live in a particular area
o Populist- a supporter of the rights of people

89. Port
carry
o Export- to carry goods out of a place to another
o Portable- able to be carried
o Porter- a person who carries luggage

90. Pos
Place, put
o Deposit- to place or drop something
o Expose- to place out into the open for all to see
o Position- the place where someone is

91. Post
After, behind
o Posthumous- after someone’s death
o Postpone- to get ready in advance
o Postscript- an addition to an already completed document

92. Pre
o Earlier, before, in front of
o Preamble- a part in front of a formal document
o Prepare- to get ready in advance

93. Pro
Before, in front of, for, forward
o Prognosis- a prediction of what will happen
o Prologue- a passage before the main part
o Prophet- a person who foretells the future

94. Pul
Urge
o Compulsion- a very strong urge
o Expulsion- to kick someone out
o impulsive- having a spontaneous urge to do something
95. Purg
clean
o Purge – abolition,  abstersion, catharsis, clarification, cleaning, cleanup, coup, crushing,
disposal, disposition

96. Put
think
o Computer-an electronic thinking device
o Dispute- to disagree with what another person thinks
o Input- contribution of one’s thinking

97. Quart
fourth
o Quarter- one fourth
o Quart- a fourth of a gallon
o Quartet- a musical composition or group involving 4 voices or instruments

98. Radio
Radiation, ray
o Radioactive- emitting radiation
o Radiologist- someone diagnosing or treating via radiation

99. Retro
Backward, back
o Retroactive- relating to something in the past
o Retrogress- to go back to an earlier condition
o Retrospect- the remembering of past events

100. Rupt
Break, burst
o Bankrupt- unable to pay because you’re “broke”
o Interrupt- to break into a conversation or event, to disturb;
o Rupture- a break in something

101. San
health
o Sane- mentally healthy
o Sanitary- relating to cleanliness and health
o Sanitation- maintenance of public health and

102. Scend
Climb, go
o Ascend- to climb upward
o Crescendo- a climbing up of the volume of music
o Descend- to go or climb down

103. Sect
cut
o Dissect- to cut apart piece by piece
o Intersection- the place or point where two things cross each other
o Bisect- to cut into two equal parts
104. Self
Of , for, or by itself
o Self- discipline- the ability to discipline yourself
o Self- respect- respect for yourself
o Selfish- concerned only with your own interest

105. Sex
six
o Sextet or sextets- a  composition or group of six
o Sextuple- six fold
o Sexagenarian- person in his/her sixties

106. Sol
alone
o Desolate- lonely, dismal, gloomy
o Solitary- done  alone , by yourself
o Solo- a performance done by one person alone

107. Sol
sun
o Solar- involving the sun
o Parasol- umbrella protecting from the sun
o Solarium- a room where one is exposed to sun light

108. Son
sound
o Consonant- a speech sound
o Sonorous- producing loud, full, rich sounds

109. Soph
wise
o Philosopher-a wise person
o Sophisticated- wise about the ways of the world
o Sophism- a clever but misleading argument

110. Sphere
ball
o Biosphere- the whole round surface of the earth
o Hemisphere- half the earth spherically shaped like a ball

111. Spir
breathe
o Inspire- to stimulate or animate
o Transpire- to give of vapour with waste product through the skin or a membrane
o Spirit- invisible life force

112. Sta
stand
o Stable- standing steady and firm
o Stagnant- standing still, not moving
 o Stationery- at a standstill , fixed.

113. Stell
star
o Constellation- a group of stars that forms a pattern
o Interstellar- between the stars
o Stellar- relating to stars

114. Struct
build
o Construct- to build
o Destruction- the act of destroying something that was built structure something built
o Infrastructure- underlying framework off a system

115. Sub
Under, lower than, inferior to
o Submarine- an underwater boat
o Submerge- to put underwater
o Substandard- inferior to accepted standards

116. Sum
highest
o Sum- the combined total of everything
o Summation- the total, highest amount
o Summit- the highest point or top

117. Super
Higher in quality or quantity
o Super bowl- the final annual football game
o Superior- above average , better in quality
o Supersonic- faster than the speed of sound

118. techno
Technique, skill
o Technology- the practical application of knowledge
o Technocracy – rule of technology
o Technologically- characterized by technology

119. Tetra
four
o Tetrapod- having 4 legs
o Tetrarchy- government by 4 rules
o Tetrose- a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

120. Tort
twist
o Contortion- a twisted shape or position
o Distort- to alter the shape or condition of
o Retort- reply in a manner that is supposed to change the effect of something previously said

121. Tox
poison
o Detoxification- the process of removing poison
o Toxic- poisonous
o Toxicology- the study of poisons
o Intoxicated- influenced by drugs

122. Tract
Pull, drag
o Attract- to pull objects nearer
o Distract- to drag attention away from something
o Tractor- a motor vehicle that plus things

123. Trans
Across, beyond, through
o Transcontinental- across the continent
o Transfer- to move from one place to another
o Transport- to carry something across a space

124. Tri
Three, once in every three, third
o Triangle- a figure with 3 sides and 3 angles
o Triathlon- an athletic contest with 3 events
o Tricycle- a 3- wheel vehicle with pedals

125. Ultra
Beyond, extreme,more than
o Ultrahigh- extremely high
o Ultramodern- more modern than anything else
o Untrasonic- sound waves beyond human hearing

126. Un
Not, opposite of, lacking
o Unabridged- not shortened
o Unfair- opposite of fair
o Unfriendly- lacking friendliness

127. Uni
One, single
o Unicycle- a vehicle with one wheel
o Unilateral- decided by only one person or nation
o Unique- the only one of its kind
o Unison- as one voice

128. Urb
city
o Suburb- residential area on the edge of a city
o Urban- relating to a city
o Urbanology- the study of city life

129. Vac
empty
 o Evacuate- to empty a dangerous place
o Vacant- empty, not occupied
o vacation- a time without work

130. Verb
word
o Verbalize- to put into words
o Adverb- a word relating to a verb
o Proverb- a short saying that expresses a well-known truth

131. Vice
Acting in place of, next in rank
o Vice- president- the person next in rank to the president

132. Vid
see
o Evident- clearly seen